Includes: Speaking notes – Industrial Cooperation including investments, Industrial cooperation: defensive points: macro-cconomic policies and prospects in Europe, Japanese macro-economic policy, trade issues, competition policy issues, intellectual and industrial property, financial services, taxation issues, international monetary issues, industrial cooperation including investments. First draft of possible conclusions. Minute of meeting between P. Sutherland and G. Takahashi, Chairman of the Japanese FTC, 16 Nov 1985). Ireland-Japan Trade summary. Proposition de règlement du Conseil institutant un programme communautaire relative au développement de certaines régions de la Communauté par la valorisation du potential énergétique endogène (preséntée par la Commission au Conseil). Press cuttings, Press and Information Service Tokyo.;
EC/Japan Ministerial Conference and DG IV/FTC Annual Consultations - Briefing Dossiers : Speaking notes for Commissioner Sutherland, EC/Japan Ministerial Conference, Japanese Distribution System, FTC’s policy distribution system, EC/FTC consultations, Oct-Nov 1985.;
Cabinet – Mr Sutherland – Japan (David O’Sullivan)
Notes for Sutherland from David O’Sullivan on Commission Agenda – Rollback: Tokyo Round Advance Implementation; Confidential draft communication and recommendation to the Council of the renewal of the arrangement regarding international trade in textiles (MFA) and of the bilateral textile agreements and arrangements (from Mr. De Clercq, Lord Cockfield, Mr Narjes and Mr Cheysson). Press cuttings. Seaking points for High Level Consultations, EC - Japan – distribution system. Note on FTC study on Japanese manufacturers simultaneously acting as sole import agents for competing goods.;
Notes from the Delegation of the Commission of the EC for the EC-Japan Ministerial Conference. Speaking notes and background briefs on Fisheries question – Japanese/Portuguese fisheries agreement, shrimp fishing off French Guyana. Defensive briefs on industrial cooperation, car registration procedures in the Community, leather and footwear, anti-dumping procedures. Press cuttings from the Press and Information Service, Tokyo. Programme for EC participants for EC-Japan Ministerial conference. Suggested agenda. Speaking brief – general introductory remarks. Speaking note on macroeconomic policies and prospects in Europe. Speaking note on global and bilateral trend. Speaking note on the financial services - taxation issues. Speaking note on international monetary issues. Briefing notes on private sector financing, import penetration, action programme 30 July 1985 and the implementation of measures arising at sustaining domestic demand, 15 Oct 1985, the Japanese fiscal structure: summary notes on Japan – balance of payments, the Yen, liberalisation of financial markets – recent measures, residential investment, role of Japan in financing the LDCs. speaking brief: industrial cooperation/investments/science and technology. Confidential note on external relations/internal political situation – list of questions/suggestions to Japanese government.;
Paper on the impact on Japanese imports from the EEC of the Japanese Distribution System and related business and administrative practices – summary of the main results of a fact-finding visit to Japan (10-12 oct 1983) by Fokion Fotiadis – DG IV/E. Contribution of DG IV concerning the Japanse Distribution System. Press clipping from The Observer, 6 Oct 1985 in article by Henry Kissinger "How to Avoid a Trade War with Japan". Handwritten notes on Japan mission (unsigned). Policy speech by PM Yasuhiro Nakasone to the 103rd session of the National Diet (Oct 14, 1985).;
Note for the attention of Mr. Sutherland – Member of the Commission with draft reply to Mr Takahashis (chairman of FTC) letter of 19 Nov proposing the creation of a permanent "Task Force Japan" with a speaking note for his forthcoming meeting with the Japanese Ambassador concerning the contribution envisaged by the Fair Trade Commission to support the Action Programme of the Japanese Government.

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