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Reference my letter of 17 May.
The Advisory Board finally met on 9 June to review the proposed 1994 work programme. Jean Bonvin, the Acting Director of the Centre, in a move to forestall criticism that the Centre held itself aloof from the rest of the Organisation emphasised at the outset that the OECD Directorates, in particular DCD, had been consulted in its preparation. He informed the Board that the short term studies (introduced into the Centre's three year research cycle last year) had proved to be more resource intensive than expected. Fewer were therefore being proposed for 1994 and care had been taken to ensure they were related to the main research themes. Specific comments made were that the pilot study on China in the context of Activity 1.6 (Conversion of Armaments Industries) had been suggested by Chinese interlocutors. Activity 1.10 (Demographic Transition/Family Planning) would be done in cooperation with DCD (a DAC meeting on population issues is scheduled next year) and would be an OECD input to the Cairo World Population Conference.
3. The reactions from members of the Board were as usual various. The EC Commission thought a short term study by the Development Centre of the phenomenon of 'delocalisation': (the alleged shift in employment towards certain regions) would be of great topical interest. A lot of 'heretical' comments were being made by politicians and media. Analysis would be helpful. Greece agreed that unemployment/delocalisation needed attention. So did migration; particularly illegal immigration. The study of conversion of armaments industries should look at the USSR as
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