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NOTES: COL PRINT LOCATION: TOKYO, JAPAN TITLE: BEATLE / JAPAN SERVICED DATE: 01/21/80 NO: 17549 DATE SHOT: 01/19/80 LENGTH: 72 FT SECONDS: 1.55 SOUND: NATSOF DATE OF ARRIVAL: BEATLE PAUL MCCARTNEY IS STILL IN A DETENTION CELL IN JAPAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SMUGGLING IN MARIJUANA -- AND HIS MANAGER HAS BEEN DESCRIBING HOW HE IS GETTING ON. FILM SHOWS: POP FANS GETTING BACK TICKET MONEY AND BEATLE'S MANAGER GIVING NEWS INTERVIEW. STORYLINE: POP STAR PAUL MCCARTNEY -- THE FAMOUS BEATLE -- IS STILL HELD IN A JAPANESE DETENTION CELL FOR ALLEGEDLY SMUGGLING THE DRUG MARIJUANA INTO JAPAN. HIS PLANNED CONCERTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND FANS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR MONEY BACK. THE 37-YEAR-OLD MCCARTNEY HAS BEEN SAID BY AN OFFICIAL AT THE DETENTION CENTRE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN HIS SINGLE CELL READING BOOKS. HIS MANAGER, HARVEY GOLDSMITH ANSWERED JORNALISTS QUESTIONS. QUESTION: WHEN YOU MET PAUL MCCARTNEY DID HE HAVE ANY CRITICISMS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH HE IS BEING DETAINED OR THE TREATMENT HE IS RECEIVING IN PRISON? MANAGER: "NO. NONE AT ALL. HE FELT THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES HE WAS BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND EQUALLY. AGAIN, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS IN A SITUATION WHERE HE IS SURROUNDED BY JAPANESE. HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ONE SINGLE WORD -- ALTHOUGH I AM SURE HE HAS PICKED UP A FEW PHRASES SINCE HE WENT TO JAIL. SO HE HAS REALLY NO ONE TO TALK TO. THE INVESTIGATORS DO SPEAK ENGLISH, OF COURSE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A HOLIDAY CAMP. (LAUGHTER) BUT HE DID SAY THAT HE FELT THEY WERE TREATING HIM VERY WELL, OR AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED." SHOT LIST FT SECS MS POLICE OUTSIDE POLICE STATION WHERE BEATLE IS HELD 11 18 POP FANS GETTING TICKET MONEY BACK 30 48 INTERVIEW MANAGER HARVEY GOLDSMITH 72 1.55