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b) The press party wil be responsible for the payment of

their own hotel bills. The cost of their ground

transport is covered in the all-inclusive charge for their travel.

15. OFFICE MACHINERY AND STATIONERY

a) Portable typewriters will be taken by the Personal

Assistants to work on the VC10.

b) Electric typewriters, a photcopier and common-user

stationery will be provided in each Private Office. A typewriter and common-user stationery wil be supplied in the suite of the Head of News Department for use by his Personal Assistant.

c) Any special headed stationery will be brought out by

Personal Assistants.

16. CLIMATE AND CLOTHING

a) Temperatures at the end of April in the various cities to

be visited are likely to be as follows:

Day

Peking

Seoul

Evening

Maximum 14°C Minimum 4°C

Mild, similar to Tokyo and Britain

Notes

Variable. Can go as high as 30 C, and as low as -3°C.

Possibility of rain

Tokyo

20°

-

10.5°C

Hong Kong

22°-25°C

15°- 21°C

Okinawa

Warm (20°C-25°C)

40% chance of rain.

Humidity will be high (75-90%). Possibility of rain. Hotels etc are air conditioned.

b) Clothing

Peking

Black tie not required. For ladies, long dress is normal for Chinese State Banquets.

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