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    "ocrText": "DECLASSIFIED\nINSTRICTED\nRESTRICTED\nAuthority E.O. 10501\n-124-\n-125-\nAlthough the Nationalist Party still enjoys a\nWorld PEN Congress, Buenos Aires, 1936;\nprecarious existence, whatever mass sentiment there\nexists for independence has passed to the Independence\nPan American Press Congress, Valparaiso, 1937; 1\nParty, which differs from the former mainly in upholding\nthe view that separation from the United States is to\nFirst Pan American Caribbean Congress, Habana,\nbe effected by peaceful means and mutual consent. The\n1939, a meeting of the Inter-American\nprincipal leaders of the Incependence Party are, it\nCaribbean Union, which is referred to below;\nshould be noted, former Nationalists, and no discord\nappears to exist between the two parties.\n1\nInternational Congress of American Democracies,\nMontevideo, 1939;\nThe present Independistas have been no less zealous\nin soliciting the aid of Latin American individuals and\nPan American Congress of Writers and Artists,\norganizations in favor of their cause than the Nation-\nMexico, D. F., 1939-1940;\nalists, although their criticisms of the United States\nappear to have been more guarded, owing no doubt to their\nWorld Peace Congress Against Fascism, Mexico,\nawareness that they could achieve their oal only by the\nD. F., 1940;\ngood will of the American Government. It is due to their\nefforts mainly that Latin American organizations have\nPan American Labor Congress of the Confederation\nadopted resolutions in favor of independence since the\nof Latin American Workers, Habana, 1941;\neclipse of the Nationalists.\nConfederation of Trade Unions of Latin America,\nThe following legislative or constitutional bodies\nMexico, D. F., 1943;\nin Latin America have adopted resolutions in favor of\nPuerto Rican Independence: Senate of Argentina, 1936;\nAmerican Youth for Democracy Congress, Mexico,\nHouse of Deputies of Chile, 1941; Second Constitutional\nD. F., 1943;\nConvention of Cuba, 1942; House of Representatives of\nCuba, 1943; Legislative Assembly of Guatemala, 1945.\nInter-American Bar Association Congress, Rio de\nNongovernmental bodies which have adopted similar reso-\nJaneiro, 1943;\nlutions have included the following:\nCouncil of Pan American Democracy, New York, 1943;\nPan-American People's Congress, Buenos Aires, 1936;\nConfederation of Latin American Workers, Habana,\nPan-American women's Peace Congress, Buenos Aires,\n1943, and Cali, Colombia, 1944;\n1936;\nCuban National Association of Journalists, 1944;\nA Nationalist delegation attended the Pro-Inde-\n1\npendence Congress in Puerto Rico in December 1944; the\nAt the Pan American Press Congress at Bogotá\npresident of the dissolved Nationalist Party addressed\nin 1946 it was resolved that Puerto Rico would enjoy\nthe Congress; Albizu Campos' name was hailed there; and\nseparate representation at future conferences.\na resolution in favor of his unconditional freedom was\nadopted. Hearings on S. 227, pp. 110-13.\nRESTRICTED\nRESTRICTED"
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