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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/822
Japan (Commercial relations with Japan; proposed Nissan car plant in the UK) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 238
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81 Nov 30 Mon Japan: Japanese Foreign Minister letter to MT (departure from office) [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 15 Fri Industrial policy: Jenkin letter to Brittan (“RDG changes”) [Nissan negotiations; MT: Nissan causes problems either way”] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 11 Thu Trade: Biffen minute to MT (“Visit to Japan and Korea: 1-5 February”) [“a real economic and political challenge for the West”] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 24 Wed Trade: No.10 note to MT (Secretary of State for Trade ‘Weekend World’ interview) [Japan] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 25 Thu Industrial policy: Jenkin minute to MT (Nissan negotiations) [setback] [declassified 2012]
82 May 26 Wed Japan: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Policy towards Japan”) [need for a coherent strategy] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 16 Wed Industrial Policy: Cockfield minute to MT (threat from Japanese imports) [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 18 Fri Industrial Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister of Japan (second Japanese trade package) [measures to open up Japanese market to increased imports] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 19 Mon Industrial Policy: Jenkin letter to Biffen (“Nissan visit”) [Investment in the UK] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 23 Fri Japan: Central Policy Review Staff minute to Cabinet Office (“Technology agreement with Japan”) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 1 Wed Japan: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Message from Japanese Foreign Minister”) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 3 Fri Japan: Prime Minister of Japan letter to MT (economic relations between Japan & the UK) [“deeply concerned about the increasing protectionist tendencies”] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 9 Thu Industrial Policy: Cockfield PS letter to No.10 (“Japanese exports of machine tools”) [“need for a British capability… to compete”] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 15 Wed Trade: Pym minute to Walker (“Trade relations with Japan”) [“We all agree that a serious problem exists”] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 1 Fri Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Nissan: meeting with the Secretary of State for Industry”) [to brief Jenkin on MT’s meeting with Chairman of Nissan) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 4 Mon Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Lamont) [“Nissan”: MT briefing on her meeting with Chairman in Tokyo] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 15 Fri Japan: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Political consultations with Japan”) [meetings with Japanese ambassador] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 15 Fri Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS briefing to No.10 (“Nissan”) [MT meeting with President of Nissan: investment in UK] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 18 Mon Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Lamont, President of Nissan) [Nissan investment in UK] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 19 Tue Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (“Industrial Co-operation with Japan”) [follow-up to MT meeting with Prime Minister Suzuki] [declassified 2012]