Blood Ready For de Gaulle

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30395, 20 March 1964, Page 11

Blood Ready For de Gaulle

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copg right) POINTE A PITRE (Guadeloupe), March 19. Hospitals have received blood plasma of the same group as General de Gaulle’s and have fitted out emergency operating rooms as part of security precautions for the French President’s visit today.

Approaches to the airport will be closed and commercial air traffic banned for two hours before he is due from Mexico.

Police reinforcements have arrived from France. Householders along the President’s route have been asked not to take in strangers and to see that their doors are bolted.

In Mexico City, President de Gaulle said today the purpose of his first visit to Latin America was not only to strengthen France’s ties with Mexico, but also to emphasise the common viewpoints and ideals inspiring nations of Latin origin and tradition. General de Gaulle said France was willing to offer new formulas at the forthcoming United Nations trade talks in Geneva. France and Mexico must make joint efforts for contri-

Wool Sale.—Almost *ll of the offering of 12,500 bales was sold at the Brisbane wool sales today. Values were generally unchanged compared with Wednesday’s rates. —Brisbane, March 19.

button to sound world economic expansion, he and President Mateos of Mexico have agreed, according to a communique.