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Colonel W. P. Campbell
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UNITED STATES MILITARY MISSION
Lima, Peru
U. S. Embassy
6 Dec. 46
Dear General Vaughan:
It was my pleasure to have a few guests in for tea this
PM at 6 but Peru's only Field Marshal named Ureta, who had
command of their forces in the war a few years ago against
Equador, did not arrive, by error till 7:30 PM, after every-
one else had left. He and his family wife and grown daughter,
stayed 1 1/2 hours during which time he and I had a long chat,
very frank, and I think very sincere on his part.
As a personal friend of yours, I believe I may pass on
some of Marshall Ureta's observations without it being con-
sidered an official report out of channels. They were quite
interesting to me and I thought they might be to you. HOW-
ever, please don't pass them on as coming from me just in case
someone might get the wrong idea.
No doubt you consider our Mission (both Ground and Air)
Policy in Central and South America one of our soundest mili-
tary investments, and from which we can reap great rewards to
the advantage of Hemispherical Defense.
Marshal Ureta was in the U. S. a short time and knew
President Roosevelt but I believe he did not meet President
Truman.
Ureta's main observations as I translated them and re-
member them were: viz.
1. "We should not send officers here as Mission Members
until they knew Spanish well - - whereas it was his
opinion that the majority arrive not knowing Spanish
or knowing very little.
2. "We should not send officers here who do not have a
sincere liking for Latin-Americans because where
there is a lack of real sincere feeling, much harm
is done to the cause of Henisphere Solidarity. He
said when we do not like them, they know it and that
they resent it deeply.
3. "We should not send officers to S.A. as Mission mem-
bers whose wives do not know Spanish and whose
children do not expect to mingle with Latin-Americans.
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