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BILDERBERG MEETINGS

BADEN-BADENCONFERENCE

6-9 June 1991

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CONTENTS

IN1RODUCTION........................................................ 5PARTICIPANTS ........................................................ 7AGENDA.............................................................. 13OPENING.............................................................. 15I. EASTERN EUROPE: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

Introductory Remarks, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Introductory Remarks, II ........................................... 20Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21II. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOVIET UNION:POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE ALLIANCE

Introductory Remarks, I ........................................... 24Introductory Remarks, II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Introductory Remarks, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Discussion. . . . . . . . . . . ........................................... 28III. THE MIDDLE EAST: POLITICAL FALLOUT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Background Paper. . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... 33Introductory Remarks, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Introductory Remarks, II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Introductory Remarks, III...........................................43Introductory Remarks, IV.......................................... 46Discussion. . . . . . . . . . . ........................................... 49Concluding Remarks.............................................. 51

IV. CURRENT EVENTS: GERMAN ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION:THE TREUHAND EXPERIENCEIntroductory Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . .................................. 54Discussion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

V. THE PRACTICAL AGENDA FOR THE ALLIANCEIntroductory Remarks, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Introductory Remarks, II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Discussion. . . . . . . . . . . ........................................... 63

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IN ATTENDANCE

NETH MAJA BANCKFRA FELICIA CAVASSEGER GUNTHER W.F. DICKEFRA VERONTQUE MORAL!USA CHARLES W. MULLER

List of AbbreviationsAUS AustriaBEL BelgiumCAN CanadaDEN DenmarkFIN FinlandGER GermanyGRE GreeceICE IcelandINT InternationalIRE Ireland

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ITANETHNORPORSPASWESWITURUKUSA

Executive Secretary, BilderbergMeetingsOrganizer, 1992 ConferenceFirst Vice President, Deutsche BankA.G.; Organizer, 1991 ConferenceOrganizer, 1992 ConferencePresident, Murden and Company;Adviser, American Friends ofBilderberg, Inc.

ItalyNetherlandsNorwayPortugalSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States of America

AGENDA

I. EASTERN EUROPE: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

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Moderator: Hilmar KopperPanelists: Jean-Louis CadieuxThomas W. Simons, Jr.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOVIET UNION:POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE ALLIANCEModerator:Panelists: Rozanne L. RidgwayKlaus Blech ,Jack F. Matlock, Jr.VolkerRiihe

ill. THE MIDDLE EAST: POLITICAL FALLOUTAND FUTURE PROSPECTSModerator:Panelists: Lord CarringtonRichard N. HaassTugay O z ~ e r iWilliam B. QuandtPatrick WrightLawrence D. Freedman(author background paper)

IV. CURRENT EVENTS: GERMAN ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION:TH E TREUHAND EXPERIENCEModerator: Franz VranitzkyPanelist: Birgit Breuel

V. TH E PRACTICAL AGENDA FOR THE ALLIANCEModerator: John C. WhiteheadPanelists: Henning WegenerHenry A. Kissinger

VI. DO WE HA VE TH E INSTITUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE AGENDA?Moderator:Panelists: Etienne DavignonRobert D. BlackwillRuud F. M. LubbersManfred Womer

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VII. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL THREATS TO THE ALLIANCEModerator: John SmithPanelists: Michael J. Boskin

Karl Otto PohlVIII. CURRENT EVENTS: SOUTH AFRICA

Moderator: Thierry de MontbrialPanelists: Conrad M. BlackVernon E. Jordan, Jr.

IX. CURRENT EVENTS: YUGOSLAVIAModerator: Pete r D. SutherlandPanelists: Gianni De MichelisFranz Vranitzky OPENING

Lord Carrington, the Chairman of the Bilderberg Meetings, opened the BadenBaden Conference by welcoming the participants. He reviewed the conference scheduleand agenda and the ground rules and procedures for participating in the discussions. Healso stressed the importance of observing the private, off-the-record nature of the conference.

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