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TELNO 026
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YOUR TELNO 019: MR RENTON'S VISIT: SIGHTSEEING AND PRESS
1. PARA 3 OF TUR. I ASSUME FROM PARA 3 OF YOUR TELNO 017 THAT THE TUR REFERS TO A PRIVATE RETURN TRIP BY CAR, NOT THE OPTION OF A RETURN BY BOAT. THE QUEEN OF THAILAND MAY BE CONVALESCING
AT BANG PA-IN PALACE, WHICH IN THAT
CASE WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS. PALACE OFFICIALS ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE QUEEN WILL RETURN
TO BANGKOK. EVEN IF BANG PA-IN IS STILL CLOSED ON
26 JANUARY, A VISIT TO AYUDHYA ALONE
WOULD BE WORTHWHILE, AND I SHALL PLAN ON THIS BASIS.
PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
2. FOR PAST VISITING MINISTERS I HAVE ADVISED AGAINST
A FULL PRESS CONFERENCE, AS THESE TEND TO BE POORLY ATTENDED
AND THE QUESTIONS SPARSE. INSTEAD, MR RENTON MIGHT WISH TO CONSIDER MEETING A SMALL GROUP OF JOURNALISTS, PERHAPS OVER
TEA AT MY HOUSE ON 27 JANUARY.
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