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CONFIDENTIAL

COMMONWEALTH FINANCE OFFICIALS' MEETING. BARBADOS 1969

DRAFT AGENDA

Election of Chairman

Administrative Arrangements - timing of meetings, setting up of committees etc.

12 m±

1.

2.

3.

4.

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5.

Adoption of Agenda

Sterling Area Balance of Payments

[Paper by the U.K.]

Consideration of the Draft Agenda for the Finance Ministers' Meeting.

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II.

III.

IV.

6.

It was tentatively agreed by a meeting of High Commission Representative that Finance Ministers may wish to discuss, on the lines of previous meeting, the following subjects:

World Economic Situation

(1) General Trends [Papers by Barbados and Canada]

Sterling

(11) Report on g Area Balance of Payments Prospects

[U.K. Paper]

International Monetary Situation

Development Questions including

(1) Report by the Commonwealth Secretary General on the

Flow of Intra-Commonwealth Aid 1968.

(11) Matters likely to arise at the following IBRD meeting

Communique

Any other matters.

CONFIDENTIAL