pnarc180.pdf

were made by American business firms who wanted to arrange
appointments; or to entertain the Thai; or to take them to
visit their manufacturing facilities; or to participate in the
A.M.A. Seminar or a combination of these activities.
Attachments
9b and 9c were released by Oliver Beckman, Inc., the publicity
firm in New York, which had been rettined by Bangkok Bank Ltd.
on behalf of the Thai Board of Investment.
These two news
releases were issued during the first three days of -e program
in Chicago. Attnchment 9c, concerning the "new $100,000,000
fertilizer complex for Thailand" created some confusion.
IMC,
mentioned by Dr. Chow, advised the AP and Oliver Beckman, Inc.,
that although they had been having discussions with TORC, they
had not finalized their arrangements and the announcement simply
was not true. (Note: I1C currently has the largest investment
survey contract ($360,000) ever issued by A.I.D., to make a
feasibility study in Thailand of several phases of the shipment,
manufacture, distribution and financing of fertilizer and other
agricultural coimmodities that might be useful in
connection with
Agribusiness in the country. The investment determination date
is August 31, 1968.
IMC has not indicated to A.I.D. that this
study has been completed.)
Attachment 9d identifies the seven
occasions on which covor',e of the investment mission by Voice
of America was provided.
In addition to these attachments, USIA
released six major stories consiting of 1,000-2,000 words over
the wireless to their offices in the Far East.
These stories
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