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233. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff ( Lake ), the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs ( Hormats ), and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ( Maynes ) to Secretary of State Vance

history in the Middle East that tax considerations are a critical factor in determining where oil companies invest. At the same time, it would be confrontational with respect to OPEC as a group and damage relations with countries such as Indonesia, Nigeria and Venezuela. It would not be consistent with our interest in expanding global oil supply, including OPEC supply, in order to moderate pressures on the world price. The US delegation to UNCSTD was authorized to invite the World Bank as part of its on-going efforts to coordinate energy assistance efforts to developing countries, to review ex…

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