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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 15, folder \"5/28/75-6/3/75 - European Trip\n- General (1)\" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential\nLibrary.\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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 15 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nMay 12, 1975\nClothes for European trip for planning purposes\nEvening functions\n-piano concert with Queen Fabiola (dress not determined, but will be either\nblack tie or dressy short. Brussels black tie, according to Mrs.\nFirestone, tends to be less dressy than ours, and they stay away from\nblack; they tend to lean more toward dressy short.) It is chilly (50-60\ndegrees at night).\n- undetermined evening in Brussels, though a proposal to you and the\nPresident to host a reception at the Ambassador's Residence (which is\nmagnificent) is in the works. Should you decide to do this, a short dressy\ndress will probably be the most appropriate.\n- state dinner in Madrid. Looks like it will be black tie, with dress\ncomparable to ours.\n- state dinner in Austria, hosted by Chancellor Kreisky. Dress will be\ndark business suit for the men. A long dress would be appropriate.\n-undetermined evening in Salzburg. There is nothing on the President's\nschedule at this time, and it is not known whether he will need the time\nto work on the West Point speech and see staff, or if there would be an\nopportunity for the two of you to have dinner in Salzburg.\nOther\n-something for the flight over\n-courtesy call after arrival on King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. Afternoon\ndress appropriate. People are still wearing wools and heavy knits -- even\nultrasuede in Brussels, and recommend a light coat and/or rain coat\nalong with some kind of long sleeve knit because of their weather (rains\ncontinually).\n-afternoon dress if you decide to lunch with Mrs. Firestone, Mrs. Bruce and\nMrs. Grunwald. Would probably need coat if you do a walking tour.\n-afternoon dress if you do a tour of Ghent in Belgium. Would probably need\na coat.\n-dress to depart Brussels in.\n-afternoon dress to arrive in Madrid. Madrid's weather has ranged from 80\ndegrees to 37 degrees in last week, so would have to wait to check till closer\nto time. Most likely, though, in 70s, and rain a constant possibility.\n- afternoon dress for courtesy call on General and Mrs. Franco.\n- afternoon dress for courtesy call on Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia\n(late afternoon - 5 p.m.)\n-dress to depart Madrid in\n-dress to arrive Salzburg (rainy weather constant possibility; weather in\n60s last week).\n-dress should you decide to have lunch with Mrs. Sadat and Mrs. Kreisky.\n-dress should you decide to tour Salzburg with Mrs. Sadat and Mrs. Kreisky.\n-dress to depart Salzburg.\n-dress to arrive Rome.\n-dress for State luncheon in Italy. Necessary to have arms covered, and\nsince it may be warm, you might want to think about a suit with a jacket.\nAlso: in our files, it says that the Leones presented you with an ivory\nleather Gucci handbag. You might want to consider carrying that.\n-long sleeved black dress for sudience with Pope. Particulars on this are\ncoming from the Embassy.\n- something for trip home.\n(The dress you wear to depart and arrive may well be the same, but because\nof weather changes from country to country, I've listed them separately).\nMisc\nThe electrical current does differ, but Ron Jackson will take care of the\nconverters, etc., should you wish to bring electric rollers.\nThe castles and residences in which you'll be staying are generally colder\nthan what we're used to. Might want to bring something warm to sleep and\nsit around in.\nThe lighting in these places is not the greatest. For makeup, Ron will\nbring a make-up mirror, and you might let us know about anything else.\nIt rains constantly in each of these cities.\nThe Kreiskys presented you with a petit point evening bag during their\nvisit here that you may want to consider bringing.\nSheila and Nancy\nRe European trip --\nNotes:\nA raincoat and something for head a must. Rain is constant, especially\nin Brussels and Salzburg.\nYou will probably be happiest in long sleeved dresses and for Brussels,\nwool knits and heavier coats.\nA voltage converter is a must for travel irons and hairdryers and\nblowers. Also a must is an adapter plug, as every hotel has different\ntype of outlets (the adapters like you get at Woodies fit only two out\nof four hotels). Adapter plug available at Woodies for $5.95.\nEuropeans are generally more covered than we are at night. In\nBrussels, Mrs. Firestone said to stay away from black, unless it's\nin a print. They also tend more toward short dressy (see Mrs. Ford's\nclothing suggestions).\nRome did not have washcloths.\nYou can always leave a wakeup call with signal.\nDo not sleep on plane on way over, as you gain time and will not be able\nto sleep at night which will make you extremely tired to start off with\nthe next day.\nShopping: (see Mrs. Ford's thing) - - do not plan to buy in Brussels or\nSalzburg if you're looking for bargains. Nothing (particularly in Brussels)\nis cheap. Rome leathergoods are not bargains in price, but you get a lot\nmore quality than you get here for same price. Do buy scarves --\ncan get some beautiful ones (washable) for between $3-$4.50 - - if you\nhave a chance to shop. In Rome and in Madrid, there is a long afternoon\nperiod where your shops are closed.\nYou are only allowed one quait of liquor duty free, though many have\nbeen known to leave extra room in their suitcase going over. Through the\ncontrol room in Rome, you can get the super huge bottle of Galliano for\n$3.50; in Salzburg, Russian vodka is $2.50.\nThere are packets of information on each city in each Control Room that\ngive such information as good restaurants, shopping areas, etc. also\ntouring information, money exchange, message center -- all there.\nCall me in California thru Signal if you think of specific questions.\npatti\nMrs. Ford\nNotes on shopping:\nRome: The best shopping, as you probably know, is in Rome. You may\nnot have time to shop yourself, but I'm sure we could arrange some\nhelp if you were interested in getting some things\nScarves are a great buy - - attractive ones, washable though not 100 %\nsilk, for between $3-4.50. Silk ties are also a good buy. Although\nprices are not 'bargain' rate on shoes and handbags, you get a great\ndeal more quality for your money. Gloves are also a good buy.\nStore hours: 9-1 p.m. and 4-7:30 p.m. Details in attachment.\nnote: the leather briefcases are beautiful.\nBrussels: There are no bargains to be had in Brussels. Mrs. Firestone\nsays the only thing there that's 'reasonable' are little lace hankerchiefs\nthat she found in one particular store and some plain colored monogrammed\nscarves that were about $10 each.\nThe Belgians, however, do have a great sense of fashion and clothes in\nstore windows are beautiful if expensive. Shoes as well.\nSalzburg: Not known for 'bargains,' though they do say leather is a\ngood buy comparatively. Porcelain is supposed to be a good buy as well.\nStores were closed on Sunday, as they will be one of the two days\nyou're there. But shopping seems to be geared more toward souvenir-\ntype of things -- handpainted things -- than toward fashion, etc. Lots of\ninteresting porcelain, however.\nStores generally close for a two hour lunch between about noon and 2 p.m.\nMadrid: Your schedule is so busy in Madrid that you may not have a\nchance to shop yourself. Leathers fashions and shoes are good\nhere, and they sell alot of suede. They have a long afternoon siesta\nfrom about 1-4 p.m. or later -- in which stores are closed.\npm\nRERSONAL FOR MISSES SHEILS AND MATSON\nMay 10, 1975\n1. Best buys in Rome are: All types of leather goods - ladies\nhandbags, shoes, briefcases, gloves. Silk, such as neckties,\nblouses and scarfs. Jewelry - particularly gold and silver.\nKnitwear. The best shops have fixed prices and all are open\nfrom about 9 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. They\nreopen at 4 and remain open until 7:30 in the evening.\n2. Sizes: Size chart is below. English is spoken in all the\nbetter stores and sales people are prepared to assist with\nany difficulties. Gloves are sold in American sizes. Some\nstores (Feragamo) have shoes made on American lasts, i.e.\nAmerican sizes. Other stores will have only Italian sizes\nand some Americans find these shoes uncomfortably narrow.\nSIZES\nAmerican sizes in wearing apparel are equivalent to European\nsizes as follows:\nLadies\n12\n14\n16\n18\n20\nUSA\nDresses\n32\n34\n36\n381\n40\n44\n46\n48\n50\n52\nItaly\nMen's\n8\n8½\n9\n9½\n10\nUSA\nShoes\n41\n42\n43\n44\n45\nItaly\nMen's\n14\n14½\n15\n151\n16\nUSA\nShirts\n36\n37\n38\n39\n40\nItaly\nMen's\n36\n38\n40\n42\n44\nUSA\nSuits\n46\n48\n50\n52\n54\nItaly\nMen\n6-3/4\n6-7/8\n7\n7½\n7-3/8\nUSA\nHats\n54\n55\n56\n57\n58\nWomen's\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nUSA\nShoes\n36\n37\n38\n39\n40\nGloves and ladies' stockings are the same in USA and Italy\n- 2 -\nGLOVES\nPortolano\nVia Crispi 28\nCentral area (Pza Spagna\nPerrone\nPiazza di\nCentral area\n\"\nSpagna 92\nD'Auria\nVia Due Macelli Central Area\n\"\n55\nEqually distant from Palace and Excelsior (5 minutes by car)\n(15 minutes walk)\nPrices range from a minimum of $8.00 to a maximum of $20.00\nPOCKET BOOKS\nGucci (1)\nVia Condotti 8 Central Area ( Via Condott:\nGherardini (2)\nVia Bocca di Leone\n\"\n\"\n\"\n5\nFendi (3)\nVia Borgwognona 4\n\"\n\"\n\"\nVolterra (4)\nVia Belsiana 57\n\"\n\"\n\"\nRoberta da Camerino (5)\nPiazza di Spagna 30\n\"\n\"\n(Pza di\nSpagna)\n(1) prices range from a minimum of $80.00 up\n(2)\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n1\n$70.00 up\n(3)\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n$75.00 up\n(4)\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n$55.00 up\n(5)\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n$150.00 up\n- 3 -\nFAMOUS NAME STORES\nGUCCI\nVia Condotti 8\nCentral Area\nGHERARDINI\nVia Bocca di Leone 5\n\"\n\"\nROBERTA DA CAMERINO\nPiazza di Spagna 8\n\"\n\"\nVALENTINO\nVia Bocca di Leone 15\n\"\n\"\nMILA SCHON\nVia Condotti 64\nIf\n\"\nGATTINONI\nVia Sistina 29\n\"\n\"\nEMILIO PUCCI\nVia Campania 59\n\"\n\"\nEdy MONETTI\nVia Borgognona 24\n\"\n\"\nSaint LAURENT\nVia Borgognona 40\n\"\n\"\nUNGARO\nVia Borgognona 4\n\"\n\"\nGood quality and style but fairly expensive. Haute couture\nready made.\nSHOES\nFerragamo (1)\nVia Condotti 65\nCentral Area\nMagli\n(2)\nVia Veneto 74\n\"\n\"\nLawrence (3)\nVia Veneto 98\n\"\n\"\nSalato\n(4)\nPiazza di Spagna 30\n\"\n\"\nSamo\n(5)\nVia Veneto 187\n\"\n\"\nValentino (6)\nVia Frattina 58\n\"\n\"\nEdward\n(7)\nVia XX Settembre 21\n\"\n\"\nDonel\n(8)\nPiazza Fontana di Trevi\n\"\n\"\n(1)\nVery expensive prices range from $70\nup\n(2)\nFairly expensive \"\n\"\n\"\n$50\n\"\n(3)\n\"\n11\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n\"\n(4)\nSame\n(5)\nVery expensive\n$70\n\"\n(6)\nFairly expensive\n$50\n\"\n(7)\nModerately prices\n$20 \"\n(8)\nSame\n$20 \"\nSuggested schedule for Mrs. Ford in terms of press\nWednesday, May 28 (enroute)\n8 a. m. Depart\n8 p.m. Arrive Brussels\n9 p.m. Courtesy call on King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola\nThursday, May 29 (Brussels)\nno official schedule during the day. We recommend a casual shopping-\nwindow shopping tour in picturesque part of city, perhaps including\na visit to a wonderful bakery run by third generation Brussels family.\nWe would suggest Mrs. Ford going with Mrs. Firestone, and meeting\nMrs. Bruce and Mrs. Grunwald for lunch in a restaurant afterwards.\nOn press: would suggest not announcing it, taking Karl along, and letting\nhim give the roll of film to the wires afterwards to let them choose\n(on the tour-bakery portion); Karl could also take shots of the luncheon,\nthough I think the tour shots and bakery shots (which have lots of\npossibility) are much more the type of things we'd want press on.\nnight: Queen Elizabeth Music Competition with Queen Fabiola at Borgia\nPalace (the invitation has been extended, and we should probably accept).\nWould assume there would be press coverage on this.\nFriday, May 30 (Brussels)\nno official schedule we would suggest a ca sual tour of Ghent, a charming\ncity about 45 minutes from Brussels. If she wanted to be there by noon,\nshe could visit a market they have on Friday mornings, a historic church\nthat has the first oil painting ever done (magnificent religious scene by Van\nEyck) and tour the city via buggy, or at least partly via buggy depending\non how rought the ride is on the cobblestones. The tour would go down\npicturesque streets, along a canal, over a bridge and we think she would enjoy\nit.\nFORD\nPress, I think, would not be too much a hassle except at embarking points.\n(Getting out of cars to go into church, etc. -- where they would have to be\nLIBRARY\ncontrolled market, also) Other wise, they get their shots from the\nstreet as she is riding by. It is for enough away that of she does\nnot want press, we wouldn't announce.\nFriday, May 30 con't\nnight: Has not been determined, though the rumor is that the President\nand Mrs. Ford may want to host something at the Embassy residence.\nSaturday, May 31 (Madrid)\n8 a.m. departure ceremonies, Brussels\n11 a. m. arrival ceremonies, Madrid\n12:30\narrive at palace where they are staying\n1 p.m. courtesy call on General and Mrs. Franco\n5\np.m. courtesy call on Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia\n9\np.m. state dinner hosted by General Franco\nWe suggest she not do anything on own, though there are some\ncharming restaurants and nice shops if she wishes to.\nSunday, June 1 (Salzburg)\n8\na.m. departure ceremony Madrid\n11 a.m. arrival ceremomy Salzburg\n8\np.m. dinner hosted by Kreisky\nWe suggest she might want to have lunch with Mrs. Sadat and Mrs. Kreisky\nif she comes, though we understand right now they don't think she will.\nWe feel it would be important to have some type of coverage on this --\nperhaps pool coverage as they begin. There is a beautiful location\n(chateau on a lake in beautiful gardens, should she wish to host one; many\ncharming local restaurants; or she might want to consider something\nmore informal in the nearby lake country, though that would make press\nmore difficult.\nMonday, June 2\nno official schedule during day.\nnight: undetermined. Possibilities are of he and Mrs. Ford getting out and\ngoing to a local spot or that the President might need the time to prepare\nfor West Point speech or staff time, which he will not have had much of.\nMonday, June 2 con't\nWe suggest Mrs. Ford, and perhaps Mrs. Sadat, take a walking\ntour of Salzburg. It is charming. Along the way is Mozarts\nbirthplace, which they could go into, and a picturesque old-time\npharmacy, which has good photo possibilities. There are also\nAustrian coffeehouses along the way should they wish to stop.\nThe town is small enough that they couldn't possibly do the tour without\nbeing noticed. Would have to pool Mozart house and pharmacy -- or\nuse Karl -- and control the press as best as possible on the other.\nTuesday, June 3 (Rome)\n8 a. m.\nDeparture ceremony Salzburg\n10 a. m.\nArrive Rome\n10:30\nArrival ceremon y, Quirinale Palace\n11 a.m.\nArrive at the Presidentential Apartments where they 'll stay\n1:30 p.m. Depart for State Luncheon hosted by President Leone\n5 p.m.\nDepart for audience with Pope\n7:30 p.m. Depart Rome\n12:15 a. m. Arrive South Lawn\nWe recommend she plan no additional activities in Rome.\nSuggested schedule for Mrs. Ford in terms of press\nWednesday, May 28 (enroute)\n8 a.m. Depart\n8 p.m. Arrive Brussels\n9 p.m. Courtesy call on King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola\nThursday, May 29 (Brussels)\nbeeded bas 1.\ngone P\nno official schedule during the day. We recommend a casual shopping-\nwindow shopping tour in picturesque part of city, perhaps including\na visit to a wonderful bakery run by third generation Brussels family.\nWe would suggest Mrs. Ford going with Mrs. Firestone, and meeting\nMrs. Bruce and Mrs. Grunwald for lunch in a restaurant afterwards.\nwike of Ams. to\nE Economic community\nNATO\nOn press: would suggest not announcing it, taking Karl along, and letting\nhim give the roll of film to the wires afterwards to let them choose\n(on the tour-bakery portion); Karl could also take shots of the luncheon,\nthough I think the tour shots and bakery shots (which have lots of\npossibility) are much more the type of things we'd want press on.\nnight: Queen Elizabeth Music Competition with Queen Fabiola at Borgia\nPalace (the invitation has been extended, and we should probably accept).\nWould assume there would be press coverage on this.\nSEATE R. FORD LIBRARY\nFriday, May 30 (Brussels)\nno official schedule we would suggest a ca sual tour of Ghent, a charming\ncity about 45 minutes from Brussels. If she wanted to be there by noon,\nshe could visit a market they have on Friday mornings, a historic church\nthat has the first oil painting ever done (magnificent religious scene by Van\nEyck) and tour the city via buggy, or at least partly via buggy depending\non how rough the ride is on the cobblestones. The tour would go down\npicturesque streets, along a canal, over a bridge and we think she would enjoy\nit.\nPress, I think, would not be too much a hassle except at embarking points.\n(Getting out of cars to go into church, etc. -- where they would have to be\ncontrolled market, also) Other wise, they get their shots from the\nstreet as she is riding by. It is for enough away that if she does\nnot want press, we wouldn't announce.\nPress\nJoy\nFriday, May 30 con't\nnight: Has not been determined, though the rumor is that the President\nand Mrs. Ford may want to host something at the Embassy residence.\nWives of all\nSaturday, May 31 (Madrid)\nmemsers of official\nParty.\n8 a. m. departure ceremonies, Brussels\n11 a.m. arrival ceremonies, Madrid\nRus. Numsteld\n12:30\narrive at palace where they are staying\nMrs. stasler, And\n1 p.m. courtesy call on General and Mrs. Franco\n+\nMrs. Arias, Prime\nminisa's wife\n5\np.m. courtesy call on Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia\n9 p.m. state dinner hosted by General Franco\nFreyn Ministes\nwife -\nWe suggest she not do anything on own, though there are some\ncatens\ncharming restaurants and nice shops if she wishes to.\nnew. me\nde\nSunday, June 1 (Salzburg)\n8 a.m. departure ceremony Madrid\n11 a. m. arrival ceremomy Salzburg\n8 p.m. dinner hosted by Kreisky\nWe suggest she might want to have lunch with Mrs. Sadat and Mrs. Kreisky\nif she comes, though we understand right now they don't think she will.\nWe feel it would be important to have some type of coverage on this --\nperhaps pool coverage as they begin. There is a beautiful location\n(chateau on a lake in beautiful gardens, should she wish to host one; many\ncharming local restaurants; or she might want to consider something\nmore informal in the nearby lake country, though that would make press\nmore difficult.\nMonday, June 2\nFORD 2. GETALO LIBRARY\nno official schedule during day.\nnight: undetermined. Possibilities are of he and Mrs. Ford getting out and\ngoing to a local spot or that the President might need the time to prepare\nfor West Point speech or staff time, which he will not have had much of.\nMonday, June 2 con't\nWe suggest Mrs. Ford, and perhaps Mrs. Sadat, take a walking\ntour of Salzburg. It is charming. Along the way is Mozarts\nbirthplace, which they could go into, and a picturesque old-time\npharmacy, which has good photo possibilities. There are also\nAustrian coffeehouses along the way should they wish to stop.\nThe town is small enough that they couldn't possibly do the tour without\nbeing noticed. Would have to pool Mozart house and pharmacy - - or\nuse Karl -- and control the press as best as possible on the other.\nTuesday, June 3 (Rome)\n8 a. m.\nDeparture ceremony Salzburg\n10 a.m.\nArrive Rome\n10:30\nArrival ceremon y, Quirinale Palace\n11 a. m.\nArrive at the Presidentential Apartments where they 'll stay\n1:30 p.m. Depart for State Luncheon hosted by President Leone\n5 p.m.\nDepart for audience with Pope\n7:30 p.m. Depart Rome\n12:15 a. m. Arrive South Lawn\nWe recommend she plan no additional activities in Rome.\nOffice of the White House Press Secretary\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTRIP OF THE PRESIDENT\nTO\nKINGDOM OF BELGIUM\nSPANISH STATE\nREPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA\nITALIAN REPUBLIC\nSTATE OF THE VATICAN CITY\nMAY - JUNE 1975\nPRESS NOTES\nThe PRESS NOTES binder should prove to be a convenient reference\nincluding the schedule for the President's trip to Belgium, Spain,\nAustria, Italy and Vatican City. The volume includes biographical\ninformation of officials of host countries, country facts, background\ninformation for the countries to be visited with color information on\nplaces and sites the President and Mrs. Ford will visit in each country,\nand information on the United States party and foreign travel of\nUnited States Presidents. Detailed press schedules for the visit\nto these countries will be made available prior to departure from\nthe United States and may be updated on a day-to-day basis. The\nbook has been designed so that schedule and background material\nto be issued during the trip can easily be inserted in the book.\nThere is an American Embassy in all the countries to be visited.\nUSIA personnel from the respective embassies will be on hand at\nthe Press Center to assist you in whatever way they can. Please\ndo not hesitate to ask for assistance in meeting your personal as\nwell as business needs.\nSCHEDULES\nAll schedules must be strictly adhered to. Unless special arrangements\nhave been made with the Press Office of the Transportation Office,\npool assignments and plane assignments must be kept. As details\n- 2 -\nof the President and First Lady's schedules are updated and\nconfirmed, they will be published so that you may incorporate them\nin your PRESS NOTES.\nACCREDITATION\nSpecial White House Press Corps accreditation will be issued to the\npress accompanying the President. A representative of the United\nStates Secret Service will be aboard each of the press aircraft\nand accompany the press throughout the trip. They will distribute\nspecial credentials for the traveling press party enroute Brussels.\nThose joining along the way may pick up their credentials from\nthe representatives of the Secret Service assigned to the press party.\nThe host countries will accept our White House trip credentials,\nhowever, NATO headquarters and the Spanish Government will also\nsupply trip credentials which must be displayed. No additional\nphotos will be necessary for these credentials. NATO credentials\ncan be picked up with room keys at the Press Center in the Sheraton\nHotel in Brussels and the Spanish credentials will be distributed\nupon arrival in Madrid.\nPool credentials, when necessary, will be distributed to pool\nmembers when they assemble for coverage of events. At events\ncontrolled by host governments, last minute substitutions will very\nlikely mean exclusion from events, so poolers must meet their\npooling obligations. Poolers should contact a member of the Press\nOffice should any conflict arise.\nTRAVEL STATISTICS\nBy the time the President returns to Andrews Air Force Base aboard\nAir Force One, he will have travelled more than 83, 960 miles since\ntaking office in August 1974. He will have travelled 31, 815' miles\non international flights, visiting 10 countries.\n- 3 -\nThe following represents the estimated number of miles and hours\nthe President will travel aboard aircraft during his trip to Europe:\nStatute Miles\nFlying Time\nAndrews Air Force Base, Maryland\nto Brussels, Belgium\n3,950\n7:10\nBrussels, Belgium\nto Madrid, Spain\n890\n2:00\nMadrid, Spain\nto Salzburg, Austria\n1,000\n2:10\nSalzburg, Austria\nto Rome, Italy\n520\n1:15\nRome, Italy\nto Andrews Air Force Base\n4,750\n10:00\nTOTALS\n11,110\n22:35\nPRESS AIRCRAFT\nThe members of the press accompanying the President and Mrs. Ford\nto Europe will travel aboard two specially configured Boeing 707's.\nThe aircraft are chartered from Pan American and Trans World\nAirlines. All seats are first class, to provide maximum comfort\nduring the trip.\nIndividual aircraft assignments will be made prior to the departure\nfrom Washington. They must be kept throughout the trip unless\nchanges are cleared in advance with the Transportation Office.\nPlane manifests are provided in advance to authorities in each\ncountry and passports for the members of the party traveling on\neach plane are carried on board. In the event of a diversion, it\nmight present difficulties if you were on one plane and your passport\nwere on the other. The passports will be handled by a United States\nCustoms official who will be aboard each aircraft. In addition,\nthey will be glad to assist you in immigration and customs formalities.\nThe TWA plane will be the first off on each leg of the trip. The\nphotographers and technicians who must be on the ground well\nbefore a Presidential arrival, will be manifested aboard TWA.\n- 4 -\nMost correspondents will be manifested aboard Pan Am. If you\nneed to be aboard one aircraft or the other, please notify the\nTransportation Office - 456-2250.\nEvery effort will be made to keep those traveling on board the\npress aircraft advised of events on board Air Force One - particularly\non the longer flights from and to Andrews Air Force Base. When\nneeded, and when possible, pool reports will be dictated from the\nPresident's plane to the press aircraft. All written pool reports\nfrom Air Force One will be made available to the press traveling\non board the press planes as soon as Air Force One lands.\nPASSPORTS, VISAS, CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION\nA valid passport is, of course, essential for the trip. Visas have\nbeen waived in all countries to be visited for those traveling with\nthe White House press party. Those joining or leaving the trip for\nindependent travel should check host governments for visa\nrequirements.\nThose members of the press planning to leave the trip before\nreturning to Washington should contact a member of the Transportation\nOffice staff, explaining departure plans, so that their passport\nwill be available for return at the appropriate time. Otherwise,\nall passports will be carried from country to country by the staff\nto expedite procession. Should you need your passport within a\ncountry, it may be obtained from a representative of the\nTransportation Office.\nLUGGAGE\nAll baggage will be specially tagged in accordance with aircraft\nmanifests when first checked for the trip. All other tags should\nbe removed. Please limit your luggage to one large suitcase, plus\none small overnight bag or garment bag.\nCarry-on items should be available for inspection. Inspect your\nluggage thoroughly everytime it is re-packed and turn it in\npersonally to designated personnel at baggage points only at those\ntimes specified. Baggage should not be given to bellmen or to\nunaccredited people unless it is accompanied by owner.\n- 5 -\nThere will be little space in the cabin of the aircraft to accommodate\nfragile objects and purchase of gifts should be limited. Gifts\nshould not be wrapped as they may need to be opened for inspection.\nThe two press aircraft will be secured while on the ground and\nwill be boarded only by authorized airline ground maintenance\npersonnel; therefore, if you would like to leave personal belongings\nof no great monetary value aboard the aircraft during stops, you\nmay do SO. However, it will not be possible to obtain gear left\non board, so be sure you take everything with you that will be\nneeded for each stop.\nHOTELS\nSingle accomodations have been assured in Brussels and Madrid and\nevery effort is being made to secure single accommodations in\nSalzburg. However, due to the size of the press party, this may\nprove to be impossible in Salzburg. In the event doubling should\nbecome necessary, please notify the Transportation Office of your\npreferences.\nThe Transportation Office is making reservations each night\nfor all those in the traveling party. You will be expected to pay\nall personal charges including hotel rooms. It is recommended that\nthe members of the press party make every effort to settle their\nhotel accounts the evening prior to departure. You will be billed\nfor your transportation costs subsequent to your return to\nWashington.\nRoom assignments will be available on press aircraft during\nflights or immediately upon arrival in the Press Centers of the\ncities visited.\nPHOTO AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT\nAs a precaution, it has been required that those transporting\ncamera gear submit to the Transportation Office prior to departure\na list giving the serial number and manufacturer's name of all\nequipment. This is done to avoid a customs dispute at home or\nabroad particularly if similar equipment is purchased while\non the trip abroad.\n- 6 -\nEuropean two prong (round) plugs are used in each city visited.\nBrussels\n220 volts/50 cycles\nMadrid\n220 volts/50 cycles\nSalzburg\n220 volts/50 cycles\nRome\n220 volts/50 cycles\nA good supply of fresh batteries is recommended for cameras. It\nwill not be possible to charge batteries, unless you are carrying\nspecial conversion equipment.\nIt is recommended that photographers bring very long lenses and, if\nthey wish, ladders for coverage of some events where a camera\nplatform is not provided.\nHEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS\nRear Admiral William Lukash, USN, the President's physician,\nadvises that those accompanying the President on his trip to Europe\nand following his itinerary, require no immunizations. Those\njoining the party or departing before return to Washington, should\nindependently determine immunization requirements in areas\noutside the President's schedule.\nThis is the period of the year for seasonal allergies in the areas\nbeing visited. Pollen levels were noted and reported to be high.\nThose with known \"hay fever\" should bring a supply of the antihistamine\nthat works best for them.\nNo special precautions are necessary concerning food for those\naccompanying the President. However, it is always good practice\nto avoid foods which are often not fresh or have not been stored\nproperly. Specific examples are antipasto, smorgasbord and\nsimilar tables of salads, fish, and hors d'oeuvres as these foods\nare frequently prepared in advance and then not refrigerated\nadequately. Shellfish (especially mussels) should be avoided\nduring this time of year. In Spain and Italy it is best to avoid\nmilk and milk products.\nThe water in all the cities is safe to drink.\n- 7 -\nCLIMATE AND CLOTHING\nIt is Spring in Europe and the weather is much the same as we\nhave had in the Washington area recently. Minimum temperatures\nduring the evening range from 45 to 53 and the maximum temperatures\nrange from 63 to the mid-70's. There have been intermittent\nrainshowers in all the cities to be visited so a light raincoat will\nsuffice for the cooler evening temperatures and possible rain.\nDress for press coverage throughout the trip will not require\nanything more formal than dark business suit for men and appropriate\ndress for women. Vatican City will pose special dress considerations\nfor women, requiring that women cover their heads, wear a dark\ncolored dress with sleeves past the elbow and of the appropriate\nlength.\nPRESS HOTELS\nBRUSSELS, BELGIUM\nBrussels Sheraton Hotel\nPRESS CENTER: Salle de Nacions\nRogier 3\nTelephone: 219-3400\n1000 Brussels\nTelex: 26887\nBelgium\nCable: SHERATONHOTEL BRUSSELS\nThe Salle de Nacions (Sheraton Hotel Ballroom) is located one level\nabove the lobby.\nMADRID, SPAIN\nThe Hotel Plaza\nPRESS CENTER: Hotel Plaza, Level \"N\"\nPlaza de Espana #2\nTelephone: 247-1200\nMadrid, Spain\nTelex: 27383 Hotelplaza\nCable: HOTELPLAZA\nThe Press Center is located on Level \"N\", two floors above the lobby.\nTake elevators to the \"N\" level and turn right.\nSALZBURG, AUSTRIA\nMembers of the press party will be staying in several hotels in\nSalzburg, all centrally located and within easy walking distance of\nthe Press Center located in the Kongress Haus on Auersperg Strase.\n- 8 -\nROME, ITALY and VATICAN CITY\nCavalleri Hilton\nPRESS CENTER: Cavalleri Hilton\nVia Cadlolo 101, Monte Mario\nBallroom\nRome\nTelephone: 3151\nItaly\nTelex: 61296 Hiltrome\nCable: HITELSROME\nThe press party will not overnight in Rome, therefore, no\narrangements have been made for accommodations at the Cavalleri\nHilton. The Press Center at the Cavalleri Hilton will serve for\nevents taking place while in Rome and at Vatican City.\nPRESS FACILITIES\nDetails of press filing facilities in each city will be made available\nseparately when arrangements have been completed.\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nMAY 28, 1975\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nREMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT\nUPON DEPARTURE FOR EUROPEAN TOUR\nANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND\n7:43 A.M. EDT\nTHE PRESIDENT: Mr. Vice-President, let me\nsay at the outset that this trip to Europe has great\nsignificance not only to us but I think on a much broader\nbasis. We live in a world today which has issues of\ntremendous importance, whether it is energy, the economy,\ndiplomacy or security. And, of course, all of the\nanswers must come not just from ourselves but from\nour friends throughout the world.\nOur first stop on this trip will be in Brussels\nwhere I will meet with the leaders of the North Atlantic\nAlliance to jointly assess the state of the NATO Alliance\nand help to plan for a better future.\nI want to reaffirm at this time the United States'\ncommitment to the North Atlantic Treaty which is so vital\nto America's security and America's well-being.\nIn Spain I will review with Spanish leaders the\nexpanding cooperation which is essential and as Spain assumes\nan increasingly important role both in the Atlantic and\nMediterranean areas.\nIn Austria my meetings with President Sadat will\ncenter on Middle Eastern developments and the evolution\nof U.S.-Egyptian relations. American interests as well\nas those of our allies depend upon events that come about\nin the months ahead in the Middle East.\nOur policy in that important area of the globe\nis one goal -- that of achieving a just peace, and I also\nwelcome the opportunity while in Austria to meet again with\nChancellor Kreisky.\nFollowing the NATO Summit in Brussels my meetings\nin Rome with President Leone and other leaders of the\nItalian government will permit us to review the many\nimportant interests we share as allies and as very good\nfriends. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with\nHis Holiness Pope Paul VI to discuss humanitarian subjects\nof importance to people throughout the world.\nThere is much work to be done on this relatively\nbrief trip but I feel confident that I can represent a\nstrong and united America -- an America determined with\nits allies to safeguard our vital interests. The United States\nis equally determined to reduce the chances of conflict,\nto increase cooperation, and to enhance the well-being of\nAmericans and all peoples. I go determined to advance our com-\nmon interests with our friends and allies and with great pride\nin our great country. Thank you very much.\nEND\n(AT 7:46 A.M. EDT)\nHEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS\nBrussels - Madrid - Salzburg - Rome for Presidential Visit in May-June 1975\nWATER is potable in all cities (ie. you can drink tap water in the above capitols)\nFOOD: No special precautions are necessary. However, it is always good\npractice to avoid foods which are often not fresh or have not been stored\nproperly. Specific examples are ante-pasta, smorgasbord, & similiar\ntables of salads, fish, hors d'oeuvres, etc.; these foods are frequently\nprepared in advance and then not refrigerated adequately. Shellfish (mussels\nespecially) sholud be avoided during this time of year. In Spain & Italy it is\nbest to avoid milk & milk products.\nIMMUNIZATIONS: Personnel whose itinerary approximates the President's\nschedule require none. Advance Military and Secret Service personnel should\nall meet the standards required for alert forces under the provisions of\nAR-562, BUMEDINST 6230-1G, & AFR 161-13 which requires cholera every\n6 months, small pox every 3 years, thypoid every 3 years, tetanus-diphtheria\nevery 6 years, yellow fever every 10 years, & three doses of oral polio at\nany time previously. Those in the advance parties to Italy & Spain are best\nprotected by also receiving gamma globulin.\nPRE-ADVANCE TEAM\n1.\nRed Cavancy - Director of the Advance Office\n2.\nCaptain Leland S. Kollmorgen (USN) - Military Assistaut to the\nPresident\n3.\nWarren Rustand -\n4.\nRay Hunt - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Operations\n5.\nWhite House Advance Representative\n6.\nRichard Keiser - Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Pro-\ntective Division, USSS\n7.\nBrigadier General Larry Adams (USA) - Commanding Officer,\nWhite House Communications Agency\n8.\nRobert Gates - Staff Member, National Security Council\n9.\nEric Rosenberger - White House Press Office\n10.\nMilton Friedman - Presidential Speechwriter\n11.\nLt. Col. Ric Sardo - Marine Aide to the President\n12.\nMajor Robert Barrett - Army Aide to the President\n13.\nUSSS Agent in Charge of Security\n14.\nWHCA Trip Officer\n15.\nState Department Representative\n16.\nRobert Mead - White House Television Coordinator\n17.\nDr. Chester Ward - Presidential Physician\n18.\nPatti Matson - White House Press Office (Mrs. Ford)\n19.\nRonald Jackson - White House Food Coordinator\n20.\nLTC Robert Clifford - Air Force One Advance Representative\n21.\nMajor James Bell (USMC) - Presidential Helicopter Advance\n22.\nGary Wright - White House Transportation Office\n23.\nPat Howard - White House Social Office\n24.\nMarilou Shiels - State Department Protocol Office\n25.\nRobin Martin'- White House Advance Office\n26.\nJeannie Quinlan - White House Secretary\n27,\nBill Cuff - Military Assistant's Office\n28.\nHerb Oldenberg - Military Assistant's Office\n29.\nPaul Benson - AT&T\n30.\nJoe Gancie - RCA\n31.\nSanford Socolow - Network Television Pool Coordinator\n32.\nFrank Jordan - NBC\n33.\nRobert Siegenthaler - ABC\n34.\nDavid Buxbaum - CBS\n35.\nFrank Cormier - Associated Press\nPRE - ADVANCE TEAM\npage #2\nNOTE: The following personnel are the \"Country Leads\" and the\nrespective names will be inserted into the listing of personnel on\nthe first page of this manifest, when that particular country is\nvisited. All the other names on this page will be added at the end\nof the manifest listing.\nMADRID\nHomer Luther - White House Advance Representative\nLou Alfaro - USSS Agent in Charge\nTom Graybill - WHCA Trip Officer\nJoe Melrose - State Department Representative\nBRUSSELS\nBob Goodwin - White House Advance Representative\nWayne Welch - USSS Agent in Charge\nKen Pakula - WHCA Trip Office\nHarvey Buffalo - State Department Representative\nROME\nDon Wegmiller - White House Advance Representative\nAshley Williams - USSS Agent in Charge\nGeorge Schooler - WHCA Trip Officer\nBob Gingles - State Department Representative\nSALZBURG\nFrank Ursomarso - White House Advance Representative\nLarry Buendorf - USSS Agent in Charge\nMel Barefoot - WHCA Trip Officer\nJohn Thompson - State Department Representative\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nDoc.\nNotes from European Trip (pages - 11)\n5/28/75-6/3/\nB\n75\nFile Location:\nShelia Weidenfeld Files, Box 15, Trips Files. Folder: 5/28/75-6/3/75 - European Trip - General (1)\nRESTRICTION CODES\nJJO 11/07/16\n(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nNA FORM 1429 (1-98)\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 24, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR: MR. RON NESSEN\nFROM:\nRAY ZOOK\nRz\nSUBJECT:\nPRESS PLANE MANIFESTS\nAttached for your information and/or comment are the proposed\nplane manifests for Europe. The network personnel are assigned\nas requested by their producers.\nThere are two reasons for most of the staff to be on TWA\n(Technicians) plane. It has the most space and it will get a\nlarge amount of the staff on the ground well ahead of AF1\nto get the office set up.\nCC:\nBill Greener\nJack Hushen\nEd Savage\nTom DeCair\nLarry Speakes\nMANIFEST FOR TWA\nTom Jarriel\nABC\nTom Capra\nABC TV Producer\nMichael Duffy\nABC Film Editor\nJoseph Keating\nABC Radio Producer\nSteve Bell\nABC\nAnn Compton\nABC\nJohn Lane\nCBS TV Producer (Cronkite Show)\nJohn Armstrong\nCBS TV Producer\nJohn Kelly\nCBS TV Producer\nJonathan Ward\nCBS Radio Producer\nBob Schieffer or Phil Jones\nCBS\nRobert Pierpoint\nCBS\nLloyd Seigel\nNBC TV Producer\nHerbert Dudnick\nNBC TV Producer\nFrank Jordan\nNBC Producer\nJohn Cochran\nNBC\nRobert Kimmel\nNBC Radio Producer\nRobert Leonard\nVOA\nHarvey Georges\nAP Photos\nCharles Harrity\nAP Photos\nPeter Bregg\nAP Photos\nFrank Cancela re\nUPI Photos\nWally McNamee\nNewsweek Photos\nDick Swanson\nPeople Magazine Photos\nJeff McNally\nRichmond News-Leader Photos\nEddy Adams\nTime Photos\nMurray Alvey\nABC TV Camera\nKenneth Blaylock\nABC TV Sound\nBill Jenkins\nABC TV Electrician\nTerry DeWitt\nABC Mini-Camera\nDouglas Allmond\nABC Mini-Camera\nGabriel Romaro\nABC Mini-Camera\nMike Ostergard\nABC Radio Engineer\nAl Bargamian\nCBS Mini-Camera\nArne Jensen\nCBS Mini-Camera\nSteven Nelson\nCBS Mini-Camera\nJohn Smith\nCBS Mini-Camera\nBernard Swandic\nCBS Radio Engineer\nFred Montague\nNBC TV Camera\nJohn Langenegger\nNBC TV Sound\nAldo Argentieri\nNBC Radio Engineer\nRobert Freeman\nNBC Mini-Camera\nPeter Weiss\nNBC Mini-Camera\nClyde Robinson\nNBC Electrician\nHans-Joachim Schmitt\nZDF German TV Camera\nGerd Ramsbrock\nZDF German TV Sound\nCleveland Ryan\nNetwork Pool Electrician\nJOIN EUROPE\nPeter Kendall\nCBS Producer\nDavid Buksbaum\nCBS Producer\nJames Clevenger\nCBS TV Producer\nLeonard Raff\nCBS Film Editor\nRobert Jegle\nCBS Film Editor\nHarold Baily\nCBS Film Editor\nSusan Peterson\nCBS\nRichard Sedia\nCBS TV Engineer\nSteven Milne\nCBS Technician\nJim Richards\nCBS Engineer\nHoward Massey\nAP Photos-Technician\nHenri Bureau\nSygma Photos\nTed Koppel\nABC\nAnthony Brunton\nCBS Radio Producer\nDino Frescobaldi\nCorriere della Sera Photographer\nMANIFEST FOR PAA\nFrank Cormier\nAP\nBarry Schweid\nAP\nHelen Thomas\nUPI\nRichard Growald\nUPI\nRalph Harris\nReuters\nBernard Ullmann\nAFP\nNobuyuki Sato\nKyodo News Agency\nMurray Marder\nWashington Post\nFred Barnes\nWashington Star\nHenry Trewhitt\nBaltimore Sun\nLarry O'Rourke\nPhiladelphia Bulletin\nPhil Shabecoff\nYork\nNew York Times\nJames Weighart\nNew York Daily News\nDennis Farney\nWall Street Journal\nMyron Waldman\nNewsday\nGeorge Embrey\nColumbus Dispatch\nRichard Ryan\nDetroit News\nAldo Beckman\nChicago Tribune\nPeter Lisagor\nChicago Daily News\nThomas Ottenad\nSt. Louis Post Dispatch\nRudy Abramson\nLos Angeles Times\nGodfrey Sperling\nChristian Science Monitor\nEd Hodges\nDurham Morning Herald\nAl Sullivan\nUSIA\nRobert Boyd\nKnight Newspapers\nEugene Risher Cok Nes\nCox Newspapers\nSaul Kohler\nNewhouse Newspapers\nWilliam Ringle\nGannett Newspapers\nJoseph Kingsbury-Smith\nHearst Newspapers\nStephen Barber\nLondon Daily Telegraph\nHella Pick\nManchester Guardian\nJacques Renard\nLe Figaro\nYukio Matsuyama\nAsahi Shimbun\nJushiro Hasegawa\nYomiuri Shimbun\nMarion deMedici\nIl Tempo (Rome)\nMauro Lucentini\nIl Giornale\nVittorio Zucconi\nLa Stampa\nRoy Macartney\nThe Age (Melbourne)\nJohn Mashek\nUS News & World Report\nTom DeFrank\nNewsweek\nDean Fischer\nTime\nJehn-Gsberne-(cancelled)\nNew-Republic\nClare Crawford\nPeople\nAaron Latham\nNew York Magazine\nPierre Salinger\nL'Express\nUmberto Venturini\nIl Mondo\nIgnacio Carrion\nBlanco y Negro\nHeinz Lohfeldt\nDer Spiegel\nFrank D'Augistino\nITT\nDennis Melfa\nWUI\nRobert Mollenhauer\nRCA\nAngus McDermid\nBBC\nWalt Rodgers\nAP Radio\nPeter Barnett\nAustralian Broadcasting\nPAGE # 2 PAA MANIFEST:\nCameron Cathcart\nCanadian Broadcasting Corp.\nJoseph Schlesinger\nCanadian Broadcasting Corp.\nBob Schieffer or Phil Jones\nCBS\nJean LeFevre\nFrench TV (Channel 2)\nMichel Anfrol-Katohoura\nFrench TV (Channel 1)\nRolf Menzel\nGerman Broadcasting & TV Systems\nGerd Pelletier\nGerman TV ARD\nJeff Skov\nGolden West Broadcasters\nForrest Boyd\nMutual Broadcasting System\nThomas Brokaw\nNBC\nRuss Ward\nNBC Radio\nDouglas Kiker/Dick Valeriani\nNBC\nHatsuhisa Takashima\nNHK Japan Broadcasting Corp.\nLucien Millet\nRadio Canada\nCirilo Rodriquez\nRadio Nacional (Spain)\nMerwin Sigale\nTVN\nDon Fulsom\nUPI Audio\nJames Anderson\nWestinghouse Broadcasting\nGerd Helbig\nZDF German TV\nSTAFF ASSIGNMENTS:\nTWA\nTom DeCair\nJoy Chiles\nGay Pirozzi\nCarol Montague\nKathryne Prewhitt\nAnnabelle Short\nLarry Speakes\nBob Mead\nEric Rosenberger\nCathy Koob\nBob Manning\nBobby Law\nBaggage, Mimeo etc.\nClarence Beedle\n\"\nCharles Highberg\n11\nJon Howard\n\"\nGary Weaver\nMedic\nGary Sorrels\nSS\nGeorge Heidbreder Customs\nBill Fitzpatrick\nPhoto\nFrancis Zimmerman\nWHTV\nJohn Kelly\nWHTV\nPaul Benson\nLarry Adams\nPAA\nBill Greener\nJack Hushen\nEd Savage\nConstance Gerrard\nJudy O'Neil\nGay Halterman\nJewel McGrath\nRay Zook\nCharles Marceaux\nBaggage, mimeo etc.\nJohn Terry\n\"\nJoanne O'Brien\nMedic\nTerrance Morris\nWHCA Shotgun\nKenneth Merrihew\nSS\nEdward Rosmarin\nCustoms\nKarl Schumacher\nPhoto\nMrs. Ford contacts for European trip\nBrussels\njim feldman\nX 439-429 439- 429\nJudith Moscow Heimann\nhome 771 1472\nVice Consul\nofc: 513 38 30 (ext. 320)\nhome: 770 48 58\nmrs. in charge reingardt palay de beaut arts\nmr. devalkinain\nMadrid\nMiro Morville\nCultural officer in Public Affairs ofc\nofc: 447 1900\nhome: 254 1442\nSalzburg\nDave Reimuller\nEmbassy at Vienna\nRome\nRussell La Mantia Jr.\nThe Ambassador's asst\nReach thru Embassy phone - 4674\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nDoc.\nNotes from European Trip (pages - - 21)\n5/28/75-6/3/\nB\n75\nFile Location:\nShelia Weidenfeld Files, Box 15, Trips Files. Folder: 5/28/75-6/3/75 - European Trip - General (1)\nRESTRICTION CODES\nJJO 11/07/16\n(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nNA FORM 1429 (1-98)\nRedone\nI shaged a who Mere\n28 May (Wednesday) - Belgium\n7:25 am\nDepart White House Can We 9 that\n# to be the wife of he - Pres\nalways some at mplit can't\n8 pm\nArrive Brussels\n5 Vin m awahe when I amine\n20\nArrival Ceremony\nCall on King and Queen\n9:30 pm\nTo Residence for overnight\n29 May (Thursday) - Belgium\nFad Finker winders - so\n10:00 mid on\n6 of in restaure\nFree time until 7:45 pm\ner 6/- Bruce in greenwalt\n7:45 pm\nAttend Queen Elizabeth piano concert\ncompetition as guest of Queen\n10:25 pm\nmrs. Fad denner 2 gu Fahid\nArrive Residence\n8:00\n10:00 que regal Palace\nelsal Musi coup s Bagia Palace\n30 May (Friday) - Belgium\nbhent-\nFree day and evening\nLunchu is, / - Luns\nFORD of GENALD LIBRARY\nMay 27, 1975\nTO: Mrs. Ford\nFROM: Sheila\nAttached is additional background\ninformation on people and places for your trip.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION\nBRUSSELS\n1. Queen Fabiola\nFabiola, Queen of the Belgians, was born June 11, 1928,\nin Madrid, and is of Spanish origin. Having grown up at the\ntime of the Spanish Civil War, the Queen has a horror of vio-\nlence and of Communists. She dislikes bullfights and hunting\nand is extremely fond of nature and animals. Queen Fabiola is\nvery active in promoting and protecting the arts. She herself\nhas written a book of children's stories; she draws, paints,\nplays the guitar a little and the piano. She reads a good deal,\nchiefly in the arts, loves music and collects records. (The\nKing is a noted collector of recordings of African chants.)\nThe Queen's sports are tennis, swimming and bicycling.\n(Cycling is an important sport to Belgians and their hero is\ncycling champion Eddie Merckx.)\nThe Queen is serious, devout, and shows her concern for\nthe less fortunate in practical ways. She speaks a number of\nlanguages well, including excellent English.\nIn 1968, she married King Baudoin I (who had acceded to\nthe throne in 1951 upon the semi-forced abdication of Baudouin's\nfather, Leopold III, due to public feeling about Leopold's be-\nhaviour during World War II. The Royal Couple feel that Leopold\nIII was not fairly treated by the Belgian public in this respect.)\nThe marriage of the King and Queen is reputed to be very\nhappy, although childless. The queen has had several miscarriages\nand feels her childlessness deeply.\nIn direct address, the Queen is called Madame and is\nreferred to as Her Majesty, or Her Majesty the Queen of the\nBelgians.\n2. The Chateau at Laiken\nSituated a few kilometers north of Brussels, Laiken is the\nresidential palace of the Belgian King and Queen. It backs on an\nextensive park, including the lake which gives the chateau its\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nBrussels\nPage 2\nname, and was built in the mid-1780's to be the residence of\nMarie Christine, Governor of what was then the Austrian Netherlands\nIn 1789, five years after the completion of this elegant palace\nbuilt in the late eighteenth century classical style, the French\ninvaded. The chateau might easily have been sold at auction and\nbroken up had it not attracted the attention of Napoleon who\nacquired it in 1804 and furnished it-with the magnificent Gobelins\ntapestries and remarkable Imperial French furniture for which it\nis renowned. The furnishings and interior arrangements have been\nlargely retained by the subsequent inhabitants of the chateau:\nWilliam of Orange and the Belgian Kings, starting with Leopold I.\nLaiken Palace is well known for its extensive tropical\nplant collection, housed under glass. This collection began with\nMarie Christine, herself a botanist, expanded under Empress\nJosephine, and was further improved under the Belgian monarchs to\nthe point of being world famous today. The botanical collection\nis generally open to the public in the month of May.\n3. The Queen Elizabeth International Music Contest\nOne of the world's most prestigious musical competitions,\nit is named for its founder, wife of the late King Albert and\ngrandmother of King Baudouin. This year's piano competition will\nbe held May 26-31 at the Palais Des Beaux Arts. Next year's\nviolin competition will be dedicated to the 100 Birth Anniversary\nof Queen Elizabeth, who died in 1965.\nQueen Elizabeth had been all her life a friend of the arts\nand ready to promote new talent among musicians and composers.\nThe competition, designed to do just that, occurs three years\nout of four: the first year devoted to pianists; the second year\nto violinists; the third to new composers. Then, after a year\nwithout a contest, the cycle recommences.\nThe competition has been, since 1967, under the patronage of\nQueen Fabiola, wife of Badoin, King of the Belgians. Competitors\nare young--from the late teens to the early thirties--and come\nfrom all over the world. Of the more than one hundred who start\nout, only twelve reach the third, and final, stage culminating\nin the last week of May, when two different contestants play six\nnights before a distinguished jury (this year including Emil\nGilels) or former winners and a black-tie audience. Late Saturday\nnight (or sometimes in the early morning hours of Sunday), after\nof\nFORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nBrussels\nPage 3\nthe twelfth and final competitor has finished performing, the\njury's decision is announced to the waiting audience at the\nconcert hall. Twelve prizes are granted, the first prize being\na gilt medal and 200, 000 Belgian Francs. For any of the fina-\nlists, however, a promising career opens because of the high\nreputation of the contest.\nThe program of the last week is prescribed by the rules\nof the competition: (1) an unpublished concerto, with orchestra,\nby a contemporary Belgian--this year a piece by J. Maes, Director\nof the Musical Academy of Boom and a noted Belgian composer;\n(2) a solo piano piece from the finalists' own repertoire; and\n(3) a concerto, with orchestra, of the finalists' choice. The\nprogram of May 29 starts with the Russian competitor Serguei\nIuchkevitch, playing the Maes Concerto; then Thirteen Studies\nfor Solo Piano by Schumann, and finally the First Concerto for\nPiano and Orchestra of Sergei Prokofiev. After the intermission,\nthe American Larry Graham will be performing the Maes piece,\nThree Movements of Ptrouchka by Stravinsky, scored for solo\npiano, and finally Chopin's First Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.\nThe Symphony Orchestra of RTB (Radio-Television Belge) will be\nled by the American conductor Irwin Hoffman.\nThe performance will be held in the famous masterpiece\nof the Belgian art nouveau architect, Baron Horta, the Palais\nDes Beaux Arts. The acoustics in the concert hall of this cul-\ntural center in the heart of downtown Brussels are impeccable.\n5. Palais Des Beaux Arts\nSite of the Queen Elizabeth International Music Contest,\nwas built in 1928 by the famous Belgian \"Art Nouveau\" architect\nBaron Horta. It is the forum for many of Brussels' artistic acti-\nvities and probably is the oldest cultural center, in the modern\nsense, anywhere in the world.\n6. Grand' Place of Brussels\nThe market square in the center of Brussels (Belgium's\nCapital and seat of the Common Market), the Grand' Place dates\nFORD of LIBRARY\nBruissels\nPage 4\nback to the twelfth century. Its oldest building, the Town Hall\n(which still contains the Mayor's office) is of flamboyant gothic\nstyle with a lacy spire that towers over the downtown area.\nThe beauty of the square, however, is the indirect result\nof a three-day bombardment by the French Army in 1695 which\nleveled all the other buildings. These were then rebuilt in the\nlate seventheenth century and their elegant guilded baroque\nfacades give the square a harmonious unity that would probably\nnever have been achieved if the buildings had not all gone up\nmore or less simultaneously. The buildings were for the most\npart the headquarters of gilds or corporations. La Couronne,\n(The Crown), built in 1709 and Le Cygne (The Swan), built in 1698,\nnow house well-known restaurants. In good weather tables and\nchairs line the sides of the square and flower sellers occupy the\ncenter. It is well illuminated at night.\n7.\nMrs. Leonard Firestone\nBarbara Knickerbocker (Nicky) Firestone, wife of U.S.\nAmbassador to Belgium Leonard K. Firestone, was born and grew\nup in San Francisco where she attended Sarah Dix Hamlin School.\nMarried San Francisco Banker Stuart Heatley by whom she had\nfour daughters, aged 35 to 25, three of them married, giving\nher one grandson and four grandaughters. Mr. Heatley died in\n1964.\nIn 1966 she married Ambassador Firestone who had recently\nlost his first wife, Polly.\nMrs. Firestone's chief project before her marriage to\nAmbassador Firestone was her work on the Board of the Visiting\nNurse Association of San Francisco. She has always been inter-\nested in the Boy and Girl Scouts also.\nInterested and extremely knowledgeable about antique fur-\nniture and furnishings, old prints, needlework and flowers. A\ndevouted bargainhunter and hostess.\nGERAL H. FORD LIBRARY\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION\nMadrid, Spain\n1. Moncloa Palace\nLocated next to the campus of the University of Madrid,\nthe palace of La Moncloa is one of the most picturesque resi-\ndences on the city's outskirts. La Moncloa is surrounded by\ntrees and hills, faces recreation park Casa de Campa, and has\na clear view of the Guadarrama Mountain Range. During the Civil\nWar of 1936-39, the palace was completely destroyed because it\nformed part of the front lines and was continually attacked and\noccupied in the battles in that part of Madrid. A new building\nwas constructed between 1946-53 near the old site but on a\nhigher location. The square floor design, utilizing three sides\nand an open patioed fourth side, includes three floors and a\nbasement. The interior was decorated predominantly in the neo-\nclassical and imperial styles and displays antique (rococo) fur-\nniture, tapestries, clocks, chandeliers, and china--all furnished\nby the Patrimonio Nacional. The palace also includes all the\nmodern conveniences and is utilized as the official residence for\nimportant personalities and chiefs of state who visit Spain.\n2. Princess Sophia of Greece\nPrincess Sophia, 36, is the eldest daughter of the late\nKing Paul and Queen Frederika and sister of King Constantine II.\nSophia and Prince Juan Carlos of Spain were married in Athens in\na combined Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic ceremony in May 1962.\n(Sophia adopted the Roman Catholic faith in June 1962.) Sophia\nwas trained as a pediatric nurse before her marriage. The Princess\nshares her husband's love of sports, especially sailing. Since\nestablishing their residence at the palace of Zarzuela in Madrid,\nPrince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia have toured Spain exten-\nsively. The royal couple has three children: Elena, Christina,\nand Felipe. The Princess speaks fluent Spanish, German, and\nEnglish, in addition to her native Greek.\n3. General Franco\nGeneral Franco was married in 1923 to the former Carmen\nPolo Y Martinez Valdes, the daughter of a wealthy Austrian mer-\nchant. Their only child, a daughter called Carmencita (Maria\ndel Carmen Franco Y Polo), is married to prominent Madrid cardio-\nlogist, Dr. Cristobal Martinez Bordiu Ortega Y Vascaran, Marques\nde Villaverde. The Francos have seven grandchildren.\nFORD & LIBRARY\nMadrid\nPage 2\nSometimes appreciatively referred to as \"La Generalissima,\"\nMrs. Franco reputedly has enjoyed full partnership with her hus-\nband and has had more influence on his decisions than Spanish\ntradition encourages. In recent years Mrs. Franco has substi-\ntuted for her husband in public functions. Some of the family\nfinancial interests are in her name, e.g., real estate. Mrs.\nFranco devotes a great deal of her time to charity and willingly\nlends her name and presence to fund drives supporting such insti-\ntutions as hospitals, homes for the aged, and orphanages.\nBoth attend Mass several times a week.\n5. Mrs. Weells Stabler\nMiss Imily Atkinson was married to Weells Stabler, now\nAmbassador to Spain, in Salzburg, Austria in 1953. They have\nfour children (two girls, aged 20 and 19, two boys, aged 17\nand 17). Eldest daughter is student at American University and\nsecond girl at Skidmore College. The two boys attend St. Georges\nSchool, New Port, Rhode Island. Mrs. Stabler grew up in Boston\nand attended Milton Academy. She worked for two years for a\nradio station in Greenwich, Connecticut, producing and voicing\na half-hour daily program (\"Town Topics\") and later as research\nassistant in international industrial consulting firm in New\nYork. Personal interests: skiing, tennis, and swimming.\nRAID R. FORD UBRARY\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION\nITALY\n1. Quirinale Palace\nThe Quirinale Palace, the official residence of the President\nof Italy, stands on the highest of the Seven Hills of Rome. In\nancient Roman times, the Temples of Quirinus and the Sun were located\non this site. In the center of the present Quirinale Piazza or\nsquare are Roman statues of Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of\nJupiter in Graeco-Roman mythology. Between the statues is an\nobelisk which once stood in the mausoleum of Augustus.\nFacing the piazza is the oldest and principal building of\nthe Quirinale Palace which was begun by Pope Gregory VII. In\n1583 and completed by Pope Paul V in 1610. For three centuries\nthereafter, it served as the summer palace of the Popes during\nwhich period additional buildings were added to the original\nstructure. The original 16th Century palace is where official\nceremonies are now held.\nWithin the palace is a large rectangular courtyard bordered\non three sides by arcades. A large double ramp stairway leads\nfrom the courtyard to the first floor and to the Halls of the\nCorazzieri (Presidential Guard) and the Hall of Ceremonies, the\ntwo largest rooms in the palace. Official functions are held\nhere and also in the suite of rooms along the wings overlooking\nthe inner courtyard.\nThe frescoes decorating the Hall of the Corazzieri and the\nother front halls of the palace all date from the 17th Century.\nParticularly important are those painted by Pietro da Cortona\nand his school for Pope Alexander VII. The hall facing the court-\nyard was decorated after 1870 when the palace became the residence\nof the kings of Italy.\nAlthough the Quirinale was used only as a summer palace by\nthe Popes, it became increasingly important after the Eighteenth\nCentury. Four conclaves were held there in the Nineteenth Century\nand the election of four popes announced from the Berini Loggia\non the square. The Quirinale was looted by French revolutionary\ntroops when they occupied Rome in 1798. It then became the resi-\ndence of the Roman Republic and was again occupied by the French\nin 1808 when- they arrested Pope Pius VII. The palace was exten-\nsively remodeled to receive Napoleon who, however, failed to come\nto Rome. In 1814, the Napoleonic apartments were occupied by the\nEmperor of Austria as the guest of then restored Pope Pius VII,\nItaly\nPage 2\nAfter the Pope fled to Gaeta during the 1848-49 Revolution\nand Roman Republic, the Republican leader, Giuseppe Mazzini,\nlived for a time in one of the many rooms of the Manica Lunga,\nthe \"long sleeve,\" situated along the right side of the palace.\nVictor Emmanuel II, the first King of a united Italy,\nentered the Quirinale on December 13, 1870. Although the King\nwas reportedly never enthusiastic about the austere palace,\nfor reasons of State and tradition, he established his official\nresidence at the Quirinale and died there in 1878. During the\nreign of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita, the Quirinale was\nthe scene of an active and exciting royal court. However,\nVictor Emmanuel III and Queen Helena preferred the quiet of\nVilla Ada located in the Via Salaria. Umberto II resided in the\npalace only a short time, leaving Italy in 1946 with the aboli-\ntion of the Monarchy. After the war, the palace became the\nofficial residence of the President of the Italian Republic,\nwhich it remains today.\n2. Mrs. John A. Volpe\nJenny Benedetto Volpe was born in Italy in the town of\nPescosansonesco in the Province of Rescara. This is the same\ntown from which Ambassador Volpe's family emigrated in 1904.\nMrs. Volpe came to the United States in 1914 at the age of two.\nMrs. Volpe is a registered nurse and the mother of two children,\nJohn, Jr., who resides in Rome, and Jean, who is married and lives\nin Swampscott, Massachusetts. The Volpes have four grandchildren.\nMrs. Volpe was the First Lady of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\nfor six years, is fond of all types of flowers and is an accomplished\namateur painter.\n3. Mrs. Leone\nThe great grandaughter of a Spanish woman, grandaughter\nof an Englishman, and the daughter of an Italian physician,\nVittoria Leone Nee Michitto is now the wife of the President of\nItaly, Giovanni Leone. Initially her father objected to the\nJuly 1946 marriage because of the couple's difference in age:\nshe was 18 and had applied for admission to a university; he was\n38 and a lawyer in the Defense Ministry. Despite the age dif-\nference, the Leones have had a happy marriage.\nSERVICE FORD LIBRARY\nItaly\nPage 3\nThe First Lady does not enjoy the limelight. When she\nmoved to the Presidential Palace, she confided to her close\nfriends that she regretted the loss of her privacy and that\nshe was determined to change her way of life as little as pos-\nsible. For many years, Mrs. Leone was among the best dressed\nwomen of Italy. She is said to have a weakness for Pucci, but\nher favorite couturiers are Forquet of Naples and Valentino of\nRome.\nMrs. Leone's main interest in life has been her husband\nand her three sons: Giancarlo, 17; Paolo, 19; and Muro, 27.\nThe latter, a painter and player in a combo, plans to follow\nhis father's legal career. A polio victim, he underwent spinal\nsurgery in Los Angeles in 1961 and the Leones visited him there\nseveral times. Mrs. Leone is very grateful to the Americans for\nMuro's cure. For relaxation she enjoys literature, painting, and\nclassical music. She is not believed to speak English.\nLIDRARY GERALD R. FORD\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION\nMrs. Luns' Lunch\n1. Mrs. Joseph Luns\nMrs. Joseph Luns, born Elizabeth Baron Van Heemstra, is\nthe wife of the Secretary General of NATO. Like her husband\nwhom she married in 1939, Mrs. Luns is Dutch. She was born in\nAmsterdam of a banker but the family comes originally from\nFrisland where a minority language is spoken. The Luns have\na daughter and a son, in his late twenties, who studied at\nStanford and works for Rank-Xerox in Amsterdam.\nMrs. Luns, after her secondary studies in Amsterdam, followed\ncourses ,at the Sorbonne in Paris. She has worked for years at the\nInternational Archives of the Women's Movement. She plays bridge,\ngardens, is interested in cooking, and is the author of one\ncookbook.\n2. Mrs. Leon Tindemans\nRosa Tindemans, Nee Naessen, married Leon Tindemans, the\npresent Belgian Prime Minister, in 1960. The Tindemans have\nfour fairly young children. Mrs. Tindemans, a very relaxed,\ncharming woman, speaks good English.\n3. Mrs. Renaat Van Elslande\nGhislaine Van Elselande, Nee Van Acker, is a practicing\npharmacist. (Pharmacy is a profession comparatively well repre-\nsented by women in Belgium. She married the present Minister\nof Foreign Affairs, Renaat Van Elslande, in 1945. They have\none son and three daughters. One of their daughters accompanied\nRenaat Van Elslande when he studied for a year at the University\nof California at Los Angeles. Mrs. Van Elslande speaks little\nEnglish.\n4. Luncheon Menu\nFirst course will be consomme Lady Curson; second course\nMousse Salmon Vell Vue, Entree Carre de Veau Truffe with\nJardiniere de Legumes (garden vegetables). Dessert will be\nMacedoin de Fruits Maison.\nGERALD FORD\nFriday, May 30, 1975\nLuncheon - 1:00 p.m. at Luns' Residence, #43 Avenue Franklin\nD. Roosevelt\nMrs. Joseph Luns, wife of the Secretary General of NATO - hostess\nMrs. Gerald R. Ford, Guest of Honor\nMrs. Trygve Bratelli, wife of the Prime Minister of Norway\nMrs. Helmut Schmidt, wife of the Chancellor of the Federal\nRepublic of Germany\nMrs. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, wife of the Prime Minister of\nCanada\nMrs. Vasco dos Santos Goncalves, wife of the Prime Minister of\nPortugal\nMrs. Leo Tindemans, wife of the Prime Minister of Belgium\nMrs. Renaat Van Elslande, wife of the Foreign Minister of Belgium\nMrs. David Bruce, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to NATO\nMrs. Leonard K. Firestone, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium\nLady Peter Hill-Norton, wife of the Chairman of the NATO Military\nCommittee\nMrs. Alexander Haig, wife of the Commander and Chief of Allied\nForces in Europe\nMrs. Donald Rumsfeld, wife of the Special Assistant to the\nPresident of the United States\nMrs. Joseph Greenwald, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to the\nEuropean Comminity (Common Market)\nGERAL FORD LIBRARY\nThursday, May 29, 1975\nQueen's Dinner\nPossible Invitees\nMrs. Leon Tindemans, wife of the Prime Minister of Belgium\nMrs. Renaat Van Elslande, wife of the Foreign Minister of Belgium\nMrs. Jean Sausvagnargues, wife of the Foreign Minister of France\nMrs. Helmut Schmidt, wife of the Chancellor of the Federal\nRepublic of Germany\nMrs. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, wife of the Prime Minister of Canada\nMrs. Trygve Bratelli, wife of the Prime Minister of Norway\nMrs. Vasco dos Santos Goncalves, wife of the Prime Minister\nof Portugal\nPossibly the wives of the Foreign Ministers of Portugal and\nTunisia\nSERVICE R. FORD LIBRARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nGo: lines, AM may 6\nWASHINGTON\n5-6 DAY advance\nMay 1, 1975\nEYES ONLY\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nRICHARD CHENEY\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nJAMES CONNOR\nRED CAVANEY\nDENIS CLIFT\nBUD McFARLANE\nFROM:\nWARREN RUSTAND\nSUBJECT:\nRevised Presidential Schedule\nfor Europe, May 28-June 2\nWednesday, May 28\n8:00 a, m.\nDepart South Lawn via Andrews for B russels\napprox.\n(Flying time. 7+ hours; timechange- lose 5 hour\n12 han)\n8:00 p.m.\nArrive Brussels. When President Nixon arrived\napprox.\nin B russels, King Baudouin I was on hand to meet\nhim and Mrs. Nixon. We assume that King\nBaudouin I will greet the Fords.\nTravel to Residence.\nCourtesy call on King Baudouin I by the President\n(15 min)\nand Mrs. Ford.\nOvernight Brussels (Embason n subton\nThursday, May 29\nselected muting\na.m.\nBilateral and multilateral meetings with\nselected Heads of Government.\n4:30 p.m.\nOpening Ceremonies for NATO Heads of\n(45 min)\nGovernment meeting.\nGENALD LIBRARY\n5:30 p.m.\nNATO Heads of Government meeting. Presiden\n(60 min)\nremarks at restricted session.\n8:30 p.m.\nDinner hosted by King Baudouin I._ HisRes.\nOvernight Brussels.\nFriday, May 30\n10:00 a. m.\nNATO Heads of Government meeting. Statement\nby Principals.\n1:00 p. m.\nLuncheon at NATO Headquarters. (appris 2hrs)\np.m. α 1500\nContinuation of NATO Heads of Government meet\nevening\nPersonal and Staff time\nOvernight Brussels.\n{no no commitments\nSaturday, May 31\n8:00 a. m.\nDepart for Madrid. (Flying time: 2+ hours;\napprox.\nno time change). loose / hr.\n11:00\n10.00 a. m.\nArrive Madrid.\napprox.\nTravel to Residence.\nNOT Mrs. FORD\nCourtesy call on General Franco by the President.\n1:00 p.m.\nPossible State Luncheon hosted by General F ranco\nin honor of the President and Mrs. Ford.\np.m.\nWorking session with Prince Juan Carlos and\nPresident Arias Navarro. (may be / hards\nevening\nIf General Franco hosts luncheon, the President\nand Mrs. Ford would host dinner at the American\nEmbassy.\nOvernight Madrid.\nDEPARTMENT FORD TIBRARY\n-3-\nSunday, June 1\n8:00 a. m.\nDepart Madrid for Salzburg. (Flying time:\napprox.\n2+ hours; as time change.) 400 / hour\n10:00 a.m.\nArrive Salzburg. Chancellor Kreisky may meet\napprox.\nthe President and Mrs. Ford at the airport.\nTravel to Residence.\n11:30 a. m.\nCourtesy call on Chancellor Kreisky by the\n(15 min)\nPresident\n12:00 Noon\nStaff Luncheon and Preparation Time.\npower\n(3 hours)\n3:00 p.m.\nMeeting with President Sadat.\n8:00 p.m.\nDinner hosted by either President Ford or\nPresident Sadat. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Sadat\nmay attend.\n2130 maybe another markets was\nOvernight in Salzburg\nMonday, June 2\n10:00 a.m.\nMeeting with President Sadat.\n1:00 p.m.\nLuncheon hosted by either the President or\nPresident Sadat, honoring whomever was the\nhost the prior evening.\n2:00 p.m.\nBrief final meeting with President Sadat.\nPersonal and Staff Time.\nOvernight Salzburg.\nDEPARTMENT REFORD\n-4-\nTuesday, June 3\n8:00 a.m.\nDepart Salzburg for Rome. (Flying time:\nApprox.\nIt hour; lose 1 hour)\n10:00 2. m.\nArrive Rome.\napprox.\nTravel to Residence\n11:00 a.m.\nMeeting with President Leone.\n(60 min)\n12:30 p.m.\nMeeting with Prime Minister Moro.\n(30 min).\n1:00 p.m.\nWorking luncheon with Prime Minister Moro.\n3:00 p.m.\nAudience with Pope Paul IV.\n6:00 p.m.\nReception in honor of the President and Mrs. For\nhosted by President Leone.\n9:00 p.m.\nDepart Rome for Andrews. (Flying time:\n8+ hours; gain 6 hours)\n10 have flight back\n12:00 Midnight\nArrive South Lawn.\n0800- Commenument NextPaint\nSEALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nPreliminary Schedule for Mrs. Ford\nWednesday, May 28\n8:00 a.m.\nDepart South Lawn via Andrews AFB for Brusse\n(approx)\n(Flying time: 7+ hours; time change - lose 5 hou\n8:00 p.m.\n*Arrive in Brussels.\n(approx)\n*Travel to Residence.\n*Courtesy call on King Baudouin I and Queen\nFabiola with the President.\nOvernight Brussels.\nThursday, May 29\nTour of the city of Brussels, including the\n0\nHotel De Ville, the historic market place.\n1:00 p.m.\nLunch with Mrs. Leonard Firestone, wife\nof the U. S. Ambassador.\nVisit to Bruges and Ghent.\nOvernight Brussels.\nFriday, May 30\n?\n0\nVisit to Burgmann Hospital Pediatrics Institute.\nVisit to Bejart School of Ballet.\nOvernight Brussels.\n% Presidential participation previously scheduled.\nGEBALO R. FORD LIBRARY\nSaturday, May 31\n8:00 a.m.\n*Depart Brussels for Madrid (Flying time:\napprox.\n2+ hours; same time zone)\n10:00 a. m.\n*Arrive Madrid.\napprox.\n*Travel to Residence.\n1:00 p.m.\n*State Luncheon hosted by General and Mrs. Franc:\nBrief meeting with American wives.\n?\nVisit to Prado Museum.\nevening\n*President and Mrs. Ford host dinner at the\nAmerican Embassy.\nOvernight Madrid\nSunday, June 1\n8:00 a. m.\n*Depart Madrid for Salzburg. (Flying time:\napprox.\n2+ hours; same time zone)\n10:00a.m.\n*Arrive Salzburg.\napprox.\n*Travel to Residence.\n7\nVisit to scenic and historic locations near Salzburg\n0\n* Dinner hosted by either President Ford or\nPresident Sadat. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Sadat\nmay attend.\nOvernight Salzburg.\nMonday, June 1\nVisit to scenic and historic locations near Salzburg\nOvernight Salzburg.\nDEPARTMENT R. FORD LIBRA.\nTuesday, June 3\n8:00 a.m.\n*Depart Salzburg for Rome. (Flying time:\napprox.\nIt hour; lose 1 hour)\n10:00 a. m.\n*Arrive Rome\napprox.\nTarullin's for ice.\ninfumal,\n*Travel to Residence\nCoffee with Mrs. Volpe, wife of the U. S.\ncream w\nAmbassador.\n(Fruntains of kims of nume\nTreve H. - for good Church Visit to of location Santa Maria of interest: Maggiore, eg, St. Villa Peters, Borghese\nis.\nGallery.\nVisit to organization of interest: eg, National\nVia Venilo - the 5 Ave\nUnion for the Fight Against Illiteracy, Boy's Towr\nGuest ships is no wald\nof Italy, or a hospital designated by the Italian\n13030 reception 3:00\nMinister of Health.\np.m.\n*Audience with Pope Paul IV with the President.\nmaybe up\n6:00 p.m.\n*Reception in honor of the President and Mrs. For\nhosted by President Leone.\n9:00 p.m.\n*Depart Rome for Andrews. (Flying time:\n8+ hours; gain 6 hours)\n12:00 p.m.\n*Arrive South Lawn.\nFORD it GERATO LIBRA,"
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