THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL INC

TO FOSTER GROWTH OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM OF BUSINESS IN NEW ENGLAND; TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COMPREHENSIVE VIEWS OF NEW ENGLAND CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS; TO SECURE RECOGNITION OF THE COMMONALITY OF ECONOMIC INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THE NEW ENGLAND REGION THAT TRANSCENDS CURRENT POLITICAL BOUNDARIES; TO BRING TOGETHER THE INTERESTS MOST CONCERNED WITH ANY NEW ENGLAND PROBLEM, AND TO PROMOTE COOPERATIVE ACTION BY SUCH INTERESTS; TO ENABLE NEW ENGLAND TO SPEAK WITH A SINGLE VOICE AND TO ACT WITH A UNITED PURPOSE; TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF POLICIES BEST CALCULATED TO FURTHER NEW ENGLAND'S DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY, CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL INTEREST, AND THROUGH EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS, TO SECURE CONSTRUCTIVE COORDINATED ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SUCH POLICIES AND, TO CARRY ON ANY OTHER ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROFIT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS OR ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986).