- EXTERIOR ARRIVALS SOME UNIDENTIFIED BUT SWISS AT 40FT, ALSO ALGERIANS, MORROCANS AND JAPANESE.
116 ft


(SILENT) - INTERIOR ARRIVAL SCENES, WALKING THROUGH HALLS, GENERAL VIEWS AND CLOSEUPS POSED PICS OF MEETING.
216 ft


U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY WILLIAM SIMON PRAISES OUTCOME OF MEETING, AND SAYS IT WILL ESPECIALLY HELP ITALY.
366 ft



Initials


ED. NOTE: NO ONE ELSE HAS SIMON INTERVIEW.

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Background: THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND COMMITTEE OF TWENTY AGREED INFORMALLY IN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY TO ALLOW THE USE OF GOLD STOCKS TO PAY INTERNATIONAL DEBTS. THIS MEANS THAT VARIOUS EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED LARGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS DUE TO THE INCREASED PRICE OF OIL, WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR GOLD RESERVES TO SETTLE THEIR DEBTS.