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Bio contact ro ¥ wiew with the Guaen. They have seve . } pub- shad before... The aress. reports quoting questions and anawers from fhe interview were falaitied, as no reporters aera aflowedingide the palace ducing. the itericw! E deft London and aurived in Amsterdam on. the $5ih of May, 1966.-Miaa Rey od’ Aquila and some newe- paper reporiers. wera af the aimpact to weet me. i war atl euffgring from the cotd i hed caught i Sentland, so R excused myself and was tasked tam snail hoje! qr. the outekicts ef Amsterdam. The aext attemoon 1 waa called fo 2 television whearsal for a péogran that wee to be given that weening. Tite was .on May 16th, and | ahowad ay Rim. on the program, The veception by the public af ey subject and the file eae vary good. Atte: the cohenrest. we. drowe ark te fhe hotel: picked up my luggage and lett for The Hague. wins Aquila had arranged teansportation by aubsunebile, and (arrived et The Haque about midnight. tty hotel was ine Guist rasiduntial distelct, actoad the. sivext freen a beautiful park. Fhe iret cay war ee! waidg for wa ta cast. That moming | snpacked wy camera god walked trough the park te the eceen. Several reatiul fours ware apent strafing eround and pholographing the jocal acenery. t hed been placed in thie sachudad hotel purpogely fo aid the rene. When the newsmen could act docate ma, they becume wary iniisted. Those charge sf publicity poold ant say whore ! was step amg, and the manager of the hotel had been given acters Rot to reweal my presences. Far ane day and evening i war able ts soles. Ot the morning of May Th, 1 had. Sreakfset anc roacied inpeall for tee eieit te Soestcijk Palace sear ifvacht. The Palace car was fo cal! for ma at abput 90,30 a.m. This was en informal masting, ao my bue- ipeta suit was proper atie. } had been carefully coached on the proper eliquette and conduct in: the presence of my royal hosts. When the car anived, i-was introduced jo thy chauffeur who held the door open wal anieread: Te evade the presa, wa avoided Ge Cusiawary AegGheay ihe palace. We entared tha paleca garden through a gale @pened by a guard who galuled smacly as we pane- ec. Ionoticed tie highway iv front of the palace wes empty a8 ewe tuned mia the greneds. A wircing Grivewsy, bordered by massive shrubs, brought va deo the hoge entrance. My mind wax 20 taken up in tyieg 46 member ali the inetructions | had bees given that f failed to notion muck about the patece Keel, @scept that ft was white, The ehauifeur had spoken vary few words a2. we rode slong and had Given we a mind ts relieve wig throat when | coughed. i was TOD aim. whea the car stopped ls frant of door, guluted; end eacoried me up the broad steps fe the palace doora, which were opened by bee dooenmen deassed fn preys blue, whe alto saluted, When f aniered, ene of thease man helped me aut af my foo coat.and muffler; the other ascodiad me ints a barge Ghrary eRh Bigh celling, I had boon aervous with anticipation, oft ta Baeat marwous with waticipation, oy prasaace of the Queen, She and ihe ethers oeumt were alanding when TP eelenid the rom. The Queen's secretary came formated and intredaced me io Mer Majesty, Queen duliane. is them, fowas presented ip Prince Bembhand; Ut. General Schaper, Chief of the Royal Netherlande Air Siall; Professor doaghioad, ef Aerial Medicine; Dr. M. Rooy, Telecommunice- tions, and Mi: Kail, President of tha Rogal Nether. lands Sosiely far Aviation. Whee the Queen acknowledged the introduction, t completely forgot-all the insinsctions snd could aot temember the formalitias thal should have been fall. wed. festead, | acted wpor aly feelings and wag: at suse, for here was. a feeling of welcame as among The Queen gracinualy asked Ht dink cotton, Wher | reptied that i did, coffee was sanved i large Sage ot beautiful design, white we remained etand- ing. After all Kad been served, we ware asked to be aeaied, That coffee wes the Sent i had hed since Jeaving Amarccal We were at one ond of the library, seated is lounge chairs aguanblad i a Aerseshos position. Dieactly across. from me ent the Queen. Next te her was the Paace, and on my right, aext do the Prince, wes a gentleman whe acted as spokesman tor him. Ag] cerember, this gentleman wie Mr, Kell! Seated Gr wy FON ware Ge ciber three geciiemen. already named. The ‘pecenlary war seated w« litte apart fron the ethers, Small pastries were sareed, and an we eat enjoy: fog the cefrashments and induiging jn informal con- vorsation, T noted thet Rer Majngty wore a light ble frock. ‘The men were dressed i black suite onth while ahirts. and Gieck tien, Cigereties were passed. Then the secredare opaned the tepig for which | hed bean summoned, Sha ref< ered to my hes books and ached a Quaention mpard- Wag. my tip artund the moca. i war aware of Raving been granted only forty-five minutes, ao § made my answer as brief ag possible. Yes aatroncmet and Air Foros chief asked gque- ationa wart, bylng to discredit the interplanetary visitors. Ag ( think of 1 mow, perhaps my eniwer wat a Uiltle rude in the prasance of aiyalty, for } waid: “2 haves known of no major offciats of our Abr Force, and lew asteonomers, who Aave fold what they ecluadlig- hsow about the visitors from apace. ie ok krgent fact that. the sacred flex end contidental reports of the Ait Force have never been relaamed te the public, ot even is high officedt ix the queen went. | am inclined ip believe thie applies te af Qoeptmenia” | Riss Her Majeaty tnew aunctip wheal | rated for osha gees a tiny amile of acknowledg: Beast, U pointed out that most of the Bedings of eur Earth Satelite had Geen published ia my books ot daaat three years before.