RESOLVES: 1. To establish a committee to negotiate the elimination of restrictions on coffee consumption, as recommended by Resolution C.3, with representatives of the Governments of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Mexico. 2. To request the governments of the countries composing the committee to appoint their representatives as soon as possible and inform the Secretary General of the Organization of American States thereof. 3. To convene the committee for a Meeting at the Pan American Union headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 10, 1962. 4. To entrust the committee with presenting a report on its work at the next meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level. 5. To leave the question of the period of existence of the committee dependent upon the development of the circumstances that have made its establishment advisable, as they may be interpreted at the next meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level. X MEASURES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO STABILIZE THE COFFEE MARKET XI PROGRAM AND BUDGET OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PAN AMERICAN UNION IN THE SPHERE OF COMPETENCE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL XII PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES FOR THE YEAR 1962 The Special Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Expert Level, HAVING SEEN the Report on the Program of Technical Cooperation of the Organization of American States for the calendar year 1962 (OEA/Ser.H/X.2, Document 36, Rev.) submitted by Committee III, Program and Budget, and the report of the Executive Director of the Program of Technical Cooperation (OEA/Ser.H/X.2, Document 8), RESOLVES: 1. To approve the following Program of Technical Cooperation of the Organization of American States for the calendar year 1962, as specified in the Report of Committee III at this Meeting, which appear as Appendix III (B): a. Projects in Operation Project No. 26 -Inter-American Rural Education Center No. 29-Pan American Training Center for the Evaluation of Natural Resources No. 39-Technical Education for the Improvement of Agricul- No. 77-Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center No. 101-Inter-American Program for Advanced Training in No. 105-Inter-American Program for Training in Business Administration No. 201-Latin American Center for Agricultural Credit No. 205-Inter-American Institute for Urban and Regional Office of the Executive Director. I. Evaluation of the Program of Technical Cooperation II. Meeting of Directors of Technical Assistance Programs b. Projects with Priority 1 Training Course for Administrators of Agrarian Reform Programs Budget US$142, 300. 74 73, 430.00 567, 616.00 537, 808. 00 82, 134. 00 120, 500.00 53, 805. 15 68,824.00 111, 322.00 109, 401. 00 20. 000. 00 4,500.00 25, 846. 70 84,089.00 US$2, 001, 576, 59 2. To authorize the Executive Director of the Program of Technical Cooperation to put into effect during 1962 the other priority 1 projects, in the order given below, as the availability of funds permits: Training and Research in Inter-American Standardization US$95, 201. 00 84, 659. 12 US$179, 860. 12 3. To stipulate that unspent balances as of December 31, 1962, of items authorized in the budgets included in this resolution automatically pass into the Working Capital Fund. 4. To give the official title of "Program of Technical Cooperation of the Organization of American States for 1962" to the entire group of projects listed in this resolution. 5. To authorize the Secretary General of the Organization of American States to receive the offerings by the governments of contributions for the financing of the Program of Technical Cooperation. Doc. 153 154. VENEZUELAN-UNITED STATES "DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ALIANZA PARA EL PROGRESO": Joint Communiqué Issued at Caracas by the President of Venezuela (Betancourt) and the President of the United States (Kennedy), December 17, 1961 54 During their meeting in Caracas on December 16, 1961, the Presidents of the United States of America and of the Republic of Venezuela, John F. Kennedy and Romulo Betancourt, agreed to make the following declaration : 1. They reaffirm the irrevocable friendship of the two peoples and governments. 2. They confirm their adherence to the principles and standards of the United Nations and the Organization of American States which are dedicated to respect for human rights-to the effective practice of representative Democracy, with equal opportunity for all-to free self-determination by the people and to non-intervention. 3. They have confidence that freedom will prevail in all American countries and that the problems troubling America and the world will be solved peacefully. 55 4. The two Presidents expressed their determination to achieve the objectives of the Alianza para el Progreso in accord with the principles of the Act of Bogotá 5 and Punta del Este charter,56 and they discussed mutual Venezuelan and United States actions which are necessary for this purpose. Venezuela's achievement in formulating and implementing a realistic long-range plan for economic and social development, especially in the fields of industrial and agricultural development, land reform, education, housing and water supply, were reviewed in connection with the need to mobilize additional domestic and external resources. Substantial new loans, in addition to those already provided, are under consideration by the Inter-American Development Bank. 5. Both Presidents agreed that a special effort is necessary in 1962 to assure large-scale development of industry and commerce, both to reinforce the present pattern of recovery from Venezuela's 1960-1961 recession and to achieve sustained levels of economic growth with rapid improvements in living standards of underprivileged groups not yet reached by the development process. 6. Both Presidents expressed their conviction that far-reaching efforts in the social field in accordance with the spirit of the Alliance for Progress should go hand in hand with economic development programs. The prices of basic commodities and commercial practices of White House press release (Caracas, Venezuela) dated Dec. 17, 1961 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Jan. 15, 1962, pp. 90-91). President and Mrs. Kennedy visited Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 16. The text of President Kennedy's remarks at La Morita, Venezuela, Dec. 16, is printed ibid., pp. 8990. 55 Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1960, pp. 293–299. 56 Ante, doc. 146. importing countries must give effective recognition to Latin America's dependence on exports. Such recognition is a vital factor in carrying out the spirit and letter of the charter of Punta del Este. 7. The Presidents discussed the great importance to the Venezuelan people of the large Guri Hydro-electric Dam as the base for intensive development of the Guayana Region. Special consideration was given to Venezuelan programs for slum clearance, low-cost housing and municipal and community development. The Presidents believe also that this stimulating approach should have wide applicability in accelerating local development, in solving the most important local problems and, equally important, in taking advantage of local economic opportunities through community initiative. 8. During the next few months Venezuelan and United States officials will discuss in detail development loans and technical assistance to be provided by the United States Agency for International Development and other measures to support the Venezuelan Development Program and strengthen United States-Venezuelan economic relations. President Kennedy pledged all possible United States support and assistance to enable Venezuela to implement its development program on schedule, complementing Venezuelan efforts to this end. 9. President Kennedy and President Betancourt joined in expressing their hope that this statement made today in the birth place of Simón Bolívar will be received by the peoples of this continent as a message of faith and optimism. 155. "THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS... CALLS FOR STAGGERING EFFORTS . AND UNPRECEDENTED CHANGES BY US ALL": Address by the President of the United States (Kennedy) at a State Dinner, San Carlos Palace, Bogotá, December 17, 1961 (Excerpts) 57 In 1934 one of the greatest of my predecessors, President Franklin Roosevelt, was the first President of the United States to visit this country.58 He came in pursuit of a new policy-the policy of the "good neighbor." This policy, based on the ideas of Bolívar and San Martín and Santander, recognized the common interests of the American states, denied that any nation in this hemisphere had the right to impose its will on any other nation, and called for a great cooperative effort to strengthen the spirit of human liberty here in the Americas. White House press release dated Dec. 17, 1961; text as delivered (Department of State Bulletin, Jan. 15, 1962, pp. 92-94). The address was carried by the radio and television networks of Colombia. President and Mrs. Kennedy visited Techo and Bogotá Dec. 17. The text of President Kennedy's remarks at Techo is printed ibid., pp. 91-92. 58 July 10, 1934. I am here today-the second American President to visit Colombia-in that same spirit. For our generation also has a new policyla Alianza para el Progreso. Today again, that policy calls for a joint effort to protect and extend the values of our civilization, going beyond the good-neighbor policy to a great unified attack on the problems of our age. Today again, we deny the right of any state to impose its will upon any other. And today again, these new policies are based upon the vision and the imagination of the great statesmen of Latin America. Bolívar, in a letter written when he was in exile and the cause of liberty seemed dim, wrote: "The veil has been torn asunder. We have already seen the light and it is not our desire to be thrust back into the darkness." In our time the veil again has been torn asunder. The millions of our people who have lived in hopeless poverty, patiently suffering hunger, social injustice, and ignorance, have now glimpsed the hope of a better and more abundant life for themselves and their children. And they do not intend to be thrust back into darkness. La Alianza para el Progreso is designed to transform this hope into a reality. It calls for a vast and immediate effort on the part of all the Americas to satisfy the basic needs of our people for work and land and homes and schools. It expects within the next 10 yearsthe Decade of Development-to be well on the way toward satisfying these basic needs. Much has already been done since la Alianza para el Progreso was announced on March 13.59 And today at Techo I saw some of the results of this effort. There President Lleras and I, in the presence of the families of hundreds of workers, dedicated a housing project in which more than 80,000 people will, for the first time, know what it will be like to live in a home in which they would want to raise their children. We also dedicated one of 18 schools-in which 30,000 children-the most valuable asset of this hemisphere-will be given their opportunity to study and to learn and to build their lives. And along with the social progress symbolized by the Techo project will also come an intensive effort to develop and industrialize the economies of Latin America, reducing dependence on raw materials and steadily narrowing the relative gap between the wealthy industrialized countries and the Republics of Latin America. Thus la Alianza para el Progreso is a program which is revolutionary in its dimensions. It calls for staggering efforts by us all and unprecedented changes by us all. It raises far-reaching aspirations and demands difficult sacrifices. And although we have already done much in a short time, we must do much more and act much more swiftly in the months to come. For on the success of the Allianceon our success in this hemisphere-depends the future of that human dignity and national independence for which our forebears in every country of the hemisphere struggled. 59 After the American wars of independence, the President of Colom See ante, doc. 132. |