arr. mandata copia a Cavazza BRUSSELS, WH/dmDr.Doctor Piero Bassetti Via GesuGesù 13 20121 Milano Dear Dr.Doctor Bassetti,
The European members of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission met in Brussels on April 4/5, to discuss the present state of the Commission, to hear progress reports on the task forces on trade, energy and less developed countries, and to prepare the meeting of the entire Executive Committee in Brussels on June 23-25. A summary of the meeting is attached.
As you will see from this summary, the main task of the Executive Committee meeting in June will be to prepare a general political statement on the basis of the three task force reports which will be submitted to it, and which you will receive in late May. In order to allow the membership of the Commission to participate in these discussions, and in order to provide an opportunity to meet our American and Japanese guests, a joint meeting between the Executive Committee and the European membership is planned. (A similar meeting with the Japanese membership took place at the first Executive Committee meeting in Tokyo last year).
We therefore very much hope that you will be able to come to Brussels to take part in a dinner given by the Belgian government on Monday, June 24 and to join in the discussions on Tuesday morning, June 25, concluding with a luncheon. During your stay in Brussels (Hilton Hotel) you will be the guest of the Commission.
Further details will be sent to you shortly. Would you be kind enough, in the meantime, to complete the enclosed answer slip so that we can reserve a hotel room for you?
Sincerely Yours,
Wolfgang Hager European SecretaryAnnexes: 2
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BRUSSELS,
TO THE EUROPEAN MEMBERS OF THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION
Dear Sir,
Please find included an agenda for the joint meeting with the Executive Committee in Brussels on June 24 and 25 for which you received an invitation a few weeks ago. A preliminary list of participants is included.
Sincerely Yours,
Wolfgang Hager European Secretary
AGENDAJoint Meeting of the European Members of the Trilateral Commission and the Executive Committee, June 24 and 25, 1974.
Monday, June 24, 1974
20.00
DINNER offered by the Belgian Government at the Palais Egmont. The Prime Minister, Mr.Leo Tindemans will speak.
(The Palais Egmont is three minutes' walk from the Hilton Hotel where you will stay. In case of had weather, cars will leave the Hotel between 19.30 and 19.45)
Tuesday, June 25, 1974
Joint working session with the Executive Committee held at the Benelux building, 39 rue de la Régence. (5 minutes' walk from the Hilton Hotel. Cars will leave from 8.35 onwards).
9.00
SYMPOSIUM on the Trilateral political scene. Short introductions by one member from Japan, the United States and Europe on political developments and their impact on relations between the three regions.
11.00- 11.15
Coffee break
11.15
DISCUSSION of the statement prepared by the three Chairmen and the Director to be adopted by the Executive Committee. The session is introduced by a summary of the discussion by the Executive Committee on the reports on less developed countries, energy and trade prepared by task-forces for the Trilateral Commission.
13.00- 14.00
Buffet Lunch
End of the Joint Meeting
(As pointed out in the invitation you received earlier, the Executive Committee meets from Sunday June 23 to Tuesday night, June 25, 1974)
Preliminary list of participantsJoint meeting of the Executive Committee and the European members of the Trilateral Commission, Brussels June 23-25, 1974
North America
BONNER, Robert W.Chairman of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Canada
BOWIE, Robert R.Harvard University
BROWN, HaroldPresident, California Institute of Technology
BRZEZINSKI, ZbigniewDirector, The Trilateral Commission, New York
CAMPBELL, John C.Council on Foreign Relations, New York
COLEMAN, William T.Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish, Levy & Coleman
FRANKLIN, George S.Secretary, The Trilateral Commission
GARDNER, Richard N.Columbia University
HAGGERTY, Patrick E.Chairman, Texas Instruments, Inc.
HOLLICK,AnnJohns Hopkins University
HOCKIN, AlanExecutive Vice President, Toronto-Dominion Bank
PEPIN, Jean-LucFormer Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Canada
REISCHAUER, Edwin O.Harvard University
ROCKEFELLER, DavidChairman, Chase Manhattan Bank
SCRANTON, William W.Former Governor of Pennsylvania
SMITH, GerardNorth American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission
TREZISE, Philip H.The Brookings Institution
WARNKE, Paul C.Clifford, Warnke, Glass, McIlwain & Finney
WOODCOCK, LeonardPresident, United Auto Workers of America
Japan
FUJINO, ChujiroPresident, Mitsubishi Corporation
HIRASAWA, KazushigeNews Commentator, Japan Broad-casting Inc. and the Japan Times
KONDO, ShinichiFormer Japanese Ambassador to Canada
MIYAZAWA, KiichiMember, House of Representatives; Former Minister, International Trade and Industry
MUSHAKOJI, KinhideDirector, Institute of International Relations, Sophia University
OKITA, SaburoPresident, The Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund
USHIBA, NobuhikoFormer Japanese Ambassador to the United States
WATANABE, TakeshiJapanese Chairman of the Trilateral Commission
YAMAMOTO, TadashiJapanese Secretary of the Trilateral Commission
Europe
AGNELLI, GiovanniPresident of FIAT Ltd.
BIRRENBACH, KurtMember of the Bundestag. Vice President of the Atlantic Institute. President of the German Society for Foreign Policy. President of the Thyssen Vermögungsverwaltung.
COLONNA DI PALIANO, GuidoPresident of "La Rinascente". Former member of the Commission of the European Communities.
COMPAGNA FrancescoUnder-Secretary of State, Ministero del Mezzogiorno
DESMOND,BarryMember of the Lower House (Labour).
EYSKENS, MarcCommissary General of the Catholic University of Louvain. Professor of Economics
HAGER, WolfgangEuropean Secretary of the Trilateral Commission
HOUTHUYS, Jozef P.President of the Belgian Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
JANSSEN, Daniel E.Deputy Director General of the Belgian Chemical Union Ltd.
KILLEEN, MichaelManaging Director of the Industrial Development Authority
KOHNSTAMM, MaxPresident of the European Community Institute for University Studies. European President of the Trilateral Commission
LAMBERT,Baron LéonPresident of the Bank Lambert. President of the Board of Directors of the Brussels Lambert Company.
MAUDLING, ReginaldMember of Parliament (Conservative). Former Cabinet Minister
MÜNCHMEYER, AlwinPresident of the Bundesverband deutscher Banken. Partner of the Bank Schröder, Münchmeyer, Hengst & C°, Hamburg. Former President of the German Industrie- und Handelstag.
REY, JeanFormer President of the Commission of the European Communities, Brussels
RIDSDALE, JulianMember of Parliament (Conservative). Chairman of the Anglo-Japanese Parliament group.
ROBINSON,Mary T.W.Member of the Senate of the Irish Republic. Professor at the University of Dublin.
TIDEMAND, Otto GriegFormer Minister of Defense. Former Minister of Economic Affairs. Shipowner.
YOUNGER,Sir KennethFormer Director of the Royal Insti-tute of International Affairs. Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
de ZULUETA, Sir PhilipChief Executive at Antony Gibbs and Sons.
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In previsione della riunione del Comitato Esecutivo della Commissione Trilaterale che avrà luogo a Bruxelles dal 23 al 25 giugno prossimo, si terrà presso la sede dell'IFI a Roma in via 24 Maggio n° 14, alle ore 16 del 20 giugno, un incontro tra i membri italiani. Scopo dell'incontro è l'identificazione, attraverso un'amichevole discussione, dell'atteggiamento che i partecipanti italiani dovranno adottare nella riunione dell'Esecutivo relativamente ai programmi della Commissione Trilaterale.
A questo proposito si allega il documento del 25 marzo 1974, inviato dal Prof. Max Kohnstamm ai membri del Comitato Esecutivo, che riassume realisticamente i principali problemi che la Commissione deve affrontare e che si presentano con particolare urgenza.
Il Gruppo Italiano dovrebbe focalizzare in particolare i seguenti temi:
Situazione dell'Europa e tendenza dei paesi membri della CEE ad attuare in ogni settore politiche sostanzialmente divergenti dalle decisioni delle istituzioni comunitarie. Questa tendenza mette in crisi non solo la struttura della Comunità Europea ma pone anche seri dubbi circa la volontà politica dei paesi membri a mantenere le istituzioni europee esistenti nella loro forma attuale.
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Situazione del Gruppo Europeo della Commissione Tripartita e sua credibilità nei confronti dei partners americano e giapponese. A questo proposito potrebbe essere utile anche un esame delle posizioni assunte dai vari paesi in occasione della crisi energetica.
Situazione finanziaria del Gruppo Europeo — Struttura e funzionamento del Gruppo — Successione alla presidenza del Prof. Max Kohnstamm che, chiamato a presiedere l'Istituto Universitario Europeo di Firenze, si trova nell'impossibilità di proseguire la sua attuale attività.
Esame della posizione del Gruppo Giapponese, che si è riunito a Tokio nel mese di marzo ed ha esaminato fra l'altro la posizione del Giappone nei rapporti con l'Europa e gli Stati Uniti. In relazione ai lavori di Tokio il Direttore della Commissione, Zbigniew Brzezinski, in una sua nota ai membri dell'Esecutivo espone talune osservazioni :
per quanto riguarda la politica interna giapponese fa preciso riferimento alle difficoltà del governo dovute ai minori consensi ottenuti da Tanaka nelle ultime consultazioni elettorali ed al conseguente rischio di involuzioni di tipo isolazionistico;
relativamente alla politica internazionale sottolinea la propensione del Giappone alla neutralità nelle divergenze esistenti tra Europa e America.
Con i migliori saluti.FIAT DIREZIONE STUDI E RELAZIONI CULTURALI Il Direttore
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SINCE WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A REPLY FROM YOU I WOULD BE VERY GLAD IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR PARTICIPATION IN MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TRILATERAL COMMISSION BRUSSELS JUNE 24-25
HAGERCOL 24-25 13 201211026 1010 MP/apTorino, Egregio SignorDr.Dottor Piero Bassetti Presidente Regione Lombardia Piazza degli Affari, 3 Milano
Facendo seguito alla lettera del 6 giugno 1974 ed alle conversazioni telefoniche Le confermiamo che l'incontro preliminare dei membri italiani della Trilateral Commission si terrà presso la FIAT in corso Marconi 10 Torino nella sala del Consiglio di Amministrazione alle ore 15, 30 di giovedì 20 giugno 1974.
Agenda of Trilateral Commission — Bruxelles, 23-25 giugno 1974
Sunday June 23 — 16.00
Meeting of European Members of Executive Committee to discuss the budget, the chairmanship and the following Conference of the all Committee.
19.00
A reception and dinner offered by the European Commission.
Monday June 24 — 9.00
L.D.C. Report introduced by Richard Gardner.
11.15
Coffee break
11.30
Energy Report introduced by Wolfang Hager
13.00
Lunch
14.30 till 17.00
Trade and monetary issue. A discussion of the balance of payments problems caused by rise in commodity prices with a recycling proposal introduced by Richard Cooper.
20.00
Joint dinner of the Executive Committee and the European Members of the Trilateral Commission offered by the Belgian Government at the Palais d'Egmont — Prime Minister Leo Tindemmans will speak.
Tuesday June 25 — 9.00
Symposium of the Trilateral political scene
11.00
Coffee break
11.15
Discussion of the joint statement to be issued by the Executive Committee introduced by a summary of the previous days discussion on the three task force report.
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13.00
Buffet lunch
15.00
The program of policy studies introduced by Zbigniew Brzezinski
15.45 17.30
Discussion of the joint statement
20.00
DiṅnerDinner offered by Baron Lambert at the Banque Lambert.
La riunione inaugurale avra luogo presso l'Hotel Hilton. Le altre sessioni di lavoro si terranno nella"Salle du Benelux" en rue de la Regence, 39.
MR WOLFGANG HAGER EUROPEAN SECRETARY THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION RUE DE TREVESTRÈVES 47 1040 BRUSSELS
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PIERO BASSETTItrasmesso h. 12.15 21/6 BRUSSELS, Dear Mr.Mister Bassetti,
The June meeting of the Executive Committee — the first to be held in Europe — was quite successful. The discussions among the members of the Executive Committee were excellent as was the meeting with the European members of the Commission who joined us during the evening of the 24th and the morning session of June 25th. Included you find a summary of these discussions prepared by Dr.Doctor Brzezinski, as well as the Joint Statement adopted by the Executive Committee. The Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Henri Simonet, very kindly invited the participants to a dinner; so did the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr. Tindemans. On the evening of Tuesday, June 25th, we were the guests of our colleague, Baron Léon Lambert.
During a meeting on June 23rd the European members of the Executive Committee appointed Mr.Mister François Duchêne as European Executive Vice-President of the Commission. Mr.Mister François Duchêne, at present Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, will take up the directorship of the Institute for European Studies at the University of Sussex on October 1, 1974.
The next meeting of the Executive Committee will take place in Washington from the evening of December 8 until and including the evening of Tuesday, December 10. Our Japanese President, Mr. Watanabe, informed us that he and the Japanese members of the Executive Committee are studying the possibility of organising the fourth meeting of the Executive Committee in Kyoto and of inviting to this meeting all the members of the Trilateral Commission. This meeting would in principle take place at the end of May 1975 and would be preceded by a three to five days seminar introducing those of the members of the Commission that would be interested to the problems of modern Japanese life and society.
Sincerely Yours,
M. KohnstammDr.Doctor Piero Bassetti Via GesuGesù, 13 20121 Milano
