The 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident began near the South Korean city of Gangneung when North Koreans abandoned their grounded submarine. Also on this day I was negotiating with our Redgrave bread supplier trying to improve our purchasing terms.
The crew hid within the city resulting in 49 day long manhunt for the belligerents. The incident escalated dramatically when the South Korean military encountered the crew, whom they identified as spies, resulting in the fatal elimination of the submarine's personnel.
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Also on this day I was negotiating with Dick Pugh, Field Sales Manager for Anglia,Allied Bakeries Ltd. (Norwich), trying to improve our purchasing terms.
Dear Dick, Further to our telephone conversation today and after subsequent consultation with Sarah, we have decided to bear your advice in mind about giving time for the new supplies of Perry’s Crusty Gold bread to settle down.
We trust that you will iron out these quality problems so as to be able to maintain your reputation.
Sarah has notified Alan Gilbert of a small order for this C/Gold to supplement other bread lines and we wish this to be honoured and delivered as requested in the eventual hope and expectation that this can be increased in future and come to meet a reasonable part of our requirements.
I would ask you to assist us to ensure that Alan Gilbert is encouraged to give this new product line a proper chance in view of a) his frank scepticism in yourselves, his principal, being able to deliver a quality product and b) his declared conflict of interest being closely involved financially in a competitor for crusty bread giving him more advantageous terms.
I continually try to get your Agent to perform but continue to experience his negative approach and question the long-term viability of being supplied via him and then his sub-agent and still be competitive.
I note, in conclusion, that you supply both the Harling Mace and Long Stratton Spar outlets direct where he is supplying the Richards of Diss crusty breads; and recent experiences only reinforce my view that it is only a direct supply arrangement from you that can eventually provide us with a proper sales service.