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FCO TELNO 960: VISIT OF JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER
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THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
KAIFU'S VISIT AS SET OUT IN TUR. THESE ALLOW FOR ONE HOUR OF
TALKS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER ON 12 JANUARY (1100-1200)
BY A SHORT WORKING LUNCH (1215-1315) AT NO 10.
2.
FOLLOWED
WE
WE DO NOT INTEND TO AGREE A FORMAL AGENDA FOR THE TALKS.
PROPOSE TO INFORM THE JAPANESE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN COVERING SOME OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS DURING THE
TALKS AND LUNCH:
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EAST/WEST RELATIONS, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN
EUROPE.
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BILATERAL MATTERS, INCLUDING TRADE.
ECONOMIC QUESTIONS, INCLUDING EC/JAPAN, GATT, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, US/JAPAN RELATIONS.
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CHINA/HONG KONG/VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS DESKBY 09OOZ 19 DECEMBER.
3. WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING WHO SHOULD MEET KAIFU AT THE AIRPORT
WHEN HE ARRIVES ON 11 JANUARY CAT AROUND 2215). ONE POSSIBILITY
IS TO PROPOSE THAT LORD BRABAZON MEET HIM (LORD GLENARTHUR MET
TAKESHITA AT THE AIRPORT WHEN THE LATTER VISITED THE UK IN 1988).
DID ANYONE FROM THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT MEET THE PRIME MINISTER
ON HER ARRIVAL IN JAPAN IN SEPTEMBER? GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
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