For the record, I answer my own question.
To force inclusion of all characters of a font, one can use the following
macro:
{\catcode`\^^@=11
\gdef\pdfincludefont#1{
\begingroup
\font\f=#1
\pdfincludechars\f{^^@}
\count10=1
\loop
\ifnum\count10<256
\lccode`\!=\count10
\lowercase{\pdfincludechars\f{!}}
\advance\count10by1
\repeat
\endgroup
}}
Gregory