Bilderberg/1972
The 1972 Bilderberg Meeting was the 21st such meeting and had participants from 14 European countries, the United States, Canada and "various international organisations".[1] It was chaired by Prince Bernhard and took place at the hotel La Reserve, Knokke, Belgium. As in the case of the 1971 Bilderberg, John Pesmazoglou of Greece was invited but could not attend since the Greek authorities denied him a passport. The 103 guests included 16 business executives, 24 politicians, 10 financiers, 8 editors/journalists and 6 academics.
Contents
- 1 Agenda
- 2 Working papers
- 3 Discussion
- 3.1 1. Economic Considerations
- 3.1.1 The Crumbling Community of Purpose
- 3.1.2 The Claims of Domestic Priorities
- 3.1.3 Trade Relations
- 3.1.4 The Case of Japan
- 3.1.5 European Perspectives
- 3.1.6 Relations with the Third World
- 3.1.7 Economic Dealings with Communist Countries
- 3.1.8 Transnational Investment Issues
- 3.1.9 International Monetary Reform
- 3.1.10 Working Together: Institutions and Attitudes
- 3.2 2. Security Considerations
- 3.1 1. Economic Considerations
- 4 Participants
- 5 Witnesses
- 6 References
Agenda
The 1972 Bilderberg Agenda was "the state of the Western community in the light of changing relationships among the non-Communist industrialized countries, and the impact of changing power relationships in the Far East on Western security" according to the conference report which was leaked and is now available online.[1]
Working papers
There were 4 working papers, on Economic Issues Between Industrialized Countries for the Seventies by George W. Ball, Western Europe and America in the Seventies by Ernst H. van der Beugel and Max Kohnstamm, Power Relationships in the Far East: a European View by Alastair Buchan and The Changing Configuration of Power in Asia.[2]
Discussion
1. Economic Considerations
The Crumbling Community of Purpose
The Claims of Domestic Priorities
Trade Relations
The Case of Japan
European Perspectives
Relations with the Third World
Economic Dealings with Communist Countries
Transnational Investment Issues
International Monetary Reform
Working Together: Institutions and Attitudes
2. Security Considerations
The New Geometry of Asian Relations
Ingredients of the Japanese Situation
Fundamentals of the East-West Relationship
The Evolution of Western Public Opinion
Implications for European Security
The American Commitment
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
Conference on Security and Cooperation
The Ostpolitik
The European Contribution
Participants
Witnesses
| Witness |
|---|
| Theodor Max van der Beugel |
| Charles Getchell |
| L. Hulhoven |
| Edwin Vernede |
| J. T. Warmenhoven |
