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FM TOKYO
TO DESKBY 29120OZ FCO
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OF 290927Z JANUARY 93
WM
INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA, MOSCOW, SEOUL, PEKING, HONG KONG
FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY
MIPT: SECRETARY OF STATE'S EASTER TRAVEL: JAPAN
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MIPT OFFERS A PROGRAMME. THIS PROVIDES BACKGROUND AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING MRS HURD.
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OUR PROGRAMME WOULD ENABLE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF JAPANESE OPINION FORMERS, THEREBY RAISING THE BRITISH PROFILE GENERALLY WHILE PURSUING OUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES. BUT THIS MEANS THE FULL DAY AND A HALF IN TOKYO. IT IS A PITY NOT TO SHOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE SOMETHING OF JAPAN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL BUT IT CANNOT SENSIBLY BE FITTED IN THIS TIME.
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THE PROGRAMME AS IT STANDS IS A LITTLE CLAUSTROPHOBIC BUT WE COULD ENGINEER A GAP FOR A WALK (IN A NORMAL YEAR THIS IS CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME). REUTERS WILL PROVIDE ONE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY BUT WE COULD DEVISE OTHERS. EG
A)
COMMERCIAL (BRITISH CARS, VIRGIN OR HMV'S CD SHOPS)
B) CULTURAL/INTELLECTUAL (MEETING WITH FORMER OR FUTURE JAPANESE
SCHOLARS).
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHICH SPIN YOU WOULD PREFER.
MRS HURD'S PROGRAMME
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IF IN TOKYO MRS HURD WILL WANT I ASSUME TO ATTEND THE MAJOR LUNCHEON AT THE EMBASSY AND THE DRINKS WITH BRITISH STAFF. IN 1990 SHE VISITED THE BRITISH SCHOOL AND KAMAKURA NEARBY. FURTHER OPTIONS, IN TOKYO, WOULD INCLUDE COFFEE WITH THE BDSA (WHO WOULD VALUE IT) AND/OR VISITS TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL, A HI-TECH FACTORY, OR A DEPARTMENT STORE TO SEE A RANGE OF BRITISH GOODS (OR A SMALL BRITISH SHOP). MRS HURD MIGHT ALSO ENJOY A MEAL WITH A SELECTED GROUP OF JAPANESE WOMEN FROM EG THE JAPAN-BRITISH SOCIETY, A BOAT TRIP ALONG THE WATERFRONT (PROVIDING A VERY
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