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RESIDENTIAL
- 2 -
He was followed by the President who first outlined the history of
the negotiations and congressional action leading up to the acquisition of
the cruisers. He gave credit first to Admiral LEAHY, with whom he served
at Vichy, and to Admiral Holger who secured the necessary congressional
authority and financing, and then went to the United States to complete
the deal and oversee the necessary conditioning. Addressing the Counselor
directly, he requested the latter to convey to President TRUMAN his heart-
felt thanks for complying with the latter's promise, expressed last year
at Blair House, that Chile would be the first to receive a ship from the
United States. "Tell President Truman", he said, "that I want all of
Chile to know that he is a man of his word.
The President followed with an analysis of the internal political
situation, adverting that the country need fear no attack from abroad.
Saying that the General Staffs had a.s their normal duty the preparation
of plans to resist foreign aggression, he warned their Chiefs that they
must now make plans against internal subversion, instigated by foreign
idealisms. Plainly naming the USSR, he came very close, twice, to being
equally frank about Peronismo-the inference was plain. Evidently moved,
the President emphatically said that he would not hesitate to order the
Armed Forces to open fire on any elements attempting to subvert public
order. He finished saying "I will know how to carry out my duty, and I
trust that the Chiefs of the Armed Forces will know how to comply with
theirs. " The response was thunderous applause. This speech only repeated
the one given a few days previously by the President on the anniversary
of the Army General Staff, and the gist of it was reflected again in his
speech on "the state of the Nation" on September 18, the national holiday.
The following night Vice Admiral Holger offered a reception and dinner
at the Naval Club, in honor of the President. This time foreign Naval
Attachés serving at Santiago attended, as well as the Counselor. The
only speaker was the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy, Vice Admiral
Carlos TORRES Hevia. He again voiced most sincere gratitude to the
United States and its Navy.
All three speakers, on both days, expressed their regrets that Ambassador
BOWERS could not be present and their sincere gratitude in securing the
two cruisers for Chile.
While aboard the "O'Higgins" the Counselor carried on conversations
of interest with the President and the Minister of Economy on the subject
of copper, and with numerous Chilean officers on naval matters.
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