ARRIVAL OF THAI PRIME MINISTER (PM) THANIN KRAIVICHIEN AT PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT. HE DID NOT WAIT TO BE FORMALLY INVITED OUT AS IS NORMALLY DONE DURING VISITS OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT. BEFORE THAI AMBASSADOR JETN SUCHARITKUL AND DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL FROM FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, V K RAJAN, COULD ENTER THE PLANE TO INVITE PM THANIN OUT, HE WAS ALREADY HALFWAY DOWN THE RAMP. THEY EXCHANGED GREETINGS ON THE RAMP AND PM THANIN WAS LED DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY TO A ' WELCOME TO SINGAPORE' HANDSHAKE FROM PM EE KUAN YEW. PICTURE SHOWS PM THANIN (LEFT) DURING HIS HALFWAY ENCOUNTER WITH JETN SUCHAVITKUL (CENTRE) AND V K RAJAN
02/12/1976
PCD0483 - 0053
SPH2005-030485-030496/3A
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