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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 33, folder \"State Dinners - 11/12/75 -\nLuxembourg\" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 33 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDINNER IN HONOR OF\nHIS EXCELLENCY GASTON THORN\nPRIME MINISTER OF LUXEMBOURG\nNovember 12, 1975\n7:30 p.m.\nDress:\nBlack Tie\nArrival:\n7:30 p.m.\nYour guests will arrive through the Diplomatic\nReception Room and will be escorted to the Red Room for\nmixed drinks.\n7:40 p.m.\nYou will be escorted via elevator to the North\nPortico where you will greet Prime Minister Thorn.\nNOTE: Photo coverage of greeting.\nYou will escort Prime Minister Thorn to the Red Room where\nyou will join your guests for mixed drinks.\nDinner:\nRectangular table\n8:00 p.m.\nYou will escort Prime Minister Thorn to the\nState Dining Room for Dinner.\nAt the conclusion of dinner, you will rise and propose a toast\n-- Prime Minister Thorn will respond.\nNOTE: Suggested toast is attached (Tab A).\nNOTE: There will be no press coverage of the toasts --\ntoasts will be piped to the press -- transcripts will be released\nto the press.\n- 2 -\nPrime Minister Thorn Dinner\nAfter Dinner:\n--\nYou will escort Prime Minister Thorn to the Red Room --\nguests will proceed to the Red Room.\n- -\nDemitasse, liqueurs and cigars will be served to your guests.\nDeparture:\n--\nYou will escort Prime Minister Thorn to the North Portico.\n--\nYou may wish to mingle with your guests or return to the\nFamily Quarters.\nNOTES:\n- -\nGuest list is attached (Tab B).\n- -\nMarine String Ensemble will be playing in the Grand Hall.\nWhite House photographer will be present.\n--\nMilitary Social Aides will be present.\nMaria Downs\nFor immediate release\nTuesday, Nov. 11, 1975\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nOffice of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nUPCOMING SCHEDULE: MRS. FORD\nWednesday, Nov. 12,\nPhoto session, South entrance to White House.\n4 p.m.\nMrs. Ford will meet Liliane Thorn, wife of\nPickup in press\nPrime Minister Gaston Thorn of Luxembourg.\nlobby 3:45 p.m.\nMrs. Ford and Mrs. Thorn will have tea in the\nFamily Quarters of the White House, afterwhich\nMrs. Thorn will receive a tour of the White House.\nThursday, Nov. 13\nMrs. Ford will receive about 200 members of the\n3 p.m.\nNational Council of Negro Women at the White\nPickup in press\nHouse. The Council is holding its Biennial\nlobby 2:45 p.m.\nConvention in Washington Nov. 10-15.\nFriday, Nov. 14\nSt. Johns Church, 16th and H Sts. NW. Mrs.\n10 a. m.\nFord will cut the ribbon and open St. John's\nPress should meet\na nnual bazaar. A photo session with Mrs. Ford\nat NW entrance\ntouring the booths will precede the ribbon cutting.\nlla.m.\nState Dining Room, The White House. Mrs. Ford\nwill host the official presentation of the new\npublication \"The First Ladies. \" The book,\npublished by the National Geographic Society as\na public service, will be sold by the White House\nHistorical Association, with proceeds used to\ndefray the book's printing costs and to buy\nhistoric items for the White House. The book\nchronicles First Ladies from Martha Washington\nthrough Mrs. Ford.\nFORD 2. GERATO LIBRARY\nGUEST LIST FOR THE DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT IN HONOR\nOF HIS EXCELLENCY GASTON THORN, PRIME MINISTER OF LUXEMBOURG,\nON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1975 AT 7:30 O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE\nHis Excellency Gaston Thorn\nPrime Minister of Luxembourg\nHis Excellency Adrien Meisch\nAmbassador of Luxembourg\nThe Honorable Pierre Wurth\nSecretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\nThe Honorable Jean Dondelinger\nLuxembourg Ambassador to the European Communities in Brussels\nMr. Paul Helminger\nChef de Cabinet of the Prime Minister\nThe Honorable Henry A. Kissinger\nSecretary of State\nThe Honorable John T. Dunlop\nSecretary of Labor\nThe Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld\nAssistant to the President; Secretary of Defense-designate\nThe Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan\nRepresentative of the USA to the United Nations\nThe Honorable Jacob K. Javits\nUnited States Senate (New York)\nThe Honorable Gale W. McGee\nUnited States Senate (Wyoming)\nThe Honorable Dewey F. Bartlett\nUnited States Senate (Oklahoma)\nThe Honorable Donald M. Fraser\nHouse of Representatives (Minnesota)\nThe Honorable J. Herbert Burke\nHouse of Representatives (Florida)\nThe Honorable Margaret M. Heckler\nHouse of Representatives (Massachusetts)\nThe Honorable Charles W. Whalen, Jr.\nHouse of Representatives (Ohio)\nLieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF\nAssistant to the President for National Security Affairs-designate\nThe Honorable Alan Greenspan\nChairman, Council of Economic Advisers\nThe Honorable Arthur F. Burns\nChairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System\nThe Honorable Ruth Lewis Farkas\nAmerican Ambassador to Luxembourg\nThe Honorable Henry E. Catto, Jr.\nChief of Protocol\nThe Honorable Helmut Sonnenfeldt\nCounselor, Department of State\nThe Honorable Arthur A. Hartman\nAssistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\nThe Honorable William B. Buffum\nAssistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs\nMr. Richard D. Vine\nDeputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\nMr. A. Denis Clift\nSenior staff member, National Security Council\nMr. Harold Horan\nSenior staff member, National Security Council\nUP- 133\n(THORN)\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- PRESIDENT FORD DISCUSSED THE U.N. GENERAL\nASSEMBLY'S ANTI-ZIONISM RESOLUTION WEDNESDAY WITH THE BODY'S\nPRESIDING OFFICER, LUXEMBOURG PRIME MINISTER GASTON THORN.\nTHEY MET FOR 60 MINUTES IN FORD'S OVAL OFFICE, FORD REPRESENTING\nTHE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST POWER AND THORN ITS\nSMALLEST.\nA WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT SAID THE TWO FOUND \"NO BILATERAL PROBLEMS\nOF ANY SIGNIFICANCE\" BETWEEN THEIR TWO COUNTRIES BUT ALSO REVIEWED\nWORK IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH MONDAY PASSED AN ANTI-ISRAELI\nRESOLUTION CALLING ZIONISM A FORM OF RACISM.\nTHE STATEMENT DID NOT DETAIL WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT THE RESOLUTION,\nWHICH BOTH AMERICA AND LUXEMBOURG OPPOSED. BUT, WHILE POSING FOR\nPHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE START OF THE MEETING, FORD TALKED OF\nIRRESPONSIBILITY ARISING \"AT A CERTAIN POINT\" IN THE UNITED NATIONS.\nHE SMILED AND ASKED THORN, PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE ASSEMBLY'S\nCURRENT 30TH SESSION, \"HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW RESPONSIBILITY?\"\nTHORN STARTED TO REPLY. THEN BOTH MEN LAUGHED.\n\"IT'S NOT AN EASY WAY TO START OUT,\" FORD SAID.\nTHORN, LUXEMBOURG'S FOREIGN AS WELL AS PRIME MINISTER, SAID HE\nALSO WAS INVOLVED IN REPRESENTING HIS GRAND DUCHY IN THE EUROPEAN\nCOMMON MARKET COUNCILS.\n\"I HOPE YOUR HEALTH IS GOOD,\" FORD SAID.\nMOVING FROM BILATERAL AND U.N. MATTERS, THE TWO ALSO DISCUSSED\nNATO, EAST-WEST, DISARMAMENT AND WESTERN ALLIANCE SUBJECTS, THE WHITE\nHOUSE STATEMENT SAID.\nUPI 11-12 05:05 PES"
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