the Miami area in 2,100 communities in every State of the Union through the program administered by the Welfare Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare working in cooperation with four national voluntary agencies; the National Catholic Welfare Conference; Church World Service of the National Council of Churches (Protestant); the United Hias Service (Jewish); and the International Rescue Committee (nonsectarian).

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Document III-20

Address to the Nation by the Provisional President of the Dominican Republic (Garcia Godoy), January 3, 1966 (Excerpt) 59

"The Provisional Government ... Appeals to the Harmony, Good Sense and Genuine Patriotism of the Dominicans"

Fellow citizens,

60

Very seldom in its eventful history have our people contemplated the coming of a new year with more expectations, uncertainties and fears than in this year of 1966 which has just begun, four months after the installation of the Provisional Government. At the same time, however, seldom have the majority of our people been so clearly aware as we are today of the need to overcome those difficulties if we are to achieve, through unity and work, in peaceful coexistence, the high level of progress to which we are committed, in order that all who live in this fertile land may enjoy that better life which is the categorical imperative for mankind at this crucial stage of the twentieth century.

Peoples, like individuals, can make new-year resolutions. The Provisional

59 U.N. doc. S/7032/Add.5. For background, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1965, pp. 956 ff.

80 See ibid., pp. 1001-1002.

Government over which I have the honour to preside appeals to the harmony, good sense and genuine patriotism of Dominicans, so that in this year of 1966 we may enjoy a creative stage, a year of constructive gains, a year of more education and more schools, a year of more seed sown and more crops harvested, a year in which the passion for good prevails, a year of ennobling sacrifices, a year free from violence, a year of national unity, a year which, in short, may enable us to tell the world proudly:

"This is the Dominican Republic. This is what we, who were born here and who shall die here, have wrought. This is the example of what can be achieved with hard and intelligent work, with the weapons of peace, with optimism. This is what can be attained by peoples who truly desire freedom, dignity and greatness." 61

61 In the same speech, García Godoy deplored the outbreak of incidents of violence. He also announced the imminent departure from the country "in a gesture of understanding of the national situation," of a number of military and naval officials, including Col. Caamaño Deñó, the former leader of the "rebel" faction, and Commodore Rivera Camiñero, an influential member of the "conservative" faction. The former left promptly, but the latter delayed his departure for several weeks.

In February, there was a week-long strike, which ended on Feb. 17, after President García Godoy publicly appealed to the people and ordered the government employees back to work (see U.N. doc. S/7032/Add.15). Shortly afterward, the Provisional Government began to concentrate on the forthcoming national elections (see infra). The campaign officially started on Mar. 1. On that day, García Godoy requested the political leaders to make every effort to conduct an orderly campaign, and the Minister of the Armed Forces (Pérez y Pérez) instructed the Chiefs of the Services to keep the armed forces out of politics (see U.Ñ. doc. S/7032/Add 20). By then, most of the units of the InterAmerican Peace Force had been moved outside the city limits (see The OAS Chronicle (Apr. 1966), pp. 1–2).

Although isolated incidents of violence continued to occur, on Apr. 15, an OAS Special Technical Assistance Committee on Election Matters reported to President García Godoy that the campaign was proceeding effectively and fairly. This continued to be the case during the last six weeks of the campaign, in spite of some sporadic gun fire and street demonstrations, as well as some heated political controversies.

For seriatim accounts of internal conditions in the Dominican Republic. JanJune, 1966, see U.N. docs. S/7032/Add. 5-34 and The OAS Chronicle (Apr.-Aug., 1966). The former source summarizes reports from the U.N. observer in the Dominican Republic, and the latter, that of the OAS Ad Hoc Committee of the Tenth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of the Inter-American Commission on (Human Rights.

1. It will be recalled that in its resolution 203 (1965) of 14 May 1965,"1 the Security Council, after expressing its deep concern at the grave events in the Dominican Republic, invited the Secretary-General to send, as an urgent measure, a representative to that country for the purpose of reporting to the Security Council on the situation prevailing there. In pursuance of this resolution, Dr. José Antonio Mayobre was appointed as my Representative in the Dominican Republic and a United Nations Mission was set up in Santo Domingo on 15 May 1966.

2. Since its inception, the Office of my Representative in the Dominican Republic has kept me and, through me, the Security Council informed of developments relating to peace in that country.

3. Among the important developments which took place recently, it may be recalled that Dr. Joaquín Balaguer was elected President of the Dominican Republic as a result of the general elections held in the country on 1 June 1966 and the Government led by him was installed one month later (see S/7338 and Add.1-5). In accordance with a decision taken by the Tenth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of American States, acting upon a Dominican request, the withdrawal of the Inter-American Peace Force was begun on 28 June 1966 and was completed on 21 September 1966 (see S/7338/Add. 4–15).TM

4. By letter of 13 October 1966 addressed to me (S/7551), the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Mr. Gilberto Herrera Báez, in expressing the appre

TO U.N. doc. S/7552.

Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1965, pp. 979-980. 72 See supra and footnote 65, thereto.

ciation of his country to the United Nations for its interest in the restoration of peace and harmony in the Dominican Republic, stated that in the view of his Government, the objectives of the Security Council having been achieved, it would be advisable to withdraw the United Nations Mission from the Dominican Republic.

5. In the light of all the circumstances involved, I have initiated arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in the Dominican Republic, which is expected to be completed shortly.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI

Document III-25

as

Resolution Approved by the Council of the OAS Acting Provisionally Organ of Consultation, August 12, 1966 3

73

Termination of the Actions of the Council of the Organization of American States as Provisional Organ of Consultation in the Situation Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

CONSIDERING:

That in view of the request of the Government of Costa Rica, the Council of the Organization, by a resolution adopted on April 28, 1963,74 decided: 1. To convoke a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to study the situation between the Dominican Republic and Haiti; 2. To set, in due time, the date and place of the meeting of that organ; 3. To constitute itself and act provisionally as Organ of Consultation, in accordance with Article 12 of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance; 75

73 The OAS Chronicle (Oct. 1966), p. 20. 74 See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1963, p. 288.

Text in American Foreign Policy, 19501955: Basic Documents, vol. I, pp. 789-796.

and 4. To inform the Security Council of the United Nations of the text of the resolution adopted and of all activities related to this matter;

That the first act of the Council, once constituted as provisional Organ of Consultation, was to authorize the Chairman, by a resolution also adopted on April 28, 1963, to appoint a committee of five members to make an on-the-spot study for the events denounced by the Dominican Republic and to submit a report thereon; 76

That the investigating committee established by the resolution of April 28, 1963, which later, by a resolution of May 8, 1963,77 was given powers to offer both parties its services, for the purpose of "finding a prompt solution to the conflict and to ward off the threats to the peace and security of the area," prepared, in compliance with its mandate, four reports, dated May 13, June 10, August 15, and November 12, 1963 (Docs. C-i-618, C-i624, C-i-633 Rev., and C-i-651), in which it described the activities undertaken; and the Chairman of the Committee presented an oral report to the provisional Organ of Consultation, at the meeting held on November 30, 1964; 78

That thanks to the measures taken by the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in the exercise of their sovereign powers, to eliminate causes of friction and boundary incidents, tranquility was restored and the road was opened to the resumption of normal relations between the two states;

That the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic have actually decided to resume those relations and have accredited their Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince, respectively; and

Having seen the latest report of the investigating and good offices committee and having heard the views of the representatives of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on the Council,

76 The Committee was originally composed of Ambassadors, Representatives of Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Later, the Ambassadors, Representatives of Brazil and Paraguay, were appointed to replace those of Colombia and Bolivia. [Footnote in source text.]

See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1963, p. 289.

78 See ibid., 1964, p. 340.

Guyana has many of the same frontiers that we have to conquer. You have an interior to be opened, a modernization process to be undertaken, and economic and social goals to be achieved.

You begin your task with a heritage from England not unlike the one possessed by our forefathers two centuries ago. With dedication, patience, skill, and hard work the Guyanese people under your leadership will score impressive victories for yourselves and for the free nations of this hemisphere. I think you know, Mr. Prime Minister, of our willingness to try to assist you in every way we can in your task.

Your presence here symbolizes the ties which unite us and the common objectives we share. You are an important part of this hemisphere. Your security involves our own security. Your welfare touches our own welfare. Your success in making democracy work will strengthen the exercise of democracy elsewhere. So we look to the day when you will join us in the councils of the Organization of American States and become full participants in our Alliance for Progress.

MEXICO

Document III-27

Joint Statement Issued at Mexico, D.F., by the President of the United States (Johnson) and the President of Mexico (Diaz Ordaz), April 15, 1966

Mexican-United States Informal Conversations

President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and President Lyndon B. Johnson were greatly pleased that the occasion of

there, although it was to have certain rights for 17 years, subject to cancellation thereafter by written notice 1 year in advance. See Department of State Bulletin, June 13, 1966, p. 935.

82 Department of State Bulletin, May 9, 1966, pp. 731-733. President Johnson made an informal visit to Mexico City, Apr. 1415, 1966, primarily to dedicate a statue of Abraham Lincoln, donated to the Mexican people by the American people. See post, doc. III-40.