TNAG-0333-FCO40-369-Visits-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Af-1972 — Page 40

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YOUR TELECRAM NO 829: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

1, IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS TO HOLD A FULL DRESS PRESS

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CONFERNECE" PRIOR TO HIS RETURN TO LONDON IT WOULD I THINK

BE MOST APPROPRIATE IN THE PRESENT STATE OF SHO/BRITISH RELATIONS

THAT HE SHOULD HOLD IT IN PEKING. ALTHOUGH NEITHER SCHUMANN NOR SCHEEL HELD PRESS CONFERENCE HERE THERE ARE OTHER PRECEDENTS FOR DOING SO.

KISSINGER ( IN SHANGHAI) AND OHIRA HELD CONFERENCES

HERE DURING THE NIXON AND TANAKA VISITS RESPECTIVELY,

SHARP HELD ALMOST DAILY PERSONAL BRIEFING SESSIONS FOR HIS ACCOMP --

ANYING CANADIAN AND SOME RESIDENT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS,

THE CHINESE WOULD CLEARLY NEED TO BE CONSULTED IN ADVANCE BUT

WOULD I THINK BE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WAS SAID

HERE THAN IF IT WAS SAID IN HONG KONG. IF YOU AGREE

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TO A CONFERENCE I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECORD ·

AND THAT WE SHOULD INVITE ALL CORRESPONDENTS OTHER THAN THOSE

REPRESENTING COUNTRIES WITH WHICH HM GOVERNMENT HAVE NO RELATIONS,

IF WESTERN CORRESPONDENTS WERE INVITED IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT NOW TO

EXCLUDE EG THE JAPANESE AND THE TANJUG CORRESPONDENT,

2. ! SUGGEST THAT INFORMAL BRIEFING SESSIONS ( YOUR PARAGRAPH 4)

FOR ACCOMPANYING AND RESIDENT BRITISH CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD BE

HELD ON LATE AFTERNOON OF 31 OCTOBER.

3.

JOURNALSITS WILL BE INCLUDED IN BANQUETS AND MOST IF NOT ALL

ENTERTAINMENT, THEY MAY WELL BE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW LADY DOUGLAS→

HOME'S PROGRAMME DURING THE TALKS.

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YOUR PARAGRAPH 6

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HE SHALL CERTAINLY TRY TO ENSURE THAT

JOURNALISTS, WHO WILL ARRIVE HERE ON 26 OCTOBER, ARE GIVEN

HOSPITALITY AND MEET EMBASSY STAFF PRIOR TO SECRETARY OF STATE'S ARRWAL.

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