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 * FOA, State, Commerce


 * (3) Technical programs, particularly those designed to achieve improvement in agricultural skilled and semi-skilled labor, should be stepped up. Leadership programs, however useful, cannot alone overcome the deficiencies in those areas.


 * State, FOA


 * (4) Capital investment associated with indigenous interests in the area should be encouraged. This includes the establishment of:


 * . A climate of opinion in the countries concerned favorable to foreign investment.


 * . The establishment by treaty of the rights and obligations of U.S, investors in the countries.


 * . The creation in the U.S. through a system of guarantees of adequate and attractive investment opportunities.


 * State, Commerce, FOA, Treasury


 * (5) The Export-Import Bank and the International Bank should be encouraged to extend loans to Southeast Asia for economic development.


 * State, FOA


 * (6) The U.S. should discreetly promote reasonable reparations settlements between Japan and Southeast Asian countries.


 * State

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