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Wednesday, 13-02-1997
I start relating my experiences of yesterday. The conversation
at Amsterdam Airport was very interesting. We agreed that after
the realisation of the new VIP and Press Centre the meetings of
the future five country managers for Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg,
England and Wales will have their meetings and press conferences
there when they have to communicate a decision to the press (1999-2000).
This new VIP Centre still has to be built and will give us the
possibility to meet each other without being seen by others. A
new activity of Schiphol Airport will be the building of a Skyport
Meeting Centre in Amsterdam, BRUSSELS,
London and Madrid. I committed myself to participate in this project.
A personal action of my conversational partner will be the service
for handicapped persons for which he asked the assistance of the
new Princess Diana Fund, that
I promised to set up for you in the Benelux when I have the
energy. Schiphol Airport deals with 90.000 transactions a year
for handicapped persons. In March they will have a congress for
handicapped persons in the airports of London. They should like
to can count on your support in Britain
because in their vision the service for disabled persons in the
airports of Britain
has not yet had much attention. They also work on a similar project
with the 40 airports in Spain in collaboration with AENA. The
airport of Alicante
deals with a number of transactions with disabled persons similar
to the total number of England and the Benelux. The project in
Alicante
is directed by Mr Oleara. The objective of the project is the
organization of a door-to-door service for disabled persons, starting
in Madrid and Alicante.
Amsterdam Airport works together with the IHD, the International
Help for Disabled organization. It would be a wonderful project
for you. A better one than the ELTON
JOHN's AIDS foundation, where you have been abused. He also
will consider a MIP room at Amsterdam Airport. Business like Amsterdam
Airport will be interesting for Instituto
Cervantes. Five percent of the turnover of the airport will
be spent on functional training and education. Part of the educational
programme can be carried out by Cervantes
Education & Training. An office of Cervantes
Recruitment & Selection can be established on Amsterdam
Airport, to start with. Management exchange within these fields
as well as in the field of automation and management development
is desirable for both parties. Madrid is the only airport with
growth capacity. A fusion between KLM and Iberia will be interesting
therefore. I already proposed the KLM management to call the new
company 'Cervantes Air'
when it comes to a fusion. Now British Airways can join the business
as well. I also spoke with an old colleague of mine near the Spanish
Instituto Cervantes in Utrecht. At this moment he is not available
for the organization. In Nijmegen I spoke in the taxi with a British
Philips' manager. He was from London and lives in Canterbury.
I told him about my holidays in Britain and my application. We
also discussed your television programme and agreed that you are
doing a wonderful job, worthy to a real queen.
I reject questions to you by journalists about political matters. That is not the role of a queen. In the personal field I had a conversation today with my estate agent. He will sell my house. I also requested information about houses for sale at some British estate agencies in the surroundings of Stratford. I sent them the Certificate of Incorporation of Instituto Cervantes Limited. I seem to be known there already. I received a declaration (verklaring) of Instituut Blankenstijn concerning my educational activities for that private school last year (enclosed). Now I turn to the horoscope. The horoscope of Grand Russel fits exactly so I limit myself in translating the one in de Telegraaf.
The newcomer is George. He called this morning and we appointed for February 26 on Hilton Schiphol. I reported him of my visit of yesterday and sent him the Business Plan and a letter in which I invited him to accept the function of Commercial Manager and the first task to appoint five country managers, starting with Peter in the Netherlands and eventually Elizabeth in England if she wishes. I encouraged him to ask questions. I also sent the Business Plan to my quickest pupil and the same message given to George. The most appropriate network will be the network of Henley Management College. I wrote the management of the Dutch establishment of this institute that I had been inspired to the foundation of Instituto Cervantes Limited by my visit to Henley the 6th of August last year. Today I received their documentation. Their programme seems to be ideal to translate for the benefit of the British Spanish relationship. I read that the Henley International Network is supported by representatives and associated organizations in 25 countries worldwide. So they will be the ideal collaboration partner in setting up the English and Welsh establishment of our organization. I am very enthousiastic about what they sent me. Perfect.
