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, 28 politicians, 6 financiers, 10 editors/journalists and 7 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
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Gianni Agnelli | Italian industrialist, 37 Bilderbergs |
| Otto Wolff von Amerongen | Bilderberg Advisory Committee member, deep politician |
| Klaus-Georg von Amsberg | Prince Claus of the Netherlands |
| Beatrix Armgard | Queen Beatrix. Kicked a very heavy Bilderberg habit in 2015. |
| Hans Arnold | |
| George Ball | US deep politician who attended all 40 Bilderberg meetings up to his death, he helped make key decisions about post-WW2 Europe. |
| Wilfrid Baumgartner | Governor of the Bank of France, Bilderberg Steering Committee |
| Frederic Bennett | Parliamentary Private Secretary to Reginald Maudling, Privy Counsellor, Bilderberg Steering committee |
| C. Fred Bergsten | Brookings Institution, CFR, 5 Bilderbergs ... |
| Ernst van der Beugel | 34 Bilderberg meetings, on both the Advisory Committee & Steering committees |
| Selahattin Beyazit | Turkish Bilderberg Steering committee |
| Bernhard von Biesterfeld | Nazi arms dealer |
| Nuri Birgi | 23 Bilderbergs, Turkish Permanent Representative to NATO |
| Kurt Birrenbach | 7 Bilderbergs, West German politician |
| W. Michael Blumenthal | |
| Andrew Brimmer | |
| Neil Brown | |
| H. John C. Browne | |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski | US Deep politician, Cercle, Bilderberg, ... |
| Alastair Buchan | Son of a spook, propagandist and UK deep state operative. Commandant of the Imperial Defence College, four Bilderbergs |
| Miriam Camps | |
| Louis Camu | Belgian banker and multi-Bilderberger. |
| Gian Cittadini-Cesi | Italian fascist diplomat and a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. |
| Emilio Collado | Big oil, Bilderberg Steering committee. |
| Umberto Colombo | |
| Peter Corterier | Double Bilderberg possible German deep state functionary |
| John Culver | |
| Ralf Dahrendorf | German born philosopher. Regular contributor to Bilderberg meetings. |
| Michel David-Weill | |
| Étienne Davignon | Belgian deep politician, EU commissioner, Bilderberg chairman, Egmont Institute president |
| Arthur Dean | Chairman and senior partner of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked closely with John Foster Dulles |
| Jean-François Deniau | A diplomat who wrote the foreword of the Treaty of Rome. Le Cercle |
| Anton Dijkgraaf | |
| Marion Grafin Donhoff | Spooky German journalist |
| Roberto Ducci | 6 times Bilderberg visitor |
| Thomas Fleiner | |
| Françoise Giroud | |
| Anthony Griffin | Anthony Griffin was an almost unknown member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee for 32 years. |
| Geir Hallgrímsson | Prime Minister of Iceland, Bilderberg Steering Committee |
| Gabriel Hauge | Former Bilderberg Steering committee |
| Maria J. 't Hooft | |
| Amo Houghton | |
| Thomas Hughes | |
| Leif Höegh | Bilderberg Steering committee, as was his son |
| H. John Heinz II | 34 Bilderberg meetings, Bilderberg Steering & Advisory Committees |
| Daniel Janssen | Bilderberg Steering committee Belgian business leader |
| Paul Janssen | |
| Joseph E. Johnson | Inaugural US secretary of the annual Bilderberg, Bilderberg Steering committee member. |
| Paul Jolles | Quad Bilderberger Swiss diplomat businessman |
| Marcus Wallenberg Jr. | Chairman of the Federation of Swedish Industries, Bilderberg Steering committee, 22 Bilderbergs |
| ... further results | |
Witnesses
| Witness | Description |
|---|---|
| Theodor Max van der Beugel | |
| Charles Getchell | Little known member of the Bilderberg Steering committee who attended most of the meetings in the 1970s and 1980s |
| L. Hulhoven | |
| Edwin Vernede | Little known Dutchman who was in attendance at all Bilderberg meetings from 1965 to 1974 |
| J. T. Warmenhoven |
