The 1st G6 summit took place on 15–17 November 1975, in

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, France. The venue for the summit meetings was the

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near Paris.Japan,

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( MOFA)
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(G6) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France,

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, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.Saunders, Doug
"Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders,"
''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). 5 July 2008 – n.b., the G6 becomes the

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(G7) with the addition of Canada starting in 1976; and the G7 becomes the

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(G8) with the inclusion of Russia starting in 1997, reverting to the

(G7) after the suspension of Russia in 2014. This summit, and the others which would follow, were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a kind of frustrated rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was an element in the genesis of cooperation between France's President and West Germany's

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as they conceived the first summit of the G6.Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998)
''Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations,'' p. 205.
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(G7) and

(G8)

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— but this informal gathering was the one which set that process in motion.

Leaders at the summit

This was an unofficial forum (retreat) for the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, and a chance for them to get to know one another. It was important to note that each of them had attained office the previous year due to unforeseeable circumstances.

Participants

These summit participants considered themselves representative of the "core" industrialized countries forum:

Issues

The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions. Rambouillet had no easy answers to what was then the most serious recession since the 1930s; but the main themes of what would later become known as the "1st G7/G8 summit" will remain for decades on the world's agenda—avoiding protectionism, energy dependency and boosting growth. Issues which were discussed at this summit included: * Searching and productive exchange of views on

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* Political and economic responsibilities of

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* Growth of

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and fostering

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* Inflation and energy

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* Unemployment and economic recovery * Fostering growth of world trade * Monetary stability * Multilateral trade negotiations * Economic relations with the

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and the

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* Cooperative relationship and improved understanding of

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* Conference on International Economic Co-operation * Cooperation via

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Gallery

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Notes

References

* Bayne, Nicholas and Robert D. Putnam. (2000)
''Hanging in There: The G7 and G8 Summit in Maturity and Renewal.''
Aldershot, Hampshire, England:

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2009-05-13) * Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998)
''Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations.''
London:

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External links

* No official website is created for any G6/G7 summit prior to 1995 – ''see'' the

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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