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MDHIAN 0801
HURB 027/3
YOUR TELNOS 274 AND 275 (NOT TO SANAA): THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
VISIT TO NEW YORK FOR UNSSOD III
1. AS REPORTED BY TELEPHONE, THE PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA HAS INSISTED ON ADDRESSING THE ASSEMBLY ON 7 JUNE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL. UNFORTUNATELY THE YEMEN MISSION ARE HAVING COLD FEET ABOUT LETTING THEIR PRIME MINISTER SLIP FURTHER DOWN THE SPEAKER'S
LIST AND WANT TO KEEP THE THIRD SLOT. THIS MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK FOURTH. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE YEMENI PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE UNTIL 1 JUNE, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
PERSUADE HIS STAFF TO TAKE IT UP WITH SANAA.
2. THE BRAZILIAN AND COLOMBIAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES ASSURE
ME THAT THEIR PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK FOR NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES EACH.
THE SECRETARIAT ESTIMATE THAT THE THIRD SPEAKER WILL BE CALLED
AT 11.30 AT THE LATEST AND THE FOURTH SPEAKER BY 1200. THOUGH IN
THEORY IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO SPEAK FOURTH AND STILL CATCH THE 1345 CONCORDE FLIGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I THINK THE BEST COURSE WOULD BE TO ASK MR MARSHALL TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN SANA'A. THERE WILL STILL BE A LARGE AUDIENCE AT 12 NOON AND THE SECRETARIAT SAY THERE IS NO PROSPECT OF ANOTHER HEAD OF STATE ASKING TO SPEAK ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE.
3. AS AGREED (TELECON PATTISON/TAYLOR) THE MEETING WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER HAS BEEN FIXED FOR 0930 AT CHINESE REQUEST, AND THAT WITH THE NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER FOR 0845.
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