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treated as UK companies whose exports to the rest of the

EC we championed. We would continue to do this.

Mr

Mr Miyazawa was happy to hear this. He expressed apprehension that in such a good atmosphere there might nevertheless be possible clouds on the horizon. Goodlad strongly agreed about the excellence of relations but pointed to one or two small clouds in the otherwise

totally sunny atmosphere. The UK were concerned about restrictions on establishment of lawyers; about quotas and tariffs on leather and leather shoes; about high tariffs on cheese, confectionary and biscuits and

restrictions on herring and mackeral. The Duke of Kent's

visit with a group of businessmen had been a

Success. We were very grateful for his reception. also hoped for greater procurement of consumer goods from

the UK.

great

We

Mr Miyazawa said that he was particularly ashamed about the lawyers. They were very independent-minded and came under no Japanese Ministry. For many years they had turned a deaf ear but now they had agreed finally to establish a working group. He suggested that we should give them a little longer now that this first step had been taken. On shoes and leather, he referred to the problem of a minority group in Japan for which the Japanese had sought special indulgence. On cheese, confectionary and biscuits he would see what could be

done. He was grateful for Mr Goodlad's frankness in

listing our points of concern.

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