PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS, TANG MING CHAO, ARRIVES IN BRAZZAVILLE.

Record ID: 223070

  • Title: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS, TANG MING CHAO, ARRIVES IN BRAZZAVILLE.
  • Date: 2nd August 1973
  • Summary: 1. GV UN Building in Brazzaville. 0.05 2. SV Car arrives 0.06 3. SV Pan up to UN flag Tilt down to SV Angolese delegates enter building. 0.21 4. SV Mr. Tang Ming Chao gets out of car. 0.48 5. SV Int Mr. Tang shakes hands with Angolese 1.22 6. SCU Pan Mr. Tang and Lucio Lara and others seated talking 1.52 Initials AE/3.29 AE/3.44 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th August 1973 13:00
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  • Location: BRAZZAVILLE, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
  • Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Reuters ID: LVA75K21L6LZXHHPXBSDIL8WBLVT
  • Story Text: Mr. Tang Ming Chao, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General for political affairs and decolonisation, arrived in Brazzaville on Sunday (29 July) as part of his tour to Africa to establish contacts with African Government leaders.

    Mr. Tang's aim is to discuss decolonisation and related affairs.

    In Brazzaville, he had talks with members of the government of the People's Republic, and with members of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola.

    The United Nations official met Mr. Lucio Lara, one of the directors of the MPLA, and later spent about two hours in discussions with the United Nations representative in the People's Republic of the Congo, Mr. Pennacchio.

    After his visit to Brazzaville, Mr. Tang will go to Senegal, Guinea, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zaire.

    SYNOPSIS: At the United Nations offices in Brazzaville on Sunday, there was a warm welcome for Mr. Tang Ming Chao, the United Nations Deputy secretary General for political affairs and decolonisation. He called in on Brazzaville as part of his extensive African tour.

    Mr. Tang was welcomed in Brazzaville by several Government officials. He is in the People's Republic to meet Government members and also members of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. Mr. Tang's tour takes him to most African regions to establish contacts with African Government leaders.

    After he arrived at the United Nations building Mr. Tang was officially welcomed to Brazzaville by one of the directors of the movement. He's in Brazzaville until Tuesday, and before he leaves, he hopes to discuss decolonisation and related affairs with the Republic leaders. After he leaves Brazzaville, Mr. Tang will visit Senegal, Guinea Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zaire.

    Mr. Tang spent most of his first day in Brazzaville with Mr. Lucio Lara, one of the directors of the M.L.F.A. Later that night, he spent about two hours in discussions with the United Nations representative in the People's Republic of the Congo. Mr. Pennacchio. He flies out of Brazzaville for Lusaka on Tuesday.
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