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CONFIDENTIAL
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
March 26, 1981
OKeR
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Ottawa Summit
I wanted to follow up briefly on your assignment to
me to chair a Cabinet-level task force on the Ottawa
Economic Summit.
One of the principal topics in Ottawa will be North-South
issues. This is a key topic, especially in view of your
decision to participate in the summit in Mexico in the
Fall. The Canadians are responsible for the Summit back-
ground paper on this subject. To help point the Canadian
paper in a direction consistent with our views, a paper
on the topic was put together and coordinated interagency.
My staff has approved it.
The paper is framed in a positive, realistic manner.
It suggests that:
- Development will be a long, difficult process
which requires overcoming many serious obstacles;
- Development depends on a strong international
economy and strong, sustained domestic economic
systems and performance;
- Development cannot happen overnight just by the
infusion of resources;
- Industrial countries have done much to foster
development through a number of private bilateral
channels (trade, investment, training, etc.) as
well as official assistance programs. The past
and future benefits of these types of relations
need to be stressed.
We will continue to emphasize these points, which I
think will lead to a constructive discussion in Ottawa.
DECLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
NLS F98-010 #1
CLASSIFIED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT
REVIEW ON MARCH 26, 1987
BY club
NARA, DATE 6/27/00
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