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5. THOUGH AT HIS FINAL CONFERENCE THE PRESS MAY ASK
QUESTIONS 'ON SOME POINTS OF DETAIL, UMELCO ARE LIKELY TO DISCUSS THINGS ONLY IN PRETTY BROAD TERMS.
6. FOR MY PART, THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE S OF S MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS IF THERE IS TIME, I ONLY WISH TO RAISE
THE ONE SPECIFIC AND OTHER GENERAL POINT MENTIONED IN M.1.F.T.
7. UNLESS THEREFORE THE S OF S HAS DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT TH E VISIT
I DO NOT THINK THAT MORE DETAILED BRIEFING WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE HE MEETS UMELCO THAN COULD BE MANAGED IN 3/4 OF AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER ON SUNDAY EVENING (AT WHICH SOME OF THEM WILL BE PRESENT), THOUGH THIS COULD BE LENGTHENED IF HE WISHED.
8. I HOPE THE S OF S AND LADY DOUGLAS-HOME WILL ACCEPT THE HELI- COPTER TOUR ON MONDAY MORNING. IT IS A QUICK AND DRAMATIC WAY OF SEEING THE SCALE AND DIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND THE BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE EARLIER START NOW PRECLUDES THIS AS WELL AS PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY MORNING,
9. SEE M.L.F.T.
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