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SUMMARY RECORD AC/52-R/50
COMMITTEE ON IUFORMANCOU AND CULTURAL RELATIONS
Summary Reocorcl o f a m e e t i n g he ld , a t t h e P a l a i s de
C h a i l l o t , , P a r i s , on T h u r s d a y , 3 0 t h Wune, 1955 . a t 3 r u m .
PRESENT
c h a i r m a n : Mr . LthW W i l g r e s s ( C a n a d a )
M r . R . T h i s s e n
Mr . P . T r e m b l a y
Mr . H. H a x t h a u s e n
M i s s M. Campana
Mr . F . K . v on P l ehwe (Ge rmany )
M r . D . N i c o l a r e i z i s ( G r e e c e )
( B e l g i u m ) Mr . A . P h i l i p p e
( C a n a d a ) M r . P . . J a l i n k
( L u x e m b o u r g )
( N e t h e r l a n d s
(Denma rk ) Mr . A . L a n g e l a n a (Norway )
( P r a n c e ) D r . J . de P r e i t a s -
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u war. R u b i n o ( I t a l y )
M r . 0 . C l q a y
M r . GAP. S t . J .
C h a d w i c k
( P o r t u g a l )
( T u r k e y )
( Un i t e d K i n p d orn )
M r . L . C a r r o l l ( U n i t e d S t a t e s )
INTERNATIONAL STAFF
Mr . G . P a r s o n s ( D i r e c t o r o f I n f o r m a t i o n )
Mr . W. Newton M r . J . L i c e n c e Mr . A . S c o t t M r . P . L i e v e n Mr . F-. C r o o t
M i s s L . M . P e a r t ( ( S e c r e t a r y )
ALSO PRESENT
C a p i t a i n e de C o r v e t t e L a m b e r t (3GLO) CONTENTS
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I . NATO F e l l o w s h i p p rog ramme
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I V . UNCro t o u r s o f j o u r n a l i s t s 6
V . U s t i o n o l I n f o r m a t i e n O f f i c e r s O
V I . N a t i o n a l a c t i o n t o c o u n t e r Commun i s t p r o p a g a n d a O V I I . F o r t h c o m i n g Eov i . . t a t o m i c en*,raw c o n f c a o r . c c O y
V I I I . C o m m u n i â t " F r o n t " o r - ' s n i x a t i o n s 9
I X . C o u r s e s s p o n s o r e d by t h e C a n a d i a n B u r e a u o f C u r r e n t A f f a i r s r-s
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X . A t l a n t i c TraaWy A a s o c i a t i o n 10
X I . S'.-cond t r o o p i n f o r m a t i o n c o u r s e 10
X I I . ./ummor c o u r s e f o r y o u t h l e a d e r s 10
X I I I . P u b l i c a t i o n s on Communism a n a S o v i e t p o l i c y 11
X I V . . I n v i t a t i o n e x t e n d e d by t h e U n i t e d E i n g a o m t o t h e C o m m i t t e e
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1 . On b e h a l f o f t he C o m m i t t e e , t h e CHAIRMAN t h a n k e d t h e G o v e r n m e n t s o f F r a n c e , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s , t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m and t r e U n i t e d S t a t e s f o r m a k i n g e x p e r t e a v a i l a b l e . H e . s u g g e s t e d t h a t D r . R e i n i n k ( N e t h e r l a n d s ) si-, ou I d be i n v i t e d t o s e r v e a s C h a i r m a n o f t h e G r e a p .
2 . The CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE s a i d t h a t h i s a u t h o r i t i e s were i n t e r e s t e d i n p r o p o s i n g f i e l d s o f s t u d y f o r NATC P e l l o w s a nd h oped t o s u b m i t a l i s t o f s u g g e s t i o n s b e f o r e -che m e e t i n g o f e x p e r t s .
3 • C o m m e n t i n p on the d r a f t teams o f r e f e r e n c e P e r the Wxperi G r o u p , t h e UNITED KINGDOM REPRESUN-NCWNCE Su .Lasted t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g p h r a s e s h o u l d be a th .od t o p a r a g r a p h ( b ) o f documen t A C / t h - D / t h
" a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r t o r i v e d e t a i l e d a d v i c e on t he p r o c e du r o f o r a e1ec t i n g f o l i o w s W1
4 . I n c o n c l u s i o n , t h e COMMITTEE:
( 1 ) a p p r o v e d t h e t e r m s o£ r e f e r e n c e o f t h e
E x p e r t W o r k i n g G r o u p ( 1 ) ;
(2) a g r e e d to i n v i t e D r . Reinink t o s e r v e as C h a i r m a n o f t h e E x p e r t Wori- ing C r o u p ;
( 3 ) a g r e e d t h a t s u g g e s t i o n s s u b m i t t e d bp d e l e g a t i o n s and the I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a f f , r e g a r d i n g o u i t a b l e f i e l d s o f s t u d y , s h o u l d b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e E x p e r t W o r k i n g G r o u p , and i n v i t e d Plte . - . «e re to ry to t a k e t h e ne c e a s a r y a o t i o r..
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5 . The CHAIRMAN hoped t h a t p u b l i c a n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e p r o -gramme c o u l d be made i n a d v a n c e o f t he m e e t i n g o f P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s . As C h a i r m a n o f t he C o m m i t t e e , he was t o b r i e f t h e m e e t i n g on A r t i c l e 2 a c t i v i t i e s , a nd he w o u l d I t h e t o r e f e r t o t h e . F e l l o w s h i p s c h e m e .
6 . The UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVa suggested tha t no a n n o u n c e m e n t s h o u l d b e made t o t h e P r e s s b e f o r e t h e W o r k i n g Wroua h a d r e p o r t e d . More p u b l i c i t y w o u l d p r o b a b l e bc o b t a i n e d " i o r the p rogramme i f t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t c o u l d b e l i n k e d w i t h t he f o r t h c o m i n g v i s i t t o P a r i s o f NATO I a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s .
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p a r t i c u l a r l y on f i n a n c e .
8 . The DIRECTOR OU INFORMATION wa rned t n e C o m m i t t e e n o t t o e x p e c t t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t t o a t t r a c t much P r e s s i n t e r e s t . Compare--t o o t h e r g r a n t s , th.« amoun t o f money i n v o l v e d was very s m a l l i n d e e d .
9 . A f t e r d i s c u s s i o n , t h e COHHITTUE:
a g r e e d t h a t t h e d r a f t P r e s s r e l e a s e s h o u l d be s u b m i t t e d t o t h e E x p e r t Ciroup b e f o r e i s s u e , a n d t h a t t h e e x a c t date o f r e l e a s e s h o u l d be l e f t t o t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e D i r . ' . c t o r o f I n f o r m a t i o n , on t h e u n d e r s t a n d -i n g t h a t t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t w o u l d oe made i n a d v a n c e o f t h e v i s i t o f P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s .
( c ) S u i t a b l e U n i v e r s i t i e s anci I n s t i t u t i o n s
1 0 . M r . LICENCE s a i d t h a t on a r e c e n t v i s i t t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , he h a d me t member's o f t h e s t a f f o f P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y •who were w o r k i n g or. s u ch i n t e r n a t i o n a l q u e s t i o n s a s , f o r e x a m p l e , t h e e c o n o m i c and m i l i t a r y a s p e c t s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s l e a d e r s h i p i n t h e F r e e W o r l d . S u ch q u e s t i o n s ware l e a d i n g them I n t o ma i l i n g
a s t u d y o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l - o r g a n i z a t i o n s I i U e IIATO and SEATO : and the members o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y whom ho h ad ma t h a d boon much i n t e r e s t e d t o h a a r s o m e t h i n g o f t h e work b e i n g c a r r i e d o u t a t t h e NATO Head-q u a r t e r s . They h a d s u g g e s t e d t o h i m t h a t NATO i n i t s e l f was a s u i t a b l e f i e l d f o r ' s t u d y . He t h o u g h t t h a i a c e n t r e o f t he t ype o f P r i n c e t o n , was t h e k i n d on w h i c h t h e r W i l o w s h i p p rogramme m i g h t do w e l l t o c o n c e n t r a t e , a n d hc h o p e d WLat i t w o u l d 'be p o s s i b l e f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e t o a s s o c i a t e NATO w i t h t h e s t a d i a s b e i n g c a r r i e d o u t t h e r e .
1 1 . The CHAIRMAN s a i d t h a t he t oo hoped t h a t NATC F o l l o w s w o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d t o go t o ' i n s t i t u t i o n s o f the t ype o f P r i n c e t o n w i t h a r e c o g n i s e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a n d i n g ; , a n d s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e e x p e r t s s h o u l d be i n v i t e d t o c o n s i d e r t h i s . a spec t o f t h e p r o g r a m m e .
1 2 . The COMMITTEE :
( 1 ) l o o k n o t e o f t he s t a t e m e n t by H r . L i c e n c e ;
( 2 ) a g r e e d to i n v i t o t h e E x p o r t E P r h i n g C r o u p t o c o n s i d e r t h e t y p e o f i n s t i t u t i o n s a t w h i c h i t w o u l d be d e s i r a b l e f o r NATO f e l l o w s t o c a r r y o u t t h e i r r e s e a r c h , and t o c i t e e x a m p l e s .
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1 5 . Thep FRENNC1H and UNITED, STATES REPRESENTATIFS^ reca l ; l . ed i , / t h a t t h e y h a d a l r e a d y i n f o r m e d - t h e ., Commi t tee ' , t h a t ' t h e i r ' a u t h o r i t i e s ' . , were a t p r e s e n t ' e x a m i n i n g t h e - p o s s i b i l i t i e s , o f " s e t t i n g up i . c h a i r s a ' / . i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o u n t r i e s . ,
1 6 .. The CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE t h o u g h t t h a t " the' , festIonr o f U n i v e r s i t y c h a i r s s h o u l d be d i s c u s s e d f u r t h e r ; by . the./Co :nirh'lttee • =.,-.: b e f o r é i t was; referred . to an E x p e r t Group/- R e c a l l i n g N C t h a d / / . .. e a r l i e r b e e n "agreed(l )w t h a t members o f t he Comra i t tSe s h o u l d provider:::, a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e courses o h p o s t — w a r ' - I n t e r n a t i p h a l r e l a t i o n s p A: -o f f e r e d a t two ' ' o r t h r e e o f t h e i r l e a d i n g ? - u n i v e r s i t i e s , he saipp'he felt it 'was e s s e n t i a l t.o"have i h f b l r m a t h o h o n e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s w ; b e f o r e t he Comm i t t e e c o u l d d e c i d e 'Whether c h a i r s . shou ld "bc- c r e a t e d i f s ^ He e n v i s a g e d two p o s s i b l e c o u r s e s o f a c t i o n : ' o n W h e ^ o n e hand) : A/L/'"-NATO m i g h t p r o v i d e monëîy to a u n i v e r s i t y t o , s e t u p .a c h a i r ; ''R on- t he/p-o t h e r , NATO m i g h t a s s u r e • a.,,.certain number , o f . s c h o l a r s h i p s ' t o ,:a w / t h -'••' u n i v e r s i t y wh i c hAL- t se l f u n d e r t o o k -to e s t a b l i s h ' a " ohair . . ; ' • ; . ' .Thi s was - -, t h e t y pe o f p r o b l e m w h i c h c o u l d be r e f e r r e d a t the, a p p r o p r i a t e ^time ; t o . e x p e r t s . , • ; . * • ,. . ' , /
1 7 . The CHAIRMAN s a i d t h a t , i n a d d i t i o n Lto ' i n f o r m a t i o n , NChich^A he a g r e e d was r e q u i r e d , / i t was n e c e s s a r y t o have a s t a t e m e n t . o f . a p o l i c y . - An E x p e r t W o r k i n g G r o u p c o u l d n o t . d e c i d e p o I i e y p q u e s t i o h s ; . -.. i t c o u l d o n l y f o r m u l a t e a c t i o n t o c a r r y ' o u t p o l i c y W W •
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3 3 . The UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVE r a i d t ha t , t h e i n v i t a t i o n e x t e n d e d by t h e S o v i e t C o v e r n m e n t t o members o f t h e U n i t e d E i n r d c m R o y a l S o c i e t y t o a t t e n d t h e A t o m i c E n e r g y C o n f e r e n c e t o be h e l d s h o r t l y i n Moscov;. had b e e n d e c l i n e d on t h e g r o u n d s t h a t i t was n o t p o s s i b l e t o a t t e n d a t t h a t date. Two w e l l - k n o w n U n i t e d PIingdom s c i e n t i s t s h a d b e e n i n v i t e d i n t h e i r p r i v a t e c a p a c i t y , b u t . i t was n e t known w h e t h e r t h o y i n t e n d e d t o a c c e p t .
3 4 . The CANADIAN, NCENCII a n d NCNCLINCI REPRESENTATIVES s a i d t h a t i n v i t a t i o n s e x t e n d e d t o s c i e n t i f i c b o d i e s i n t h e i r c o u n t r i e s h ad b e e n , . o r would, b e , d e c l i n e d .
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3 7 . The NETUERLANUS REtRSSEa ' ATNCNC c o n f i r m e d t h a t h i s G o v e r n m e n t h a d a l s o b o o n a p p r o a c h e d , t u t h ad l i k e w i s e w i t h h e l d p e r -m i s s i o n .
3 8 . Trie UNITED KITNCDOlvi INCFEESiNTATIVi s a i d t h a t he was i n f o r m e d t h a t i t was now hoped t o h o l d t h e m e e t i n g i n L a u s a n n e . The U n i t e d
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t o o k n o t e c f t h e s t a t e m e n t s made .
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4 3 . M r . GRÖÖTNC(Po I i t i c a l D i v i s i e n ) g ave an a c c o u n t h o f t h e . .. : m e e t i n g ( a t t a c h e d a t a n n e x ) .
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the. i n a u g u r a l m e e t i n g o f t h e A t l a n t i c ' ' NC 'pp./"NC T r e a t y A s s o c i a t i o n . - NC-. ./"
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4 6 . The CrDALRMAN t h o u g h t e x p e r i e n c e h a d shown t h e e o u r s e s p t o
be" one o f t h e w o r t h w h i l e p r o j é c t s * ' s p o n s o r e d b y ? t h e C o m m i t t e e / •
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51. The COMMITTEE:
( 1 ) t h a n k e d t h e U n i t e d K ingdom R e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r t he c o p i e s o f "The I n t e r p r e t e r , J u n e 1955'/« . ' 'Communism and N a t i o n a l R i t h t s 1 A "The P e a s a n t s and Ahe Commun i s t s - t h e Lesson o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e " , wh i c h he c i r c u l a t e d t o t he C o m m i t t e e ;
( 2 ) n o t e d t h a t - m a t e r i a l f r om t h e se p u b l i c a t i o n s c o u l d be Used f NCiit w i t h o u t a t t r i b u t i o n .
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5 2 . ' The CHAIRMAN sa id , t h s t ho r e g r e t t e d it was impossible for h i m p e r s o n a l l y t o t ake a d v a n t a g e o f t h e i n v i t a t i o n e x t e n d e d by the U n i t e d K ingdom to t h e Corranittee l o spend t h r e e days i n the United Kingdom and while t h e r e to a t t e n d t h e o p e n i n g of the NATO Exhibition i n L o n d o n . On b e h a l f o f t h e Commi t t ee " he t h a n k e d t h e U n i t e d K i ngdom for t h e i r g e n e r o u s i n v i t a t i o n .
5 3 . The UNITEiD KIINCDCM EE PRESENTE AEV a s a i d t h a t h i s authorities much r e g r e t t e d t h a t neither ahc C h a i r m a n n o r t he S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l wou l d be a b l e t o a t t e n d . Ke h oped t h a t t h e majority o f t h e members o f t he Commi t t e e wou l d be a b l e t o come, and w o u l d n o t i f y him as soon as p o s s i b l e o f t h e i r a c c e p t a n c e .
54. TIiO COMMITTEE:
r e c o r d e d t h e i r a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t he i n v i t a t i o n by t he U n i t e d K i ngdom .
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XV. DEPARTURE OF MR. SCOTT
55. The CHAIRMAN s a i d t h a t t h i s was p r o b a b l y t he l a s t m e e t i n g o f t he C o m m i t t e e a t w h i c h Mr . S c o t t wea l d be p r e s e n t . Mr . S c o t t was Ieav ingNCATO t o go t o M o n t r e a l , whoro he w o u l d open and be i n c h a r g e ' o f a B r i t i s h I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e . Mr . S c o t t had b e e n a v a l u a b l e member o f t h e I n f o r m a t i o n D i v i s i o n and wou l d be much m i s s e d ; on behalf of the C o m m i t t e e , t h e CHAIRMAN w i s h e d h i m ever y s u c c e s s I n h i s . new w o r k .
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3 . The As semb l y f i r s t c o m p l e t e d t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n . The f o l l o w i n g O f f i c e r s ( B u r e a u ) were e l e c t e d :
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5 . The I n t o r n a t i c n a l . . t l a r i t i c Comm i t t e e w h i c h has b e e n b u i l d i n g u p the new p e r m a n e n t o r e a n i s a t i . c n now c e a s e s t o e x i s t . The Assemb ly t h a n k e d i t s C h a i r m a n , V i a c o a n t Wancannon , f o r h i s d e v o t e d work and e l e c t e d h im as Hon . J c o a i a e n t o f t he JNCil.
6 . H a v i n g a d o p t e d i t s aye- l aws a n . p r o c e d u r a l r u l e s , t h e ATA t h e n d e b a t e d i t s a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e f o r t h c o m i n g y e a r on t h e b a s i s Of a w o r k i n g p a p e r p r e p a r e d by t h e S e c r e t a r y . I t was agreed t h a t i t was a was te o f t i m e t o e i t h e r p a s s r e s o l u t i o n s a d d r e s s e d t o g o v e r n m e n t s o r t o a d o p t p l a n s f o r w h i c h the f u n d s o f t he ATA and i t s member o r g a n i z a t i o n s were i n s u f f i c i e n t .
7 . Among t h e m e a s u r e s recommended v/ere t h e a p p o i n t m e n t by e a ch member o r g a n i s a t i o n o f a q u a l i f i e d p e r s o n t o a r r a n g e t e l e v i s i o n and s ound b r o a d c a s t i n g e x c h a n g e s b e t w e e n two o r more o f t he a l l i e d c o u n t r i e s ; t h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f one or' more t e a c h e r s ' c o n f e r e n c e s
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8 . I n t h e s p h e r e o f r e s e a r c h , i t was d e c i d e d t o c o n c e n t r a t e t h i s y e a r on p r o d u c i n g a c o n s i d e r e d r e p o r t on t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n and i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f " A r t i c l e 2 o f t h e * N o r t h A t l a n t i c T r e a t y . I t . was a l s o a g r e e d t h a t , i n t h e p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n a l work o f t h e n a t i o n a l member o r g a n i z a t i o n , due i m p o r t a n c e s h o u l d be g i v e n t o t h e a c h i e v e - , m e n t s o f t h e OSSC and e v e r y * o t h e r means by w h i c h s i g n a t o r i e s o f t h e T r e a t y h a d g i v e n e f f e c t t o t h e i r u n d e r t a k i n g s u n d e r t h i s A r t i c l e , a s w e l l as t o t h e m i l i t a r y and p o l i t i c a l c o n t r i b u t i o n o f NATO i t s e l f t o t he s e c u r i t y o f t h e W e s t . The S e c r e t a r i a t o f t h e ATA was a s k e d t o p r e p a r e a sur.mary i n n o n - t e c h n i c a l t e rms o f t h e s e e conom i c a c t i v i t i e s a n d i t was r e s o l v e d t o s u g g e s t t o t h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c C o u n c i l t h a t i t w o u l d be a good t h i n g , once a y e a r , t o p a s s i n r e v i e w a l l t h a t S t a t e s members o f NATO had done i n t h i s s p h e r e .
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1 0 . L o r d I smay r e c e i v e d t h e Assemb l y o f t h e ATA on t he 2 3 r d J u n e a t the P a l a i s de C h a i l l o t , where t h e members were a l s o e n t e r -t a i n e d by t h e I n f o r m a t i o n D i v i s i o n , a n d g ave a r e c e p t i o n t he same e v e n i n g f o r them t o mee t t h e P e r m a n e n t D e l e g a t e s . G e n e r a l Fruenther a d d r e s s e d t h e A s s e m b l y t he n e x t day a t SHAPE and e n t e r t a i n e d t h e members t o l u n c h e o n . .
1 1 . M. Geo rges B i d a u l t , P r e s i o e n t o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n F r a n ç a i s e p o u r l a Communauté A t l a n t i q u e . , made a v i g o r o u s speech a t an o p e n i n g r e c e p t i o n i n w h i c h he d e n i e d t h a t t h e p r e s e n t i n t e r -n a t i o n a l s i t u a t i o n gave any r e a l g r o u n d f o r r e l a x i n g t h e common e f f o r t o f t h e A t l a n t i c A l l i a n c e . The Assemb l y was we lcomed a t i t s f i r s t m e e t i n g by G e n e r a l C o r n i g l i o n - M o l i n i e r , M i n i s t e r o f P u b l i c Wo r k s , and o t h e r p r o m i n e n t F r e n c h p e r s o n a l i t i e s who t ook p a r t were M. M a u r i c e Schumann and M. H e n r i B o n n e t . The B r i t i s h D e l e g a t i o n was l e d by C i r D a v i d K e l l y , P r e s i d e n t o f t he B r i t i s h A t l a n t i c C o m m i t t e e and C h a i r m a n o f t h e B r i t i s h C o u n c i l .
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