ITINERARY

SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY

South Africa, June 4 - 9, 1966

Saturday, June 4

11:40 p.m.   Arrive Jan Smuts Airport,Johannesburg.
             Senator and Mrs. Kennedy will be met
             by Ambassador and Mrs. Rountree.

Overnight at Ambassador's residence in Pretoria.

Sunday, June 5

2:15 p.m.   Meeting with United Party M.P.

4:00        Meeting with editors of Afrikaans-media
            newspapers

5:00        Meeting with Progressive Party M.P. and
            others

6:15        Meeting with English-language media
            editors

7:30        Depart Pretoria

8:15        Arrive Johannesburg Country Club for
            South Africa Foundation dinner.

Overnight at Ambassador's residence in Pretoria

Monday, June 6

8:30-9:15a.m.Breakfast with African journalists

9:15-10:00   Meeting, with group of clergymen

10:15        Depart for Jan Smuts Airport,
             Johannesburg

11.10        DEPART JOHANNESBURG for Cape Town
             aboard South African Airways charter
             Viscount

2:30 p.m.    ARRIVE CAPE TOWN, D. F. Malan Airport


Monday, June 6 (continued)

3:15        Arrive Mt. Nelson Hotel

5:00        Depart Mt. Nelson Hotel for City Hall
            with Mayor Walter Gradner and guests

6:00        Arrive Mt. Nelson Hotel

8:15 p. m.  Arrive Jameson Hall, University of Cape
            Town for Day of Affirmation ceremony

9:45        Arrive Hiddingh Hall for student
            reception

11:00       Refreshments and discussion group at
            home of Mr. Colin Eglin

Overnight Lanzerac Hotel, Stellenbosch


Tuesday, June 7

11:00 a.m.  Meeting at home of Dr. Anton Rupert

12:30 p.m.  Arrive Simonsberg Men's Residence,
            University of Stellenbosch, to address
            student group

1:45        Depart Simonsberg Men's Residence for
            D. F. Malan Airport

2:15        DEPART CAPE TOWN

5:00        ARRIVE DURBAN, Louis Botha Airport

5:45        Arrive Edward Hotel

6:00        Dinner and discussion meeting with
            representatives of community groups and
            organizations

9:00        Arrive at student union of University
            of Natal for address to students

11:00       Informal meeting with student leaders

Overnight-Edward Hotel

Wednesday, June 8

8:40 a. m.  DEPART DURBAN from Louis Botha Airport

10:00       ARRIVE JOHANNESBURG, Jan Smuts Airport

10:30       Welcome by Mayor Boyce Eagar at
            Johannesburg City Hall

11:00       Arrive Soweto African Township

1:30 p. m.  Depart Soweto African Township

1:45        Luncheon with trade union leaders

2:45        Arrive residence American Consul
            General, Johannesburg

3:00        Meeting with African community leaders

4:10        Depart residence of American Consul
            General

4: 30      Arrive Innes Hall to address reception
           given by Johannesburg Bar Council

6:00       Arrive residence of American Consul
           General for Ambassador Rountree's
           reception in honor of Senator

7:00       Reception ends

8:30       Arrive Great Hall, University of the
           Witwatersrand to address student body

Overnight-home of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Menell


Thursday, June 9

9: 30 a.m. DEPART Johannesburg from Jan Smuts
           airport on BOAC Flight BA 112.


Note:itinerary incorporating revisions up to Sunday June 5th

Source: Aides notes, Robert Kennedy Archives at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston


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