29

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ECONOMIC SUMMIT MEETING IN TOKYO 28/29 JUNE 1979

RECORD OF THE SECOND SESSION IN THE AKASAKA PALACE ON

28 JUNE AT



1605

Vietnamese Refugees

O h i r a s a i d t h a t d u r i n g l u n c h t h e F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r s had

Mr. agreed

on

the matter o f refugees

d r a f t statement The

had been c i r c u l a t e d .

a l r e a d y taken

immigrants, 3 m i l l i o n by

from A s i a :

t h e end

serious p o l i t i c a l

unable

to agree w i t h a l l

t o p r o p o s e some amendments.

i n , d u r i n g the l a s t

largely

the proposed

i t acceptable?

Was

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t she was

o f t h e d r a f t and w o u l d l i k e had

from Indochina;

The

15 y e a r s , about 2 m i l l i o n

century.

T h e r e w o u l d be

g i v e n t h e l a r g e number o f UK



very

exceeded,

p r o b l e m s i f e x i s t i n g q u o t a s were t o be

as t h e y w e l l m i g h t be

to

t h i s number c o u l d w e l l r i s e

of the present



UK

ships in

S o u t h E a s t A s i a w h i c h were p i c k i n g up V i e t n a m e s e r e f u g e e s whom

t h e UK was or, UK

s h i p s would continue

social

But

the

i n t h e i r own

account

some r e f e r e n c e t o

She

therefore

of the s o c i a l

at

economic

and

a s u b s t a n t i a l number.

i n t e r ­

i n c r e a s e t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ...

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t t h e UK She



statement

c o u n t r i e s , w o u l d as p a r t o f an

national effort, significantly

c o u l d admit some more

etc".

refugees

nevertheless believed that

t h e Summit m e e t i n g s h o u l d g i v e t h e same k i n d o f i m p e t u s t o a

s o l u t i o n of the refugee

p r o b l e m as t h e E u r o p e a n C o u n c i l i n

S t r a s b o u r g had

the i s s u e of energy c o n s e r v a t i o n .

g i v e n on

Tokyo m e e t i n g s h o u l d g i v e new free world

s t r e n g t h to the e f f o r t s of

t o cope w i t h t h e r e f u g e e

problem.

P r e s i d e n t G i s c a r d s a i d that France to





difficulties

" t h a t t h e Governments r e p r e s e n t e d

while taking f u l l

circumstances

problems,

present

would c r e a t e p o l i t i c a l

i n the r e c e i v i n g c o u n t r i e s .

the f o l l o w i n g e f f e c t :

b u t not

refugees.

t h a t an amendment s h o u l d be made t o t h e d r a f t

the meeting,

The

Despite these p o l i t i c a l

Government u n l e s s t h e r e was

circumstances

suggested to

t o p i c k up

o f the d r a f t statement

the B r i t i s h

ports

i f t h e y were t a k e n t o B r i t i s h

f r e q u e n t l y , to f o r e i g n p o r t s .

wording for

o b l i g e d t o accept

The the







w o u l d have been

prepared



adopt a t e x t w h i c h went much f u r t h e r i n v i e w o f t h e v e r y s e r i o u s

/humanitarian

humanitarian problems c r e a t e d nevertheless by

had

by

the present s i t u a t i o n .

d i f f i c u l t i e s with

no

amendment p r o p o s e d

t h e UK

t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r a l t h o u g h he w o u l d p r e f e r t h e

to " s o c i a l

and

economic c i r c u m s t a n c e s "

t o go

relevant paragraph, since to introduce suggested that he had

no

i t had

the

effort".

The

circumstances"

reference

the r e f e r e n c e

would a u t o m a t i c a l l y The

UK

merchant f l e e t

and

of

had



the

stage



However,

international



suggested



the

economic

i t m i g h t o t h e r w i s e be

assumed



grant admission to a l a r g e r

w o u l d do

t h e p r o b l e m s were f o r m i d a b l e , o f t h e UK

t o "an

t o " s o c i a l and

deliberately, since

number o f r e f u g e e s .

a t t h e end

i t a t an e a r l i e r

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t she

e a r l i e r p l a c i n g of t h a t t h e UK

the



reference

force of a pre-condition.

d i f f i c u l t y with



He

not

as much as

i t could

l e a s t because of the

because of the

i n f l u x of



but

size

large



refugees

i n t o Hong Kong.

President t h a t the

C a r t e r s a i d t h a t he

amendment p r o p o s e d by

d r a f t statement.

The

The

US

She

President a c c e p t t h e UK and

however, a c c e p t

G i s c a r d s a i d t h a t he w o u l d l i k e t o be amendment but

humanitarian should

which i n c l u d e d

she

w o u l d a c c e p t no

f a c t o r was

1£

a c c e p t e d and

be

t h e c h a n g e s p r o p o s e d by

that

provided

economic c i r c u m s t a n c e s "



her

prepared to

/paragraph



France

President

accept

the r e f e r e n c e

a p p e a r e d a t t h e end

a

refugees

further

a c c e p t more r e f u g e e s r e g a r d l e s s . t h e UK



to

million

s u c h , however, t h a t

G i s c a r d s a i d t h a t he w o u l d n e v e r t h e l e s s " s o c i a l and

able

I f F r a n c e were t o t a k e a c c o u n t o f

l a r g e immigrant p o p u l a t i o n , b e l i e v e d t h a t she



had

t h a t , as p r o p o s e d , i t w o u l d

feared

economic c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,

The



immigrants

l a r g e numbers o f

u n e m p l o y e d , 55,000 V i e t n a m e s e r e f u g e e s a l r e a d y at a l l .



the

t o come.

appear too r e s t r i c t i v e . social



The

Uganda w h i c h t h e UK

a c c e p t e d ; m o r e o v e r , t h e r e were s t i l l



the

the

w o u l d l i k e t o make

l a r g e numbers o f

f r o m t h e West I n d i e s , S o u t h A s i a and



to

account" tended

could not,

f u r t h e r changes i n view of the

dependents s t i l l

force of

w o u l d be p r e p a r e d t o a g r e e t o

d e l e t i o n of the word " f u l l " .

already

reduced the

Giscard

as p o s s i b l e r a t h e r t h a n weaken i t .

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d she any

t h e UK

words " t a k i n g f u l l

emphasise the escape c l a u s e . s t a t e m e n t as s t r o n g

agreed w i t h President

of

to the





\

3

"

paragraph.



"

The P r i m e M i n i s t e r i n d i c a t e d t h a t , i n t h e i n t e r e s t s

o f a g r e e m e n t , she w o u l d be p r e p a r e d Mr. O h i r a , by

were a c c e p t a b l e

t h e J a p a n e s e Government s h o u l d

on b e h a l f o f t h e Summit T h i s was



suggested

issue a s p e c i a l statement,

m e e t i n g , i n t h e t e r m s a g r e e d and t h a t

t h i s s h o u l d be done p r i o r t o h i s own p r e s s that evening.



this.

e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t the changes proposed

having

t h e UK, as amended by F r a n c e ,

that

to accept

conference



later

agreed.

Energy

Mr. O h i r a s a i d t h a t t h e P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w o r k e d o u t an a l t e r n a t i v e d r a f t t e x t on o i l i m p o r t

restraint,

discussed

He t h e r e f o r e p r o p o s e d t h a t t h i s r e v i s e d t e x t s h o u l d be

I n t h e meantime,

by Heads o f Government a t a l a t e r s t a g e . aspects

o f energy p o l i c y



revised.

w h i c h had been d i s c u s s e d o v e r l u n c h and was now b e i n g

other



had

c o u l d be a d d r e s s e d .

Schmidt suggested that the meeting s h o u l d



Chancellor

t r y to s e t t l e

those



p o i n t s under t h e energy h e a d i n g w h i c h were not i n d i s p u t e .

The FRG d r a f t w h i c h had been c i r c u l a t e d t h a t m o r n i n g serve

President Giscard s a i d that

as a b a s i s f o r d i s c u s s i o n .

the meeting should accepted

d e c i d e w h e t h e r t h e German t e x t was t o be

by t h e m e e t i n g as a b a s i s f o r f u r t h e r work, i n w h i c h

c a s e i t c o u l d be s e n t consideration.

t o the economic e x p e r t s

f o r more d e t a i l e d

Mr. O h i r a s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e m e e t i n g

p r o c e e d on t h e b a s i s o f t h e German

should

draft.

P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r asked whether the Personal had

could

drafts,

a l r e a d y begun work on t h e German d r a f t : o r were o t h e r

s u c h a s t h e US d r a f t , u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n ? s a i d t h a t i f t h e r e was a US d r a f t ,



Representatives

Chancellor

Schmidt

i t s h o u l d be t a b l e d by t h e

US d e l e g a t i o n .

Mr. O h i r a s a i d t h a t he had r e c e i v e d a r e q u e s t Personal Representatives restraints draft;

concerning

contained

O p t i o n s 1 and 2 i n t h e

should

Mr. O h i r a s a i d t h a t h i s own

use as t h e b a s i s f o r

v i e w was t h a t O p t i o n 1

most o f t h e e l e m e n t s w h i c h Heads o f Government

as e s s e n t i a l .

import

t h e y w o u l d l i k e g u i d a n c e f r o m Heads o f Government

on w h i c h o f t h e two O p t i o n s t h e y t h e i r work.

from t h e

President Giscard intervened



regarded

t o say that i n o r d e r

/to



t o c l a r i f y m a t t e r s t h e F r e n c h d e l e g a t i o n would be a b l e t o p u t

forward

a new p r o p o s a l

the proposals be

w h i c h s o u g h t t o embody

on o i l i m p o r t s ,

a r r i v e d a t d u r i n g l u n c h , and t h a t t h i s w o u l d soon

ready f o r c i r c u l a t i o n .

Mr. O h i r a

were a n x i o u s

Representatives

t h e m s e l v e s on O p t i o n

that the Personal

repeated

t o know w h e t h e r t h e y

1 o r Option

2; he r e p e a t e d

should

base

that Option

1



seemed t o be c l o s e r t o what t h e m e e t i n g h a d i n mind as a b a s i s

of consensus.

Mr. C l a r k s u g g e s t e d t h a t i f F r a n c e was about t o

c i r c u l a t e a d r a f t w h i c h r e p l a c e d O p t i o n s 1 and 2, t h e m e e t i n g

should wait

for this.

P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r a s k e d w h e t h e r t h e r e was a s i g n i f i c a n t

reason f o r choosing oil

imports

1978, r a t h e r t h a n 1979, as t h e m a r k e r f o r

up t o 1985.

i f 1978 were

I t w o u l d be c o n f u s i n g

and 1979 f o r t h e o t h e r p a r t i c i p a n t s .

c h o s e n as t h e EEC-base y e a r

I f t h e m e e t i n g c o u l d a g r e e t o c h o o s e e i t h e r 1977 o r 1979 as

t h e b a s e - y e a r , t h i s w o u l d remove t h e main d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n

t h e two g r o u p s .

P r e s i d e n t G i s c a r d s a i d t h a t t h e new F r e n c h

t e x t r e f e r r e d t o 1979 s i n c e i t s e f f e c t , w o u l d be t h e same as 1978. t h a t they

meeting should wait given

1979.

Mr. E s a k i and Mr. C l a r k

Mr. A n d r e o t t i s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e

G u i d a n c e c o u l d be

f o r t h e new F r e n c h t e x t .

to the Personal

without J_kt

could.



year,

P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r asked whether

J a p a n o r Canada c o u l d a c c e p t confirmed

as a c e i l i n g

Representatives

on a l l o t h e r e n e r g y

a f i n a l d e c i s i o n on t h e t e x t c o n c e r n i n g

points

o i l imports.

t h i s point the meeting i n f o r m a l l y adjourned f o r a p e r i o d o f

about 20 m i n u t e s ^ /

At Mr.

1710, t h e new F r e n c h d r a f t on o i l i m p o r t s

Clark proposed that the Personal

asked t o c o n s i d e r

Representatives

on

s h o u l d be

the p o s s i b i l i t y of allowing i n d i v i d u a l

who a g r e e d , as p r o p o s e d i n t h e F r e n c h t e x t , import

circulated.

was

t a r g e t s , t o be a l l o w e d

to specify

countries

their

a l s o t o i n c l u d e an e x p l a n a t o r y

note



t h e f i g u r e g i v e n ; Canada, f o r e x a m p l e , was c u r r e n t l y f a c e d

with a considerable s h o r t - f a l l

Mr.

i n production.

O h i r a s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h i s p r o b l e m s h o u l d be handed o v e r t o

the Personal Representatives.

He t h o u g h t t h a t t h e new F r e n c h

d r a f t h a d much i n common w i t h O p t i o n

1 and s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e

/Personal

CONEIREWTIAL

Personal

Representatives

P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r s a i d t h a t he The

draft satisfactory.

f o u n d t h e new

goal f o r

U n i t e d S t a t e s would l i k e to s p e c i f y t h e i r import

t h e p e r i o d up

w h i l e r e s e r v i n g the r i g h t to i n c l u d e a

t o 1985,

f o o t n o t e p o i n t i n g out f i g u r e f o r 1977. t h e same. be

a s k e d t o r e p o r t on i t .

s h o u l d be

Mr.

He

t h a t t h i s g o a l was suggested that other

c o n s i d e r t h e German p r o p o s a l

t h e J a p a n e s e t e x t on o t h e r e n e r g y

should review

needed to

J e n k i n s s a i d t h a t some m o d i f i c a t i o n w o u l d be

t h e s t a t e m e n t i n t h e d r a f t t h a t t h e Community w o u l d s p e c i f y be

discussed

represented

and



f o r Member c o u n t r i e s s i n c e t h i s w o u l d have t o

monitor o i l imports

i n advance w i t h t h o s e a t t h e Summit.

Mr.

EEC

Ohira

t h a t the P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

c o u n t r i e s who a g r e e d and

s h o u l d be

not

were



suggested

i n s t r u c t e d to

discuss

the p o i n t .

C h a n c e l l o r S c h m i d t s a i d t h a t he was understood the p o s i t i o n c o r r e c t l y . Representatives

were now

t h e b a s i s o f t h e new they

had

t o be

instructions,

and

No

the P e r s o n a l

i n the d a r k .

other country

Representatives

had

t h i s made no

Personal

been f i l l e d ,

blank

by

the

d i s c l o s e d an i m p o r t

would consequently

on

sense i f

s i n c e of the seven had



had

i n s t r u c t e d to d i s c u s s a t e x t

s p a c e s i n t h e F r e n c h d r a f t o n l y one United States.

t h a t he

I t seemed t h a t t h e

French d r a f t : but

been g i v e n no

not s u r e





goal



working

be

Moreover, the second paragraph of the French d r a f t

needed a f o o t n o t e f o r themselves.

urging other

c o u n t r i e s to set s i m i l a r

I t w o u l d be n e c e s s a r y

to ensure that /measures

goals

the





also

could

t h e s p o t m a r k e t and

matters.



do

Representatives

to r e p o r t back; they

concerning



import

c o u n t r i e s might

Ohira s a i d thatthe Personal

a s k e d t o d i s c u s s t h e d r a f t and

Mr.

l e s s than the





•

rnivinncMTi -7­ m e a s u r e s t a k e n were g e n u i n e l y e f f e c t i v e , i n d i v i d u a l circumstances.

taking into

account

A s i m p l e f i g u r e i n tonnes

for a



c e i l i n g on o i l i m p o r t s w o u l d i m p r e s s nobody, l e a s t o f a l l OPEC.

C h a n c e l l o r Schmidt noted P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r ' s p r e f e r e n c e f o r

1979

as t h e b a s e y e a r b u t t h a t he c o u l d a l s o a c c e p t 1978.

1979

were c h o s e n ,

however, t h e r e w o u l d be a r u s h o f

d u r i n g the remainder

purchases

o f t h i s y e a r i n o r d e r t o put t h e c e i l i n g

and

t o p r o v i d e a f a v o u r a b l e t a r g e t f o r subsequent

was

no s e n s e

in this.

A r e f e r e n c e t o 1979



If



up

There

years.

w o u l d amount t o

an

i n v i t a t i o n t o r u s h f o r h i g h e r i m p o r t s d u r i n g t h e n e x t f i v e months.

I t w o u l d be b e t t e r t o t a k e a t y p i c a l y e a r s u c h as 1973

so t h a t

c o u n t r i e s c o u l d p l e d g e c o n f i d e n t l y t o keep t h e i r o i l i m p o r t s

C h a n c e l l o r S c h m i d t a s k e d what

below the f i g u r e f o r t h a t year. was

the purpose

o f p r e s s i n g t h e Summit p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t o

straightjacket.

Speaking

as an e c o n o m i s t ,

the

r a t h e r t h a n as

C h a n c e l l o r Schmidt s a i d t h a t t o choose

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e FRG, 1979

a

as t h e b a s e y e a r w o u l d have many d r a w b a c k s , a l t h o u g h

t h e p u r e l y n a t i o n a l p o i n t of v i e w o f t h e FRG

i t had

P r e s i d e n t G i s c a r d s a i d t h a t he a c c e p t e d t h e

t o use

He n o t e d 1978.

t h a t t h e Community had

agreed,



advantages.

disadvantages

d e s c r i b e d by C h a n c e l l o r S c h m i d t o f c h o o s i n g a c u r r e n t y e a r as marker.



from

the

i n Strasbourg,

the

He w o u l d be i n t e r e s t e d t o h e a r t h e v i e w s o f

P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n on t h e i m p l i c a t i o n o f c h a n g i n g

this.

F r a n c e , f o r h e r p a r t , w o u l d be happy t o a c c e p t e i t h e r 1977

or

Mr. 1978, it

Jenkins said

the year which

w o u l d be d i f f i c u l t

t h a t t h e Community s h o u l d be a b l e t o i t had

already designated.

He

Members who

1978.



accept

commented t h a t

t o move t o a n o t h e r b a s i s w i t h o u t

w i t h t h e G o v e r n m e n t s o f t h e f i v e EEC



consultation

represented

were not

i n Tokyo.

President Giscard said

t h a t he t h o u g h t

d r a w b a c k s i f t h e communique were t o i d e n t i f y for different 1978

countries.

major

a d i f f e r e n t base year

He w o u l d n e v e r t h e l e s s be p r e p a r e d t o

3 0 f a r as t h e Community was

US c o u l d c h o o s e a n o t h e r

t h e r e w o u l d be

year.

concerned,

while agreeing that the

P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r asked whether

/would

c

accept

be



1977

i

COi\iFIDhi\i i ir\L -8­ w o u l d be a c c e p t a b l e would.

Mr.

although

O h i r a thought

1977

The

t o Canada and Mr. t h a t 1978

again that i t

C l a r k confirmed

w o u l d be

choice

a satisfactory

w o u l d be more f a v o u r a b l e t o J a p a n .

Prime M i n i s t e r observed

t o a c o n s e n s u s on O p t i o n

1.

coming c l o s e

t h a t t h e m e e t i n g was

She

was

the

i n c l i n e d t o doubt whether

partly

m e e t i n g c o u l d agree on a s i n g l e b a s e y e a r f o r e v e r y b o d y ,

b e c a u s e t h e Community w o u l d have t o c o n s u l t t h e f i v e c o u n t r i e s not

i n Tokyo on any

represented suggested

change f r o m 1978.

The

t h a t t h e m e e t i n g s h o u l d go b a c k t o O p t i o n

c e r t a i n p a s s a g e s i n s q u a r e b r a c k e t s as n e c e s s a r y .

Prime M i n i s t e r

1, p u t t i n g

She

f a v o u r o f t h e i n c l u s i o n o f f o o t n o t e s i n t h e communique; h e l p nobody. concerned

The

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t she was

1977

i n the

concerned,

w o u l d be a c c e p t a b l e as b a s e y e a r s .

it

w o u l d be h e l p f u l

He

suggested

but Mr.

little

also a

have



evening.

C l a r k s a i d t h a t , so f a r as Canada was

o r 1978

He



either

thought



that

i f e v e r y b o d y c o u l d a g r e e on t h e same b a s e y e a r .

t h a t the absent

J e n k i n s and

would

this

about the n a t u r e of the p r e s s b r i e f i n g which would

t o be g i v e n l a t e r

Mr.

not i n

was

EEC

Members m i g h t be c o n s u l t e d

C h a n c e l l o r Schmidt e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h i s

overnight



was

impracticable.

The

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t she u n d e r s t o o d

question

P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w o u l d welcome g u i d a n c e

on t h e

of which d r a f t ,

restraint,

e x c l u d i n g t h e p a s s a g e on i m p o r t

were meant t o be w o r k i n g

on.

Mr.

t h e outcome o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n o v e r

O h i r a s a i d t h a t he t h o u g h t

support

and

H i s own

that the French

t h e r e f o r e supported proposal.

v i e w was

Option

that Option

d r a f t was



that



i n t h e meantime,

1 commanded t h e most

very c l o s e to i t .

He



Giscard's

1, t o g e t h e r w i t h P r e s i d e n t

T h e s e c o u l d be p u r s u e d

they

l u n c h s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d f u r t h e r

by t h e P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s but t h a t t h e y had, sought guidance.

the

t h a t some o f

further in discussions overnight.

In t h e meantime, he w o u l d have t o d e p a r t

f o r h i s press

/The

conference.



Prime M i n i s t e r

- 9 -

The

Prime M i n i s t e r repeated

s a i d to the p r e s s :

her concern

o v e r what s h o u l d

w o u l d i t not be b e s t t o s a y

day?

Mr.

O h i r a agreed.

the

simply that

Summit's d i s c u s s i o n s on e n e r g y w o u l d be c o n t i n u e d on t h e



be

following

P r e s i d e n t G i s c a r d s a i d t h a t i t would were p r e s e n t

P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s on what had

been s a i d d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g .

Option that

Prime M i n i s t e r asked

1 s h o u l d be embodied i n t h e German t e x t .

i t was

on O p t i o n

not.

1.

The

c o n s i d e r t h i s and The

w h e t h e r t h e p o s i t i o n now

P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s s h o u l d be a s k e d

to



p a s s a g e on o i l i m p o r t s s h o u l d

a l s o t h e German p r o p o s a l on t h e s p o t now

market.

t h a t t h e German t e x t

i n t o the Japanese t e x t o v e r a l l .

t o be f i t t e d

no d i s s e n t a l t h o u g h Count L a m b s d o r f f commented t h a t not

r e c e i v e d the Japanese

the press: 29

the next

d i s c u s s i o n ended a t

cautious in

s e s s i o n w o u l d b e g i n a t 0930 on

June. 1745.



the

text.

O h i r a s a i d t h a t he w o u l d be d i s c r e e t and

f o l l o w i n g day, The

said

based

German d e l e g a t i o n had

briefing



be

on o i l i m p o r t s was

Mr.

Ohira

that

indeed

The

P r i m e M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t she u n d e r s t o o d

T h e r e was

Mr.

was

the



u s e f u l i f t h o s e E n e r g y M i n i s t e r s who

The

could brief



be

the