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FOLLOWING ARE RESPONSES AND COMMENTS ON YOUR LETTERS AND

MESSAGES.

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LETTER OF 16 FEBRUARY:

ENGAGEMENTS FOLLOWING ARRIVAL.

(I) PARAGRAPH 2. A TO G. FINE.

(II)

PARAGRAPH 3. OF TWO DATES FOR RETURN SESSION WITH

NCNA. I PREFER 28 APRIL.

(III) OSSIE CHEUNG. AGREED TO 30 MINUTES AT 4 PM ON 8 MAY.

NATASHA SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

(IV) MEETINGS WITH THE MEDIA. IN LIGHT OF RECOMMENDATIONS

ON HANDLING PRESS BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM UK AND MY WISH NOT

TO HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON ARRIVAL. I AGREE THAT BRINGING A PRESS RECEPTION FORWARD. EG 29 APRIL, NOW MAKES SENSE. IN ADDITION. I SHOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER GIVING AN

INFORMAL LUNCH TO A SMALLISH GROUP OF SELECTED EDITORS:

GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE ON THIS.

ATTACHMENT TO LETTER OF 16 FEBRUARY: PROPOSED DIARY.

THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS SOUND FIND. WE SHOULD AIM TO KEEP BLANK

SPACE BECAUSE THE PROGRAMME IS BOUND TO FILL UP AND THERE MUST BE

TIME FOR ORDINARY WORK. ONLY COMMENTS ARE:

(I) 15 APRIL: I SHOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE NATASHA AND

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