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Informal contacts between the Thai and American businessmen occurred
at the Sunday Luau, during golfing and sightseeing tours, and at the
final dinner on Monday evening, May 13.
In some cases, individual
Thai and American businessmen met for breakfast on Tuesday morning,
May 14, before proceeding to the airport.
Everyone, both Thai and
Americans, felt that the time in Hawaii was entirely too short and
some of the Thai are reported to have discussed possible individual
return engagements to Hawaii in the months ahead. Dr. Dai Ho Chun,
Director of the Institute for Technical Exchange in Honolulu, deserves
a lot of credit for organizing this impressive program in
such a short period of time. None of the U.S. Government officials,
nor any of the CIPM coordinators, accompanied the Mission to
Honolulu. Paul Sithi-Amnuai from New York, however, did make the
trip.
INDUSTRY ATTITUDE AND COOPERATION
The American private sector went all out in extending its
hospitality and cooperation to the Mission. This even applies in
the case of the proposed Cleveland and Atlanta visits which have
already been mentioned in this report.
The coordinating committees
from the private sector in the various cities did an excellent job
in organizing the groups and arranging for individual discussions.
The Thai were very impressed with the interest and attitude of
private sector representatives.
In numerous cases, American
businessmen who had visited Thailand and recalled their pleasant
experiences in that country were anxious to reciprocate. The
natural friendliness of the Thai and the warm reception extended
by their American hosts were manifest throughout the many conferences
and meetings.
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