Senator George Smathers radio broadcast 40

Charlie, don't go to cut it. I'm greatly pleased and highly honored to have this my guest at this time, Dr Jose Mora, the former ambassador from Uruguay, back to the United States and now the Secretary general of the Organization of American States After more, it's a great pleasure to have you with us today.

I'd like to ask you is the first question, sir, we've all read about the trip which the vice president of the United States is making through Latin America and some places he's given great cheers in some places that some of those cheers are mixed up with considerable jeers.

Now, who are those people that are jeering him? Well, Senator, in the first in the first place, I want to express my deep appreciation for this opportunity to be with you. And I know that you are one of our best friends. Thank you very much. I followed with great interest the visit Vice President Nixon all over South America.

I think that when he has an opportunity to talk with the students, he make a very good job, right? My impression. It is that every time he has discuss a friendly with the students after a very interesting discussion. Everything has been cleared up. But I know that in certain countries the Communists are more active.

They avoid the possibility to, uh, permit that Vice President Nixon was can be with the student. Yes. You think that some of this is communist inspired? So the communist growing greater in numbers in Latin America today, do you believe? Well, they are. It is not. It's not very great number, but very active, you know, in everywhere.

Of course, there are also, in many Latin American countries certain difficulties special economics at this moment, right? They would like to have more trade with United States to most of the people in the countries down there feel that the United States is doing enough to be friendly to them or cultivate their friendship.

Well, I think that they are anxious to sell more, take mark to have facilitated, too Senator, the basic product of under all materials do and do the people down their feelings, though, that we are not giving them sufficient opportunity to sell here in the United States.

Well, there has been some concern about some movement in favor of more higher tariff in raw materials like lean, leveraging, insane copper Deng and the price of coffee. That is very important product for more than 14 countries. Yes, it is also a matter of themselves. Well, do you think that the people of the Latin American countries still are as friendly towards the United States as they used to be?

Yes, I I think that there are a great sentiment of unity. Solidarity in this moment. Do you think of anything specific that this United States government might do? That would be very helpful, Uh, in strengthening those relationships between Latin countries and ourselves. Well, I I think that this is necessary.

More interchange of person, more opportunity for a student, professors and people to no more about each other. Because that's always good. Of course. And I don't think we have been doing enough of that. Dr Moore. Thank you very much, sir, for this chance to interview you and thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, for looking. And I hope you're looking again at the same time next week around these Latin American countries. We noticed that in some places he cheered the great deal. And then with those cheers, we noticed a growing number of gears. Who are these people?

And what's the reason for this jeering of the vice president? Well, my impression. It is that Vice President Nixon is doing a very good job when he has the opportunity to talk with the students and always the discussion. Discussion has been very friendly and a good result.

But sometimes there has been more opposition, and I think that the Communists have some influence in the universities and especially with young students. Do you think, then, that this jeering is usually organized by the comments? I think so. It's a great, great but the communist, the Communist influence growing greater in Latin America.

As you know, Senator, they are not great numbers, but very active all over the world. Especially now Latin American countries. Thank you, sir. Mhm.