1979 May 17 - 1981 Nov 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/821
Japan (Commercial relations with Japan; proposed Nissan car plant in the UK) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2012 Dec 28 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 248 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Aug 6 We | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Possible Japanese investment in the motor industry”) [MT: “Agree very strongly about the need to use our components”] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Sep 30 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Possible Japanese investment in the motor industry”) [Nissan invitation to officials] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Oct 28 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Nissan”) [inward investment] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Nov 20 Th | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Nissan”) [inward investment] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Nov 26 We | Major | Industrial Policy: Howe minute to MT (“Nissan”) [inward investment] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Nov 28 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph letter to Nott (“Nissan”) [inward investment] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Dec 9 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Nissan”) [inward investment] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Dec 10 We | Major | Industrial Policy: Policy Unit minute to MT (“Nissan”) [“unions are quite likely to object”] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Dec 11 Th | Major | Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Joseph, Howe, Nott, Gilmour) [“Nissan”] [declassified 2012] |
| 80 Dec 22 Mo | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Nissan”) [Nissan UK manufacturing operation] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Jan 16 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph letter to Prior (“Quicksilver”) [Nissan UK manufacturing operation] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Jan 27 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (“Nissan”) [annoucement of UK manufacturing operation] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Feb 10 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph PS letter to No.10 (Inward investment from Japan) [regarding the interests of established manufacturers] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Feb 24 Tu | Minor | Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (Nicholas Edwards visit to Japan: Nissan) [alleged diplomatic misstep] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Mar 9 Mo | Major | Industrial Policy: Chief Executive of Lucas letter to Department of Industry (Nissan UK manufacturing proposals) [MT “concerned… that we may have negotiated too leniently”] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Mar 20 Fr | Minor | Industrial Policy: No.10 note to MT (interview with Bob Lutz, Chairman of Ford of Europe) [competition from Japan] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Apr 3 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: Joseph PS letter to No.10 (“Nissan: local content”) [negotiations] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 May 6 We | Major | Industrial Policy: Edwards letter to MT (“Inward Investment Missions”) [report on visits to Japan and USA] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 May 7 Th | Minor | Industrial Policy: FCO letter to No.10 (“Counsellor for Science and Technology at Tokyo”) [advice to FCO and No.10] [declassified 2012] |
| 81 May 14 Th | Major | Industrial Policy: Biffen letter to Joseph (Foreign Affairs Council meeting: trade with Japan) [balance of trade deficit] [declassified 2012] |