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PRIVATELY OWNED CORAL BEACH RESORT ABOUT 40 MINUTES BOAT RIDE AWAY. THE OWNER (PONS SALDANA) IS THE LOCAL PHILIPPINE
AIRLINES (PAL) MANAGER. WE SUGGEST THE PAL PRESIDENT (DANTE SANTOS)
SHOULD ACCOMPANY US TOGETHER WITH TOURISM UNDER SECRETARY
NARZALINA LIM (WHO COMES FROM ILOILO), GOVERNOR SIM GRINO, AND THE KELT OFFICER (MIKE SMITH) AND HIS WIFE. WE ASSUME THAT
SOME MEMBERS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN IN MANILA TO MAN THE PRIVATE OFFICE BUT, GIVEN THE
SEATING CAPACITY OF THE FOKKER FRIENDSHIP AIRCRAFT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INCLUDE MOST WHO WISH TO GO. GRATEFUL ADVICE ON THOSE WHO COULD BE SPARED FROM HAVING TO REMAIN IN MANILA.
CLOTHES FOR THE VISIT SHOULD BE CASUAL BUT, IN ADDITION TO SWIMWEAR, MEMBERS OF THE PARTY SHOULD BRING THE CLOTHES THAT THEY INTEND TO WEAR ON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG. THERE WILL BE
FACILITIES TO SHOWER AND CHANGE AT THE DEL RIO HOTEL IN ILOILO. THER ARE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ISLA NABUROT
AND ILOILO CITY.
3.
SPEECHES: WE SEE NO NEED FOR A MAJOR SPEECH. BUT THE
SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD SAY A FEW WORDS AT THE LUNCHEON
HOSTED BY MANGLAPUS AND AT THE LOYAL SOCIETIES' RECEPTION
AND PROPOSE A TOAST AT MY BUFFET DINNER. DRAFTS WILL BE
SENT TO SEAD BY THE BAG LEAVING HERE ON 13 MAY.
4.
BRIEFS: WE SHALL SEND A SCENE
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SETTING TELEGRAM PRIOR
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S DEPARTURE AND NOTES ON ILOILO, ISLA NABUROT AND ON KEY PERSONALITIES AND GRATEFUL ADVICE
ON DEADLINE. SEPARATELY WE HAVE ASKED DTI TO PROVIDE SEAD
A BRIEF ON THE NEI RICE HUSK PLANT. DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING
MORE?
5.
GIFTS: MRS AQUINO HAS A SWEET TOOTH. ONE OPTION THEREFORE
MIGHT BE GOOD QUALITY CHOCOLATES IN A CRYSTAL OR FINE CHINA
CONTAINER. SHE IS ALSO AN ADMIRER OF THE PRIME MINISTER (AND WAS PLEASED WITH LORD GLEMARTHUR'S PRESENT OF A BOOK ON NO.10
SIGNED BY MRS THATCHER). MORE IMAGINATIVELY BUT PERHAPS
MORE BUREAUCRATICALLY DIFFICULT MIGHT BE A CHEQUE FOR THE
PRESIDENT'S OWN CHARITY 'BIGAY PUSO' (SHARE A HEART) SET UP
IN 1986 WHICH PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF TO HELP FAMILIES IN
NEED (EG AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS) #1000 FROM THE AUS BUDGET
OR AID FUNDS MIGHT BE FEASIBLE.
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6. MANGLAPUS IS INTERESTED IN JAZZ AND HAS WRITTEN MUSICALS. SOVIET DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GORBACHEV GAVE HIM A
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