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The Founders stated that their purpose was to disseminate authoritive information concerning the work of International Organizations such as the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the Organization For Economic Co-operation And Development , the Western European Union , the European Coal And Steel Community , Euratom , the European Economic Community , as well as the European Free Trade Association , the Association For General Agreement On Trade And Tariffs , and the Economic Commission For Europe . In addition to holding monthly dinners and meetings in London, the group sent many delegations abroad to study at first hand the European and NATO institutions in Brussels , Paris , and Luxembourg , as well as visiting Germany , Italy , Turkey , and Greece , as the guests of governments and International Organizations. Group representatives have also visited the United States , the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc with the object of improving relations between West and East. The Group has also held Discussions on European-Atlantic relations with the rest of the world, including the Middle East , Far East , and Latin America n countries. In 1989 the Group's London office was at 6 Gertrude Street, Chelsea. The President was the Rt.Hon. The Earl Of Bessborough , D.L.,(a Founder), and there was an impressive list of Vice-Presidents, including the Marquess Of Lansdowne , the Earl Of Limerick , the Earl Jellico , The Lord Carrington , The class="copylinks">Lord Chalfont , The [[Lord Shawcross , The Lord Granchester . Sir Nicholas Henderson , Sir Frederick Bennett , Sir Fitzroy Maclean , Bt., General Sir Harry Tuzo , and Douglas Fairbanks junior. The Chairman was the Rt.Hon., Geoffrey Rippon , Lord Rippon of Hexham, Q.C., Vice-Chairmen were Sir Antony Buck , Q.C., M.P., and Sir W Hugh-Jones. The Hon.Director was Mrs Elma Dangerfield, O.B.E. At their Banquet (24 April 1989 ) in the Guildhall, London , to celebrate the 40th anniversary of NATO, the guests-of-honour and speakers were HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh , K.G., Herr Manfred Woerner , Secretary-General of NATO, and General John Galvin , US Army, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. REFERENCE
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