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8-11 June 1995

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INTRODUCTIONThe forty-third Bilderberg Meeting was held at the Burgenstock Hotel

in Burgenstock Switzerland, on June 8-11, 1995. There were 118participants from 20 European countries, the United States and Canada.They represented government, diplomacy, politics, business, law, labor,education, journalism, the military, and institutes specializing in nationaland international studies. All participants spoke in a personal capacity, notas representatives of their national governments or their organizations. Asis usual at Bilderberg Meetings, in order to permit frank and opendiscussion, no public reporting of the conference proceedings took place.

This booklet is an account of the 1995 Bilderberg Meeting and isdistributed only to participants of this and past conferences and toprospective participants of future conferences. I t represents a summary ofthe panelists' opening remarks for each seSsion, and of the comments andinterventions made in the subsequent discussions.

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PARTICIPANTS

CHAIRMAN

PETER CARRINGTONChairman of the Board, Christie's International plc; FormerSecretary General, NATO

HONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR EUROPE ANDCANADA

VICTOR HALBERSTADTProfessor of Public Economics, Leiden University,Netherlands

HONORARY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR U.S.A.CASIMIR A. YOST

Director, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School ofForeign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

CH JOSEF ACKERMANNPresident of the Executive Board, Credit Suisse

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

I UMBERTO AGNELLI*Chairman, IFIL S.p.A.

FIN MARITI AHTISAARIPresident of the Republic of Finland

USA PAUL A. ALLAIRE*Chairman, Xerox Corporation

P LUIS MIRA AMARALMinister of Industry and Energy

USA DWAYNE 0 . ANDREASChairman, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Inc .

P FRANCISCO PINTO BALSEMAO*Professor of Communication Science, New University ,Lisbon; Chairman, Sojornal sari; Former Prime Minister

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S PERCY BARNEVIK*President and C.E.O., ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

F CLAUDE BEBEARChairman and CEO, AXA Group

USA LLOYD M. BENTSENPartner, Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPhersonand Hand, Chartered; Former Secretary of theTreasury

D CHRISTOPH BERTRAM*Diplomatic Correspondent, Die Zeit; Former Director,International Institute for Strategic Studies

TR SELAHA TIN BEY AZIT*ICE

Director of CompaniesBJORN BJARNASONMinister of Culture and Education

DK RIIT BJERREGAARDCommissioner, European Communities

CDN CONRAD M. BLACK*Chairman, The Telegraph plc

TR CEM BOYNERChairman, New Democracy Movement

INT HANS VAN DEN BROEKCommissioner, European CommunitiesGB E. JOHN P. BROWNE

Chief Executive Officer, BP ExplorationCompany Ltd.

USA JOHN H. BRYANChairman and CEO, Sara Lee Corporation

GR COSTA CARRAS*Director of Companies

P MARIA CARRILHOProfessor of Sociology

E JAIME CARY AJAL URQUUO*Chairman and General Manager, lberfomento

I ADRIANA CERRETELLICorrespondent in Brussels, "IL SOLE/24 Ore"

TR HIKMET

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USA JON S. CORZINEChairman and Senior Partner, Goldman Sachs&Co.

CH FLAVIO COTTIMinister for Foreign Affairs

GR THEODORE A. COULOUMBISPresident, Greek Foreign Policy Institute

CDN DEVON G. CROSSHead of the Donner Canadian Foundation

INT JOSE CUTILEIROSecretary General, Western European Union

USA KENNETH W. DAM*Max Pam Professor of American and Foreign Law,University of Chicago Law School; Former DeputySecretary of State

B ETIENNE DAVIGNON*Executive Chairman, Societe Generale deBelgique; Former Vice Chairman of theCommission of the European Communities

USA LYNN E. DAVISUnder Secretary for Arms Control andInternational Security Affairs , Department ofState

CH JEAN-PASCAL DELAMURAZVice-President of the Federal Council; Ministerof Economy

I MARIO DRAGHIDirector General, Ministry of the Treasury

CDN MARIE-JOSEE DROUIN*Executive Director, Hudson Institute of Canada

DK UFFE ELLEMANN-JENSENChairman Liberal Party; Former Minister for ForeignAffairs

USA THOMASS.FOLEY

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Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld;Former Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives

WALTER FREHNERChairman of the Board of Directors, SwissBank Corporation

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USA THOMAS L. FRIEDMANForeign Affairs Columnist, Ihe New York1imes

CH FRITZ GERBERChairman and CEO, F. Hoffmann-La Roche &Co., A.G .

USA DAVID R. GERGENVisiting Professor, The T e ~ Sanford Instituteof Public Policy, Duke University; SeniorFellow, The Aspen Institute

IRL DERMOT GLEESONAttorney General of Ireland

B JOHN J. GOOSSENSPresident and CEO, BelgacomCDN ALLAN E . GOTLIEB

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Former Ambassador to the United States ofAmerica

DAVID HANNAYPermanent Representative, U.K. Mission to theUnited Nations

FIN JUKKA HARMALAPresident and CEO, Enso-Gutz.eit OyCH HANS HECKMANNVice Chairman of the Board of Directors,Union Bank of Switzerland

N WESTYE HOEGH*Chairman of the Board, Leif Hoegh & Co. AS; President,Norwegian Shipowners' Association

USA RICHARD C. HOLBROOKEAssistant Secretary for European and CanadianAffairs, Department of State

SF JAAKKO ILONIEMI*

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Managing Director, Centre for Finnish Business and PolicyStudies; Former Ambassador to the United States ofAmerica

PHILIPPE JAFFREChairman and CEO, Elf Aquitaine

DANIEL E. JANSSENChairman of the Executive Committee, Solvay S.A.

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USA PETERJENN1NGSAnchor and Senior Editor, ABC News WorldNews Tonight

USA VERNON E. JORDAN, JR."'Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,(Attorneys-at-Law)USA PETER R. KANNChairman and Chief Executive Officer, DowJones & Company, Inc.; Publisher, The WallStreet Journal

D HANS-PETER KEITELChairman of the Board, Hochtief AG

USA ROBERT M. KIMMITTManaging Director, Lehman Brothers Inc.;Former Under-Secretary of State for PoliticalAffairs

USA HENRY A. KISSINGER"'Former Secretary of State; Chairman, Kissinger AssociatesInc.

CDN RALPH P. KLEINPremier of Alberta

GB ANDREW KNIGHTNon Executive Director, News CorporationINT MAX KOHNST AMM"'"'Former Secretary General, Action Committee for Europe;Former President, European University Institute

D HILMAR KOPPER"'Spokesman of the Board of Managing Directors,DeutscheBank A.G.

NL PIETER KORTEWEG"'President and CEO, RoOOc Group; Honorary Treasurer ofBilderberg Meetings

A MAX KOTHBAUER"'Deputy Chairman, Creditanstalt-Bankverein

CH ALEX KRAUERChairman and Managing Director, Ciba-Geigy Limited

USA WILLIAM KRISTOLChairman, Project for the Republican Future

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D KARL F. LAMERSMember of Parliament (Spokesman for Foreign Affairs,CDU/CSU)

GB NORMAN LAMONTMember of Parliament; Former Chancellor of theExchequer; Director of N.M. RothschildF ANDRE LEVY -LANG"'Chairman of the Board of Management, Banque Paribas

E FRANCISCO LUZ6N L6PEZChairman and CEO, Argentaria

A ALEXANDERR.MACULANChairman, Maculan Holding AG

TR SERIF MARDINChairman, Department Islamic Studies, AmericanUniversity, Washington, D.C.

FIN BJORN MATTSSONPresident and CEO, Cultor, Ltd.

CH HELMUT 0 . MAUCHERChairman of the Board and CEO, Nestle Ltd.

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

CDN J. FRASER MUSTARDPresident, Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchNL HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDSPL ANDRZEJ OLECHOWSKI

Former Minister for Foreign AffairsGR GEORGE A. PAPANDREOU

Minister of EducationUSA ARNO A. PENZIAS

Vice President Research, AT&T Bell LaboratoriesD HANS-FRIEDRICH VON PLOETZState Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

CDN J. ROBERT PRICHARDPresident, University of Toronto

CH DAVID DE PURY"'

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Chairman, BBC Brown Boveri Ltd. and Co-Chairman, ABBAsea Brown Boveri Group

GILES H. RADICEMember of Parliament; Chairman of the EuropeanMovement

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USA DAVID ROCKEFELLER**Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank International AdvisoryCommittee

GB ERIC ROLLPresident, S.G. Warburg Group pic

GB EMMA ROTHSCHILDDirector, Centre for History and Economics; Fellow, KingsCollege, Cambridge University

INT/I RENATO RUGGIERO*

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Director General, World Trade Organization; FormerMinister of Trade

FRAN

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IN ATTENDANCENL MAlA BANCK

Executive Secretary, Bilderberg MeetingsCDN MARY ALICE CARROLL

Local Organizer 1996CH MARGRIT MARKSTALLER

Local Organizer 1995USA CHARLES MULLERPresident, Murden and Company; Adviser, AmericanFriends of Bilderberg , Inc.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSA Austria I ItalyB Belgium ICE IcelandCDN Canada INT InternationalCH Switzerland IRL IrelandD Germany L LuxemburgDK Denmark N NorwayE Spain NL NetherlandsF France p PortugalFIN Finland PL PolandGB Great Britain s SwedenGR Greece TR Turkey

USA United States of America

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AGENDA

WHAT IS NATO SUPPOSED TO DO?Moderator: Henry A. KissingerPanelists: Hans van den Broek

Richard HolbrookeIS THERE WORK FOR ALL?Moderator: Franz Vranitzk:yPanelists: Emma Rothschild

Jurgen E. SchremppATOMIZATION OF SOCIETY: IMPACT ON POLITICALBEHAVIOR OF NEW TECHNOLOGYModerator; Etienne DavignonPanelist: Arno A. Penzias

IV. LOOKING [BACK] AT WASHINGTONModerator: David R. GergenPanelists: Thomas S.Foley

William KristolV. CURRENT EVENTS: TURKEY AND THE ATLANTIC

ALLIANCEModerator: Paul WolfowitzPanelists: Hikmet Cetin

Thomas L. FriedmanVI. IS THERE STILL A NORTH ATLANTIC COMMUNITY?

Moderator: Christoph BertramPanelists: Henry A. Kissinger

Thierry de Montbrial

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