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Royal Jubilee Celebrations : Royal liaison officers at the ready
Report from Bangkok Post dated Thursday 8 June 2006 :-

Royal Jubilee Celebrations : Royal liaison officers at the ready

After many late-night practice sessions for nearly a month now, a group of liaison and security officers for royal visitors during the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne say they are ready for action. The key to the job, taking care of monarchs and royal guests during their stay in Thailand, is a once in a lifetime opportunity and they will be doing their best to ensure there are no mistakes.

Performing as liaison officers are C-8 officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Police, meanwhile, will be responsible for security-related tasks which officially kicked off with the arrival of the first royal guest, Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom, yesterday.

Each liaison officer has one assistant, or two if a royal guest is accompanied by a spouse, said Pasan Teparak, consul-general in Dubai, who returned to Thailand especially for the task.

A number of C-9 and C-10 officials will be stationed at designated hotels to coordinate with security and hotel staff.

The royal guests will stay at 13 different hotels and will arrive at the royal ceremonies one by one.

Arrival will be arranged in accordance with royal seniority. Those who have reigned longer will be the first to arrive and vice-versa. Therefore, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will be the most senior visiting monarch.

Apart from the royal functions, the royal guests also have their own programmes in the city and in the provinces.

Several of the liaison officers are already familiar with this kind of assignment.

Dusit Manapan, director of the Department of International Organisations' Social Division, said he was experienced in escorting members of the Royal Family during their visits overseas.

He will be the liaison officer for the Sultan of Brunei.

Pornpop Uampidhaya, director of Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs' International Law Development Division, said practice runs have built up confidence.

''But we need to stay alert all the time for any problems. The most important thing is to be familiar with the plan, the routes and the people involved,'' he said.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork