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GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO UK: MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS

IMMEDIATE

1. You asked for my advice on how the Governor might play the

media aspects of his visit.

2. I have discussed this with Francis Cornish and John Yaxley.

Our collective view is that the Governor should concentrate on

background briefing for senior members of the British press

rather than high profile interviews on TV/radio or in the

newspapers.

3. We think the most effective format might be a background briefing over lunch for 6-8 selected senior journalists, with

the aim of targetting those who write the editorials and set the

tone of media comment. The sort of people we have in mind are

Rosemary Righter of the Times, Roger Berthoud of the

Simon

Independent, and, Scott Plummer of the Telegraph. One or two key

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people from the BBC such as Paul Reynolds could also be

included. News Department would be happy to advise on a fuller

We think that it would be worth trying to cover the field

list.

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