- Title: FRANCE: PRESIDENT AYUB KHAN OF PAKISTAN ARRIVES ON STATE VISIT
- Date: 17th October 1967
- Summary: GUARD OF HONOUR; GENERAL DE GAULLE; PRESIDENT AYUB KHAN Initials JSU/V/BHH/AA EDITORS: SEE ALSO OUR PROD NO. 9635/65 (SOF) PROGILE: CHARLES DE GAULLE, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, SERVICED 8TH OCTOBER, 1965. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 1st November 1967 12:00
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA87BH4TM85FTIC60FVTLZXNOS
- Story Text: PRESIDENT MOHAMMED AYUB KHAN OF PAKISTAN ARRIVED IN PARIS TODAY (TUESDAY) ON A FOUR-DAY STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AND TALKS WITH PRESIDENT DE GAULLE ON WORLD PROBLEMS AND FRANCO-PAKISTAN CO-OPERATION. GENERAL DE GAULLE GREETED MARSHAL AYUB AT PARIS'S BEFLAGGED ORLY AIRPORT.
MARSHAL AYUB IS PAYING THE FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO FRANCE BY A PAKISTANI HEAD OF STATE. BUT HE IS NOW ON HIS THIRD VISIT TO FRANCE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
HE FLEW IN ON BOARD GENERAL DE GAULLE'S PRESIDENTIAL CARAVELLE AIRLINER FROM NICE WHERE HE STAYED THE NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING HIS STATE VISIT.
SOON AFTER HIS ARRIVAL MARSHAL AYUB SPENT 90 MINUTES IN TALKS WITH GENERAL DE GAULLE WHICH, SAID A PAKISTANI SPOKESMAN WERE CHARACTERISED BY PERSONAL WARMTH ON BOTH SIDES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PRESIDENT AYUB AND HIS PARTY HAD FOUND PRESIDENT DE GAULLE FIT AND IN GOOD FORM.
EARLIER TODAY IT WAS REPORTED IN THE FOREIGN PRESS THAT PRESIDENT DE GAULLE WAS ILL. THE REPORTS SAID IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS SUFFERING FROM HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES.
THIS EVENING FRENCH OFFICIALS FIRMLY DENIED THE REPORTS. AN ASSOCIATE OF THE PRESIDENT, WHO SPENT THE EVENING WITH HIM AT A RECEPTION FOR MARSHAL AYUB AT THE ELYSEE PALACE, DECLARED: "GENERAL DE GAULLE IS IN VERY GOOD HEALTH."
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