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e cb given y U •. Ex cutive Dir' ctor ao Th~ Am riean In titut of Architect - CJC,

••••• t.he l t"tuJ:t5.1G:Ler~-l gcn2r2:C.io:n.

rt 1. Wi czor ki before · .rch 4, 1971. (P. &1 dleberger)

l'resident Nixon sounclecl that th~ . .-~ms clear] y fo:r.· the~ Un:i. tec1 Sta'i..~es .

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~-:'he nat:i..onB of the uorlcl hn:vc rc Sl)Onded in n -vric1e vo,riet.y of

· multilateral insti tutiorLs > both the [(t.obc~l one s I re11resent. ·and regional

organizations, J.ike the Inte:c-PJ!·,9rican Hncl As:i.an DevclO}_)Y:1cnt B<.:tnks. Gro;-1inc;

vlealt.h in EtLrorx~ and Jepan bas pennittecl a su1)sta.ntial incrca.sc in the

resources of all of the sc, nncl_ -vre cfm lo01~ for contin1J.ccl grm·rth :tn the sc

sources of funds.

Anothe::c multi1B.:'cer8.J. v.pp:co~,ch is the consor titun of countric:s \·ibo

. pool the cJ,sse-'~c. of their nat.ion~}.l aiel. J?i.'OG1'<3.1ns ln a coordina.tcc1 effo:ct to

Tbis formo.t of.f.ers . me,ny ndvfl.nt.ci&:es to the

clevclopin.::; count:r::1r 2.s vcll c,,s to t.hc clonors. It offeTs a voJ:u.abJ.e ins-Gr-uJ:1cnt

It can be cx)?2CtecJ t11cl.'G the;~·c 1,rill

. (w.~ 'J..,hc t ·renc."i. tcAm.ro. r:!nltiJc.t.i:.ex·al a s :-:;;istc:,nce in no \·ray :crcr:: countcT to this

cx.r-ectat:i.on Q

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t'hrou~~l1~11.rt:. tl ~c -i·To:r.J cl i~ cco:'l.o~-,:. :i_c a~1<.l soci2.J cl.evc lo}:-wt.,;;~nt. In i:.he lle:>:t. o.eceJLc

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success or fnilv.i:·c on this issue Fill dic·L[-!.tc the rise end fn11 of

It '\·ioulcl be h8.l'cl to ovc:rr.t2J:;e th~ sense of COTf'.n:it.!::cnt or

ure;cncy ·v:hich JJenne:;:_tcs tbe c1cve l o:;=d .ng nations.

Ho\·r c1.oe::s Pres"iclent Nixon :i.Lte:;:J:(cct deYelo]?!."!'iCnt neec.1s ancl. Hhat

role c1ocs he s e c for the Unitcc3. Stn:ces? I e t. me ()ga5.n quote th8 President: ·

based on recognition of major historical ch~nges in the vorJd.

First of alJ., l112.ny lm·.rer :tnco1:18 CO\}lrtric s aTe t.od.2.y ready C!.ncJ.

recoc:n:i:Gion of t he 5.r right to clo so. Scconcl_ly, uh:ile the Un:i.tec1

)10\T extend. l1i.JI'8 ~~.ssiste.nc e the.n '.-!C (l.o.

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I believe that the Prcsic1cnt 1r.ust be cor::::w~nclc cl for his D.rticule.-'d.on

tm·ra,rd implenK~ntation be bas 2.lree.dy to.ken •

. The United States is 8. mem1Jer of scve:;:al <1evelO}?ment o~g8.:!1izations

\-Thich nrc expctnding. The1.'e is a need foi' uide c:o11gression8.1 sup}?Ort. Alrea.cly

the membe:-c·s of Ccmsres.s nre tc1.l:dnr; a.n :i.ncrea.secl interest. I Cl.m certain tlw.t

· greatei' congrcss:ionftl concern ~.:x1 lriJ.lin[.;nerJs to cooJ>e:L ... atc on . the I'[n·t of

the inte:1·nat:i.cna.l Ol ... gan:i.zations l ri lJ insure efficient OIJ9rations e.nd . greate:c .

· benefitr.: to a.lJ J?u.rtncrs in develo:r>~I:c nt.

impor-Lcu1t. Di0.logue is necess8J:·~,. . Youl" :i.n;::j_ghts ancl. e/::pc:cience 'Hill be

vision ·vihcn c<t1J eel ·ur>on for their lcg:l.f:: lati vc upprovf~J. o

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Ho\·l ·Hill this generation unfold?

The shocLs of }Jass:i.ne f1·o~n one cul i .nre to anothe r a:r:c t;r02.t. l·ie in the

developed ~orld will nlso sense the enguish of this passage. It fills

the li tcro.t.ure of the developilJG lands. These lines a:ce fro:n Southec.st

Asia:

II they kno-r;- they are poor

indust:r~r is only n m2.rk of

of the s at:Lc.J;ed ~

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a.ncl they don 1 t f:ix the J:>rice.

lihen you <~re pooT

you cc:·:.n 't bo:n~·o,,; f:.x>m the poor. 11

The8c conce:cus c.ren 1 t unique. They nrc the no~~t oJ. [.;ic 1r.:-i.'k~e

of clw.nge. Even a.r. -v:c c11~:n2~e to 1n2et t.oC.c~y' s conditio.rts ~ there nrc

those '\'!ho i:~~call e<-:.:rlie:r d ::iys. I susp8ct that even lli tb:i.n your ranks

the trenc1 to mo:,.·c co:(!plcx o;:gm1:b~£!.tions often sec~~: s less nppce.l.:tng tlw.n

the senti1 ~1·:~ :nt to "go it aJ.one."

gap bet,-recn rich c:..nd JJOor is p2r~:istc:nt n.ncl. eve 1~ -vridening. He must

get off the econurdc t:rc2.c1.m:i.ll, 1-rherc an:-r ~:t c..tl.stic c:~l g r o·,·rth is c2.tcn

and by intolerable levels of unclnplo:yT;ient..

lfnat <UI10i.tnt of funds \;ill .:.v;c n~cc1 2.nd ho~J ·vrill \ ·iC co~nbine

to accOT!lpJ.ish clevelop.11ent? ('. .

Revther than c~~t.Llozue tbc lone list of

n1aterial shcxctf'vJ.ls in the c1uvclopi.ng count:ries, I'd l:i.J~e to dir2ct

you.r ·thoughts to t·Ho mP.s[d.ve gencrC1li%c.tions. I C[tut.:i.on you that these arc

To do :i.t in 20 yc:;::~:cs ·L~ould c2.ll for an ~nnu.8.1 Gl"O~·;t.h l'ci.te of

To do tbe j o1) in 50 years, if l)O}_)nlation cont:i.nnes to ~ro',.i at

b t 2 '){{ .11 e vecn --~~ a yecr, \n

-~!-! :-.· C• :'!.:~ J·_l '• i..\. ', 0' u. ~: . ('. :- _-, ... ' · :: ·· .~."'. ,<_: ,rl~ -1·• 'C-:',1.-.J. I· .... r l. l ' ,. -'L· 'r·· .... • ' ~ . J ' J . l. \' ··· '\ r • ..., ) • ~ ( ' j' '-. - - ' · , . ..._, _ L r_ _ .._. _-,__,_ • ... ., . .:.. ~ _, •• 1· ; · · • ~ 1:-. . _( , \.• .. ::... ,, -..:< : · ''> t_', . \..1, /\..~;

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rate, nnd co::.t th~~.t \·/Ould de1::c:.nd,

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Before I shift to my second point it night be uscft,_l to

1·eminc1 you tho.t tbe r;1ost quoted goal for cxtcrn~-tl devclop;ncnt. fu11u:lng ·

is li. of Gross · National Product. At the mo:;1ent the GUl') of the c1onor

nation::; is a1Jout *2 t1··illion. One p'2I' cent of i:Ju:d.·. \·:ro-..lld }):codu.cc o.n e:xtc:J.'na.l flou

of *20 billion. Ar, tb:!.ngs ~d::.8.nd it ~·.:rpce.rs unlit ely to JGC thD.t '\'JC coxJ.

simply buy the develorn:ent '\-Tc '\'rant. . Hm·:ever, \-7e shonld "b :cJ.nG en other

stagge:r:ing 1evC'ls :i.n the c1evclOJ?int;; \-ro:cld . It is })cs .si1)lc t.!1~~.t one billion

defined as ~aoo billion of lo~t. J::rocl.u.ct:L vo C8.:pJ.cit.y cc-:.eh yc~!_:~·.

~' )l1e t·.-~ ·•.•J .. ·,o-.··'···1 1-·,··o ··r·c ·'· <· ''.f·)-,o nr <=> Il .. 11

• . <.!.QJ.lJ • . ·"···- ) .. l •l -~ .l ... > •, . • l·.·-~ ;_J._Y.>~;... j_' ; c'.l (,' h:i.g1·f·;1S.ys, bl':i.dr,e s .•.

He\·r Project. 8. l'f<~f_; c.:. :ce clre.-..d.ng increased v.t.tcnt:i.on e.nd fttnc1.inG. These inc1uc~.e

receni:.lJr, J?01lu.t:i.on C0!1 t:!:ol.

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n1ust rely on nc\": t ec1u1:i.q_ues lThich ·vri11 C<:tpit::!.li.~e on the opportunity to

operate in a muJ.tj_national and rnultilntcr0.l fra!:12'\·~or}:. \·lith the best

poss:i.blc technology.

lio\·7 do \le m;3J;:e the best u:;c of the Cc~pite>.l that :t.s so scarce

e.s comp;;,::r:·e cl to t.be st.P..GGE:ring need. Ti1e anm·;er is O}?t.5J·uPJn use of t'2cru1ology ••

this 1ncans good O.e8igB, sound ene;inecrj ng, t=u1c1 effective man~.l.~~e!.~8nt.. These a

th<:~t lle cn:e cm:i.Dently qu~i.lifiec1 to offer the '\·Tor-:Ld.

This is the cheJJ~nce ve face. If ue succeed, ' 70 will have

cr.eatecl 1-:rorlcl ma~cl~et of un1JeJ5•?. va1Jle f:i).~C, :i.n the }_)l'OGess 1·re ·uill forge

the m2.j OT links for ''A Ho:ck:i.ng Peace ~rste:m " ·\fh.ich ot.bers ho.ve pl''cc15_ctec\.,

and 1-;e '\·;ill ha ve ir:1J!Tovod the OFport.unitics fox· biJ_l:i.ons of }~e opJ.c.

l3ut l)efore '\'! 0 r;et too f~:c ahc;c-_rl t.hC:-!rE: 's sor:1e '\-ro:rk to bs cloJJ.e to

architcctc 8nd eneineers.

From so1ne cor-ner~ t.1.1c rc ig n tendency to p:•:efcr JL.he s mG.llcJ.', ln.rt.

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So~ne of you feel prbf'cs.sion:=tl r c stric·G:!.o:n.s '\!h:i.eh JJ:lp ::~cl.e seeking

to bring your talents "Yrherc th~y CJ.rc u:q~,en"Gly Eee:c1ecl. Th:\. s can 1)c

particuloTly troulJlcsome 'Hhere your custom::: c.,rcn 't shGTec1 :Lnt.ern0.tiono.i.~-Y ~-

still the 1-;illi.nc;nesf> to te8Jr. up v:ith Oi.D.' c1evclo:t; :i.ng cuo.ntry cotu1tCTI)~t rt.s

is on the increase. This is \·~elcome. Jl.JJcr:i.cc-tns nre nlso sbcf.-r:i.nd fl.

Yet thc:r.c v,re g:ce&.t. [J,l 'Cr:s of the \70Tlcl. l rh 2X'e o~.J.r p:n:·tj. c:i.r_~::,t:ic .n.

is rn:i.nimo.l.

YO r- Ct- scr!l)!le of

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Of I \-. I J 1 "\ "' b • 1 o "\ "'! \ ~• ~ t'. ~ ' rid '.) •,• . "L,ue "COCa_ l1U1:10Cl ... 01 :LC.S l'CCf!l VCCt, .LC;:..u .1-=:.!l p CvJuC

from U. S . firi-ns . In c:.dc1i tioE, 0 1rcr 9~~ of the :::c bids ·ue:re for contracts in

· t he He stern 1Im01is:r1x~re -- 2. t::o.~C!.u:i.t:i. onal mar}:ct fo:r: the U.S. But, as you ctre

~lhis conccnt:~at.ion on t.r(:tdi tiona.l lr:e..l'kets 1nr1 .. y a1so be the co.se j_n the 1~1c::.ny

to the conc!.uct. of :i . ntcl~l:c:.-'~ional bu:::; incs::~ o I ~.nJ. my con1i.t.el'l)3.l'ts in tbc

J'or over a ~·ce.:c J hnvc beer: faP il:i.ariz:i.JIS Ji l:fSel.f '\·r:i.th the p1:actice:s

question~~ on Br•J:t}·~ Croup })(>J:~c ~.es. I ·Hcrnlc1. J.iLe to teJ~0 this occ2.sion to

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-to a.ssure you th~t they too are open to ne\·T ideas and '(}!£' re··examination of old

ones.

In the three major resional banl~s, there is n total of a.pproximately

2200 ]?l'Ofessional employees . Each year, these banks must depend heavily on

the services of ou-tsi(le consultants. In Vlorld Bari!~ financed projects alone,

r more than $100 million is spent on outside consultants . There is, therefore,

considerable opportunity for professional men ·Hi th your quc.lifications

to :ir:fl1.1.ence the shape and chHra.cter 4" economic development in today1s "\'rorld.

Within our govex·n.rnent there is a strone; c1e sire to give you the .

support Jrou need for successf·ul participation. Eetter information ,

vlilline;ness to consider ne1-r t e ch11ique s , ne1·r and expanded progrmns, special

SUl)J?ort fo1" large proj ects , ancl eventually 1 I hope •"re vrill annm.J.nce a one-

stop service to increase the efficiency of your trips to Ho.shington.

International l:i teracy, jobs for a billion people, ne\·T cities,

tranSI)O:l:·tation linl~s across Af1·ica, East Pakistan, ancl clevelopment of the

Mel~ong arc a few· of the challenges ahead . All of this to be clone in the

scope of a \'rorld of free societies.

Some lines

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Some lines from Ani~ir.;uous Ad..-eEture, a Senegalese novel, set a

goal and a sta!lda rd for this develop}nent. · "Civilization is an architecture

of responses. Its }?erfection, like . that of any d\·rclling house, is rnea~ured

by the cornf'ort man feels in it, by the added portion of liberty it }?rocures

for him".