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MY TELNO 1699: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
1. WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO GIVE MORE DETAILED CONSIDERATION TO
PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT AND SUGGEST
THE FOLLOWING:
SUNDAY MAY 29
A PRESS POSITION TO BE SET UP NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE FOR TV CREW AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ARRIVAL.
HE WILL BE EXPECTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS BUT NOT TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
MONDAY MAY 30
BRIEFING BY SENIOR OFFICIALS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
NO PRESS.
VISIT TO CHI MA WAN REFUGEE CAMP
THIS WILL ATTRACT A GREAT DEAL OF MEDIA INTEREST BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS. WE PROPOSE TO BRING THE PRESS OUT TO CHI MA WAN TO AWAIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ARRIVAL AT THE HELIPAD AND TO PROVIDE A
NUMBER OF FIXED PRESS POSITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COVERAGE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE EXPECTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS
TO THE PRESS AT THE END OF THE VISIT AND PERHAPS TO ANSWER A FEW
QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
LUNCH WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS
A FIXED PRESS POSITION TO BE PROVIDED FOR COVERING THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S SPEECH. THE PRESS WILL LEAVE AFTER THE SPEECH IS DELIVERED, IE WHEN THE LUNCH BEGINS.
BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS
NO PRESS
HELICOPTER TOUR AND VISIT TO CONTAINER PORT
PRESS FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED AT THE CONTAINER PORT. AGAIN, A NUMBER OF FIXED POSITIONS WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S TOUR.
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