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Future Tasks of the Alliance - "Harmel Report" (1967)

Volume 2: Purposes and procedure of the Study : composition of the four sub-groups (February 1967 – May 1967)

Section 1: Designation of Country representatives for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance.

1. PO/67/132. Private Office. Note by Secretary General Manlio Brosio to Permanent Representatives requesting the names of those attending the Special Group on Future Tasks of the Alliance. (27 February 1967) BIL
2. 9.N.5. Icelandic Delegation. Letter from H. Björnsson, Permanent Representative Icelandic Delegation, to the Secretary General replying to his query in PO/67/132 (28 February 1967) ENG
3. Italian Delegation. Letter from A. Alessandrini, Italian Permanent Representative, to Secretary General replying to his query in PO/67/132. (1 march 1967) FRE
4. United Kingdom Delegation. Letter from B. Burrows, British Permanent Representative to Secretary General replying to his query in PO/67/132 (2 march 1967) ENG
5. Norwegian Delegation. Letter from R. Busch, Permanent Representative, to Secretary General replying to his query in PO/67/132 (3 March 1967) ENG
6. FCM/67/47. Memorandum from F.C. Menne, Deputy Executive Secretary, listing those attending the Special Group. (3 March 1967) ENG

Section 2: Meetings in the Secretary General’s office to examine the aim, purpose and procedures of the study

1. Draft record of the meeting in Secretary General’s office on the issues and workload distribution regarding the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (25 February 1967) ENG
2. Record of a meeting in the Secretary General’s office on the aims and purpose of the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (27 February 1967) ENG

Section 3: Summary of the Council’s decision on the Future Tasks of the Alliance.

1. PO/67/133. Private Office. Memorandum by the Secretary General to the Permanent Representatives, summarizing the topics proposed for the analysis, tasks and conclusions stages during the previous Council meeting on 15 February. (27 February 1967) BIL

Section 4: The first round of Special Group meetings leading to the creation of four Sub-groups.

1. AC/261-A/1. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Circulation of the draft agenda for the first meeting of the Special Group. (23 February 1967) ENG
2. Terms of reference for the Special Working Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (1 March 1967) ENG
3. United Kingdom Delegation. Initial ideas on work load distribution on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (4 March 1967) ENG
4. Draft of the Secretary General’s speech for the first meeting of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance on 6 March 1967. (2 March 1967) ENG
5. Text of the opening speech of the Secretary General at the meeting of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance on 6 March 1967. (4 March 1967) ENG
6. AC/261-WP(67)1. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note containing a declaration by the Secretary General during the first meeting of the group regarding preparation for the next meeting (9 March 1967) FRE
7. Memorandum by F. Menne, Deputy Executive Secretary, to the Secretary General on summary meeting of the Special Group held on 6 March 1967 and Belgian, British and American proposals. (10 march 1967) ENG + FRE
8. United States Delegation. Letter from the Secretary of the US Delegation, Mr. T. Johnson, to the Executive Secretary and Delegations with attached list of suggested items for study, put forward by the Secretary General during his last intervention. (6 March 1967) ENG
9. Belgian Delegation. Questions to study for the first meeting of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (6 March 1967) FRE
10. Italian Delegation. Questions to be considered by the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (8 March 1967) FRE
11. Draft working paper from ASG Political affairs for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (8 March 1967) ENG
12. Working paper from the ASG political Affairs containing the next draft of the working program on the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (10 March 1967) ENG
13. Draft working paper from the Secretary General on the working program for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (13 March 1967) ENG
14. Decision sheet Regarding working program and summary of delegations proposals after the meeting of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance that met 13 March 1967. (18 March 1967) FRE
15. Belgian Delegation. Working paper with suggestions and ideas for the work program of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (March 1967) FRE
16. United Kingdom Delegation. Letter to the Secretary General outlining a list of subjects for the sub-groups of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (14 March 1967) ENG
17. Draft working program from the Secretary General with his contribution to the discussions and decisions of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (14 March 1967) ENG
18. Revised working paper from the Secretary General with his contribution to the discussions and decisions of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (14 March 1967) ENG
19. Revised working paper from the Secretary General with his contribution to the discussions and decisions of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (14 March 1967) FRE
20. Memorandum from F. Menne to the Secretary General with summary record of the meeting of the Special Group held 17 March 1967, discussing the representative’s ideas on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (20 March 1967) ENG
21. 2nd Revised working paper from Secretary General detailing his ideas for the work program for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (20 March 1967) FRE
22. 2nd Revised working paper from Secretary General detailing his ideas for the work program for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (20 March 1967) ENG
23. AC/261-N/1..Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note informing of a change in the date and time of the next meeting. (20 March 1967) BIL
24. Brief on the chairman’s speech to the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (March 1967) ENG
25. Memorandum from F. Menne to the Secretary General with summary record of the meeting on the 22 March discussing the countries queries on the work program. (23 March 1967) FRE
26. Minutes of a private meeting of Permanent Representatives, chaired by the Deputy Secretary General. (23 March 1967) ENG
27. Memorandum from F. Menne to the Secretary General with a summary record of the Special Group private meeting on the Future Tasks of the Alliance, on the organization of the studies involved. (29 March 1967) ENG

Section 5: Composition of the Sub-groups on the Future Tasks of the Alliance.

1. AC/261-N/2..Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note informing delegations of the times at which the first meetings of the four sub-groups will be held. (31 March 1967) BIL
2. Belgian Delegation. Letter confirming the presence of Mr. Spaak as the representative for Belgium in sub-group 2 Inter-Allied Relations. (4 April 1967) FRE
3. DPA/67/91. Political Affairs Division. Memorandum from ASG Political Affairs to the Secretary General on the present status and organization of sub-groups and participants (10 April 1967) ENG
4. AC/261-N/4. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note on the composition of the four sub-groups. (12 April 1967) BIL
5. 2347. Netherlands Delegation. Letter to the Secretary General stating that Dr. Patijn will be the Netherlands Representative for the Sub-group 4 on Developments in regions outside the NATO area. (13 April 1967) ENG
6. AC/261-N/5. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note from the Secretary informing the representatives of a change to upcoming meeting times. (14 April 1967) BIL
7. AC/261-N/6. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note by the Secretary of the Special Group on the composition of the four sub-groups (14 April 1967) BIL
8. List of members attending Sub-group 4 of the Special Group on Future Tasks of the Alliance. (April 1967) FRE
9. AC/261-N/4 (Revised). Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note on the composition of the four sub-groups. (17 April 1967) BIL
10. Canadian Delegation. Letter from Permanent Representative to the Secretary General detailing changes to their representation in the four sub-groups. (8 May 1967) ENG
11. AC/261-N/4 (Revised) Addendum. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note on the Canadian changes to the composition of the four sub-groups. (12 May 1967) ENG
12. AC/261-N/9. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Note detailing changes in the Secretaries of sub-groups 1 and 2. (16 May 1967) BIL
13. FCM/67/105. Memo from Fritz. C. Menne appointing Mr. de Burlet acting Secretary of the Special Group for the Future Tasks of the Alliance during the month of July 1967. (27 June 1967) ENG

Section 6: Press Release announcing the establishment of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance and its Sub-groups.

1. POLADS(67)16. Memorandum from the Committee of Political Advisors. Suggestion for changing the name of sub-group 4 to “Relations with other countries” in draft press release. (12 April 1967) ENG
2. DPA/67/95. Political Affairs Division, brief for the Chairman on the Council Meeting on 12 April 1967. (12 April 1967) ENG
3. C-R(67)17. NATO Council meeting on 12 April 1967. Extract on a possible press release. (26 April 1967) BIL
4. Press Release (67) 3. NATO Press release outlining the subjects studied by the four sub-groups of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance, and their members. (13 April 1967) BIL

Section 7: Remarks by the Secretary General on the occasion of the first series of meetings of the Sub-groups.

1. Draft for the Chairman’s speech in the meeting of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance on 17 April 1967, reviewing the work done so far and assessing the work to be done before the ministerial meeting of June 1967. (12 April 1967) ENG
2. Opening remarks by the Secretary General at Press Conference. (17 April 1967) ENG
3. GAS/67/40. Political Affairs Division, General Affairs Section. Brief for the Chairman on the meeting of the Special Group on 17 April 1967, reviewing the work done so far and assessing the work to be done before the ministerial meeting of June 1967. (14 April 1967) ENG
4. APH/67/102. Memorandum from A. P. Hockaday, raising the question as to whether “external” help should be sought to implement the resolution on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (19 April 1967) ENG
5. Summary of a meeting between the Secretary General and rapporteurs of the sub-groups. (18 April 1967) ENG

Section 8: The next round of discussions by the four sub-groups to allow the preparation of the interim progress report for the next Ministerial meeting.

1. FCM/67/64. Memorandum from F.C. Menne outlining the work program for the upcoming round of discussion by the 4 sub-groups of the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (19 April1967) ENG
2. FCM/67/76. Memorandum from F.C. Menne suggesting a change of date for the meeting of the 5 rapporteurs and of Sub-group 3. (5 May 1967) ENG
3. FCM/67/77. Memorandum confirming the change of date for the meeting of the 5 rapporteurs. (8 May 1967) ENG

Section 9: Summary of work done by the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance.

1. DPA/67/123. Political Affairs Division. Memorandum to Secretary General explaining the Future Tasks of the Alliance, the work performed by the group and the work performed by the sub-groups. (9 May 1967) ENG