Private secretary
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REGISTRY No. 51
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1. The BBC Eastern end Far Lastern Services have asked
if they may record a taped, rudlo interview with the
Secretary of State before his forthcoming visits to India,
Thailand, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The timing would be at the
Secretary of tate's convenience: 30 60 minutes would be
required,
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I recommend that this should be done if the secretary
of state can find the time. GRAD, LAD, Hong Kong Department
and FD agree. The interview, 11 (p: "tod, will be broadcast
in translation in the vernacular services concerned.
3. The BBC have in mind an informal interview, allowing the
Secretary of State to tablein general terms, rether than a
set of questions and answers. They would tiers.ore reler
not to submit questions in advance but would of course do so
if necessary. They would also if necessary submit the taped
result before the broadcast. The areas they would like to
cover comprise Anglo-Indian relations, the ueen's visit to
South saat Asia and Thailand and Anglo-Thai rolations, the
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