Bilderberg Meetings Conference Report 1993

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INTRODUCfiON

The forty-first Bilderberg Meeting was held at the Nafsika AstirPalace Hotel in Vouliagmeni, Greece, on April22-25, 1993. Therewere114 participants from 18 European countries, the United Sates andCanada. They represented government, diplomacy, politics, business,law, labor, education, journalism, the military, and institutes specializingin national and international studies. All participants spoke in apersonal capacity, not as representatives of their national governmentsor their organizations. As is usual at Bilderberg Meetings, in order topermit frank and open discussion, no public reporting of the conferenceproceedings took place.

This booklet is an account of the 1993 Bilderberg Meeting andis distributed only to participants of this and past conferences and toprospective participantsof future conferences. I t represents a summaryof the panelists' opening remarks for each session, and of the commentsand interventions made in the subsequent discussions.

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PARTICIPANTS

CHAIRMAN

PETER CARRINGTONChairman of the Board, Christie'sInternational pic; FormerSecretary General, NATO

HONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR EUROPE ANDCANADAVICfOR HALBERSTADT

Professor of Public Economics, Leiden University,NetherlandsHONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR U.S.A.

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1REODORE L. ELIOT, JR.Dean Emeritus, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy;Former U.S. Ambassador

GIOVANNI AGNELLI**Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.

PAUL A ALLAIREChairman, Xerox Corporation

BARBARA AMIELColumnist, Sunday Times

DWAYNE 0. ANDREASChairman, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, IncSlELIOS ARGYROSChairman, Federation of Greek IndustriesGEORGE W. BALL* *Former Under-Secretary of State

FRANCISCO PINTO BALSEMA.O*Chairman, Sojornal sari; Former Prime MinisterPERCY BARNEVIK*President and C.E.O., ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

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CHRISTOPH BERTRAM*Diplomatic Correspondent, "Die Zeit"; Former DirectorInternational Institute for Strategic Studies

ERNST H. VAN DE R BEUGEL**Emeritus Professor of International Relations, LeidenUniversity; Former Honorary Secretary General ofBilderberg Meetings for Europe and Canada

SELAHATTIN BEYAZIT*Director of Companies

CARL BILDTPr ime Minister

BJORN BJARNASONMember of ParliamentCONRAD M. BLACK*Chairman, Th e Telegraph plc

TONY BLAIRMember of Parliament (Shadow Home Secretary,Labour)

ERIK G. BRAATI-IENManaging Director and Chief Executive Officer,Braathens SAFE

CONORBRADYEditor, The Irish Times

RODRIC BRAITHWAITEForeign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister

NUNO BREDERODE SANTOSMember of the Socialist Party; Columnist; Expresso

ELCO BRINKMANParliamentary Leader of CDA (Christian Democra ts)

COSTA CARRAS*Director of Companies

ULRICH CARTELLIERIMember of the Board of Managing Directors, DeutscheBank A.G.

JAIME CARYAJAL URQUIJO*Chairman and General Manager, lberfomento

JUAN LUIS CEBRIANChief Executive Officer, PRISA (El Pais)HUSEYIN E. (ELEMAmbassador to Greece

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KENNETII CLARKEHome Secretary

CDNYANNIS S. COSTOPOULOS

Chairman , Credit BankKENNETII S. COURTIS

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First Vice President, Deutsche Bank Capital MarketsAsia Ltd., TokyoKENNETH W. DAM*

Max Pam Professor of American and Foreign Law,University of Chicago Law School; Former DeputySecretary of State

GUILLERMO DE LA DEHESAChief Executive, Banco Pastor

PATRICK DEVEDJIANMember of Parliament (UDF, Hauts de Seine)

MARIE-JOSEE DROUIN*Executive Director, Hudson Institute of CanadaARTHUR DUNKELDirector General, General Agreement on Tariffs andTrade

UFFE ELLEMANN-JENSENMember of ParliamentCARLOSFERRERSALATChairman, UNICE (The European EmployersFederation)

STEPHEN FRIEDMANSenior Partner and Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co.JOHN R. GALVINJohn M. Olin Distinguished Professor of NationalSecurity Studies, U.S. Military Academy West Point;Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SHAPE

ANTIIONY G.S. GRIFFIN**Director of Companies

GREGORY HADJIELEFTIIERIAD ISVice-President, Eletson Corporation

TALAT S. HALMANProfessor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures,New York University

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JAMES HOAGLANDAssociate Editor/Senior Foreign Correspondent, TheWashington Post

WESTYE H0EGH*Chairman of the Board, Leif H0egh & Co. ASJAN HUYGHEBAERTChairman, Almanij-Kredietbank Group

JAAKKO ILONIEMI*Managing Director, Centre for Finnish Business andPolicy Studies; Former Ambassador to the United Statesof America

PETER JANKOWITSCH*Chairman Joint Parliamentary Committee Austria-EC;Former Foreign Minister

ROBERT A JEKERManaging Director of the Stephan Schmidheiny Holdings

JOSEF JOFFEForeign Editor, Siiddeutsche Zeitung

VERNON E. JORDAN, JR.*Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,LLP (Attorneys-at-Law)

JAKOB KELLENBERGERState Secretary for Foreign Affairs

LANE KIRKLANDPresident, AFL-CIO

ANDREW KNIGHT*Executive Chairman, News Internationa l Pic

JARL KOHLERPresident, Finnish Forest Industries Federation

WIM KOKMinister of Finance; Deputy Prime MinisterJOHANNES KOROMA

Director General, Confederation of Finnish Industry andEmployers

PIETER KORTEWEG*President and C.E.O. of the Robeco Group; HonoraryTreasurer of Bilderberg Meetings

HENRY R. .RAVISFounding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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PAUL LENDVAIDirector, Austrian International RadioSAMUEL W. LEWISDirector, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State

GEORGE P. LIVANOSShipownerJOHN C. L YRAS

Vice Chairman, Union of Greek ShipownersCDN DONALD S. MACDONALDSenior Partner, McCarthy Tetrault; Former Minister ofFinance

NL FLORIS A. MALJERSChairman of the Board, Unilever N.V.

GR STEFANOS MANOSMinister of National EconomyB WILFRIED MARTENSMinister of State; Former Prime MinisterUSA CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS*Partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; Former U.S.Senator (Republican, Maryland)CDN BARBARA MCDOUGALLSecretary of State for External AffairsINT KAREL VAN MIERTE.C. Commissioner

GR CONSTANTINE MITSOTAKISPrime Minister

F THIERRY DE MONTBRIAL*Director, French Institute of International Relations;Professor of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique

I MARIO MONTI"'Rector and Professor of Economics, Bocconi University,MilanUSA WILLIAM E. ODOM

Director of National Security Studies, The HudsonInstitute; Former Director National Security AgencyP FERNANDO FARIA DE OLIVEIRAMinister of Trade and TourismF FRANCOIS D'ORCIVALEditor, Valeurs Actuelles

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DAVID OWENE.C. Mediator, International Conference on FormerYugoslaviaH.M. THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS

THEODOROSPANGALOSSpokesman for Foreign Affairs, Socialist PartyMICHALIS G. PAPACONSTANTINOU

Minister for Foreign AffairsGR THEODORE PAPALEXOPOULOSDeputy Chairman, Titan Cement Company S.A.GR MICHAEL C. PERATICOSChairman, Pegasus Ocean ServicesUSA LARRY PRESSLERSenator (Republican, South Dakota)CH DAVID DE PURY*Chairman of the Board of BBC Brown Boveri Ltd. and

Co-Chairman of ABB Asea Brown Boveri GroupGB WILLIAM REES-MOGGChairman, Broadcasting Standards Council; Chairman,

The American Trading Company Ltd.; Former Editor,The Times

D WOLFGANG REITZLEMember of the Board, BMW AGDK CHRESTEN W. REVESPresident and C.E.O., Berlingske TidendeUSA DAVID ROCKEFELLER**Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank International

Advisory CommitteeUSA SHARON PERCY ROCKEFELLER

President and C.E.O., WETA TV & FMGB ERIC ROLL OF IPSDEN**President, S.G. Warburg Group plcI RENATO RUGGIERO*Member of the Board, Fiat S.p.A.; Former Minister of

TradeD VOLKER RUHE

Minister of DefenceTR RUSDU SARACOGLUGovernor, Central Bank of Turkey

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PHILIPPE DE SCHOUTHEETE DE TERVARENTPermanent Representative of Belgium to the EuropeanCommunities

LOUIS SCH"NEITZERChairman and C.E.O., Renault S.A.

PATRICK SHEEHYChairman, B.A.T. Industries

J6N SIGURDSSONMinister of Trade and Industry

THEO SOMMEREditor-in-Chief, "Die Zeit"

LOTHAR SPATHChief Executive Officer, Jenoptik; Former PrimeMinister of Baden-WiirtembergBARBARA SPINELLIEditorialist and European Correspondent, La Stampa,Paris

INT HELGA STEEGExecutive Director, International Energy Agency

IRL PETER D. SUTHERLAND*Chairman, Allied Irish Banks plc; Former Member,Commission of the European CommunitiesGB J. MARTIN TAYLORChief Executive, Courtaulds Textiles Pic

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Executive Vice President and C.E.O., Pirelli SpATHANOS M. VEREMIS

Professor of Political History, University of Athens;Director, Hellenic Foundation for Defence and ForeignPolicy

THEMISTOCLES VOKOSChairman, The Seatrade Organisation

FRANZ VRANITZKYFederal Chancellor

N NIELS WERRING, JR.Director, Wilh. Wilhelmsen Limited NS

USA JOHN C. WHITEHEAD*Chairman, AEA Investors, Inc.; Former DeputySecretary of State

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USA LYNN R. WILLIAMS*International President, United Steelworkers of AmericaUSA JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN*President, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.D OTTO WOLFF VON AMERONGEN* *Chairman and C.E.O. of Otto Wolff Industrieberatungund Beteiligungen GmbHINT MANFRED WORNERSecretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty

OrganisationUSA CASIMIR A YOST*Executive Director, The Asia Foundation's Center for

Asian Pacific Affairs

*Member of the Steering Committee**Member of the Advisory Group

OBSERVER

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RAPPORTEUR

USA GRANT F. WINTHROPPartner, Milbank Winthrop & Co.USA ALICE VICTORExecutive Assistant to David Rockefeller, Rockefeller

Financial Services, Inc.

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MAJABANCKExecutive Secretary, Bilderberg Meetings

STEPHEN FARRANTManaging Director, Newsfront Naftiliaki; LocalOrganizer 1993

M IRJA LEHTINENLocal Organizer 1994

CHARLES MULLERPresident, Murden and Company; Adviser, AmericanFriends of Bilderberg, Inc.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSA Austria ICE IcelandB Belgium INT InternationalCDN Canada IR L IrelandCH Switzerland N NorwayD Germany NL NetherlandsDK Denmark p Po rtugalE Spain s SwedenF France SF FinlandGB Great Britain TR TurkeyGR G reece USA United States of AmericaI Italy

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AGENDA

WHAT KIND OF EUROPE WILL THE U.S. HAVE TO DEALWITH?Moderator: Christoph BertramPanelists: Volker Riihe

Lord Owen

CURRENT EVENTS: FORMER YUGOSLAVIAModerator: Lord CarringtonPanelist: Lord Owen

RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP ANDINSTITUTIONSModerator: Vernon Jo rdanPanelists: James Hoagland

William Rees-Mogg

PROSPECTS FOR GLOBAL TRADEModerator: Peter SutherlandPanelists: Arthur Dunkel

Lane Kirkland

U.S. DOMESTIC POLICY CONCERNSModerator: Renata RuggieroPanelist: Vernon Jordan

THE OUTLOOK FOR JAPAN'S ECONOMYModerator: James WolfensohnPanelist: Kenneth Courtis

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