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LATIN AMERICA AND U.S. POLICY
DECLASSIFIED
O. 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) et an
Dept. of State letter, 5.3-77
your ML 77-57
Task
AK ,
1. To determine United States objectives, policies, and courses of
action with respect to Latin America.
Area
2. The most conspicuous physical characteristic of the Western Hemisphere
is its isolation from the other major land masses; its salient political
feature is the predominance of the United States. These factors have
influenced the evolution of the nations which occupy the area and have con-
tributed to the development of special interrelationships among them.
3. The geopolitical region designated as Latin America occupies more
than half of the Western Hemisphere, the remaining area being shared about
equally by the United States and Canada. Its twenty Republics have approxi-
mately the same population as the United States.
4. Although it is convenient and customary to apply the generic term
Latin America to the region, the designation is technically inaccurate in as
much as the region is not a unit physically, ethnically, or politically.
Furthermore, lesser states fear larger ones (as in the case of Uruguay and
Paraguay with respect to Argentina); rivalries exist between compeers
(Argentina and Brazil); there are vague aspirations for the restoration of
earlier groupings (such as the Central American Union and the Bolivarian
State) and sharp disputes exist concerning boundaries (e.g. Peru VS. Ecuador
and Nicaragua vs. Honduras).
5. Despite divisive factors of the kinds cited, there exists a very
strong sense of identity among the Latin American States. This sentiment is
S. TRUMAN "INATIONAL
based
SECRET
SEGURITT
ARCHIVES AND
IN
RECORDS
c
SERVICE*
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