NSC DISCUSSION PAPER: CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE

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Subject: NSC Discussion Paper: Caribbean Basin
Initiative
Attached is a discussion paper on the Caribbean Basin
for use at the J-- ? *ISC Meeting.
o Executive Secretary
Distribution -(bye [,L)X)
NSC Mr. All can
OSD -- Mr=._ Aixst"
JCS=,- Gen:.Gr,ai::,ier
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NSC Discussion Paper
Caribbean Basin Iri`iative: Implementation Plan
On May 28 the NSC deciaed to prepare ;and launch.an..initia-
tive to stimulate growth in Central..America.and the Caribbean
through additional...trade preferences,-.regional mechanisms .
rivate-investment,: and additional'
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to protect~"and:.stimulate P
official asslstanc&.L:a
The morwe-ace, &ble? to c eett others? to"join u launch
the initiative` the rester will be the chances of suc-
cess-and the-greater-the support In Congress. With this
ininmind, the appropriate ar-Pnario might be:
June A_.Task_Force. perhaps headed by Ambassador
Brock, be i.ns. to -.et initiative. Objective would
be to-deve op firm concepts for submission to Congress
-and fore-igrn--governments, not detailed proposals (latter
might; be needed only in 1982).
June 6. Secretary Haig and Ambassador Brock inform
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Congressional.1eaaershi that President will raise
possibility-6f the initiative with 'opez Portillo
and:lw+th others. We will return fox detailed consulta-
tions as-idea de??-' ops and before launching.
-- June 8-9=. President raises idea with Lo ez Portillo,
emphas-iz.ing that .S. ideas build on Mexican Venezuelan
coil facility.:?.-t:or. the Caribbean Basin, the collective
nature-ot tie enterprise, and U.S. willingness to
adapt io -tls+e-ideas of others. President would present.
concept as.a-contribution to making!Cancun a success.
The-basic message to Lopez Portillo would be: let
us emphasize what we have in common in Central America,
not what divides us. President proposes a meeting
in July to launch idea. But a negative or non-committal
reaction from Lo-pez_Portillo s ou :not deter us.
-- June 1Q-20._. (A) 'onsultat ions with Congressional
committees. We ~?'^+~~ld emphasize that U.S. would provide
trade an aid benefits only if others do, and only
if recipients take measures to encourage domestic
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and foreign-priv.:iie investment. Scope of eventual
preferences would be left imprecise, and we would
note the need foc safeguards for sensitive industries.
(B) . A roaches to Ca nada-Venezuela Brazil, Ar entina
and Co ombia (may Spec La envoy) Germany, Britain,
France-,Italy_ Ta an (through annbassadors) . Special
envoy tovisit Puerto Rican Governor Carlos.Barcelo
Romero, who -knows nlea is being devildpe -ZI d
but nee s
v ai a :reasa..ur snce.m
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