- Title: GUINEA: U THANT ARRIVES IN GUINEA DURING HIS 10 NATION WEST AFRICAN TOUR
- Date: 11th January 1976
- Summary: 1. MV AIRCRAFT TAXIES IN 0.05 2. GV FLAGS ON TOP OF BUILDING 0.08 3. MV TROOPS & PEOPLE BESIDE AIRCRAFT 0.10 4. MV PRESIDENT TOWARDS AIRCRAFT 0.11 5. MV OFFICIALS 0.13 6. MV U THANT DOWN STEPS & GREETED 0.32 7. MV GUARD OF HONOUR 0.33 8. MV U THANT & PRESIDENT TOWARDS 0.38 9. MV U THANT & PRESIDENT TAKE SALUTE 0.41 10. MV WOMEN 0.43 11. GV U THANT & TOURE INSPECT GUARD (2 SHOTS) 0.53 12. CU U THANT GREETING OFFICIALS (2 SHOTS) 1.00 13. MV BAND PLAYING 1.02 14. MV U THANT GREETS OFFICIALS (2 SHOTS) 1.15 15. MV U THANT & TOURE ACROSS TARMAC 1.21 Initials KM/VS/CT/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 26th January 1976 12:00
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- Location: CONAKRY, GUINEA
- Country: Guinea
- Reuters ID: LVA7HOLQYA0FLMB9N513D41V1C2A
- Story Text: UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL U THANT RECENTLY ON THE LAST LEG OF A THREE WEEK TOUR OF 10 WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
HE WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY GUINEA PRESIDENT AHMED SEKOU TOURE AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS. U THANT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY UNGER SECRETARY GENERAL ISSOFOU SEIDOU DJERMAKOYA, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD BODY'S DEPARTMENT OF TRUSTEESHIP AND NON-SELF GOVERNING TERRITORIES.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL HAD FLOWN IN FROM DAKAR WHERE HE SPENT TWO DAYS WITH SENEGALESE PRESIDENT LEOPOLD SENGHOR.
U THANT RECEIVED A COLOURFUL WELCOME AT CONAKRY AIRPORT WHERE HE INSPECTED A COLOUR GUARD AND TOOK THE SALUTE WITH PRESIDENT TOURE.
LATER THE TWO LEADERS HELD PRIVATE TALKS ON WORLD PROBLEMS AND ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND GUINEA.
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