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July 31, 1985	Cable No. 390, Foreign Minister to the Charge d'Affaires in Syria [Tsujita], 'Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Dispatch of Prime Minister’s Special Envoy)' A telegram from the Japanese Foreign Minister to Charge d’Affaires to Syria Tsujita regarding the American hostages in Lebanon and Special Envoy Nakayama’s visit to Syria and Iran.
August 1, 1985	First Middle East Division, 'Briefing Material for Ambassador Nakayama: Problem of the Release of the American Hostages in Lebanon' A summary from the First Middle East Division of the Japanese government about the American hostages held in Lebanon. This document discusses the correspondence between the United States and Japan regarding the hostages and what steps Japan had taken as of August 1, 1985.
July 30, 1985	Cable No. 389, Foreign Minister to the Ambassador to Syria [Kato Kichiya], 'Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Dispatch of Prime Minister’s Special Envoy)' In this telegram to the Ambassador to Syria, the Foreign Minister instructs the Ambassador to elaborate on the dispatch of Special Envoy Nakayama, citing bilateral relations between Japan and Syria, the American hostages held in Lebanon, and the TWA Flight 847 Hijacking Incident as topics for discussion.
July 30, 1985	Cable No. 11021, Foreign Minister to the Ambassadors in Iran [Tanabe] and Syria [Kato], 'Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Dispatch of Prime Minister’s Special Envoy)' A telegram from the Japanese Foreign Minister to the Japanese Ambassadors to Iran and Syria regarding the American hostages held in Lebanon.
July 31, 1985	Cable No. 5785, Ambassador Matsunaga to the Foreign Minister, 'Minister’s Visit to the Middle East (Informing the US Side)' A telegram from Japanese Ambassador Matsunaga to the Foreign Minister confirming the delivery of a letter to the Secretary Shultz regarding the Minister’s visit to the Middle East.
July 12, 1985	Cable No. 956, Ambassador Kiuchi to the Foreign Minister, 'Meeting of the Japanese Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State (Kuala Lumpur)' A telegram describing a meeting between the Japanese Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State in Kuala Lumpur. At the meeting, they discussed the American hostages in Lebanon and diplomatic meetings with Syria.
July 26, 1985	[Draft] Letter, Shintaro Abe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to George P. Shultz, Secretary of State In a letter to Secretary of State Schultz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Abe describes his visits with various countries in the Middle East after the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with Dialogue Partners. He discusses the Iran-Iraq conflict, the American hostages held in Lebanon, and the general issue of peace in the Middle East.
July 26, 1985	Message to Secretary Shultz (Draft) This draft message to Secretary of State Schultz from a Japanese government official summarizes a series of trips to countries in the Middle East and appeals to the United States to assist in obtaining peace in the Middle East.
July 24, 1985	Cable No. 5604, Charge d'Affaires Murazumi to the Foreign Minister, 'Your Visit to the Middle East (Notifying the United States)' A telegram from Charge d’Affaires Murazumi to the Foreign Minister summarizing a meeting between with the State Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Pelletreau regarding the American hostages in Lebanon.
July 30, 1985	Cable No. 388, Foreign Minister to the Ambassador [Kato], 'Problem of the Release of the American Hostages (Special Message to Foreign Minister Shara)' A telegram documenting correspondence between the Foreign Minister Shara and the Ambassador to Syria regarding the American hostages in Lebanon.