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    "title": "Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Will Clayton to President Harry S. Truman, with Attachment",
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        "Somoza, Anastasio, 1896-1956"
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    "ocrText": "March 5, 1946\nProposed visit of President Somoza to the United States.\nPresident Somoza of Nicaragua has been planning a\nvisit to the United States, allegedly in order to see\nhis son graduate from West Point in June. As it is now\nreported that he will make the trip in late March, the\nobject could only be to bolster his position in Nicaragua.\nSomoza attained the Presidency in 1936 by deposing\nhis uncle with the help of the National Guard which he\ncontrols. He has maintained himself in office by repres-\nsion and trickery. He has constantly tried to convince\nthe Nicaraguan people that we support his continuance in\noffice and to this end has emphasized his close friendship\nwith the late president Roosevelt. This campaign to show\nthat we are imposing him upon the Nicaraguan people, in so\nfar as it has been successful, has tended to turn many of\nthe better element against us. Somoza runs the country\nfor his own financial benefit and has suppressed freedom\nof speech, press and assembly. He has continually sought\nto evade the constitutional provision against re-election,\nin order to remain in power. It is important to our re-\nlations with the entire hemisphere that we not give even\nthe appearance of lending our support to his present re-\nelection campaign.\nSomoza visited the United States officially in 1939.\nHe has since broached the subject of another visit on\nseveral occasions (wishing to bolster his political position\nat home) and has been informed that an official visit would\nnot be convenient and that no formal invitation would be\nextended. It appears that he nevertheless intends to come\nto the United States unofficially. If he does so, he\nshould be discouraged from visiting Washington and should\nunder no circumstances be received at the White House. The\nattached telegram makes our position clear.\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE*"
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