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TELEGRAM NUMBER 684 OF 12 APRIL

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FOR TSAO (DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES) FROM GOULDEN, NEWS

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YOUR TELNO 991: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

1. THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY HELPFUL TELEGRAM.

SEEM ADMIRABLE. ON POINTS OF DETAIL:

ARRANGEMENTS

I) WE SHOULD ASSUME THAT SOME OF ACCOMPANYING PRESS PARTY

WILL WANT TO JOIN PRESS ENCLOSURE ON ARRIVAL

II)

SECRETARY OF STATE WILL PROBABLY SAY A FEW WORDS TO

PRESS ON ARRIVAL

III) I WILL CHAIR PRESS CONFERENCE, DIAS PARTY SHOULD INCLUDE

SIR P CRADOCK AS WELL AS GOVERNOR

IV) GIVEN YOUR VERY DISCIPLINED ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESS

CONFERENCE (WHICH I APPROVE) CAN I ASSUME THAT THERE IS

NOW NO NEED FOR SEPARATE PRIOR RECORDING?

V) SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST HAVE ASKED FOR INTERVIEW WITH

LADY HOWE DURING VISIT. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT LADY HOWE

WILL DO SO ON THE STRICT UNDERSTANDING THAT FOREIGN POLICY

ISSUES ARE NOT RAISED.

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