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THAILAND TRADE & INVESTMENT MISSION TO U.S.<br />
SUMMARY:<br />
The Board of Investment of the Government of Thailand (BOI)<br />
sponsored a visit by some 30 Thai private businessmen to United<br />
States industrial plants and business firms during a two-wepk<br />
period beginning April 29, 1968 and ending May 13, 1968. The<br />
objective of the Mission was to explore possible joint ventures<br />
with U.S. investors, opportunities for increasing American investment<br />
in Thai ventures, and for increasing Thai imports of<br />
U.S. products.<br />
The idea for the Mission originated with<br />
Dr. Amnuay Viravan (12), Secretary General of the BOI; and to<br />
some extent the Mission may have been a result of the policy<br />
of the USOM/Bangkok to encourage the Thai to take the initiative<br />
in attracting foreign private investment. The Mission<br />
arrived in Chicago (over the North Pole) from Europe on Sunday<br />
afternoon, April 28, and after three days in Chicago, split up<br />
into four teams for visits in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit and<br />
Cleveland.<br />
On Sunday, May 5, the Mission assembled in New<br />
York and spent Monday through Wednesday, May 6-8 at the<br />
American Management Association Seminar, which was very well<br />
received by both Thai and American participants.<br />
After the<br />
A.M.A. session, most of the group remained in the New York<br />
area for individual business appointments, although several<br />
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