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The company chairmen would obviously fly out to Japan with

We would also take a group of journalists the Prime Minister. with us. This points towards chartering an aircraft (probably a British Airways Tristar of the kind we used for the Prime I should be grateful if this Minister's visit to China). possibility could be investigated on a contingency basis and if we could have a note of competitive timings and costs. I think the numbers involved both of company chairmen and lobby journalists rule out using a normal commercial flight.

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The Prime Minister would be grateful if Sir John Whitehead could start to think of an outline programme for the visit. Mr. Murofishi of C. Itoh called on the Prime Minister recently, he offered to host a meal during the Prime Minister's visit. Prime Minister would like to take up this offer if at all

or to work Mr. Murofishi into the programme. possible Murofishi was, incidentally, warm in his praise of our Embassy and commended the excellence of the Japanese spoken by the Ambassador and members of his staff.

I am copying this letter to Martin Stanley (Department of Trade and Industry) and Jeremy Heywood (HM Treasury).

Christopher Prentice, Esq., Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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J. S. WALL

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