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with former Governor Kerner who headed the Illinois State Trade
Mission to Thailand about two years ago.
The visit to the
Industrial Park, scheduled for April 30, was a waste of time.
This had been included in the itineraiy at the insistence of
Paul Sithi-Amnusi.
The visit consisted of a bus ride through
the streets in which the Indust- ji !ark was located. The
Industrial Park had been starl,ed ab,ut 60 years ago and was so
completely built up that there; wa:, littl,
the factory fronts along the street.
to see other than
No visits were scheduled
to individual occupants of the [ndu. trial Park.
On the first, full day in Chie,'wo, April 29, the Chicago
Association of Commerce and Industry arranged a luncheon for
the Mission. The host was PLIOCON, Inc., a subsidiary of
Universal Oil Produtct-l Co.
A recepl ion for the Mission was
held that, eveniyg, the hosts beiTg
IMC (International Minerals
& Chemicals Corp.) and Science Rf,.scarch Associates, Inc., a
subsidiary of' IBM. Continent'iiII Nitional Bank and
Trust Company was host, at a lurichuoii for the Mission on April 30.
Mr. Suriyon (21), Chairman of the Mission, was host at dinner
for the Mission on the evening of April 30.
The Voice of
America arranged for a taped interview in
Chicago with Dr. Amnuay
(12) and with Mr. Suriyon (21). Sonn of the information from
these tapes and commentaries based on the tapes were beamed by
Voice of America to the Far East area.
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