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11. Miscellaneous: Press releases; Voice of America taped
interviews and USIA filming; Bangkok Bank Ltd. publicity;
houoe organs by individuNl American firms; arrange to
issue per diem either in bangkok or on arrival in Chicago.
Using this basic information, and based on the preferences
expressed by the Thai participants, CIPM prepared a proposed
itinerary and scheduled proposed meetings in Chicago, Detroit,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, New York,
Atlanta, Fort Worth and Houston.
Proposed meetings were scheduled with Chamber-of-Commerce type
organizat, ions in the respective cities as well as proposed plant
visits to factories and proposed meetings with banks and business
firms.
The itinerary and scheduling was worked out by CIPM in
consultations with Paul Sithi-Amnuai and AID/W,
but no contact
could be mnde with Nny of the nrg n i'n.tions or business firms
until the entire proposad progirni nod bLen submitted by Paul
Sithi-Amnuai, and general approval was received from Dr.
Amnuay
in Bangkok.
In a few instances tho personal plans and prearranged
appointments of individul team members caused changes
in the itinerary and scheduling, but as it developed later,
many of the team members never conveyed to CIPM (or to AID/W,
Paul Sithi-Amnuai, or Dr. Amnuay) their personal appointment
schedule. O4any of the ThqI t,,Lm membrs left Bangkok early
and proceeded to Europe to visit other countries en route to
the United States, and consequently were neither informedrar
consulted about their participation in the program until their
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