The Commonwealth - A NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

Sep 21, 2026

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This document is a program-style address and panel listing for a “Commonwealth” event at Sheraton Palace Hotel, featuring speeches by public officials and business leaders. It includes an outlook on the economy for 1979 and a keynote theme that links international commerce with economic stability and world peace. The text further presents a business-focused narrative from Dr. Amand Hammer, describing exports, economic interdependence, and his experience in Russia during famine and grain procurement negotiations with Soviet authorities.

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A NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

BUSINESS WEEK PANEL OF EDITORS

Exports and Economy

Famine in Russia

First Grain Sale

Occidental Involved in Barter Agreement with Russia

The Commonwealth Friday,Mar.16,Noon Sheraton Palace Hotel Gold Ballroom | Advance Ticket Sale Luncheon | | --- | The HonorableMIKE CURB Lieutenant Governor of California # "A NEW PARTNERSHIP FORBUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT” For the first time in 84 years,Californians elected a Lieutenant Governor and Governor of differing politicalparties.Thus far,the relationship between Govenor Brown and Lieutenant Governor Curb has been amicable,with Curb assuming responsibility for the state's liaison with business as chariman of the State Commission forEconomic Development.In his address to the Commonwealth Club,Curb will discuss the need for a definitivenew relationship between business and government in post-13 California. Advance Tickets-$8.50.Mail check or money order,with self-addressed,stamped envelope to CommonwealthClub,681 Market St,S.F 94105,or call 362-4903 for reservations.Reservations must be paid in advance.Unpaid reservations will be cancelled at noon,Wednesday,Mar.14.JUDGE ROBERT L.DOSSEE,Quarterly Chairman Wednesday,Mar.21,4:30 p.m. Holiday Inn,Union SquareSutter and Powell # BUSINESS WEEK PANEL OF EDITORS “OUTLOOK FOR THE ECONOMY-1979” featuring Wiliam Wolman,senior editor;Carol Curtis,energy editor;Robert Farrell,Washington news opera-tions;Wiliam Franklin,business outlook editor;and Gordon Wiliamssenior editor. Advance Tickets-$3.For reservations,mail check or money order to Commonwealth Club,681 Market St,S.E 94105 or call 362-4903 for reservations. All reservations must be paid by 5p.m.,Monday.March 19.JUDGE ROBERT L.DOSSEE,Quarterly Chairman FRIDAY FLASHES—MARCH 2,1979From Address byDr.Amand Hammerchairman of the boardOccidental Petroleum Corp. It is my firm belief that peace,harmonyand prosperity in the world are not neces-sarily created by conferences of nationalleaders and diplomats so much as they arepromoted by day to day contacts andcommerce among the people and institu-tions of nations.I believe we businessmencan contribute to world peace and welfareby engaging in commerce that is profitableto the nations involved. # Exports and Economy Secretary of State Cyrus Vance astutelyidentifies foreign trade as one of thestabilizing influences for a healthy domes-tic economy here in the United States. He recently said,“one out of everyeight manufacturing jobs in the UnitedStates depends on exports.For every oneof those jobs,another one—in a support-ing industry—is created. “Exports are one of the fastest growingsectors of our economy.In at least 42states,export sales of manufactured goodsgrew faster between 1972 and 1976 thandomestic sales. "Every third acre of farmland in theUnited States produces for export. “Today,one out of every $3 of U.S.corporate profits is derived from interna-tional activities.What I have described isthe profile of a nation whose prosperitydepends upon a growing world economyand a healthy trading and investment cli-mate." Occidental does business in such di-verse areas of the world as the SovietUnion,Libya,Peru,the United Kingdom,Poland,Morocco,Romania,Bolivia,France and the Peoples Republic ofChina.I find that solid business practicespervade ideology,if you're willing to workat it. A major and unexpected event in my lifecame while I was a pre-med student at Co-lumbia.A terrible famine had broken outin Russia in 1921 and I decided to buy aused World War I field hospital and spendsix months in the Soviet Union fightingtyphus. OeOtofEightJ pp ## Famine in Russia Arriving in Moscow and unable tospeak the language,I found myself strug-gling each day to find enough food to feedmyself and to read a Russian-English lan-guage book which predicted that if onecould learn 100 Russian words a day hecould be fluent in 10 days. About two weeks after I arrived,I wasinvited to go with a group of Soviet en-gineers on a trip to the Urals district wheremy hospital would b

FAQs

What relationship does the program argue for between business and government?

It calls for a definitive new relationship in post-13 California, describing business-government liaison responsibilities and emphasizing cooperation beyond political party differences.

How does the document connect exports to domestic economic stability?

It states that exports support manufacturing and create jobs in both direct and supporting industries, while also contributing a significant portion of corporate profits.

What was Dr. Amand Hammer’s role in addressing the Russian famine?

He negotiated grain procurement by proposing a million-bushel purchase on credit and arranging repayment through goods he could sell in America.

Sep 21, 2026

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