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YOUR TELNO 181: MEDIA HANDLING
1. MR MCLAREN, WHO HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE, WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TURN DOWN THESE REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS IN THE WAY YOU SUGGEST. HIS TIME IN HONG KONG IS ALREADY VERY FULLY BOOKED UP AND IN ANY CASE HE FEELS THAT NOW WOULD NOT BE A GOOD MOMENT FOR HIM TO DISCUSS IN PUBLIC THE KIND OF QUESTIONS ON THE AIRPORT AND RELATIONS WITH CHINA WHICH HE WOULD BE BOUND TO BE ASKED. MR MCLAREN HAS ALREADY GIVEN THE STANDARD AN INTERVIEW THROUGH THEIR STRINGER IN LONDON. HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO GIVE SALLY BLYTH AN INTERVIEW ON ANOTHER OCCASION.
2. MR MCLAREN ASKS IF HE COULD PLEASE BE WARNED IF THERE IS ANY LIKELIHOOD OF HIS BEING EXPECTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS ON HIS ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESKBY 3112OOZ.
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