U. S. PROGRAMS FOR THE RIO CONFERENCE

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 5, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD
Washington 25, D. C.
November 5, 1954
NSC REVIEW
COMPLETED,
10/31/03
MEMORANDUM TO THE BOARD ASSISTANTS
SUBJECT: U. S. Programs for the Rio Conference
In accordance with the action of the Board at its meeting of
October 13 (Agenda Item 1), a further briefing by the As:~istant
Secretary For Inter-American Affairs, Department of State, on the
United States preparations for the Rio Conference is scheduled for
the November 10 Board meeting, The Director of the U. S. Infcvmati.c4i
Agency will also outline for the Board the plans of his agency for the
Conference.
Because of the large number of issues which are involved, and the
fact that numerous discussions are taking place currently with respert
to the many position papers being developed for the Conference, I
suggest that arrangements be made through the Board Assistants for tae
briefing of Board members in preparation for the November 10 m,*etinl,
In this connection, the following is a list of the documents
which have been developed by the interdepartmental committee on the
Rio Economic Conference that was established by the Cabinet on April
1954 to prepare for the Conference:
REC-23 entitled "United States Cooperation with the Latinfimerican
Countries in Economic Development Programming"
REC-24 entitled "Discussion of Programming at Annual IA ECtSOC
Meetings"
REC-28 entitled "Measures to Encourage Private Initiative &nd t?i
Flow of Private Capital to Latin America"
REC-37 entitled "Economic Development Financing"
REC-47 entitled "United States Public Lending for Economic
Development"
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REC-55 entitled "Technical Cooperation Position for Rio Econoz-ic
Conference"
REC-61 entitled "Operations of Export-Import Bank"
REC-64 entitled "Tax Incentives and Tax Treaties"
REC-67 entitled "U.S. Position re Travel and Tourism"
REC-68 entitled "Measures to Stabilize Markets for Raw Mater .4_r,13
through Buffer Stocks and Commodity Agreements"
REC-69 entitled "Measures to Assure 'Fair and Equitable1 Pric
Relationships"
REC-74 entitled "Position on Stockpile Policy as a Solution to
the Stabilization Problem"
REC-76 entitled "Assurances as to Trade Policy"
REC-79 entitled "Position on Matters Relating to GATT"
REC-80 entitled "Position on Matters Relating to East-Wet Trade"
In addition REC Memo 60, entitled "Latin American Proposals for
Regional Preference Arrangements" has received the general approval of the
Sub-Cabinet Committee and has been submitted by it to the interdepartmental
Trade Agreements Committee for approval.
The principal problems which are expected to be met by or Delegation
at the economic conference in Brazil are those relating to:
1. Prices and Markets
2. Restrictions on Trade.
3. Promotion of Trade.
4. Programming of Economic Development.
5. Financing Economic Development.
6: Technical Cooperation.
REC Memos 68, 69 and 74 are pertinent to the first of these, I& 'I
Memos 76, 78 and 80 to the second, REC Memos 60 and 67 to the third,
REC Memos 23 wand 24 to the fourth, REC Memos 28, 37, 47, 61 amt 64 to the
fifth, and REC Memo 55 to the sixth.
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For your convenience, there is attached a distribution list
for the documents of the Rio Economic Conference Committee mentioned
above which has been supplied by the Department of State.
141+'.:'-?o
Elmer B. Staats
Executive Officer
Distribution List for Rio
Economic Conference Documents
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR
SUB-CABINET COM,1ITTEE ON RIO CONF&-~ENCE
Ambassador Bohan - 2 copies
Mr. Holland - 1 copy
Mr. Robert Woodward - 1 copy
Mr. Waugh - 1 copy
Mr. R. Murphy - 1 copy
Mr. Joseph Rosa - 1 copy
Mr. Willis Armstrong - 1 copy
Mr. Isaiah Frank - 1 copy
Miss Ursula Duffus - 1 copy
Agriculture
Mr. Butte - 1 copy
Miss Kathryn Wilie - 1 copy
Mr. Fred. Rossiter - 1 copy
Commerce
Mr. Samuel Anderson - 2 copies
Mr. George Wythe - 1 copy
Treasury
Mr. Andrew Overby - 1 copy
Mr. John DeBeers - 3 copies
Interior
Mr. Felix Wormser - 1 copy
Mr. Joseph McCaskill - 1 copy
Eximbank
Mr. Hawthorne Arey - 2 copies
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Dr. William Elliott - 1 copy
Mr. Vincent P. Rock - 1 copy
FOA
Mr. M. N. Hardesty - 2 copies
Dr. William F. Russell - 1 copy
Mr. Walter Bauer - 1 copy
Mr. Glen Craig
(Attn. Miss Heyl) - 1 copy
Mr. Robert Matteson - 1 copy
Defense
Capt. W. D. Thorp - 1 copy
Labor
Mr. J. Ernest I3ilkins - 2 copies
Mr. Arnold Zempel - 1 copy
Mr. Robert Macy - 2 copies
- 1 copy
Mr. L. C. Mattison - 1 copy
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