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TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 65 OF 19 JANUARY.
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1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS USEFUL CUTLINE OF THE PRESS ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED AND FOR YOUR GUIDANCE ON THE QUESTIONS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE RAISED.
2. AS YOU SUGGEST, THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL MAKE A BRIEF STATE- MENT ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT. WE SHALL DRAFT THIS NEARER THE TIME
I WILL AND IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO LET YOU HAVE A TEXT IN ADVANCE, TELEGRAPH IT TO YOU. BUT THESE THINGS ARE OFTEN DONE AT THE LAST MOMENT AND I CANNOT THEREFORE GUARANTEE IT. IN WHICH CASE WE WILL TRY TO BRING ENCUGH COPIES TO DISTRIBUTE TO JOURNALISTS. IF THIS TOO SHOULD PROVE IMPOSSIBLE, I HOPE THEY WILL NOT MIND TAKING IT DOWN VERBATIM. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THIS AND ALSO ON THE FOSSIBILITY OF AVOIDING A SUBSEQUENT QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AT THE AIRPORT, ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE GIVING A FULL PRESS CONFERENCE LATER. THIS WOULD BE THE BEST ARRANGEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S POINT OF VIEW. OTHER- WISE HE MAY WELL BE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCAL HONG KONG SUBJECTS BEFORE HE IS READY TO ANSWER THEM.
3.1 MYSELF WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE UNATTRIBUTABLE BRIEFINGS TO CORRESPONDENTS AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE VISIT AND I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ADVICE ON THE BEST WAY OF ARRANGING THIS.
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