§ Mr. Lathamasked the Prime Minister what progress is being made with representations to Japan on its international trading policy.
§ The Prime MinisterIn addition to direct representations to Japanese authorities by Ministers, the European Council in Milan endorsed the declaration by the Foreign Affairs Council on 19 June. This calls for Japan to make a clearly verifiable commitment to a significant, sustained increase in imports of manufactures and processed agricultural products, to further liberalise her financial markets and to internationalise the yen. The President of the Commission, M. Delors, will be meeting Prime Minister Nakasone on 19 July and will stress that the Community will judge Japan's response by the actual results of the action programme to be announced this month.