Prime Ministerial Private Office files
G7: Tokyo Summit (MT’s personal security in Tokyo) [Cabinet Secretary sees off karate girls] [declassified 2009]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | FCO |
| Source: | PREM19/27 |
| Editorial comments: | The memo from the office of the Lord Privy Seal is followed by an earlier note from FCO protocol advisers, noting Sir John Hunt’s strong reaction to the notion that MT might receive a bodyguard of 20 ‘karate girls’ in Tokyo. Some 26,000 Japanese police were assigned to guard the summit. |
| Importance ranking: | Trivial |
| Word count: | 3pp |
| Themes: | Economic policy - theory and process, Energy, Foreign policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USA), British relations with Japan |
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