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2000 Group Agenda
TOPIC
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Рабисте
957-5700
1.
Overview
(a)
Britain and Europe
(b)
Japan and Asia
2.
3.
4.
Briefing requested from
E1 (on ERM etc) E2 (on SEM)
OT2/2a, with FED/FCO
China and Hong Kong in the Asia/Pacific*
OT2/2 with FED/FCO
International systems and relations (a) Developments in trade and finance; implications for UK/Europe and Japan/Asia
ITP1
(b) Regional and global security
FED/FCO
After the "bubble economies": political, social and industrial structures for the 1990s**
-Something off the
Shelf from Sec PD?
ES in consultation with ITP and (on
Asia) OT2/2
Good corporate citizenship***
5.
Bilateral issues
(a)
(b)
Intellectual exchanges
(c)
Japan and
ENV1C
OT2/2a with RTP
A UK/Japan "successor generation" forum
(ie. a "junior 2000 Group")
6.
Conference statement
BE Tokyo
no brief needed
NOTES
A number of papers have been commissioned by the UK side and are nearing completion. OT2/2a will circulate them to those with a need to see them once we have them in reasonably final form. Other papers may be produced by the Japanese side; but it is unlikely that they will be available before the conference begins.
*
A paper is being prepared by Dr Ferdinand of Chatham House. I attach work-in-progress, for Mr Murray only; final text should be available by 11 February.
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**
A paper is being prepared by Dr Walter
Eltis, He aims to clear
President's Chief Economic Adviser.
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and
discuss it with Mr Needham early next week to ensure that it contains nothing with which the Minister would disagree.