- Title: IRAN: PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN ARRIVES IN TEHERAN FOR STATE VISIT.
- Date: 30th October 1969
- Summary: 1. LV CROWDED AIRPORT 0.03 2. SV SHAH AND ENTOURAGE ALONG 0.10 3. SV PAKISTAN SCHOOL WITH BANNER 0.13 4. MV PAN PAKISTANI CHILDREN WAVE FLAGS 0.17 5. SV FLAGS TILT TO AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT WITH ESCORT PLANES 0.25 6. SV PRESIDENTS' AIRCRAFT TAXIES 0.28 7. MV SHAH AND PARTY 0.32 8. SV YAHYA KHAN OFF AIRCRAFT 0.43 9. MV SHAH GREETS HIM AND CHATS (2 SHOTS) 0.51 10. CU PHOTOGRAPHER 0.54 11. MV PRESIDENT GREETED BY VARIOUS OFFICIALS 1.02 12. MV PHOTOGRAPHERS 1.04 13. MV SHAH AND PRESIDENT PAST GUARD OF HONOUR 1.14 14. CV CHILDREN WAVE FLAGS 1.16 15. SV PRINCIPALS PAST APPLAUDING PEOPLE 1.20 Initials JF/VS/SAW/MH Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 14th November 1969 13:00
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- Location: TEHERAN, IRAN
- Country: Iran
- Reuters ID: LVA7J2SC0HP0CSX7YTTZF9DSYAVC
- Story Text: PRESIDENT GENERAL YAHYA KHAN OF PAKISTAN ARRIVED IN TEHERAN YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) AT THE START OF A SEVEN DAY STATE VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF SHAH MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLEVI.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A TEAM OF TOP PAKISTAN MILITARY AND CIVIL OFFICIALS, AND THE DELEGATION WAS GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE SHAH AND A GUARD OF HONOUR.
PRESIDENT YAHYA KHAN SAID THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST DID NOT GIVE CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM AND THE SCALE OF VIOLENCE WAS DAILY ON THE INCREASE.
HE MADE THESE COMMENTS AT A STATE BANQUET GIVEN IN HIS HONOUR BY THE SHAH AND EMPRESS FARAH AT NIAVARAN PALACE.
THE SHAH HAILED THE PAKISTANI PRESIDENT AS "A GREAT NATIONALIST, A BRAVE SOLDIER AND A REALISTIC STATESMAN".
THE PAKISTANI PRESIDENT WILL RECEIVE AN HONORARY DOCTOR'S DEGREE OF LAW FROM TEHERAN UNIVERSITY, AND BE MADE AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF IRAN.
LATER HE WILL VISIT MESHED, IN NORTH-EAST IRAN, FOR A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY SHRINE OF IMAM REZA.
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