EC RESPONSE TO US ENERGY PROPOSAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100010015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: January 4, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EC COMMISSION IN CHARGE OF ENERGY
MATTERS, HENRI SIMONET, WILL SEEK THE APPROVAL ON MONDAY OF
THE OTHER EC COMMISSIONERS FOR A FAVORABLE RESPONSE TO THE
US PROPOSAL FOR AN ENERGY ACTION GROUP {EAG}?` SIMONET'S SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THAT THE COMMISSION PROPOSE TO THE COUNCIL
OF MINISTERS THAT IT INSTRUCT THE NEW EC ENERGY COMMITTEE -[TO BE
ESTABLISHED SHORTLY} TO PREPARE POSITIVE RESPONSE TO-THE EAG
PROPOSAL, INCLUDING SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR AREAS THE EC WOULD
LIKE TO ISEE EXPLORED. SHOULD THE COMMISSIONERS AGREE, THE
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PROPOSAL COULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL THE SAME DAY AND
THE COMMISSION WOULD ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH INFORMAL CONTACT WITH
THE US ON THE PROPOSAL IMMEDIATELY.
HOWEVER, POTENTIAL DELAYS OVER EC ACTION BECAUSE OF THE
CURRENT ANGLO-GERMAN IMPASSE OVER ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL FUND--
WHICH THE BRITISH HAVE LINKED TO AN ENERGY POLICY--MAY LEAD
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SOME COMMISSION/TO ARGUE FOR A MORE CAUTIOS APPROACH. FEARING
THE DIFFICULTY OF REACHING A COMMON EC STANCE, THE GERMANS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUGGESTING FIRST SEEKING A MEANS OF INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE
THE PRIOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN EC ENERGY POSITION. THE OECD HAS
BEEN SUGGESTED AS THE VEHICLE TOWARD THIS END.
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