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FM TOKYO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1
OF 190821Z JANUARY 93
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INFO PRIORITY FCO
YOUR TELNO 1 TO SEOUL AND FCO TELNO 45 TO HONG KONG: YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN IN MARCH 1993
1.
I WELCOME THIS CONFIRMATION THAT YOU WILL BE COMING FOR THE 2000 GROUP MEETING. I AGREE THAT YOU NEED NOT SEE THE SAME CAST AS IN NOVEMBER BUT THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU TOUCHED BASE WITH A FEW OF THE KEY PEOPLE. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO WORRY ABOUT, ALTHOUGH ONCE AGAIN THE DIET'S BUDGETARY DEBATES MAY UPSET MINISTERIAL DIARIES.
2.
IN DISCUSSION WITH DAVID LAN, WE HAVE DEVISED THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE PROGRAMME. THIS ASSUMES THAT YOU COME BEFORE THE 2000 GROUP, WHICH WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE CONVENIENT AT THIS END. BUT THE PLAN COULD EASILY BE ADAPTED IF YOU CAME AFTERWARDS.
THURSDAY 4 MARCH
PM
1930
ARRIVE AT NARITA. TRANSFER TO HOTEL (OR MY RESIDENCE IF YOU WOULD PREFER THIS TIME).
DINNER HOSTED BY ME TO INCLUDE KEY FRIENDS LIKE HATA, TOTSUKA, HAMADA, YUKIO SATO (SHIINA CERTAINLY, AND KAIFU PROBABLY, WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE 2000 GROUP).
FRIDAY 5 MARCH
AM
LUNCH
CALLS ON MITI MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER. THE MITI MINISTER, YOSHIRO MORI IS NEW, ENERGETIC AND A RISING STAR. HE HAS JUST BEEN IN LONDON FOR AN EXCELLENT ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND MR HESELTINE. I THINK IT WOULD BE RIGHT FOR YOU ALSO TO TOUCH BASE WITH THE MFA, PARTICULARLY IF YOU SEE MITI. SINCE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS LITTLE NEW TO SAY TO THE MOF, AND HAYASHI MAY BE HEAVILY TIED UP WITH HIS BUDGET, I SUGGEST DROPPING THEM THIS TIME.
TO BE ORGANISED BY DAVID LAN, AIMED PRIMARILY AT
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