we did recognize the junta in Peru 87 on the assurances that they would hold elections. They did hold them and the result was very fair. So it shows that it can be done. That is what we would like to see done in these countries.

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CREATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS (CIAP): Resolution Adopted at the Second Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level, São Paulo, Brazil, November 15, 1963 88

WHEREAS:

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The First Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council adopted Resolution A-8, calling for a study of the inter-American system in order to ascertain whether its present structure meets the requirements of the Alliance for Progress program; Resolution A-8 begins by recognizing "that the inter-American system as presently constituted, was in the main established prior to the Alliance for Progress, and, in consequence, may not possess a type of structure permitting of achievement of the objectives of the Charter of Punta del Este in the dynamic and efficient way called for";

That resolution charged two outstanding Latin Americans with studying the structure and activities of those organizations and agencies of the inter-American system that have responsibilities in regard to the Alliance, and empowered them to make, if necessary, recommendations regarding those structural and procedural changes that are required in the system and in its various organs in order that the Alliance for Progress may take on the efficiency and the dynamic qualities called for by the Charter of Punta del Este;

The Council of the Organization, after approving resolution A-8, entrusted the former presidents of Brazil and Colombia, Juscelino Kubitschek and Alberto Lleras, with the preparation of a report and conclusions, to be brought to the attention of the governments of the member states and submitted to the Inter-American Economic and Social Council for consideration, if need be, at a special meeting;

Former presidents Kubitschek and Lleras accepted and carried out the mandate of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, and rendered their conclusions in separate reports presented to the Council of the Organization, for transmittal to the governments at the Special Meeting held on June 15, 1963; 90

The reports of former presidents Kubitschek and Lleras, which have been presented to the Second Annual Meeting of the InterAmerican Economic and Social Council for consideration, are in

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See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1962, pp. 502–503. SOAS doc. OEA/Ser.H/X.4 (Resolution 1-M/63), pp. 9-15.

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See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1962, pp. 512–519.

* Texts in OAS docs. OEA/Ser.G/V/c-d-1102 and OEA/Ser.G/V/c-d-1103.

agreement regarding the need to create a permanent, multilateral body representing the Alliance for Progress, and for this purpose proposed the creation of an inter-American development committee;

The recommendations of the former presidents, which have been examined by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, suggest ways of organizing the proposed new body so that the Alliance for Progress may have multilateral representation and possess functional mechanisms and sufficient authority to permit it to discharge its responsibilities with the dynamic qualities and efficiency required; and

Consideration has been given to the views expressed in this regard in the Memorandum of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (Doc. OEA/Ser.H/X.4, CIES/344), the Report of the Panel of Experts (Doc. OEA/Ser.H/X.4, CIES/370), and the Observations of the Board of Executive Directors of the InterAmerican Development Bank.91

The Second Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level,

RESOLVES:

To create an Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress (ICAP),92 in accordance with the following provisions:

1. NATURE AND PURPOSE

1. The Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress (ICAP) shall be a special, permanent committee of the InterAmerican Economic and Social Council for the purpose of representing multilaterally the Alliance for Progress and, in the same way, coordinating and promoting its implementation in accordance with the Charter of Punta del Este,93 and of carrying out the mandates of this resolution and those it receives from the Council of the Organization of American States or the Inter-American Economic and Social Council.

II. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

2. The Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress shall carry out its duties and functions in keeping with the general orientation and lines of policy established by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council in its meetings at the ministerial level. 3. To fulfill the purpose set forth in the preceding chapter, the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress shall have the following duties and functions:

a. To study the problems that may arise in connection with the Alliance for Progress and to resolve them or suggest solutions to the competent authority in each case, in accordance with the standards and policies established therefor.

Usually identified by Spanish initials CIAP.

Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1961, pp. 395-409.

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b. To promote continuing improvements in the process of giving the Alliance a more multilateral character.

c. To make an annual estimate of the financing actually needed for Latin American development and of the total funds that may be available from the various domestic and external sources.

d. To make a continuing review of national and regional plans, steps taken, and efforts made within the framework of the Alliance, and to make specific recommendations to the members of the Alliance and to the regional organizations in the Hemisphere concerning those plans, steps and efforts. In discharging this duty, consideration shall be given to the evaluation reports of the ad hoc committees set up under the Charter of Punta del Este or those deriving from steps taken pursuant to paragraph 9 of this resolution.

e. On the basis of the estimates referred to in paragraph 3.c and the review and the recommendations referred to in paragraph 3.d: (i) To prepare and present proposals on the amount and sort of domestic resources each country would have to utilize to achieve the objectives of the Alliance, and

(ii) To prepare and present annual proposals for determining the distribution among the several countries of public funds under the Alliance for Progress, referred to in Chapter V.7 of Title II of the Charter of Punta del Este, which contribute to the external financing of general plans and specific programs for the development of the Latin American countries, giving special consideration to the progress which, in line with its basic characteristics, each country makes toward reaching the objectives of the Charter of Punta del Este, and being especially mindful of Title I.1 of the Charter.

f. To cooperate with each country and with the Inter-American Development Bank or other financial agents which the country may designate, in their negotiations with governments and with any other source of financing for the purpose of obtaining the external assistance required to finance their development programs and plans.

g. To coordinate those efforts within the Alliance which require multilateral action, such as economic integration, foreign trade policies of the area, and, in general those activities which are related to the economic and social development of Latin America and which are not specifically assigned to any other body.

h. To obtain information on the progress made in multilateral investment programs for integration purposes and, upon request by the countries concerned, to help in obtaining financing for such investments; in accordance with established criteria and procedures.

i. To coordinate the work of the special committees of the InterAmerican Economic and Social Council and to decide upon the necessity for their meetings, which shall be convoked by the Chairman of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress.

j. To review the budget of the Pan American Union for the Alliance for Progress, the budget of the Program of Technical Cooperation, and that of any other specific multilateral fund, as prepared by the.

General Secretariat for approval by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council.

k. To review the program and budget prepared by the Secretary General with respect to the regular operations of the Secretariat within the purview of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council-including the items for permanent professional and administrative personnel; for the operation of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress, and the Panel of Experts; and for overhead directly related to these operations for approval by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, in accordance with Article 19.f of its Statutes.94

1. To establish its Regulations and the rules of procedure it considers advisable for the performance of its functions.

4. The member states agree that, when providing financial and technical assistance through their own agencies and when instructing their representatives in the various international organizations that provide such assistance, they shall give special consideration to the recommendations of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress, in accordance with paragraph 3. e. (ii), regarding the distribution of external public funds under the Alliance for Progress.

III. MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATION

5. The Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress shall be composed of a chairman and seven representatives of the member states of the Organization of American States. Each representative shall be entitled to one vote.

The chairman shall be elected for a three-year period and shall be eligible for re-election for one term only.

The representatives of the countries, proposed thereby, shall be appointed by the Inter-American Economic and Social Council for a two-year period, on the basis of the same distribution agreed upon for electing the Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at the election immediately prior to each period. Such distribution shall not apply to the five countries of Central America, which, as a group, shall propose one representative.

At the time of the first appointment, three of the six members who represent the Latin American countries shall be selected by lot to serve for one year.

A member of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress may be re-elected only in the event that the countries which proposed their appointment indicate to the Inter-American Economic and Social Council that this be done.

When in the exercise of its functions the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress is to consider matters specifically concerning a given country, it shall invite that country to appoint an ad hoc representative.

6. The Secretary General of the Organization of American States

"Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1961, pp. 418-424.

(OAS), the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts, and the Principal Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) shall serve as permanent advisors to the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress and in that capacity may attend its meetings.

7. The Panel of Experts shall be the technical arm of the InterAmerican Committee on the Alliance for Progress in carrying out its functions of evaluating development plans and programs, in the spirit of the provisions of Title II, Chapter V.3 of the Charter of Punta del Este, and, in general, it may be consulted by the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress in relation to other matters relating to its functions. The Inter-American Development Bank shall be the technical arm of the Committee in matters concerning the financing of Latin American development.

The Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress may request the technical advice of the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA) and the Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) on matters of economic integration.

8. In conformity with existing provisions, the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress may invite representatives of governmental and non-governmental agencies, who are recognized international authorities and who may have a particular interest in matters to be taken up at given meetings, to attend these meetings as observers. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Economic Community (EEC) shall be among the entities to be so invited.

9. Those countries which have only sectoral programs and those which have national development plans but do not request the formation of an ad hoc committee may come to an agreement with the InterAmerican Committee on the Alliance for Progress as to the best way of evaluating their programs or plans in consonance with the aims of the Charter of Punta del Este.

10. In order to ensure more frequent information on the progress of the activities of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress, the Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, pursuant to Article 20 of its Statutes, shall convoke special meetings of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level, when such shall be considered necessary.

11. The Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress shall submit to the Inter-American Economic and Social Council for consideration an annual report on the fulfillment of its mandate and the draft resolutions that it may agree upon.

IV. CHAIRMAN

12. The Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level shall elect an outstanding personality of the nationality of one of its members to be chairman of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress. In addition to the functions and