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TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2094 OF 24 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (FOR GOVERNOR).

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26 JUL 184

MY TELNO 2034 OF 19 JULY

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FOR GOULDEN (HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT) FROM-ISAD

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT : PRESS ARRANGEMENTS.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE DRAFT PRESS ARRANGEMENT COVERING BOTH VISITS TO HONG KONG.

26 JULY

ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK

2. ARRIVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE AT BAY 3 WITH A FIXED PRESS POSITION FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE ARRIVAL HALL. WE ASSUME THAT THE ACCOMPANYING PRESS PARTY WILL JOIN THEIR LOCAL COUNTERPARTS IN THE PRESS ENCLOSURE TO COVER THE ARRIVAL. IF SO, THEY WILL DISEMBARK FIRST AND BE CONDUCTED TO THE PRESS POSITION.

3. AS SUGGESTED IN OUR TELNO. 2034, WE ASSUME THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE PRESS ON ARRIVAL. FACILITY FOR

THIS WILL BE LAID ON.

4.1 WILL TRAVEL WITH YOU TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN CROWN CAR NO. 4.

5. VIP CAR ASSIGNED TO YOU WILL BE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO TAKE YOU

TO THE HOTEL.

6. A BUS WILL TAKE THE ACCOMPANYING PRESS PARTY AND THEIR BAGGAGE FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL.

7. WE DO NOT EXPECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO BE DOORSTEPPED BY

THE PRESS ON JULY 26.

JULY 27

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING AND MEETING WITH UMELCO IN THE

LGCO. CHAMBER.

8. SPECIAL ENCLOSURES WILL BE SET UP AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE PRESS ON HIS ARRIVAL.

9. THE FIXED ENCLOSURES WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S DEPARTURE FROM CGO. WE SUGGEST THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT SAY A FEW WORKDS TO THE WAITING PRESS. THE AFTERNOON AND THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA PARTICULARLY MOULD BE APPRECIATIVE.

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