CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT WASHINGTON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000700920033-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 25, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT WASHINGTON
1. FINANCE MINISTER MICHAEL WILSON WILL BE IN
WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, FOR MEETINGS WITH
CHAIRMAN VOLCKER (BREAKFAST, 0800), SECRETARY BAKER,
(0915), AND SENATOR ROTH (LUNCH, 1230). WILSON WILL
ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON LATE ON MARCH 25 AND RETURN TO
OTTAWA AFTERNOON OF MARCH 26.
2. WILSON'S VISIT FOLLOWS EARLIER TRIP BY DEPUTY
MINISTER OF FINANCE STANLEY HARTT (WEEK OF MARCH 10) AND
MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER MULRONEY AND PRESIDENT (WEEK
OF MARCH 17).
3. FINANCE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER JOHN COLEMAN
ADVISED FINATT THAT WILSON WANTS TO DISCUSS THREE
SUBJECTS DURING HIS VISIT: U.S. AND GOC BUDGETS; TAX
POLICY AND REFORM; INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MATTERS.
WILSON WILL EXPLAIN RECENT GOC BUDGET AND ECONOMIC
PROJECTIONS (SEE OTTAWA 2334 AND 2335). HE WILL COMMENT
ON GOC TAX REFORM OBJECTIVES AND INQUIRE ABOUT U.S. TAX
REFORM; HE IS INTERESTED IN SENATOR R0TH'S PROPOSAL FOR
A BUSINESS TRANSFER TAX. IN PREPARATION FOR HIS LATER
PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETINGS OF THE INTERIM/DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEES, OECD MINISTERIAL, AND TOKYO SUMMIT, WILSON
ALSO IS INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING FUND/BANK ISSUES
(INCLUDING MEXICO. BAKER INITIATIVE, AND IDA
REPLENISHMENT) AND U.S. THINKING ON INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY CONSULTATIONS (SEE OTTAWA 1604 REGARDING CANADA
AND BAKER INITIATIVE).
4. WILSON WILL BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS BILATERAL TRADE
AND INVESTMENT MATTERS BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO RAISE
SPECIFIC ISSUES DR IRRITANTS. U. S. PARTICIPANTS MAY
WANT TO RAISE QUESTIONS REGARDING RELEVANT GOC POLICIES,
INCLUDING GOC PREPAREDNESS TO ENTRY INTO COMPREHENSIVE
BILATERAL TALKS AIMED AT REDUCTION AND REMOVAL OF
BARRIERS TO U.S.-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT FLOWS.
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