107. FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF SUSPENDING TRADE WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TRUCKS AND SPARE PARTS: Resolution Approved by the Council of the OAS, January 4, 1961 46

THE COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

MINDFUL of the terms of paragraph 1(b) of Resolution I of the Sixth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs," and

HAVING SEEN the first report of the special committee to carry out the said resolution,18

RESOLVES:

1. To state that it is feasible and desirable that the member states of the Organization who signed the Final Act of the Sixth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs extend the suspension of their trade with the Dominican Republic to the exportation of the following items:

a. Petroleum and petroleum products

b. Trucks and spare parts

2. To request the member states, in connection with the preceding paragraph, to take measures to prevent the reexport of the items mentioned from their territory to the Dominican Republic.

3. To request the governments of the member states to inform the Chairman of the Council of the Organization regarding the measures they take with respect to this resolution, in order that this Council and the Security Council of the United Nations may be kept informed in the matter.

GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA

108. UNITED STATES NAVAL ALERT TO "PREVENT INTERVENTION ON THE PART OF COMMUNISTDIRECTED ELEMENTS IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA," NOVEMBER 17DECEMBER 7, 1960: Statement Issued by the White House, December 7, 19601

In response to requests by the Governments of Guatemala and Nicaragua the United States announced on November 17th 2 that "surface and air units [of the United States Navy] are in a position in which they could assist these Governments, should it become necessary, to seek out and prevent intervention on the part of Communist-directed

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Text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Feb. 20, 1961, p. 275. 47 Ante, doc. 100.

1 White House press release dated Dec. 7, 1960 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Dec. 26, 1960, p. 958).

elements in the internal affairs of Guatemala and Nicaragua through the landing of armed forces or supplies from abroad."

The Governments of Guatemala and Nicaragua have now stated that the emergency which led to their requests has passed. Accordingly, all participating naval surface and air units have been ordered to return to normal operations.

Our Government is informing the other members of the Organization of American States of this decision.

CUBAN PROTEST AGAINST THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ALERT IN THE CARIBBEAN: Letter From the Cuban Minister of Foreign Relations (Roa García) to the President of the Fifteenth Session of the U.N. General Assembly (Boland), November 18, 1960s

MEXICO

MEXICAN-UNITED STATES AGREEMENT ON AN INTENSIFIED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS: Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by Delegations of the United States and Mexico, January 5, 19601

THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE: Statement Made by the Secretary of State (Herter) Upon Arrival in Mexico City, September 15, 1960 2

MEXICAN-UNITED STATES AGREEMENT TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF AMISTAD DAM ON THE RIO GRANDE, Signed at Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, by the President of Mexico (López Mateos) and the President of the United States (Eisenhower), October 24, 1960 3

U.N. doc. A/4581.

'Department of State press release No. 2; the Department of State Bulletin, Jan. 25, 1960, pp. 127-128.

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Department of State press release No. 541; ibid., Oct. 3, 1960, p. 524.

a TIAS 4624; 11 UST 2396; the Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 14, 1960, pp. 742-743.

109. MEXICAN-UNITED STATES INFORMAL CONSULTATION ON "VARIOUS MATTERS OF BILATERAL INTEREST TO THE TWO COUNTRIES": Joint Communiqué Issued at Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, by the President of Mexico (López Mateos) and the President of the United States (Eisenhower), October 24, 1960*

The President of the United States of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, held an informal talk at Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, on October 24, 1960, during which they examined various matters of bilateral interest to the two countries.

The two Chiefs of State noted, with satisfaction, that the relations between Mexico and the United States continue to develop in an atmosphere of frank and cordial friendship, and agreed that this friendship can and should increase without pause, for the benefit of the two countries.

The Presidents examined again the project for the construction of Amistad Dam, which is complementary to Falcon Dam and which will soon be constructed near the site of the meeting of the two Presidents as the second in the system of international dams provided for in the water treaty of 1944. Amistad Dam will solve problems of great importance for the communities of both sides of the river from Ciudad Acuña and Del Rio, Texas, to and beyond Falcon Dam, serving to control floods of the Rio Grande, to provide additional waters for irrigation needs, and to permit production of electric power to benefit a number of border communities and industries. In this regard, the Presidents signed a resolution that is being made public separately.

The two Chiefs of State also expressed their complete agreement that the necessary measures be taken to improve facilities for international transit between the two countries as required by the ever increasing international traffic that has been recorded in recent years. They declared that attention must be given to the aspiration of the border communities for the improvement and expansion of their communications, and to the augmenting and modernizing of border services.

The two Presidents again expressed their conviction that economic cooperation between the two countries, as a means of raising the standard of living and of facilitating their better development, continues to be an essential element in their mutual relations. The problems of the exportation of raw materials and the importation of manufactured products were particularly noted since a proper solution of these problems redounds to the mutual benefit and strength of the two economies.

'Department of State Bulletin, Dec. 5, 1960, p. 851.

B Dedicated Oct. 19, 1953; see ibid., Nov. 2, 1953, pp. 579–580. 6 See supra.

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The two Chiefs of State also discussed the agreement that had recently been signed at the Bogotá Conference, and were in agreement that the establishment of the Inter-American Bank and its role in stimulating economic development and promoting social progress constitute favorable and concrete contributions to the raising of the living standards of all the American nations.

President López Mateos extended an invitation to President Eisenhower to make a private visit to Mexico after the close of his administration and at a time to be determined.

Lastly, the two Presidents emphasized the satisfaction they derived from having renewed their contacts and expressed agreement that friendly meetings between Chiefs of State constitute an effective contribution to the cause of international understanding and harmony, which both Chiefs of State wish to see achieved.

PANAMA

110. THE RIGHT OF PANAMA TO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF ITS TITULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE: Reply Made by the President (Eisenhower) to a Question Asked at a News Conference, February 3, 1960 (Excerpt)1

I think that not all of the difficulties that have come about [in Panamanian-United States relations] have been entirely because of their [the Panamanians'] demands. It is perfectly true there was a treaty made many, many years ago more than 50, now. And the conditions of that treaty were changed from time to time as the whole condition. of affairs in the world so demanded, just exactly like our Constitution has been amended 22 times.

I think that at times, because we did buy the territory-and everyone knows that the primary source of revenues for the Panamanian nation is the wealth that is brought there through the canal operations that we suddenly decide that we must be a little bit too stern in our treatment of them. They are people that are sensitive. I don't know exactly, now, what you can do, because we have people that have suddenly gotten themselves into a state that believes that even if you ever had, for example, a flag flown as a courtesy to the nation in which titular sovereignty still resides, that this would be a very, very great abdication of American rights and responsibility. I think that this

'The reply printed here is taken from p. 150 of Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960–61.

The convention signed Nov. 18, 1903, by representatives of the United States and Panama (Treaty Series 431; 33 Stat. 2234).

See the agreements of Mar. 2, 1936 (Treaty Series 945; 53 Stat. 1807) and Jan. 25, 1955 (TIAS 3297; 6 UST 2273).

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is getting a little bit beyond the rule of reason, because the treaty says that the United States may act, and in all respects can act, as if it were completely sovereign. Such language means that there is a titular sovereignty in the other nation, in my opinion.

111. UNITED STATES NINE-POINT PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH PANAMA WITH RESPECT TO OPERATIONS IN THE CANAL ZONE: Statement Issued by the White House, April 19, 1960*

The President on April 19 approved a nine-point program for improvement of relations between the United States and Panama in reference to operations in the Canal Zone. The program calls for substantial employee benefits including pay increases and improved housing for Panamanian employees, the expansion of the apprentice program to train more Panamanians in skilled trades, and support of legislation to increase the pensions of disabled former employees.

The program also calls for the installation of a new water main to serve the city of Panamá and a reduction in the rate charged for water sold to the Government of Panama for distribution within that country. The President has also directed that jobs in the Canal Zone be continuously reviewed with a view to employing the maximum number of Panamanians.

Nearly all of the items in the program will be made effective immediately.

The complete program includes the following points:

1. A 10 percent increase in the wage-rate schedules of unskilled and semiskilled employees.

2. The Panama Canal Company's apprentice program will be expanded to afford an opportunity to 25 Panamanians each year to begin 3- and 4-year courses leading to qualification as skilled workmen in various trades. This is a marked expansion of opportunity for Panamanians to learn those skills that are useful both in the Canal Zone and in the Republic of Panama. This program, in implementation of assurances given in the treaty, will provide to Panamanians upon graduation access to more positions, the pay rates of which are based on those in the United States.

3. Substandard housing occupied by Panamanian employees in the Canal Zone will be replaced by modern construction. Construction of approximately 500 units of modern rental housing is planned. Construction of the first houses in the program will be commenced immediately.

4. The Panama Canal Company will also pursue a course of action leading to the construction of 500 houses in Panama for sale to Panamanians employed in the Canal Zone but living in Panama.

White House (Augusta, Ga.) press release dated Apr. 19, 1960 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, May 16, 1960, pp. 798-799).