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THE SIXTH ROUND OF NORTH KOREA/JAPAN NORMALISATION TALKS ON 28/29 JANUARY, AND NORTH KOREA'S ANTICIPATED SIGNING OF A SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT ON 30 JANUARY).

C. WATANABE

I)

II)

2.

BILATERAL.

CAMBODIA.

HMCG OSAKA IS PREPARING BRIEFING ON THE COMMERCIAL CALLS IN FUKUOKA. ON THE OTHER SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 1 OF TUR WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT SPECIFIC POINTS LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE BRIEFED TO

RAISE ON VBPS AND THEREFORE WHETHER THIS MERITS INCLUSION. WHETHER AIR SERVICES NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED WILL DEPEND ON THE OUTCOME OF NEXT WEEK'S AIR TALKS.

3.

THE BACKGROUND AND CONTINGENCY IN PARA 2 AT TUR SEEMS FINE.

4. ON ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POINT, WE ARE MAKING

ARRANGEMENTS/BOOKINGS FOR ALL TRAVEL INSIDE JAPAN (INCLUDING THE

•TOKYO/FUKUOKA FLIGHT ON 14 FEBRUARY). WE ASSUME HOWEVER THAT YOU

ARE TAKING CARE OF THE OSAKA/HONG KONG

WHITEHEAD

LEG.

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ADVANCE

2

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

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DISTRIBUTION

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