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282. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ( Cleveland ) to Secretary of State Rusk

bly, the United Nations beginning on March 25 will hold a Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ). The conference is expected to last for approximately three months. The less-developed countries, led by Brazil, the UAR , Yugoslavia, India and Nigeria, have indicated they expect a new set of UN institutions to emerge from this conference—with effective powers to review, and if possible to change, existing international arrangements governing trade relationships. The ability of the Western nations, led in this case by the United States, to preserve the status of GATT , while providing wit…