CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM BRENT SCOWCROFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-259-5-34-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 2, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/12/04: LOC-HAK-259-5-34-2
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TO: PETER RODMAN
FOR : HENRY A. K ISSI NGER
FROM: BRENT SCOWCROFT
MAY 2, 1974
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SHULTZ HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING REPLY TO YOUR NOTE ON THE
$54 BILLION UN FUND CHAKTO 09):
QUOTE
DEAR HENRY:
I APPRECIATE YOUR LETTER ABOUT THE CURRENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL PROGRAM OF EMERGENCY MEASURES TO AID
DISADVANTAGED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL FUND.
MY FEELING IS THAT THE U.S. SHOULD COOPERATE WITH OTHER
COUNTRIES IN ATTEMPTING TO SET UP APPROPRIATE MULTI-LATERAL
ARRANGEMENTS TO FACILITATE THE FLOW OF RESOURCES TO THESE
COUNTRIES, AND I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP OPEN THE POSSIBILITY
THAT OUR SITUATION, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO POSSIBLE
FUTURE EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ON PL-480 TERMS, WILL
PERMIT US IN TIME TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. ON THE OTHER HAND,
I GATHER THAT THE US-UN FLOATING OF THE IDEA OF A GENERAL
TARGET DID NOT DETER THE LDC DRIVE TO VOTE A SPECIFIC NEW
FUND IN THE UN. IN MY JUDGMENT IT WOULD BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE
FOR US TO DEMONSTRATE ANY SYMPATHY FOR SUCH A FUND, PARTICU-
LARLY IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT SINCE WE HAVE NOT CONSULTED
CONGRESS WE WOULD RUN A SERIOUS RISK OF TORPEDO-1W, THE IDA
REPLENISHMENT. MOREVOVER, THERE ARE STRONG GROUNDS FOR DOUBT
THAT A ONE-NATION ONE-VOTE FUND IN THE UN WOULD ATTRACT WIDE-
SPREAD CONTRIBUTIONS.
SINCERELY YOURS,
/S/ GEORGE P. SHULTZ
UNQUOTE.
WARM REGARDS.
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