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whether they cooperate with u.S. On the contrarys we should make it clears
by our acts rather than words, that cooperation begets cooperation; that the
United States is capable of reacting when unfairly attacked; and, above all,
that their own selfwinterest is best served by cooperating us.
with 19/ In
doing so, our purpose should be to arrest the development of irresponsibility
and extreme nationalism and their belief in their immunity from the exercise
of United States power. The withholding of favors should be limited to as
few American states as possible since, if too widely applied it would be
divisive. And it should be done covertly so as not to arouse solid Latin
American opposition.
g.o We should use our influence to promote an ar derly evolution20/
towards democracy throughout the hemisphere- to promote general acceptance
(and the practice) of approximately the same political, economic and social
principles
19
Argentina and Guatemala are the two states currently receiving unequal
treatment. While our ability to exert leverage is limited, and while no
spectacular results may be expected, there is good reason to believe that,
continued over a period of time, our refusal to extend favors will create
serious problems for the two governments. The present policy in respect
of these two countries should be continued until, in the case of Argentina,
there is concrete, tangible evidence that the government has ceased, for
a period of time adequate to demonstrate its good faith, its propaganda
attack on us, its attempts to organize an anti-American labor federation
in Latin America; and its attempt to exert pressures on its neighbors;
in the case of Guatemala until the government's attitude is one of unes
qualified opposition to communism, both internal and external.
20,
As has already been observed, the inevitable trend in the hemisphere is
toward popular government; as a practical matter, unilateral action by
us will not materially either hasten or retard this trend. The principal
obstacle to a very rapid achievement of genuine democracy throughout
is not United States inactivity but rather the absence of a democratic
tradition in the area and the prevailing education and cultural standards.
DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or
SECURITY
D.p. of State letter, 5.2.20
By NLT. AL KARS gata
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