N.I. Visit By Trade Mission From U.S.

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30367, 17 February 1964, Page 10

N.I. Visit By Trade Mission From U.S.

The first official trade mission from the United States to visit New Zealand would reach Wellington next Monday, said its advance programme officer, Mr R. Garnitz, of the United States Department of Commerce, on his arrival at Christchurch by air from Melbourne yesterday.

The seven members of the mission would not visit Christchurch because of lack pf sufficient tipie, but would maintain a business information centre ip Wellington for five days.

He hoped that South Island businessmen who wanted to do business with the United States—either way would call at the Wellington centre, Mr Garnitz said. A special secretary had already been employed at the United States Embassy in Wellington to make appointments. The members of the mission would be in Now Zealand for specific business proposals, Mr Garnitz said. ‘‘They are here to do business in New Zealand,” he Mid. “They cover offers to buy, offers to sell, offers of licenesing, and joint venture. We have summarised these proposals, arid they have been printed here in New Zealand. This summary booklet and biographical booklet of the mission members are now being distributed ' to as many New Zealand businessmen as we can reach. ‘‘lf New Zealanders want to do business in the United States, mission members will take their proposals back to the United' States,” he said. “The proposals will be published in a magazine that is distributed to 20,000 Americah businessmen by the United States Department of Commerce. They will be published as part of the mlsgfon’s official report-” Mr Garnitz said that when the . mission’s members returned to' the United States they would meet business groups in many parts of the country, They would give publicity to proposals of New Zealand businessmen wanting to do business in the United States. The trade mission was described by Mr Garnitz as being a businessman-to-businessman mission. The United States Government paid for it, but it was not a “missionary” mission. “We are working within existing commercial laws,” he said. “We ape not trying to change anything.” The i ission, he said, was equipped with business proposals, catalogues, price lists, and pictures, covering everything. “They cover the whole of the business world,” he said. “There is a sampling of everything that can be sold m the United States.” Of the riiission members, Mr Garnitz Mid: “Each one of these men is a leader in his industry. They are outstanding men. Most of them specialise in industrial machinery, the newest and best of everything.”

When the mission leaves Wellington, it will open a S' March 2 till March 6. geiYiCesi Administretion of the United States Department of Commerce. He is now consultant to the Secretory of Commerce.