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YOUR TELNO 7: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.
ACCOMMODATION
24 APR 1991
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1. THE AUSTRALIANS WILL OFFER ACCOMMODATION IN CANBERRA. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE AT THE HYATT HOTEL, HOWEVER WE HAVE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFER TO PUT YOU UP, WHICH STILL STANDS. THE AUSTRALIANS SAY THAT A DECISION ON ACCOMMODATION IN CANBERRA WILL BE DEPENDENT ON AN ASSESSMENT OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VISIT. WE HAVE URGED THEM TO MAKE A DECISION WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MEDIA
2. WE HAVE NOT YET APPROACHED CHANNEL 9 BUT WHEN WE DO WE SHALL PRESS FOR A FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW IN MELBOURNE. WE NORMALLY DISTRIBUTE SPEECHES ON A LOCAL MEDIA NETWORK WHICH ENSURES SPEEDY DELIVERY TO THE MEDIA AUSTRALIA WIDE. TO DO THIS WE WOULD NEED A FAXED COPY OF YOUR MELBOURNE SPEECH BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON 7 MAY. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WE WILL TRY TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE DAY. YOUR SYDNEY SPEECH CAN BE PROCESSED FOR THE MEDIA AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL. IF YOU AGREE WE THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF OUR INFORMATION OFFICER WAS CLOSE AT HAND THROUGHOUT YOUR VISIT TO ASSIST WITH PLANNED MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND HANDLE REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS WHICH ARE BOUND TO ARISE DURING THE VISIT. HE CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT COPIES OF YOUR SPEECHES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO JOURNALISTS AT THE MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY VENUES.
MEETING WITH HONG KONG/CHINA ASSOCIATIONS
3. WE HAVE AREED A FORMAT FOR THE MEETING WITH THE HONG KONG/CHINA ASSOCIATIONS. THEY PLAN TO HOLD THIS IN THE STATE BANK CENTRE THEATRETTE ON FRIDAY 10 MAY. YOU WOULD ARRIVE JUST BEFORE 5.30 PM AND BE INTRODUCED TO OFFICERS OF THE FOUR ASSOCIATIONS INVOLVED (THE CHINESE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG CLUB, THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE HONG
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KONG/AUSTRALIA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION). YOU WOULD THEN BE ESCORTED ON TO THE STAGE AND ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS (5 MINUTES). THE ORGANISERS HOPE YOU WILL AGREE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE OFFICIAL PARTY WOULD THEN RETIRE TO THE FOYER AREA FOR TEA AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MINGLE WITH ATTENDEES UNTIL 6.30 PM WHEN YOU WOULD DEPART. THE ORGANISERS HAD ASKED THAT YOU GIVE A 20 MINUTE ADDRESS BUT WE EXPLAINED THAT YOU WOULD ONLY GIVE ONE MAJOR SPEECH IN EACH CITY AND THAT IN MELBOURNE THIS WOULD BE TO CEDA. THE ABOVE THEREFORE REPRESENTS A COMPROMISE.
RECONNAISSANCE VISIT
4. IN RESPECT OF THIS VISIT WE SHOULD MENTION THAT 25 APRIL IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA CANZAC DAY). MATTHEW CHEUNG MAY THEREFORE WISH TO PLAN TO ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE ON 23 APRIL TO VIEW THE CEDA VENUE AND COVER CANBERRA AND SYDNEY ON 24 APRIL.
SYDNEY
5. THE SYDNEY INSTITUTE WISH TO GO IT ALONE WITH A SPEECH AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE. THE CENTRE FOR CHINESE POLITICAL ECONOMY HAVE THEREFORE ASKED WHETHER YOU WOULD AGREE TO THEIR PUBLISHING ONE OR BOTH YOUR SPEECHES IN THEIR REGULAR SERIES OF PAPERS.
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YRTELNO 5 VISIT TO AUSTRALIA: 9 – 15 MAY
1. WE WILL REVERT WITH DETAILED COMMENTS ON OUTLINE PROGRAMME IN TUR SHORTLY. HOWEVER, A PROBLEM HAS EMERGED OVER THE FLIGHT BETWEEN SYDNEY AND WELLINGTON ON WEDNESDAY 15 MAY. WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE BASIS OF QF47 ETD SYDNEY 0800, ETA WELLINGTON 1300 (WELLINGTON TELNO 2 REFERS). ON THIS BASIS, WELLINGTON WAS PROPOSING THAT I UNDERTOOK A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT AT 1730 THAT AFTERNOON.
2. IT NOW TRANSPIRES THAT QF47 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO DEPART AN HOUR EARLIER, AT 0700. THIS IS TOO EARLY FOR COMFORT. THE ONLY OTHER DIRECT FLIGHT WE CAN IDENTIFY IS NZ 362, WHICH LEAVES AT 0700 AS WELL.
3. YOU REFER IN TUR TO FLIGHT TE106 DEPARTING SYDNEY AT 1135. THIS WOULD BE IDEAL IF ITS ETA IN WELLINGTON GAVE ME ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT AT 1730 OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. HOWEVER, OUR TRAVEL AGENTS CAN FIND NO RECORD OF THIS FLIGHT. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM ITS EXISTENCE AND ITS ETA IN WELLINGTON.
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