As a consensus had been reached on a package of agrimonetary measures at the Council meeting (Agriculture) on 5 and 6 March,3an extraordinary meeting of the Council (Economic and Financial Affairs) was called on 7 March in Washington, where the ministers concerned were attending a meeting of the Interim Committee of the International Monetary Fund.
Da der under Rådets samling (landbrugsministrene) den 5. og 6. marts opnåedes enighed om en række agromonetære foranstaltninger3), blev der indkaldt til en ekstraordinær samling i Rådet (økonomi- og finansministrene) den 7. marts i Washington, hvor ministrene deltog i et møde i Den internationale Valutafonds Interimskomité.