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TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK
TELNO 057
OF 291020Z JANUARY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
INFO ROUTINE SYDNEY
FROM SEAD
MIPT: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THAILAND
PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
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1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WISHES TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON
THIS WOULD THE MORNING OF 22 APRIL, BEFORE DEPARTURE FOR SYDNEY. BE IN PLACE OF HIS PRESS BRIEFING AT 1700 ON 21 APRIL WHICH WILL
NOW BE UNDERTAKEN BY MEYER.
2.
SUFFICIENT TIME WILL HAVE TO BE ALLOWED AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ACCOMPANYING JOURNALISTS TO FILE BEFORE DEPARTURE. DEPARTURE FROM BANGKOK WILL THEREFORE BE AT 1130 ON 22 APRIL, ARRIVING IN SYDNEY AT 2345 ON THE SAME DAY.
THE 3: IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PRESS COVERAGE OF THE VISIT, SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE ACCOMPANYING JOURNALISTS, PLUS ANY BANGKOK-BASED BRITISH CORRESPONDENTS AND STRINGERS TO ACCOMPANY HIS PARTY TO THE CAMBODIAN BORDER. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HIRE HELICOPTERS TO TRANSPORT JOURALISTS (UP TO ABOUT 15) FROM BANGKOK TO THE BORDER AND BACK? WOULD THE THAIS BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THIS? IF NOT, COSTS WOULD HAVE TO BE BORNE BY THE PRESS THEMSELVES AND WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN ESTIMATE OF LIKELY
EXPENDITURE.
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