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Political

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To seek Japanese support for UK/Western objectives

especially in East/West matters and the Middle East; and

to exchange views on other international issues, especially

Asian questions.

Commercial

8.

To promote aircraft sales (BAe 146); defence sales

(especially Sea Harrier); and sales of high technology

equipment. To emphasise the need for changes in the

structure of Japanese industry and distribution to reduce

the propensity for self-sufficiency and to secure easier

access for foreign goods.

Likely Japanese Objectives

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To repair the damage to Anglo-Japanese relations

caused by Japanese unhelpfulness overthe Falklands.

2.

Following recent visits to Japan by other European

leaders (Pertini, Mitterrand) and contacts eg at Versailles,

to strengthen overall political and economic cooperation

with Britain.

3.

To avoid excessive concentration on bilateral

(UK-Japan and EC-Japan) trade problems; and to convey the

importance of recent measures to open the Japanese market.