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in $200 million. Last year we did $4,000,000,200 million in 58 5800 years before that one at 1 36. 80 Smathers South American trip. Excuse me. How do you do, Ladies and gentlemen, by the time you see this report, I'll be somewhere in Latin America and to leave very shortly.

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As the chairman of a South American Trade Study committee to visit some 10 countries, many of us here in the United States Congress believe it's very important that we immediately do something to revive trade channels between Latin America and the United States. In 1957 we did over that is the nation did over $4,000,000,200 million worth of trade with our Latin American neighbors 1958.

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That dropped by some 10%. The indications are that in 1959 it dropped even further. We find that the Soviet Union is concentrating a great deal of effort in trying to woo this trade away from the United States. And because of these reasons, we thought the time had come to make this particular type of trip to see if we could not restore some of that trade and in restoring some of that trade.

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Restore also the friendship which, historically, how does the Drake not only is the trade important in so far as the nation is concerned, but even in Florida, Latin American trade means a great deal to us. We find that each year something the neighborhood of about 25 millions of dollars is sold out of the state of Florida into these Latin American countries.

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Every every state in our nation sells something to these Latin American countries, and in turn, of course, we buy a great deal from them. So that means a lot to us. I might have you look at this map for just a second and show you about where we expect to go.

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We will, of course, leave from Washington and through Miami. Our first stop will be in Panama. As you know, we've been having a good deal of trouble with the country of Panama lately. While there, I expect to see our good friend if president of Panama and Esther Del Guardia and see if it's not possible that we might suggest some solutions to the problems which now exists between us.

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In Panama, we leave Panama and we go down to Ecuador. We'll go into Keto, Ecuador, which is some 10,000 ft high. And while they will visit with the president of that country, Mr Ponsi, a man whom I visited there about two years ago. Fortunately, his country's in pretty good shape right now.

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They're not mad at the United States about anything. But of course, they would like to do more trade with us and we'll see if that cannot be worked out. We will leave Ecuador and fly directly to Lima, Peru, and there will visit that wonderful country that was the first country in South America to ever be developed in Lima.

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Peru is actually the oldest major city and, I might say, one of the prettiest cities of all Latin America. Present. Premier is Pedro Beltran to form a newspaper man, a very pro American man, a good leader, and he's doing a lot for that country. We'll talk with him about some of the problems that they have there.

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Then we're going down to Chile, which is, you might say, figuratively. A one crop country. They have only copper there. I've been invited to appear before university seminar. I hope that goes off in good style, but in any event will visit with the president there and see if we cannot ease some of the pains which now exist in that country.

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We Then we'll fly across the Andes some 19,000 ft high and coming to Buenos Aires and their visit president Randisi. You will remember that President Randisi was here in the United States just about a year ago, and he spoke. I think it was in Miami, Uh, just about a year ago.

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This time he's doing a magnificent job there in Argentina. He's got that country, I think, well on its feet, even though he has problems from the Communist. On the one side, the pianist is on the other, and so it goes there. But we're going to visit him, and then we'll come on up to Rio in Brazil, one of the really great areas of the world buried.

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It's twice bigger than the United States, and considerably richer. It's a country that's just beginning to move forward. We'll visit President Kubitschek there and probably fly out to the interior and see the new capital of Brasilia, and they'll work out some problems. We hope with help.

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Now we're going into Venezuela. Visit President Betancourt. They're one of the great liberals in the Latin American area, but a democratic liberal. I'm happy to say who's I think got his country on the right course, and we hope it will continue to stay that way. From there.

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We will fly into San Juan and visit Governor Munoz Marina, Commonwealth of the United States, as you know, and quickly. Then we'll go on into the Dominican Republic and Haiti, for rather obvious reasons. Overfly Cuba and come on back into the capital of the United States, where we will report to the Foreign Relations Committee and the full Trade Committee As to what our findings.

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Well, my time is up. I wish you were going with me on the trip, darlin. I hope you'll keep looking in, however, listening and watching each one of these broadcasts. Yeah, the Anyway. We hope we will be with me. Flip save you about 405 5. Well, that's all right.

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Five minutes a day. I like that. Show time. All right. Tell Indicate Senator, I'd like to talk a minute about these other shows, and I got a few minutes. Yes. Well, yes, we only got a few minutes.