Bilderberg Meetings Conference Report 1971

7/29/2019 Bilderberg Meetings Conference Report 1971

1/44

. , . , 1 I'

PERSONAL ANDSTRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL NOT FOR PUBUCATIONEITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART

BILDERBERG MEETINGS

WOODSTOCKCONFERENCE

23 - 25 April 1971


2/44

t . t t; t

~

I

0

t t

00

I

to

z0

Q

".1

tJ

~

to

t

(>

CF

t

~

'iO

~

t >

~

t

0

.

z0

z


3/44

CONTENTS

List of Participants 5Introduction . . . 9First Item of the Agenda"The Contribution of Business in Dealing with Current

Problems of Social Instability"Introduction to and Summary of the American Working Paper 13Introduction to and Summary of the Italian Working Paper. 23Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Second Item of the Agenda"The Possibility of a Change of the American Role in the World, and its

Consequences"Introduction to and Summary of the British Working Paper. . . . . 49A General Reaction by an American Participant to the WorkingPaper . . 57Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61


4/44

L I S T O F P A R T I C I P A N T S

C H A I R M A N :H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF TH E NETHERLANDS

H O N O R A R Y S E C R E T A R Y G E N E R A L F O R E U R O P E :ERNST H . VAN DER BEUGEL

H O N O R A R Y S E C R E T A R Y G E N E R A L F O R T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S :JOSEPH E. JOHNSON

O B S E R V E R :H . R . H . PRINCESS BEATRIX OF TH E NETHERLANDS

ALLISON, GRAHAM T .ANDERSON, ROBERT 0.AuMONIER, ANDREBAHR, EGONBALL, GEORGE w.BAUMGARTNER, WILFRID S.BENDETSEN, KARL R .BENGTSSON, INGEMUNDBENNETT, SI R FREDERICBEYAZIT, SELAHATTINB1RG1, M . NuR1BOURASSA, ROBERTCARSTENS, KARLCARTIER, RAYMONDCASSERINI, KARLCATHERWOOD, SI R FREDERICKCITTADINI CESI, MARCHESE GIANG.COCKROFT, JOHNCOLLADO, EMILIO G .CORSON, JOHN J .

UNITED STATESUNITED STATESFRANCEGERMANYUNITED STATESFRANCEUNITED STATESSWEDENUNITED KINGDOMTURKEYTURKEYCANADAGERMANYFRANCESWITZERLANDUNITED KINGDOMITALYUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESUNITED STATES

5


5/44

DEAN, ARTHUR H .DUCHENE, L-FRANCOISDUNLOP, j o H N T .DUSTER, DONALD L.ELLIOTT, OSBORNENCKELL, RALPHFRASER, DONALD M .FRELINGHUYSEN, PETER H . B .GAZZO, EMANUELEGLISENTI, GIUSEPPEGRIERSON, RONALD H .GRIFFIN, ANTHONY G . s.HAUGE, GABRIELHEALEY, DENIS W.HEINZ II, HENRY J .H0EGH, LEIFHUGHES, THOMAS L.lnENBURG, PETER] . A .]ANN, ADOLF w.

JANSSEN, DANIELJ u u N , jACOB VONKAISER,. KARLKISSINGER, HENRY A .KLEINWORT, SI R CYRILKoHNSTAMM, M A xKRAIJENHOFF, J ONKHEER GuALTHERusLAMBERT, BARONLEMAN, PAUL H .LuNs, JosEPH M . A . H .MACDONALD, DONALD s.MACDONALD, GORDON].MACGREGOR, IAN K .MARTINET, GILLESMAUDLING, REGINALDMERKLE, HANS L.MIGONE, G IA N G .MOYERS, BILLNETHERLANDS, H. R . H . PRINCE CLAUS OF THE0TTONE, PIEROPEASE, ROBERT

6

UNITED STATESINTERNATIONALUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESFINLANDUNITED STATESUNITED STATESINTERNATIONALITALYUNITED KINGDOMCANADAUNITED STATESUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESNORWAYUNITED STATESNETHERLANDSSWITZERLANDBELGIUMFINLANDGERMANYUNITED STATESUNITED KINGDOMINTERNATIONALNETHERLANDSBELGIUMCANADANETHERLANDSCANADAUNITED STATESUNITED STATESFRANCEUNITED KINGDOMGERMANYITALYUNITED STATESNETHERLANDSITALYUNITED STATES

,,

PERKINS, JAMES A .PIAZZESI, GIANFRANCOREUSS, HENRY s.RIEGLEjR. , DONALD W .ROCKEFELLER, DAVIDROCKEFELLER IV, jOHN D .ROLL, SIR ErucROTHSCHILD, BARON EDMOND DEROTSTEIN, ABRAHAMSCHLEIMANN, j 0RGENSCHRODER, GERHARDSIMONET, HENRISLATER, JOSEPH E.S0RENSEN, SVEND 0.SPOOR, ANDRE s.STEIN, HOWARDSTEVENSON III, ADLAI E.STONE, SHEPARDTERKELSEN, TERKEL M .THOMSON, GEORGETIDEMAND, 0. GRIEGTUTHILL, j o H N W .UMBRIGHT, VICTOR H .VANISTENDAEL, AUGUST A . j.VOGT jR . , jOHN w.WALLENBERG, MARCUSWISCHNEWSKI, HANS-JURGENWOLFF VON AMERONGEN, OTTO

IN A T T E N D A N C E :STONE, ROGERVERNEDE, EDWIN

UNITED STATESITALYUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED KINGDOMFRANCECANADADENMARKGERMANYBELGIUMUNITED STATESDENMARKNETHERLANDSUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESDENMARKUNITED KINGDOMNORWAYINTERNATIONALSWITZERLANDBELGIUMUNITED STATESSWEDENGERMANYGERMANY

UNITED STATESNETHERLANDS

7


6/44

INTRODUCTION

The twentieth Bilderberg Meeting was held at the Woodstock Inn, Wood-stock, Vermont (United States) on 23, 24 and 25 April 1971 under the Chair-manship of H.R.H. The Prince of the Netherlands.There were 92 participants from the United States, Canada and twelveWestern European countries as well as from various international organiza-tions. They consisted of members of governments, politicians, prominent in-dustrialists 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

spoke in a purely personal capacity without in any way committing whatevergovernment or organization to which they might belong. In order to enableparticipants to speak with the greatest possible frankness, the discussions wereconfidential, with no representatives of the press being admitted.The Agenda was as follows:

I . The Contribution of Business in Dealing with Current Problems of SocialInstabilityII. The Possibility of a Change of the American Role in the World, and itsConsequences

The Meeting was opened by H.R.H. The Prince of the Netherlands, whoexpressed the gratitude of all the participants to their American hosts. HisRoyal Highness read telegrams which he proposed to send to President Nixonand to Governor Davis of Vermont.The Prince read a letter which he had just received from Professor JohnPesmazoglou, expressing regret at not being able to attend the Conference,his request for a passport not having been granted by the Greek authorities.His Royal Highness was pleased to announce that Mr. Joseph Johnson,although retiring this year as President of the Carnegie Endowment, hadagreed to continue as Honorary Secretary General for the United States of theBilderberg Meetings.After recalling the rules of procedure, The Prince turned to the first itemon the Agenda.

9


7/44

.


8/44


9/44


10/44


11/44


12/44


13/44


14/44


15/44


16/44


17/44


18/44


19/44


20/44


21/44


22/44


23/44


24/44


25/44

..


26/44

I1?,!:1'l::)'a'.!;

':N,,

)I

Ij

THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHANGE OF THE AMERICANROLE IN TH E WORLD, AN D IT S CONSEQUENCES

The background for discussion of this item of the Agenda consisted ofa paper prepared by British participant which was distributed before themeeting.

INTRODUCTION TO AND SUMMARY OF TH EBRITISH WORKING PAPER!

In introducing his paper, the author expressed surprise that, during thediscussion of the first Agenda item, none of the participants had mentioned_the undoubted fact that the Vietnam war was an important cause (or at leasta major multiplying factor) of social instability in the us today, and that manypeople, particularly the young, felt that resources which should have beendevoted to solving important domestic problems had been diverted for too longto support an unrealistic foreign policy.

The present Agenda item dealt with the attempt of the Nixon administration to correct this misallocation of resources and to bring us policy into linewith current realities and with America's true interests. As the stability of ussociety was essential to the strength of the whole Western community, Europeans should welcome this new American effort, and should be prepared tomodify some of their own policies if necessary to ease America's adjustment toher new role.

The author found President Nixon's two reports to the Congress on ForeignPolicy, in 1970 and 1971, most impressive as comprehensive statements by agovernment of its approach to major world problems. The analysis underlyingthese reports was based on two key conclusions:l . that the power of the us and the ussR to control events outside their ownborders was now limited, even iftheir ambitions were not; this was especiallyso with respect to the Third World, where neither of the super-powers had madeany lasting gains over the past quar ter-century.2. that the "Communist Camp" no longer existed as an effective force in worldpolitics, as there were now as many varieties of communism as there were ofcapitalism.

49

11iiI'

[11:11.:I:!t:

Iii1;I'Ii:11:l/f

11:1l11

11

1:111


27/44


28/44


29/44


30/44


31/44


32/44


33/44


34/44


35/44


36/44


37/44


38/44


39/44


40/44


41/44


42/44


43/44


44/44

of these burdens in the Atlantic area, particularly in defense, and if so,how this should be done. But the fact that this question could now be askedwas a measure of the success of the American policy in Europe.There was a consensus that the ritual incantation of worn-out slogans had alltoo often been a substitute for thought in discussions leading to the formulation

of Western policy. A better hope for the future lay in the patient analysis ofsituations on the basis of information available; the attempt to identify possible alterna tive courses of action; and the cautious exploration of them to findout what progress was possible. Such an approach called inevitably for anacceptance of the fact that the world had changed enormously over the pastquarter of a century.

** *H.R.H. Princess Beatrix adjourned the meeting on behalf of her father, who

had unfortunately been obliged to leave during the conference because of theserious illness of his mother. Her Royal Highness gave thanks to the authors ofthe working papers for laying the groundwork for the discussions, to the par-ticipants for their enthusiastic contributions, and to the Secretariat as well asthe interpreters for their skillful assistance. The Princess also expressed everyone's deep appreciation to all of their American hosts, and especially to themembers of the Rockefeller family who had arranged a reception the previousevening.An American speaker responded for all the participants in thanking H.R.H.the Prince of the Netherlands and H.R.H. Princess Beatrix, as well as allthose responsible for insuring the success of this very interesting and enjoyablemeeting.

84

?,

il

iI!IIi'Ifu

'"\rJ

ti

i

.I 11

... , , , ~ , j

Bilderberg Meetings Conference Report 1971

Documents