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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 Oct 31 Mo Major Japan: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Michio Watanabe, member of Japanese Diet) [trade & economic relations; corruption charges against former Prime Minister Tanaka] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 1 We Major Japan: No.10 letter to Japanese Embassy (letter bomb incident at 10 Downing Street) [letter of thanks for Embassy's expression of concern] [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 Jun 14 Tu Major Japan: No.10 minute to MT ("Nissan") ["The main obstacle to a favourable decision is, apparently... [Chairman] Kawamata , who is said to remain opposed to the project... you should send a message to Mr. Kawamata"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 8 Fr Major Japan: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Parkinson) [Nissan investment in UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Japan: No.10 record of conversation (Nissan project in Britain) [Robin Butler, Mitsuya Goto - Head of Nissan European Operations: conveyance of comments supplementary to his hand-delivered message from Chairman of Nissan to MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 29 Fr Major Japan: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchquer, Japanese Finance Minister) [Howe's advice sought on possible effect of Japanese elections on forthcoming economic summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 28 We Major Japan: Parkinson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Nissan and Regional Assistance Changes") ["implications for public expenditure and for the PSBR"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Japan: Parkinson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Nissan") [UK project: latest position on talks; Chancellor's responses attached: "there must be a limit to the price it is worth paying to secure the investment"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 3 We Major Japan: Parkinson minute to MT ("Nissan") [latest position on negotiations] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 16 Fr Major Japan: Parkinson minute to MT ("Nissan") [Regional Assistance-supported deal close to being sealed subject to outstanding trade union issues] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Japan: Parkinson minute to MT ("Nissan") [UK project: latest position on talks; date & arrangements for public announcement of a deal] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 11 Mo Major Japan: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 (Japanese Ministry of International Trade & Industry: request for representative to meet with MT) [consideration given to effects on ongoing talks with Nissan over UK project] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 24 Mo Major Japan: Prime Minister Nakasone letter to MT (Michio Watanabe visit to UK) [request that MT meet with Watanabe "to discuss current Japanese-British relations"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 21 Fr Major Japan: Prime Minister Nakasone letter to MT (Ninth Summit Meeting of Industrialised Nations: Science Conference on global issues) [details of proposal & request to nominate UK representatives] [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 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 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 Oct 11 Tu Minor Japan: UKE Tokyo letter to No.10 ("International Design Festival, Osaka 1983 Special Award to the Prime Minister") [Cortazzi: "The ceremonies, which lasted over three hours, were badly organised, long and boring. I am very glad that my recommendation against anyone attending from London was accepted"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 29 We Major Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Mr Abe's visit to Europe") [the Nakasone government; trade friction; East-West relations; the Falklands] [declassified Aug 2013]