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29. Telegram 4301 From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, September 16, 1975, 2115Z.1 2

September 16, 1975, 2115Z

TELEGRAM
Department of State
USUN 4301

O R 162115Z SEP 75

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USUN 4301

DEPARTMENT PASS SECRETARY

E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: UNGA, EGEN

SUBJECT: SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION - SCORECARD

1. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE 7TH SPECIAL SESSION, IT IS INDICATIVE THAT THE FINAL DOCUMENT INCORPORATES 15 OUT OF THE 19 MAJOR PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN SECRETARY KISSINGER’S STATEMENT. SPECIFICS INCLUDE DIRECT OR INDIRECT REFERENCE TO:

(A) DEVELOPMENT SECURITY FACILITY;

(B) NTB RULES TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

(C) INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST;

(D) INCREASED CAPITALIZATION OF IFC;

(E) ASSISTANCE TO LDCS IN ENTERING LONG TERM CAPITAL MARKETS;

(F) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INSTITUTE;

(G) INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION;

(H) COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT;

(I) IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF NON-FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS.

(J) GUIDELINES FOR BILATERAL INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION;

(K) WORLD FOOD RESERVE SYSTEM;

(L) REDUCING POST-HARVEST LOSSES;

(M) EXPANDING CAPACITY OF CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;

(N) INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT;

(O) RESTRUCTURING OF UN.

2. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE SECRETARY’S SPEECH INCLUDED SEVERAL USG POLICY STATEMENTS AND/OR COMMITMENTS. BY ROUGH COUNT, 13 (OUT OF 17) OF THESE ARE COVERED BY GENERAL PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE SESSION. THE AREAS COVERED INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN COMMODITY AGREEMENTS OR NEGOTIATIONS, IMF BUFFER STOCK FINANCING, GENERALIZED PREFERENCES, PARTICIPATION AND INCREASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF REGIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OF IDA, AND INCREASED BILATERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE. MOYNIHAN

  1. Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Unclassified; Immediate. Repeated to the Mission to the EC in Brussels, the Mission to the U.N. in Geneva, the Delegate to Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva, and the Mission to the OECD in Paris. Kissinger’s address is published in Department of State Bulletin, September 22, 1975, pp. 425–441.↩
  2. Moynihan offered a brief, positive assessment of the United Nations General Assembly Seventh Special Session.↩