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MEMORANDUM Mr Watson you THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE C018 All Thursday, June 23, 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT HIE. SUBJECT: Visit of Australian Prime Minister Holt To Washington June 28, 5 p.m., to July 1, 10:30 A.M. We have now gone into the visit of Australian Prime Minister Holt. The planning appears to be well advanced and in good shape. The schedule as it now stands is as follows: June 28 5:00 P. M. Arrival at Dulles Airport to be met and escorted to Blair House by Acting Secretary of State Ball, U.S. Ambassador to Australia Clark, and Protocol Chief Symington. 5:50 P.M. Arrival at Blair House Evening has been kept free for rest following the long journey from Canberra. June 29 12:15 P.M. Military honors on White House lawn (tentative) 12:30 to Private conversation in your office with the Prime 1:00 P.M. Minister (tentative) The Prime Minister feels this is the only really important part of his visit P.M. Stag luncheon at the White House (Mrs. Abell has the guest list in hand, We have a suggested toast which we will be sending to you through Bob Kintner by the weekend.) Mrs. McNamara is giving a luncheon for Mrs. Holt (Established custom is that the wife of a Prime Minister visiting Washington informally is enter- tained at lunch by the wife of the Secretary of State or the Vice President, Because both of these wives will not be in Washington on that day, Mrs. McNamara will be the hostess for the luncheon for Mrs. Holt.)