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Action Tekan

TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1877 OF 11 SEPTEMBER 1978 See (2)

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INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT, TRADE AND GOODWILL MISSION TO JAPAN.

NODA, THE JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL HERE, IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT

THE IDEA OF OUR SENDING A SMALL **HIGH LEVEL'' MISSION TO JAPAN

IN LATE OCTOBER/EARLY NOVEMBER THIS YEAR. THE MISSION WOULD

PROBABLY BE LED BY SIR Y K KAN.

2. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD TRAVEL TO JAPAN TO DELIVER

A SPEECH DURING THE MISSION'S VISIT AND IF YOU AND H M AMBASSADOR SEE NO OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS AND I THINK PEOPLE

HERE WOULD EXPECT IT.

3. PLANNING IS IN VERY EARLY STAGE BUT NODA INTENDS TO MENTION

THE POSSIBILITY OF THE MISSION TO PRIME MINISTER FUKUDA DURING

HIS STOP-ÖVER HERE ON 12 SEPTEMBER.

4. I WILL SEND FURTHER DETAILS AS ARRANGEMENTS FIRM UP BUT IN THE

MEANTIME I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY VIEWS TOKYO MAY HAVE ABOUT

TIMING AND PEOPLE TO BE SEEN.

MACLEHOSE

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MR CORTAZZI

MR BUTLER

MR MURRAY

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