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Note to the Executive Assistant of the Secretary-General

Elizabeth,

As per your request and in addition to the briefing with the Spanish-speaking press and representatives from the wire services (list attached? this coming Friday 17 October at noon, these are OSSG's__prop_qs_a_ls ,_£or__jc^d^_^_c^r&raQe_mbe_fpice and during the Secretary-Gene^aj^'_s_J;rip__tojfhile and Venezuela. ~ - 15-20 minute Television interview with a correspondent from either UNIVISION or CBS-Telenoticias; in New York, during the week of 20-31 October (CNN in Spanish cannot yet compete with these two Spanish-speaking networks in the Latin American market). This interview, to be aired shortly before 4 November, will serve as a "curtain-raiser' for the Chilean segment of the trip. - 20-minute interview with "El Mercuric", Chile's pre-eminent national daily (approximate circulation, 370/400,0000); preferably before the trip (if we can persuade them to send their chief diplomatic correspondent to New York). If not, then in Santiago, upon arrival, on 5/11/97, a.m., for publication in their next day issue. - As per Mr. Rosenthal's indication, on past visits by Secretaries-General, ECLAC has successfully organized a press conference at their premises; this practice should continue. If agreed, OSSG will co-ordinate with Ms. Laura Lopez, ECLAC's Chief of Information. Ideally, the press conference should occur immediately before departure. As this is not feasible due to the early flight to Venezuela on Friday 7 November, we recommend that the press conference takes place in the afternoon (later than earlier) of Thursday 6 November. Since the visit to Venezuela is not official and the Summit's programme of activities most likely will not allow for previously arranged meetings with the press (including a press conference), we recommend a television interview before the trip, with Mr. Nelson Bocaranda from Venevision, Venezuela's most famous television news personality. We have already secured Mr. Bocaranda for this purpose and he only awaits our signal to travel to New York. The interview, to be done in the UNTV studio, with simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation, will be aired nationally as a special (ala Barbara Walters) shortly before the summit. (more) - 2 -

We feel that if the five above-mentioned activities are accomplished, the Secretary-General's message through this public information campaign in the region, before and during his trip, will be secured. Thank you.

Juan Carlos Brandt M. OSSG

14 October, 1997

******* cc: Mr. I. Riza Mr. S. Sanbar Mr. F_. Eckhard Ms. N. Younes Mr. D. Zorrilla Trip by the SG to Santiago, Chile and Porlamar, Venezuela; November 1997. Journalists from Spanish-speaking media and other news agencies, invited to attend briefing with the Secretary-General. Friday, 17 October 1997; 12 noon 38th floor; Map Room.

1) Mr. Ricardo Alday, Notimex (Mexican News Agency). 2) Mr. Luis Tamayo, Voice of America, (USA). 3) Mr. Pepe Sobrino, EFE (Spain's News Agency). 4) Mr. Robert H. Reid, Associated Press. 5) Mr. Roberto Molina, Prensa Latina, (Cuba). 6) Mr. William Reilly, UPI. 7) Mr. Horacio Sofi, ANSA, (Italy). 8) Mr. Norberto Svarzam, Televisa/ECO, (Mexico). 9) Ms. Ana Maria Echeverria, Agence France Presse. 10) .Mrs. Miriam Alvarez, DPA, German Press Agency. 11) Sonia Nolasco, O Estado de Sao Paulo, (Brazil). 12) Ms. Evelyn Leopold, Reuters 13) Mr. Juan Vicente Boo, ABC de Madrid, (Spain) 14) Mrs. Blanca Rosa Vilchez, UNIVISION 15) Ms. Laura Kwiatkowski, UN Radio. 16) UN Verbatim reporter. (English)

New York, 13 October, 1997