Re: Fw: Bahrain Global Forum 6-8 May 2011

John—thanks for the invitation to bahrain which looks quite interesting. I am sorting out a complex schedule and will let u know if this works in a couple of weeks. L

Dear Larry,

Thanks so much for your reply, It will be an excellent global event and the Crown Price would enjoy meeting you in private, something I can easily arrange. You would make a splendid contribution and also have the opportunity easily to meet top business and financial people from the Gulf region who we are attracting.

Look forward to your being able to confirm your attendance and we will make sure that it works out really well for you.

All best

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John

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This sounds like more for their benefit than yours , it smells a little like a proposal for a dancing bear , as you are not really being invited by the gov't fyi mandelson is here , with me for the week, I like the combination of you two. substance strategy, meets style tactics. I had Bill Gates most of yesterday, He told me you grilled him at Davos . We agreed to try to figure a way to harness and your talents

Bill is way smart. No bs. Not sure he really controls all his foundation does--odd mix of hard headed analysis and gooeey pc stuff. harness talents to make money do good or both. There are vast gains for poor people and world for huge reserves to be invested in something other than tbills.