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No 10

OUTWARD

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TELEGRAM

Tel. Extn.

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PEKING (post)

ROUTINE

Tel. No.

HONG KONG

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REPEATED TO (for info)

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Distribution:-

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[TEXT] FROM NO 10 PRESS OFFICE.

PRIME MINISTERS'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

HONG KONG TELNO 827 AND FCO TELNO 320 TO PEKING (NOW REPEATED TO HONG KONG) REFER

1. It would be helpful to us and to Hong Kong to know how

the Chinese intend handlbyvisiting Press. for answers to the following:-

Grateful

(a)

Will accreditation be required and, if so,

information should be sent and to whom?

what

(b)

Will the Chinese assist in transporting Press whilst they are in Peking and Shanghai?

Coples to:-

No 10 Press Office

(c)

Will all Press be expected to stay at the same hotel and, if so, will this be the Minzu in

Peking?

Where will they be expected to stay in Shanghai?