HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYID BIN SULTAN AL NAHIYAN, THE RULER OF ABU DHABI, WAS GUEST OF HONOUR AT A LUNCHEON IN LONDON YESTERDAY (MONDAY) GIVEN BY THE THOMSON NEWSPAPER ORGANISATION.

THE SHEIKH WAS WELCOMED BY LORD THOMSON, CANADIAN FOUNDER OF THE ORGANISATION, AND THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS INCLUDED MR. EDWARD HEATH, LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY; FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ALEXANDER OF TUNIS, LORD HILL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; MR. GEORGE THOMSON, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS; MR. PAUL GETTY, MR. GEOFFREY KEATING, SHEIKH TAHNON BIN MUHAMMUD AL NAHIYAN AND MR. MAHMOUD HASSAN JUMAH.