Speech in Tokyo (Japanese Prime Minister’s dinner)
Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Venue: | Prime Minister’s Residence, Tokyo |
Source: | (1) Daily Mail, 16 April 1977 (2) Daily Telegraph, 16 April 1977 |
Journalist: | (1) Gordon Greig, Daily Mail, reporting (2) Nigel Wade, Daily Telegraph, reporting |
Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. 2000 local time. MT answered questions from journalists after the speeches. Asked to make a specific comment on "Japan’s successful approach to economic progress", MT "raised her eyebrows in apparent despair and said: "It reflects the state of British industry today; just look at the figures" (The Times, 16 April 1977). Transcript of an interview by Nigel Wade published in Daily Telegraph on 16 April 1977and reproduced with permission of Nigel Wade and the Telegraph Group Limited. |
Importance ranking: | Major |
Word count: | 803 |
Themes: | Industry, Foreign policy (Asia) |