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ALSO BE PLEASED TO HOLD A LUNCH IN YOUR HONOUR.

I SHOULD BE DELIGHTED IF YOU WOULD STAY AT THE RESIDENCE WHILE YOU ARE IN WELLINGTON.

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MEDIA AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

6. PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 6 GAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR SPEECHES. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IN DUE COURSE WHICH YOU WOULD PREFER.

7. WE ENVISAGE THAT THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT LOCAL INTEREST IN YOUR VISIT TO JUSTIFY A PRESS CONFERENCE, SHOULD YOU WISH TO HOLD ONE. A SUITABLE TIME MIGHT BE LATE ON 16 MAY, AFTER YOUR CALLS ON MINISTERS. IF YOU WERE KEEN WE COULD ALSO APPROACH RADIO NEW ZEALAND, WHO WOULD I AM SURE BE INTERESTED TO INTERVIEW YOU ON ''GOOD MORNING NEW ZEALAND'' (NEW ZEALAND'S EQUIVALENT TO THE BRITISH ''TODAY'' PROGRAMME).

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8. BEFORE WE PROCEED MUCH FURTHER WITH THE PLANNING OF THIS VISIT, WE WILL NEED TO AGREE WITH YOU AND THE NEW ZEALANDERS WHETHER WE USE THIS HIGH COMMISSION OR THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION IN HONG KONG AS THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES. OTHERWISE CROSSED WIRES WILL INEVITABLY RESULT. WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE THE LEAD, BUT THE ANSWER MAY IN PART DEPEND ON WHETHER THE NEW ZEALANDERS DECIDE TO MAKE YOU A GUEST OF GOVERNMENT (YOUR PARA 4). THEY HAVE NOT

YET MADE UP THEIR MINDS.

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