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279. Minutes of the Senior Review Group Meeting

rand : This is really a political judgment and can’t be based on the legal position. There is also an economic consideration. West Berlin is not a negligible quantity economically. Their GNP is larger than that of Africa, except for South Africa and Nigeria. They have great trade potential and the Soviets would love to tap into the industrial and other resources in West Berlin. General Cushman : They already have some trade commissions, don’t they? Mr. Hillenbrand : They have visits, but they would be getting trade commissions under the agreement. We’ve already agreed that they may have trade …