THAILAND: MR. GORDON WALKER'S PRESS CONFERENCE AT BANGKOK AIRPORT

Record ID: 565983

  • Title: THAILAND: MR. GORDON WALKER'S PRESS CONFERENCE AT BANGKOK AIRPORT
  • Date: 18th April 1965
  • Summary: 1. MLS WALKER (CENTRE) AT PRESS CONFERENCE 0.05 2. CU HE SPEAKS TO NEWSMEN 0.10 3. MS NEWSMEN 0.11 4. CU HE SPEAKS TO NEWSMEN 0.18 5. MS NEWSMEN 0.19 6. MS WALKER 0.26 7. MS THAI OFFICIALS TALK TO HIM 0.27 8. MLS HE WALKS TO CAR AND DRIVES OFF 0.35 Initials CAR/VS/MV/YA/RBI Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd May 1965 13:00
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  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVAB2BKGXM23RRPKFLAX2IVM1YST
  • Story Text: MR. PATRICK GORDON WALKER, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S SPECIAL PEACE EMISSARY ON VIETNAM, ARRIVED IN BANGKOK, THE THAI CAPITAL BY AIR FROM KUALA LUMPUR, ON THE SECOND STAGE ON HIS FACT-FINDING TOUR OF ASIA.

    SPEAKING TO NEWSMEN AT THE AIRPORT, HE SAID THAT THE PROPOSALS OF CONVENING A GENEVA-TYPE CONFERENCE ON CAMBODIA WAS ONE OF THE BEST VARIANTS OUT OF SUCH SIMILAR IDEAS. REFERRING TO PEKING AND HANOI'S REJECTION OF HIS VISIT TO THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC AND NORTH VIETNAM IN THE COURSE OF HIS PRESENT TOUR, MR. WALKER SAID THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD REPLIED TO THEM AND HE LOOKED FORWARD TO HEARING MORE FROM PEKING AND HANOI.
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