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1982 Nov 22 - 1983 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1073
Japan (Commercial relations with Japan; effects of Japanese imports on the European car industry; possible Nissan investment in UK) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 295
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83 Apr 29 Fr Major Japan: Chairman of Nissan letter to MT (investment in the UK) ["I am unable to convey to you our conclusion in this letter"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Japan: Lord Cockfield letter to MT ("Japanese review of their Standards and Certification procedures") ["Overall the changes represent another useful step"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 18 Fr Major Japan: MT letter to Chair of Nissan (Nissan investment in the UK) ["I was naturally disappointed to hear of some of the changes in the project which Mr Kawai proposed... I warmly hope that we shall soon be able to bring this matter to a favourable conclusion"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 16 We Major Japan: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Nissan") [report of outcome of talks in London with Nissan representatives] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 28 Mo Major Japan: No.10 letter to Lord Cockfield PS (Nissan investment in the UK) ["all those who see the team from Nissan... [should respect] the confidentiality of... [Chairman Kawamata's] discussions with the Prime Minister"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 17 Th Major Japan: Chairman Kawamata letter to MT (Nissan investment in the UK) [leasing arrangements & the need for confidentiality] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 15 Tu Major Japan: Lord Cockfield PS letter to No.10 ("EC-Japan talks on export restraint") [outcomes: "we shall need to press very strongly if we are to achieve a significant improvement in our trade balance"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 27 Th Major Japan: MT letter to Chairman of Japan's Special Committee on International Economic Measures (addressing the trade imbalance) ["We welcome the efforts that you and your Government have made... We look forward to seeing effective results"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 22 Sa Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Mr. Jenkin's meeting with Nissan: 21 January") [record of discussion: investment in the UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Visit to Japan of Secretary of State for Industry: talks with Mr Yamanaka") [record of discussion: investment in the UK; trade imbalance] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Visit to Japan of Secretary of State for Industry: Mitsubishi Electric") [investment in UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Visit to Japan of Secretary of State for Industry: Honda") [investment in UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 19 We Major Japan: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("New Japanese economic measures") [draft message from Pym to Japanese Foreign Minister welcoming measures to address trade imbalance "while at the same time seeking to nail the Japanese down on their future programme of work on trade problems"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 18 Tu Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Sanyo VTR investment in UK") [announcement following Jenkin meeting with President of Sanyo] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 18 Tu Major Japan: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Hitachi Maxwell announcement") [press release coinciding with Jenkin visit to Japan] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 14 Fr Major Japan: Shintaro Abe letter to MT (visit to UK) [thanks for hospitality; "I shall continue to make my best efforts for the furtherance of close relations between Japan and the U.K."] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 11 Tu Major Japan: Pym PS letter to No.10 (death of Ichiro Nakagawa, former Director General of the Science and Technology Agency in Japan) ["acted as... [MT's] escort on two of the out of town visits"; advice for MT on response to news of Mr Nakagawa's death] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 6 Th Major Japan: MT letter to Chair of Nissan (investment in the UK) ["I should like to make sure that you are aware that the leasing route is not an alternative to the receipt of Government grants"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 6 Th Major Japan: MT record of conversation (MT, Shintaro Abe) ["Call by the Japanese Foreign Minister": EC & trading relations; the trade imbalance; USSR & China] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 5 We Major Japan: No.10 briefing for MT (Japanese Foreign Minister's visit to the UK) [background briefing & briefing on Abe's meetings with Jenkin & Pym in advance of his meeting with MT] [declassified Aug 2013]