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MINISTER AND MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE QUEEN'S COMMISSIONER FOR THE PROVINCE OF NORTH HOLLAND HAS BEEN INVITED TO OPEN THE BUSINESS CONFERENCE.
5. FOR BONN, THE CONSUL-GENERAL HERE HAS PROPOSED MEETINGS WITH THE CHANCELLOR, THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE ECONOMICS MINISTER. THE GOVERNOR KNOWS VOLKER RUEHE WELL AND WISHES TO FIT IN SOME TIME WITH HIM. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF FORMAL APPROACHES COULD BE MADE OF OUR PROPOSALS. A SENIOR FIGURE IS NEEDED TO OPEN THE BUSINESS CONFERENCE. ONE POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO INVITE THE ECONOMICS MINISTER TO DO SO, AND TO ATTEND THE LUNCH AFTERWARDS. THIS WOULD MAKE A SEPARATE MEETING WITH HIM UNNECESSARY. GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE ON THIS IDEA, OR ON ALTERNATIVES. WE ARE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY WITH THE KONRAD ADENAUER FOUNDATION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A LUNCH- TIME MEETING TO BE HOSTED BY THEM ON 16 NOVEMBER.
6. MRS PATTEN WILL ACCOMPANY THE GOVERNOR. SHE WILL JOIN HIM FOR ALL MAJOR EVENTS, BUT NOT THE POLITICAL CALLS SO WILL NEED HER OWN PROGRAMMES FOR THE MORNINGS. SHE HAS NOT VISITED FRANKFURT, BONN OR AMSTERDAM BEFORE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGING SOME VISITS TO INTERESTING EXHIBITIONS, HISTORICAL BUILDINGS OR LOCALES. FOR PARIS, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON CULTURAL EVENTS THAT MAY BE IN PROGRESS AND ON NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS THAT MAY BE WORTH
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