JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Publication Date: November 20, 1973
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Tuesday - 20 November 1973
8. George Gilbert, Legislative Reference,
Office of Management and Budget, called and inquired as to the status of our
position to State's reply to Chairman Fulbright,- Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, or q P QA T informed Gilbert that I had furnished our
oral concurrence to State's position on 12 September 1973, to Bill Breidenbach,
of Gilbert's office. I explained at that time Breidenbach said our call would
suffice and that no written reply was necessary.
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 12 September 1973
1, I Called Bill Breidenbach, Legislative
Analyst, OMB, and informed him that we generally concurred in State's
proposed reply to Chairman Fulbright, Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee, on S. Res. 94. This resolution requests the President to enter
into negotiations to establish an international organization of oil importing
countries. In its report, State saw little prospect that such an organiza-
tion could be formed. Breidenbach said our call would suffice and that
no written reply was necessary.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG9 1973
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM
To: Legislative Liaison Officer
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Department of Commerce
Council on International Economic Policy
Central Intelligence Agency
Office of the Special Representative for
Trade Negotiations
Subject: State's proposed report on S. Res. 94, "Requesting
the President to enter into negotiations with major oil
importing countries to establish an-international organization
of oil importing countries and to establish common practices
and policies affecting oil pricing, importation, and consumption."
The Office of Management and Budget would appreciate
receiving the views of your agency on the above subject
before advising on its relationship to the program of the
President, in accordance with OMB Circular A-19.
(XX) To permit expeditious handling, it is requested
that your reply be made within 30 days.
Special circumstances require, priority treatment
and accordingly your views are requested by
~/~ uestions should be referred to Bill Breidenbach
`t( 103x3 - ) or to George R. Gilbert ( 103x4710),
the legislative analyst in this office.
James F. C. Hyde,r for
Assistant Director)for
Legislative Referr-nce
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The Deputy Director for Intelligence
has approved the attached memorandum from
OER as the Directorate's comments on
State's proposed response to Sen. Fulbright
re US oil policy.
The DDI is puzzled by the last para-
graph of the proposed response, specifical-
ly the phrase "submission of this report."
His question is, "What report to whom?"
He assumes it is a pro forma statement,
but believes it doesn't make much sense
to the ordinary reader.
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STAT MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT State Department Reply to Senator
Fulbright on US Oil Policy
1. I have queried OCI and this memo is a joint
response. I asked elements in t e DO to comment but
have not heard from them. D" kLa,L,0 2I V,.V
2. We recommend general concurrence in the
Department's draft letter to Senator Fulbright (attached).
The Department might perhaps want to be somewhat more
specific on why there is opposition to the formation
of an international organization of oil importing
countries. The Department could note that our partners
are fearful that formation of a consuming bloc to
counter OPEC might exacerbate the atmosphere of
confrontation that already exists between oil exporting
and oil importing nations. Our allies are already
nervous enough about the OECD consultations which the
letter refers to -- although they do agree that such
activity is desirable and necessary.
3. There is an additional point that might better
be left unsaid. US interests might not necessarily
be served by a tighter international organization. In
view of the greater dependence of Europeans on Middle
East oil, the Europeans, within the context of a formal
organization, might press us to acquiesce in a softer
line toward the Arab oil producers than we might
consider either effective or in keeping with our other
economic and political interests in the area.
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Attachments:
Draft Letter from
Marshall Wright
Covering Memos
Acting Deputy Director
Economic Research
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May we: have the DDII s 'recom-
mendations concerning the attached.
Also, do you know of any other"
office that might have an input on,
this..proposal.:
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