Economy: Alan Walters diary [attempts to get Japanese to import more][released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/2 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 128 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy |
Thursday 7th October 1982
To Brighton - but did note for Ian Gow on the Powell Speech ridiculing PM’s attempt to get Japs to import more + export less - I said Powell logic is right but it is reasonable for PM to explain to Japs the virtue of Free Trade for THEM as well as us - PM met us on steps of Grand Hotel and chatted - more light touches in speech
Gordon Pepper has some ideas on issuing bonds
Attended speechwriting session - awfully messy
RM
- but PM said she could not do it
Return to see if I am needed - but enough there already
- so we go to hear Bill Deedes