A letter from Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan to President Assad of Syria discussing the relationship between Japan and Syria, including the American hostages held in Lebanon and Ambassador Yoshihiro Nakayama’s upcoming visit to Syria.
July 31, 1985
Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Prime Minister’s Letter to President Assad (Draft))
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Written Approval
Drafted: July 31, 1985
Seeking approval for the following: (related document attached)
Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Prime Minister’s Letter to President Assad (Draft))
Attached is Prime Minister’s letter to President Assad concerning the matter. Following approval, I would like to have Ambassador Nakayama take with him an English version of it.
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Attachment to the Japanese Prime Minister’s letter to President Assad about the American hostages in Lebanon.
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Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, File No. 2017-0631. Translated by Stephen Mercado.
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