15. Annex A to a Paper Prepared in the Department of State1 2
Washington, undated
INDEX OF THEMES AND PROPOSALS PAGE
- Theme 1: A New Partnership
- Proposal 1: That an inter-American institution assume primary responsibility for the mobilization and allocation of resources for development.
- Proposal 2: That CIAP review U.S. programs and policies as these affect Latin America.
- Theme 2: New Opportunities for Latin American Exports
- Proposal 3: That we participate in a liberal system of generalized preferences paying particular attention to Latin American interests.
- Proposal 4: That we announce our intention to propose in the OECD negotiation of an action program removing or liberalizing developed country quantitative restrictions on specified LDC exports; and to avoid new restrictions except in compelling circumstances.
- Proposal 5: That an inter-American trade consultation procedure be established within CIAP.
- Proposal 6: That we eliminate export limitations (offsets) in PL-480 agreements with Latin America.
- Proposal 7: That Congress be asked to remove “nuisance duties” on products of interest to Latin America and other LDCs.
- Proposal 8: That Congress be asked for authority to negotiate—on a reciprocal basis—reductions in seasonal duties for certain fruits and vegetables.
- Proposal 9: That we permit increased meat imports next year.
- Proposal 10: That we liberalize administration of the Long Term Cotton Textile Agreement.
- Proposal 11: That we provide increased technical and financial assistance to promote Latin American trade expansion.
- Proposal 12: That the OAS sponsor a Year of the Americas.
- Theme 3: Reaffirmation of our Support for Latin America’s Economic
Development and Intra-Latin American Cooperation.
- Proposal 13: That we offer partial untying of AID dollars for Latin America and consider further untying through the Peterson Task Force.
- Proposal 14: That we urge the World Bank and International Development Association to provide untied non-project assistance.
- Proposal 15: That we support a CIAP effort to urge the IBRD and IMF to take initiatives in establishing criteria and organizing discussions with respect to the debt problem.
- Proposal 16: That we ease the terms of PL–480 Title I sales agreements with Latin America.
- Proposal 17: That we help Latin America upgrade maritime transport.
- Proposal 18: That we support commercially valid loans by international agencies to promote regional shipping enterprises.
- Theme 4: Science and Technology—A Partnership for Modernization.
- Proposal 19: That we invite the Latin Americans to undertake and finance jointly initiatives in science and technology.
- Theme 5: A Bigger Private Sector Effort in Development.
- Proposal 20: That we support establishment of an Inter-American Finance Corporation.
- Proposal 21: That we expand our program of government-financed loans providing resources direct to the private sector.
- Proposal 22: That we relax our controls on foreign direct investment in developing countries.
- Proposal 23: That the President determine in principle to seek revision of the Hickenlooper Amendments.
- Proposal 24: That we offer assistance in the patents field.
- Proposal 25: That we expand technical assistance in establishing national and regional capital markets.
- Proposal 26: That we reduce the 100 per cent procurement tying requirement on loans under extended risk guarantees.
- Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–211, NSDM Files, NSDM 30. Confidential. Attached to a memorandum from Richardson to Nixon, October 17. For the proposals adopted, see Document 17.↩
- The Under Secretaries Committee identified 26 proposals for the U.S. position at the November Inter-American Economic and Social Council (IA–ECOSOC) meetings.↩