Short layover

We (Rob Gray, Metadyne's chief of Experimental Engineering and I were on the same flight) just got into San Francisco Int. airport and we're waiting for a rental aircar to go through final prep, before heading on to Portland. Neither of us has figured out why IDCC wants the entire team and T-scope transplanted to the States. Worst case is some kind of hostile take over bid, but I have too much respect for Sir Francis than to think he would pull a stunt like that. Rob suggested it was for some "Super-Demo" or a crash training course, but we agreed it make more sense to fly the Yanks over to Reading, than uproot the entire project by moving lock, stock and barrel here? It's a puzzle, but hopefully I'm just a few hours from getting the answers. Looks like our Mercury III is ready, it's off to Portland and the answers, I hope.