§ Mr. Roperasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent meeting of the Anglo-Japanese Cultural Mixed Commission.
§ Mr. LuardThe Anglo-Japanese Mixed Commission met in London on 17th and 18th January and had a useful general exchange of views on cultural relations between the United Kingdom and Japan. The Commission recognised the urgent need in Britain for improved knowledge about Japan. It was decided that the University Grants Committee should make early recommendations on ways of achieving through Japanese studies the widest possible spread in the United Kingdom of informed knowledge about Japan. The Commission also decided that a bilateral committee should be set up to discuss further certain aspects of the teaching of English in Japan. Various cultural manifestations in both directions were discussed, including Japanese exhibitions in London and a proposed visit to Japan by the Royal Opera.