I in and throws out the old government, even in highly developed countries, it usually kicks out everything that the previous government had anything to do with. The lack of continuity of government in Latin America presents one of the greatest barriers to progress. But not one IIAA project has ever been discontinued by a change of government. These projects have been practically the only things that have not been kicked out cr changed. Relation to the Latin American policy of the United States.-The value of an extension of the work of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs as an expression of the continuing interest of the United States in the welfare of the hemisphere is obvious. It should be recalled that at the Bogota Conference in the spring of 1948 the spokesmen for the various Latin American Governments were most articulate in stating their fears that the United States was yielding its interest in its American neighbors to its concerns in Europe and Asia. They were reassured COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS BY UNITED STATES AND OTHER AMERICAN RE- Other American Republics contributions to cooperative projects United States contributions for technical and other assistance repeatedly by the United States delegation that this is not the case. The same thing was emphasized in the statement issued by the Latin American study group of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the time of last winter's trip. A relevant excerpt follows: One of the brightest and most durable aspects of the United States foreign relations has been the friendship and collaboration it has enjoyed with its neighbors of the American Hemisphere. This remains so. * * * * * The United States has been busy with its world-wide commitments in recent years. These commitments have made huge demands upon the resources of the United States and upon the energies of the United States Government. They have not, however, supplanted the interest of the United States in the affairs of the American Hemisphere. We retain a vital interest in the problems of mutual assistance with our neighbors within the affordable limits of our resources. The continuing opportunity.-There can be no doubt that the opportunity offered by the proposed extension of the Institute program will be fully exercised by the various Latin American Governments. program already exists in Latin America. Whatever the eventual decision as to a world-wide program, there should be no issue about continuing a going effort in the American neighborhood. The Institute program, both as to its own merits and as to its significance for o her aeas of possible action, was discussed as follows in the President's message urging extension of the Institute: * * * Its exceptional success in realizing this Government's objectives in an increasingly effective manner leads to the conclusion that we should continue it, as a vital instrument of our long-range policy, beyond that limited period. These are programs that, over the years, have been tried, tested, and found good. * ** I stated recently that we must embark on a program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. Within the Western Hemisphere we have already built firm foundations for this program, and have already begun to demonstrate the benefits that can flow from such a program. The continuing growth of solidarity, friendship and close cooperation among the republics of the Western Hemisphere benefits us as well as our neighbors. Each of the American Republics, the United States included, is helped in its own progress by the improvement of economic, social and cultural conditions in the others. By continuing this international cooperation for raising the standard of living of all the peoples in the Americas, the United States can give further practical form to the high purposes of our policy. The encouragement of self-help.-The committee took note of the following words of Assistant Secretary of State Allen in his testimony: Many methods can be used to try to assist another area. As some of the great philanthropists of our country have discovered, one of the hardest task is to render assistance intelligently and do good rather than harm. Helping somebody else is a science. Through experience and hard study we have found that the Institute * * of has proved to be the most successful means by which a great power, such as the United States, can render assistance to another area. ** * * the area itself must participate in the work in dignity and in self-respect. One of the most notable things about the Institute program is the degree in which the other participating governments have responded in precisely that spirit. The Institute began as a one-sided gesture by the United States. It was premised on the belief that, once acquainted with the advantages to be realized through the cooperative programs, the other governments would respond in increasing degree to the opportunity. It was premised on the idea that they would seek primarily to avail themselves of American technical assistance rather than seek to exploit an opportunity to get more funds out of the United States. These premises have been proved in practice. The participating governments of Latin America have shown an increasing willingness to commit their own resources. As they have done so, the United States contribution has diminished both proportionately and absolutely. An accompanying chart illustrates this. The data supporting the chart are contained in appendix I of this report. Continuity of the programs.-The host countries have manifested their interest in another unusual way. The Institute programs have been carried on beyond the limits of political considerations. The work has gone forward uninterruptedly despite the sharp turns of politics. This was touched upon in Assistant Secretary of State Allen's testimony: The remarkable thing about this Institute is that it or its predecessors have been operating for 7 or 8 years in 16 countries in Latin America which have had numerous revolutions and other changes of government, either through elections or overthrow of the government by force. Whenever a new government comes in and throws out the old government, even in highly developed countries, it usually kicks out everything that the previous government had anything to do with. The lack of continuity of government in Latin America presents one of the greatest barriers to progress. But not one IIAA project has ever been discontinued by a change of government. These projects have been practically the only things that have not been kicked out cr changed. Relation to the Latin American policy of the United States.-The value of an extension of the work of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs as an expression of the continuing interest of the United States in the welfare of the hemisphere is obvious. It should be recalled that at the Bogota Conference in the spring of 1948 the spokesmen for the various Latin American Governments were most articulate in stating their fears that the United States was yielding its interest in its American neighbors to its concerns in Europe and Asia. They were reassured COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS BY UNITED STATES AND OTHER AMERICAN REPUBLICS FOR WHICH PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN 1950 BUDGET OF THE INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS Other American Republics contributions to cooperative projects United States contributions for technical and other assistance repeatedly by the United States delegation that this is not the case. The same thing was emphasized in the statement issued by the Latin. American study group of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the time of last winter's trip. A relevant excerpt follows: One of the brightest and most durable aspects of the United States foreign relations has been the friendship and collaboration it has enjoyed with its neighbors of the American Hemisphere. This remains so. The United States has been busy with its world-wide commitments in recent years. These commitments have made huge demands upon the resources of the United States and upon the energies of the United States Government. They have not, however, supplanted the interest of the United States in the affairs of the American Hemisphere. We retain a vital interest in the problems of mutual assistance with our neighbors within the affordable limits of our resources. The continuing opportunity.-There can be no doubt that the opportunity offered by the proposed extension of the Institute program will be fully exercised by the various Latin American Governments. program already exists in Latin America. Whatever the eventual decision as to a world-wide program, there should be no issue about continuing a going effort in the American neighborhood. The Institute program, both as to its own merits and as to its significance for o her a eas of possible action, was discussed as follows in the President's message urging extension of the Institute: * * Its exceptional success in realizing this Government's objectives in an increasingly effective manner leads to the conclusion that we should continue it, as a vital instrument of our long-range policy, beyond that limited period. These are programs that, over the years, have been tried, tested, and found good. * * * I stated recently that we must embark on a program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. Within the Western Hemisphere we have already built firm foundations for this program, and have already begun to demonstrate the benefits that can flow from such a program. The continuing growth of solidarity, friendship and close cooperation among the republics of the Western Hemisphere benefits us as well as our neighbors. Each of the American Republics, the United States included, is helped in its own progress by the improvement of economic, social and cultural conditions in the others. By continuing this international cooperation for raising the standard of living of all the peoples in the Americas, the United States can give further practical form to the high purposes of our policy. The encouragement of self-help.-The committee took note of the following words of Assistant Secretary of State Allen in his testimony: Many methods can be used to try to assist another area. As some of the great philanthropists of our country have discovered, one of the hardest task is to render assistance intelligently and do good rather than harm. Helping somebody else is a science. Through experience and hard study we have found that the Institute * * * has proved to be the most successful means by which a great power, such as the United States, can render assistance to another area. * * the area itself must participate in the work in dignity and in self-respect. One of the most notable things about the Institute program is the degree in which the other participating governments have responded in precisely that spirit. The Institute began as a one-sided gesture by the United States. It was premised on the belief that, once acquainted with the advantages to be realized through the cooperative programs, the other governments would respond in increasing degree to the opportunity. It was premised on the idea that they would seek primarily to avail themselves of American technical assistance rather than seek to exploit an opportunity to get more funds out of the United States. These premises have been proved in practice. The participating governments of Latin America have shown an increasing willingness to commit their own resources. As they have done so, the United States contribution has diminished both proportionately and absolutely. An accompanying chart illustrates this. The data supporting the chart are contained in appendix I of this report. Continuity of the programs.-The host countries have manifested their interest in another unusual way. The Institute programs have been carried on beyond the limits of political considerations. The work has gone forward uninterruptedly despite the sharp turns of politics. This was touched upon in Assistant Secretary of State Allen's testimony: The remarkable thing about this Institute is that it or its predecessors have been operating for 7 or 8 years in 16 countries in Latin America which have had numerous revolutions and other changes of government, either through elections or overthrow of the government by force. Whenever a new government comes in and throws out the old government, even in highly developed countries, it usually kicks out everything that the previous government had anything to do with. The lack of continuity of government in Latin America presents one of the greatest barriers to progress. But not one IIAA project has ever been discontinued by a change of government. These projects have been practically the only things that have not been kicked out cr changed. Relation to the Latin American policy of the United States.-The value of an extension of the work of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs as an expression of the continuing interest of the United States in the welfare of the hemisphere is obvious. It should be recalled that at the Bogota Conference in the spring of 1948 the spokesmen for the various Latin American Governments were most articulate in stating their fears that the United States was yielding its interest in its American neighbors to its concerns in Europe and Asia. They were reassured COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS BY UNITED STATES AND OTHER AMERICAN REPUBLICS FOR WHICH PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN 1950 BUDGET OF THE INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Other American Republics contributions to cooperative projects United States contributions to cooperative projects United States contributions for technical and other assistance repeatedly by the United States delegation that this is not the case. The same thing was emphasized in the statement issued by the Latin American study group of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the time of last winter's trip. A relevant excerpt follows: *** One of the brightest and most durable aspects of the United States foreign relations has been the friendship and collaboration it has enjoyed with its neighbors of the American Hemisphere. This remains so. The United States has been busy with its world-wide commitments in recent years. These commitments have made huge demands upon the resources of the United States and upon the energies of the United States Government. They have not, however, supplanted the interest of the United States in the affairs of the American Hemisphere. We retain a vital interest in the problems of mutual assistance with our neighbors within the affordable limits of our resources. The continuing opportunity.-There can be no doubt that the opportunity offered by the proposed extension of the Institute program will be fully exercised by the various Latin American Governments. |