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MDLIAN 164
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SENIOR BUSINESSMEN WITH MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG.
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CALL ON THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KEIDANREN IN ORDER TO REASSURE THE JAPANESE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
CALL ON THE BANK OF JAPAN AGAIN IN ORDER TO OFFER REASSURANCE ABOUT INVESTMENT.
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR
JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS. THIS MAY THIS TIME ROUND BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A REPEAT OF THE WIDE RANGING PRESS CONFERENCE.
DINNER TO BE HOSTED BY 2000 GROUP ON THE FIRST DAY OF THEIR
MEETING
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THE ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE A CALL ON MIYAZAWA. THE NORMAL ARRANGEMENT IS FOR BOTH DELEGATIONS TO REPORT TO THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFTER THE 2000 GROUP MEETING. THIS IS THEREFORE LIKELY TO BE ON THE AFTERNOON OF MONDAY 8 MARCH. IF YOU ARE STILL IN TOKYO AT THAT TIME I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ATTEND THE MEETING AND THAT WE REQUEST A SHORT PRIVATE SESSION FOR YOU WITH MIYAZAWA BEFORE OR AFTER IT.
FCO TUR REFERS TO A DINNER FOR THE 2000 GROUP AT THIS EMBASSY. I SHALL INDEED HOST SUCH AN EVENT. I PLAN TO INVITE BOTH DELEGATIONS PLUS OUTSIDE FIGURES. I SHOULD OF COURSE BE DELIGHTED REPEAT DELIGHTED IF YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT EQUALLY WOULD WELL UNDERSTAND IF YOU DID NOT, GIVEN THAT YOU WOULD BY THEN HAVE SPENT TWO AND A HALF DAYS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE GUESTS.
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