In this interview excerpt, Guy de Muyser, Legation Secretary then Legation Counsellor in the International Economic Relations section of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1961 to 1969, describes the diplomatic efforts made by Luxembourg in the 1960s to attract foreign investment. He mentions some of the Luxembourg diplomats involved in these issues, including Pierre Elvinger, Albert Duhr, Albert Borschette and Jean Dondelinger. Finally, he discusses the Foreign Ministry’s links with the Luxembourg Board of Industrial Development, which was set up to attract US investors to create production sites in Luxembourg.

In this interview excerpt, Guy de Muyser, Legation Secretary then Legation Counsellor in the International Economic Relations section of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1961 to 1969, describes the growth of the Luxembourg financial centre and explains that the Foreign Ministry had little impact in this area. He particularly mentions the growth in holding companies at this time.

In this interview excerpt, Guy de Muyser, a diplomat in the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1969 and from 1981 to 1991, Secretary and Head of Cabinet of Grand Duke Jean from 1969 to 1981 and Marshal of the Grand Ducal Court from 1971 to 1981, explains that Luxembourg’s diplomats received few precise instructions from their ministry and that this actually gave them a certain advantage.

In this interview excerpt, Guy de Muyser, Legation Secretary then Legation Counsellor in the International Economic Relations section of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1961 to 1969, describes the Foreign Ministry’s involvement in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Merger Treaty on 8 April 1965. He particularly focuses on the role played by Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984 and Foreign Minister from 1964 to 1967.

In this interview excerpt, Guy de Muyser, Legation Secretary then Legation Counsellor in the International Economic Relations section of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1961 to 1969, explains his role as President of the Kirchberg Urbanisation Fund and chairman of the committee responsible for the siting of the European institutions and organisations in Luxembourg during this period.