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Session No. 2363-01, under the heading of "Thailand-Bangkok, The
Key to Business in Southeast Asia".
Attachment No. 4 is the
schedule for the seminar. Attachment No. 5 is a list of the
speake-s.
The members of the Mission from Thailand, with their
business associations, are listed at the beginning of this report
under the heading, Investment Mission Members. Attachment No. 6
is "AN IMPORTANT POLICY STATEM11ENT ON THE THAI/AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP
IN PitOGRESS" by H. E. Minister of National Development Pote Sarison.
This was distributed during the sinmirar at the time of Minister
Sarison's speech. Attachment No. 7 is the Registration List of
American busirlessmn who attended the seminar. A fee of $190
for each of these registrants was charged. The list of 78 American
registrants on Attachment No. 7 is the biggest paid attendance
which A.M.A. Vis f-ver had at such a seminar. In the paragraphs
immediately following the roster of members of the Mission, uhich
are contained in an earlier part of this report, reference has
already been made to the A.M.A.
Seminar attendance by the nonresident
Thai members,
for which a -lump sum fee was charged.
A.I.D. officials attending the A.M.A. Seminar were: Messrs. Jack
Bailhe; Louis A. Cohen; Graham Williams; Walter P. Coppinger; and
Belford L. Seabrook. No fee was charged by A.M.A. for these U.S.
Government officials.
In addition, there were a number of others
who attended parts of the session, but who were not charged a
registration fee.
These persons included the press and publicity
people, USIA interviewers, CIPM coordinators, and at least one
American businessman who came with a personal invitation signed
by Minister Pote Sarison.
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