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and Technical Interchange between East and West, which is a
project of the U.S. Government in cooperation with the University
of Hawaii, usully shortened to the "East-West Center", incurred
approximately $1,000 of expenses; but these expenses are being
underwritten, on a pro rata basis, by
the private business
organizations who participated and there will not be any cost to
the U.S. Government.
The other cost is the travel cost born by
the members of the Mission who came from Thailand.
This averages
approximately $1,200 per person.
in addition, there is also the
cost for travel and expenses of the American firms who entertained
the Thai, showed them through their factories, and who attended
the American Management Seminar in New York.
Even though it may not properly be consideed part of the
cost of th., Missio, nevertheleso the indirect cost for salaries
of the participants frowji Thailand and of the American business
firms, probably amounts to several times as much as the total
direct cost of the Mission.
Although the total of the direct and
indirect costs were many times the amount of the U.S. funds
expended, there is no doubt that had it not been for thc leverage
from the direct U.S. expenditures, the Mission would probably not
have taken place.
CIPM:
In order (a) to permit the Mission to be directed by the
Thai and (b) to encourage the establishment of a permanent
private sector communication between the Thai businessmen and
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