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Trade: Prime Minister Nakasone letter to MT (Second Bosphorus Bridge Project) [defence of Japanese bid; trade imbalance problem; Charles Powell: "An olive branch, but without yielding an inch"; MT requests detailed analysis of Nakasone's points but opts not to reply] [released Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1648 f42 T103A/85
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, British relations with Italy, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), Industry, Public spending & borrowing, Trade