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1985 Jun 7 - 1986 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1820
Japan (Anglo-Japanese relations) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 264
Any docs withheld?

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85 Oct 10 Th Major Japan: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (British Museum: Japanese Gallery proposal) [MT rejects suggestion that she write "begging" letter to PM Nakasone to encourage fundraising in Japan for the required £5m] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Jun 4 We Major Japan: Chairman of Cable & Wireless Ltd letter to Howe (transPacific fibre optic cable) [press release announcing proposed US-Japan joint venture] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 10 We Major Japan: Chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations letter to MT (visit to UK) ["The exchange of views with you... was very stimulating..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 24 Mo Major Japan: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Anglo-Japanese financial talks") [...improvement and the score is beginning to look quite respectable..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 3 We Major Japan: Channon minute to MT ("Japan") [summary of conversations with Prime Minister Nakasone and others in Tokyo] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 18 Th Major Japan: Channon minute to MT ("Japan: alcoholic drinks") ["...outline of the new tax structure to be applied to Scotch whisky and other alcoholic drinks... effectively means a continuation of discrimination."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Nov 18 Tu Major Japan: Channon PS briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Saito: 16.30 19 November") [industrial collaboration; trade imbalance] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 22 Th Major Japan: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("Nissan") [MT to open new UK plant; proposal that would result in significant increase of Japanese cars on the UK market to be rejected] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 29 Tu Major Japan: FCO briefing for MT ("Call on Prime Minister by Japanese Ambassador: 30 October") [Prince Hiro; trade issues; arms control] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Jan 13 Mo Major Japan: FCO briefing for MT (UK-Japan 2000 Group post-Second Conference lunch) [summary of Conference discussions] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Jul 9 We Major Japan: FCO telegram to UKE Tokyo ("Japanese elections: message from the Prime Minister") [congratulations on Yasuhiro Nakasone's Liberal Democratic party victory] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Nov 11 Tu Major Japan: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Message from Mr Nakasone") [trade relations & investment] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Jul 25 Fr Major Japan: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Trade with Japan") [MT meeting with Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 4 Fr Major Japan: Inland Revenue minute to John Moore ("Visit to Japan, Hong Kong and Mauritius") ["...pleasant statements about the ICL arrangement as an important example of technological collaboration between Japan and the UK but there is no question that Japanese interests come first."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 19 Mo Major Japan: Japanese Embassy letter to MT (JAL passenger air crash) [acknowledgement from PM Nakasone of MT condolences] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Aug 18 Mo Major Japan: Japanese Minister of International Trade & Industry letter to MT (maintaining the free trade system) [policy for world economic growth and addressing trade imbalance, unemployment and debt problems] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Apr 17 Th Major Japan: Michael Howard minute to MT ("Access to Japanese financial markets") [note of visit to Far East, including meeting with Japanese Vice Minister for Finance to secure extension of reciprocal market opening measures] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 12 Tu Major Japan: MT letter to Jim Prior MP (first Cryo Magnetic Resonance Imaging system in Japan) [proposal that MT visit during her trip to Japan] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 27 Tu Major Japan: MT letter to Managing Director of Nissan (Invitation to open manufacturing plant in Sunderland) [accepts] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 4 We Major Japan: MT letter to Prime Minister Nakasone (Airbus A300-600 aircraft) [possible All Nippon Airways contract] [declassified Dec 2014]