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TELEGRAM NUMBER 261 OF 29 JUNE

AND TO PRIORITY TOKYO AND HONG KONG.

FROM NO 10 PRESS OFFICE.

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA, JAPAN, HONG KONG

1. WE ARE CONSIDERING WHAT MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS THE PRIME

MINISTER MIGHT UNDERTAKE PRIOR TO HER FAR EAST VISIT.

2. AS AN OPTIMUM WE ARE THINKING OF ONE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PER COUNTRY AND SEPARATE GROUP INTERVIEWS FOR JOURNALISTS FROM EACH COUNTRY. DEPENDING ON YOUR VIEWS THE LATTER MIGHT BE AN

OCCASION WHERE EACH CORRESPONDENT IS PHOTOGRAPHED WITH THE PRIME MINISTER TO BACK UP A WRITTEN QUESTION AND ANSWER INTERVIEW.

3. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF BIDS FROM LONDON CORRESPONDENTS BUT BEFORE

FINALISING RECOMMENDATIONS WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING:-

(A) WHICH ORGANISATION/CORRESPONDENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR

ANY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND SHOULD PRIORITY BE GIVEN TO

RADIO, TELEVISION OR PRINT:

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(B)

WHICH ORGANISATIONS/CORRESONDENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN

ANY GROUP INTERVIEWS OR MEETINGS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER:

(c)

ARE SIGNED ARTICLES OR WRITTEN QUESTION AND ANSWER INTERVIEWS

EFFECTIVE AND ACCEPTABLE?

4.

IN ADDITION WE WOULD WELCOME ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR

PROPOSALS YOU MIGHT WISH TO PUT FORWARD. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY

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