The US and the Asian Development Bank: Origins, structure and lending operations

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• While testifying before the House Committee on Banking and Currency Mr. Black stated: “… he (Mr. Watanabe) was my pick for the presidency of the Bank because I think it is very important who heads an institution.” Congress, House Committee on Banking and Currency, Asian Development Bank Act Amendments of 1968 71 71 Hereafter cited as ADB Act.
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• U.S. Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, Asian Development Act 1966 February 7 7 Hearing on H.R. 12563, 89th Cong., 2nd sess.16Henceforth cited as ADB Act Hearing. See also Asian Development Bank Special Funds. Hearing on 2479, 90th Cong., 1st sess., October 3, 1967, p. 3. Hereafter cited as ADB Special Funds, Hearing.
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• For the text of the Charter see ADB Act 75 104 Hearing, Appendix 2
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• The Japanese representative was again Watanabe Mr. Takeshi
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• This, at least, is the general conclusion of such statistical analyses as have been undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and is confirmed by more detailed surveys which exist for U.S. overseas-investment. See for instance U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Report of Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy, The Involvement of U.S. Private Enterprise in Developing Countries Washington, D.C. 1968 H.R. No. 1271
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• For further details about the complex process by which directors are elected see Agreement Annex B.
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• ADB Annual Report for 1969 Appendix 1-V and 7. Percentages do not add up to 100 as Switzerland was at that time unrepresented.
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