8 AUGUST 1997 PARTICIPATION ON BEHALF OF MR MOHAMED AL FAYED OF HARRODS KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON

INSTITUTO CERVANTES BENELUX ENGLAND AND WALES

Education & Training, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Business Consultancy, Travels, Translation Services, Interpret Services, Public Relations, Communication, Publishing, Spanish in Spain and Latin America, America, Enterprises, Air Lines, Automation, Internet, Productions, Insurances, Hotels, Football, Princess Diana Stadium, Television, Real Estate.

Instituto Cervantes NBL EW. Neude 30C. NL 3512 AG UTRECHT Netherlands. Harrods Limited. Mr Mohamed El Fayed. 87-2135 Brompton Road Knightsbridge London SW1X 7XL UNITED KINGDOM. Date: 8 August 1997. Concerns: PARTICIPATION Reference: ICNBLEW/Harrods970808. Dear Mr Al Fayed, Enclosed you find my picture as the founder of the Foundation Cervantes Benelux, the owner of the trade mark Instituto Cervantes England and Wales, supported by our Government. Within this framework in due course the following companies have to be started up: Cervantes Education & Training B.V., Cervantes Recruitment & Selection B.V., Cervantes Management & Organization B.V., Cervantes Business Consultancy B.V., Cervantes Travels B.V., Cervantes Translation Services B.V., Cervantes Interpret Services B.V., Cervantes Public Relations B.V., Cervantes Communication Services B.V. and Instituto Cervantes Holding Limited to be established in Stratford-upon-Avon. Therefore I need venture capital and would appreciate if you would be so kind to take a participation in one or more of these companies. From 17 till 21 August I will visit England (Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Kew Gardens, Hever Castle and Hampton Court Palace) and will stay in Hotel Holiday Inn, Manor Lane, Maidenhead/Windsor, Berkshire SL6 2 RA, tel. 1628-23444, fax 01628-770035. I would appreciate to receive a positive answer on that occasion and I am prepared to discuss with you my Business Plan. Thanking you very much in advance. Yours Sincerely, INSTITUTO CERVANTES Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, England and Wales. J.L. VAN DER HEYDEN. Manager Benelux.

The first PURPLE GOVERNMENT of THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. First row from left to right Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences JO RITZEN, Minister of Foreign Affairs HANS VAN MIERLO, Prime Minister WIM KOK, Founder Instituto Cervantes JOHN VAN DER HEYDEN, Home Secrtetary and Vice Prime Minister HANS DIJKSTAL, Minister of Justice WINNIE SORGDRAGER, Minister van Finance GERRIT ZALM. Back row from left to right Minister of Public Health and Sport ELS BORST, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fishing JOZIAS VAN AARTSEN, Minister of Traffic and Water Management ANNEMARIE JORRITSMA, Minister of Defense JORIS VOORHOEVE, Minister of Economical Affairs HANS WIJERS, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour AD MELKERT and Minister of Development JAN PRONK.

CONFIRMATION

Instituto Cervantes is legally registered at the Benelux Trade Registrar under deposit numbers 0508277 and 843323 in class 41: education, trainings and courses and is a tradename of the Foundation Cervantes Benelux in Nijmegen, registered under number 41211928 of the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam (IBAN: NL91INGB0004729266 BIC: INGBNL2A). Instituto Cervantes Limited is registered for England and Wales under Company No. 3300636 at Companies House, Cardiff. Cervantes Holding is a member of the Baak-kring Management Centre VNO-NCW. Photograph ENGELENBURG CASTLE, KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.

Instituto Cervantes está legalmente depositado como marca comercial en el registro de marcas del Benelux-Bureau voor de Intellectuele Eigendom bajo los números de depósito 0508277 y 843323 en clase 41: educación, enseñanza y cursos y es un nombre comercial de la Fundación Stichting Cervantes Benelux en Nimega, inscrito bajo número 41211928 de la Cámara de Comercios en Amsterdam (IBAN: NL91INGB0004729266 BIC: INGBNL2A). Instituto Cervantes Limited is registered for England and Wales under Company No. 3300636 at Companies House Cardiff. Cervantes Holding es miembro del Baak-kring Centro de Gestión Empresarial del Patronal del Reino de los Países Bajos VNO-NCW. Foto arriba CASTILLO ENGELENBURG EN BRUMMEN.

Instituto Cervantes is als handelsmerk wettig gedeponeerd bij het Benelux Bureau voor de Intellectuele Eigendom onder depotnummers 0508277 en 843323 in klasse 41: onderwijs, opleidingen en cursussen en is een handelsnaam van de Stichting Cervantes Benelux te Nijmegen, ingeschreven onder nummer 41211928 van de Kamer van Koophandel te Amsterdam (IBAN: NL91INGB0004729266 BIC: INGBNL2A). Instituto Cervantes Limited is registered for England and Wales under Company No. 3300636 at Companies House, Cardiff. Cervantes Holding is lid van de Baak-kring, Management Centre VNO-NCW.

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