U.K.: TUN ABDUL RAZAK - DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA - IN LONDON FOR TALKS WITH DEFENCE LEADERS.

Record ID: 415466

  • Title: U.K.: TUN ABDUL RAZAK - DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA - IN LONDON FOR TALKS WITH DEFENCE LEADERS.
  • Date: 9th May 1968
  • Summary: 1. LV MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING. 0.08 2. CU SING: 0.13 3. MV CAR ARRIVES. 0.17 4. LV & MR. RAZAK ARRIVES. 0.29 MV 5. CU MALAYSIAN FLAG ON CAR. 0.32 6. MV HEALEY GREETS RAZAK OUT OF CAR. 0.49 7. CU RAZAK - PAN TO HEALEY. 0.54 8. MV ONLOOKERS. 0.59 9. MV HEALEY AND RAZAK INTO MINISTRY. 1.05 Initials IF/V/PN/SC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th May 1968 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA2AN4ON1RPFU6MWBLLUYM1C2AD
  • Story Text: THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA, MR. TUN ABDUL RAZAK, ARRIVED IN THE U.K. LAST NIGHT (8 MAY) FOR TALKS WITH BRITISH LEADERS. TODAY (THURSDAY) HE STARTED A BUSY ONE-DAY ROUND OF DISCUSSIONS, DURING WHICH HE MET THE BRITISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE, MR. DENIS HEALEY. MR. RAZAK IS ALSO MALAYSIA'S MINISTER OF DEFENCE.

    THE MAIN PURPOSE OF MR. RAZAK'S VISIT, AS DETAILED IN AN AIRPORT STATEMENT LAST NIGHT, IS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH MR. HEALEY CONCERNING THE FORTHCOMING FIVE-POWER DEFENCE TALKS BETWEEN BRITAIN, MALAYSIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND SINGAPORE. THESE ARE TO BE HELD IN KUALA LUMPUR IN JUNE.

    A FIRST CALL TODAY WAS WITH MR. JOHN MORRIS, THE BRITISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE FOR EQUIPMENT. MR. RAZAK MAY BE DOING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS 'ARMS SHOPPING' WHILE HE IS IN BRITAIN. HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE MALAYSIAN CHIEF OF STAFF, BRIGADIER ISMAIL.
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