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PERSONAL ANDSTRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL NOT FOR PUBLICAnONEITHER IN WHOLE OR JN PART

BILDERBERG MEETINGS

KNOKKECONFERENCE

2M!3 April r972


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BILDERBERG MEETINGS

KNOKKECONFERENCE

21-23 April 1972


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CONTENTS

1. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS2. INTRODUCTION . .3. WORKING PAPERS:

A. "Economic Issues Between Industrialized Countries for theSeventies" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B. "Western Europe and America in the Seventies" . . .C. "Power Relationships in the Far East: a European View"D. "The Changing Configuration of Power in Asia"

4. DISCUSSION:I. Economic Considerations

The Crumbling Community of PurposeThe Claims of Domestic PrioritiesTrade Relations . . .The Case of Japan . . . . . .European PerspectivesRelations with the Third WorldEconomic Dealings with Communist CountriesTransnational Investment Issues . . . . . .International Monetary Reform . . . . . .Working Together: Institutions and AttitudesSumming Up .......... .

II. Securiry ConsiderationsThe New Geometry of Asian RelationsIngredients of the Japanese Situation .Fundamentals of the East-West RelationshipThe Evolution of \Vestern Public OpinionImplications for European Security . . .- The American Commitment . . . . .- Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions

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- Confe rence on Security and Cooperation- Th e Ostpoli tik . . . . . . . . . . . .- Th e European ContributionSumming Up . .

5. CLOSING REMARKS

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

CHAIRMAN:H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS

HONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR EUROPE:ERNST H. VAN DER BEUGEL

HONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE UNITED STATES:JOSEPH E. JOHNSON

HONORARY TREASURER:C. FRITS KARSTEN

AGNELLI, GrovANNI ITALYARNOLD, HANS GERMANYBALL, GEORGE w. UNITED STATESBAUMGARTNER, WILFRID S. FRANCEBENNETT, SIR FREDERIC UNITED KINGDOMBERGSTEN, C. FRED UNITED STATESBEYAZIT, SELAHATTIN TURKEYBIRGI, M. NuRI TURKEYBIRRENBACH, KuRT GERMANYBLUMENTHAL, W. MICHAEL UNITED STATESBRIMMER, ANDREW UNITED STATESBROWN, NEIL A. AUSTRALIABROWNE, H. JOHN C. UNITED KINGDOMBRZEZINSKI, ZBIGNIEW UNITED STATESBucHAN, THE HoN. ALASTAIR UNITED KINGDOMCAMPS, MIRIAM UNITED STATESCAMU, LOUIS BELGIUMCITTADINI CEsI, IL MARCHESE ITALYCOLLADO, EMILIO G. UNITED STATES

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COLOMBO, UMBERTO ITALY MURPHY, ROBERT D. UNITED STATESCOLONNA DI pALIANO, PRINCE Gurno ITALY ,'i NETHERLANDS, H.R.H. PRINCESS BEATRIX OF TH E NETHERLANDSCoRTERIER, PETER GERMANY NETHERLANDS, H.R.H. PRINCE CLAUS OF TH E NETHERLANDSCULVER, jOHN S. UNITED STATES NOGUEIRA, ALBERTO FRANCO PORTUGALDAHRENDORF, RALF INTERNATIONAL NORA, SIMON FRANCEDAVID-WEILL, MICHEL FRANCE N0RLUND, NIELS DENMARKDAVIGNON, VICOMTE BELGIUM NYKOPP, ]OHAN A . FINLANDDEAN, ARTHUR H . UNITED STATES PATIJN, ScHELTO NETHERLANDSDEN!AU, jEAN-FRAN


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IN A T T E N D A N C E :

HULHOVEN, L.VERNEDE, E.WARMENHOVEN, J , T .GETCHELL, CH . W. JR .BEUGEL, T H - M , VAN DE R

BELGIUMNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDSUNITED STATESNETHERLANDS

INTRODUCTION

The twenty-first Bilderberg Meeting was held at the hotel "L a Reserve",Knokke, Belgium, on 21, 22 and 23 April 1972 under the Chairmanship ofH.R.H. The Prince of the Netherlands.

There were 103 particip ants from the United States, Canada, Australia and14 Western European countries, as well as from various international organizations. They consisted of members of governments, politicians, prominent industrialists and bankers, lawyers, journalists, national and international civilservants and outstanding representatives of the academic world and othergroups.In accordance with the rules adopted at each Meeting, all participants spokein a purely personal capacity without in any way committing whatever government or organization to which they might belong. In order to enable participants to speak with the greatest possible frankness, the discussions were confidential, with no representatives of the press being admitted.The Agenda was as follows:The state of the Western community in the light of changing relationshipsamong the non-Communist industrialized countries, and the impact ofchanging power relationships in the Far East on Western security.

The Meeting was opened by H.R.H. The Prince of the Netherlands, whoextended a special welcome to the ladies present, this being the first occasionon which women had participated in the Bilderberg Meetings. His RoyalHighness conveyed the gratitude of all the participants to their Belgian andDutch hosts, and read telegrams which he proposed sending to H.M. The Kingof the Belgians and H.M. The Queen of the Netherlands.

The Prince expressed regret at the absence of Professor John Pesmazoglu,whose request for a passport to attend the Conference had been denied by theGreek authorities.After recalling the rules of procedure, His Royal Highness turned to .thesubject of the Agenda.

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