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On the question of Yeltsin's attendance at the Summit, he said that the Japanese were working with the Russians in the hope that a visit by Yeltsin to Tokyo might be possible in the spring, possibly preceded by a visit by Kozyrev.
EASTERN EUROPE
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Mr Sugino said that the recent conference of Japanese Ambassadors in London had discussed the idea of creating a special fund to help Eastern European countries. Mr Hyodo of the Japanese MFA was particularly keen on this notion. It would probably be taken forward so long as he remained in Tokyo.
BURMA
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Mr Sugino said that the Japanese UN rapporteur in Burma had left after his recent visit feeling very dissatisfied. He had failed to meet Assk and had had unsatisfactory contacts with the regime.
HONG KONG
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I said that the Embassy would be receiving a copy of the message which I had just sent to Mr Ikeda about Japanese policy towards Hong Kong. Mr Sugino said that there was some nervousness in the Japanese business community about the current situation but this had not yet reached a serious condition. I said that Lee Kuan Yew had just made most unhelpful remarks in Hong Kong about an Anglo/American plan to bring democracy to China through Hong Kong. Mr Sugino took this as his cue to warn that the Chinese would not like the Hong Kong situation to become "internationalised". I said that there were some international implications which they could not escape. But we did not wish to promote the image of a public campaign against China. We hoped that the Japanese would continue to use their confidential contacts with the Chinese to good effect.
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