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TELEGRAM NUMBER 698 OF 6 SEPTEMBER.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 971: U K JOURNALISTS COVERING P M'S VISIT.

1. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS WHICH I AM SURE WILL BE WELCOMED BY THE PRESS PARTY.

2. IN VIEW OF GRUELLING SCHEDULE JOURNALISTS MIGHT PREFER TO HAVE FIRST EVENING REASONABLY CLEAR. BRIEFING NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 0930 AND 1045 WHILST P M IS MEETING WITH UMELCO WOULD BE CONVENIENT PROVIDING IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH COVERAGE OF P M'S ENGAGEMENTS LATER THAT MORNING WHICH PRESS PARTY WILL ALSO BE KEEN TO COVER.

3. SUGGEST YOU OMIT PROPOSED LUNCH AS SOME JOURNALISTS WILL WANT TO COVER SPEECH AND OTHERS MIGHT STILL BE TRAVELLING BACK FROM STANLEY. INFORMAL DINNER THAT EVENING WOULD FIT IN WELL.

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