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PRIORITY WASHINGTON-

TELEGRAM NO 2985

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

1 NOVEMBER, 1969

ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 2985

OF 1 NOVEMBER AND TO OECD PARIS REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO WESTERN HEMISPHERE POSTS UKMIS GENEVA AND UKDEL E.E.C.

BRUSSELS.

PRESIDENT NIXON MADE HIS LONG AWAITED STATEMENT ON U.S.

POLICY TOWARDS LATIN AMERICA IN A SPEECH TO THE INTER AMERICAN

PRESS ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT. THE SPEECH WAS RELAYED BY TELSTAR

FOR TELEVIEWING THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE

MAIN POINTS OF INTEREST.

2. GENERAL.

AT THE OUTSET THE PRESIDENT STRESSED THAT HE OFFERED NO

GRANDIOSE PROMISE OR PANACEAS BUT THAT HE DID OFFER ACTION.

HE DECLARED THAT COMMITMENT IN ACTIONS RATHER THAN IN WORDS

ONLY WOULD BE 'OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE IN THE FUTURE'. HE CALLED

FOR THE '70'S TO BE A DECADE OF 'ACTION FOR PROGRESS' FOR THE

AMERICAS,

3. AID POLICY.

(A) THE PRESIDENT SAID THERE WOULD BE A NEW APPROACH BASED ON A BELIEF THAT THE PRINCIPAL FUTURE PATTERN OF AID MUST BE

U.S. SUPPORT FOR LATIN AMERICAN INITIATIVES AND THAT THIS CAN

BEST BE ACHIEVED ON A MULTILATERAL BASIS WITHIN THE INTER-

AMERICAN SYSTEM. HE PROPOSED THAT EITHER THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS (CIAP) OR AN ENTIRELY

NEW AGENCY BE GIVEN INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAKING

POLICY AND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS ON AID.

(B) THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED A FURTHER PARTIAL UNTYING OF

AID. HE HAS ORDERED THAT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 NOVEMBER LOANS TO

LATIN AMERICA UNDER A.1.D. WILL BE USABLE FOR PROCUREMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AS WELL AS THE UNITED STATES. HE HAS ALSO ORDERED

THAT ALL OTHER ONEROUS CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON AID BE

REVIEWED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF MODIFYING OR ELIMINATING THEM.

4. TRADE POLICY.

THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED HIS DETERMINATION : RECTO DEAD

REGISTRY No. 51

4 NOV 1969

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VIGOROUS EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NON-TARIFF

/BARRIERS