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one of the world's trouble spots today is right in our own backyard. The Caribbean area Press and the airways have been filled with ominous news about threats of revolutions and invasions and violence in the lands, which we generally think of as tranquil and peaceful. We in Florida have been generally more aware of what's been happening to our neighbors, and some of us have spoken out in warning of what was becoming.

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Now. Trouble is burst forth and the eyes of the world are focused on the lands just a few hours just a few minutes from our home to show how serious the situation has become. Let me read a letter which was sent to me from the president, Francis Dubelier, president of Haiti.

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I received just the other day, says, My dear Senator, your leadership in the United States Senate and your definitive position regarding the maintenance of peace in Latin America and particularly in the Caribbean area are deeply appreciated. Unfortunately and without any desire on our part, Haiti has become involved in the Caribbean war of words, a situation that I sincerely hope does not progress beyond this between neighbouring Republics.

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Haiti definitely cannot afford to be immersed in any international disputes at this time, particularly when we have been striving toward the attainment of economic and political stability. I feel, as you have already noted in your remarks in the United States, that peace must be maintained in this area under any circumstances.

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And I will cooperate with the United States government through the Organization of American States, the United Nations, in any way that I can to ensure that a peaceful situation exists in this hemisphere. There is no doubt in my mind of the importance of unity and friendship and the elimination of war in this area at the present time Sincerely signed the president of Haiti.

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Things in Cuba haven't worked out as many of us had hoped. Our American press and magazines and columnists have given us disturbing information about the growing communist threat in the government of Dr Fidel Castro. Now, apparently, this group of Cuban leaders is organizing and assisting in the organizing of forces to invade the shores of other Latin American countries and to overthrow the present government's there and set up one which they like and we, who are members of the Organization of American states and that includes the United States should not permit an attack to be launched from Cuba against Haiti.

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Haiti has already suffered enough from killings and bloodshed and unrest. An attack of this kind could do no earthly good but might start a fire which could spread throughout the Southern Hemisphere. A few days ago, our American ambassadors met in San Salvador that the conclusion there meeting they recommended that each country should be assured the right to develop its political life free from outside intervention.

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This is and has been, the historic policy of the United States. It's the policy of most of the countries of the Western Hemisphere. It appears to me that if we and the other countries of the Western Hemisphere can follow that route, certainly the present leaders of Cuba can do the same.

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There are many problems facing us in Latin American. I've spoken about some of them on these programs from time to time, but no problem takes precedence over that of keeping the peace in the lands to the south of it. To that end, I recommended before the Senate this past week the United States take the lead to establish a police force made up of volunteers from the 21 member nations of the Organization of American States.

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We can guard the peace with them next year. The United States plans to spend more than $66 million for military assistance programs to the various Latin American countries. But military aid is not the way to help our southern neighbors. Too often, the arms which we have sent to these countries have been unfortunate, used by the government's then in power, not against some outside threat, but rather against the people in the country to which the arms were sent.

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I recommend now that this money, which is planned to be spent down in the southern continent, it be diverted to help build an inter American peace patrol, which could restore harmony and solidarity among the American Republic monies which are now used by these nations to build armies and navies and air forces could be put, buy them to better use in building schools and roads and hospitals, and raising the social and economic life of the people there.

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I also suggest that we set up a Western Hemisphere court of justice similar to the world court. We're problems that developed between the nations. There can be settled in a civilized manner following the processes of the law and not the ambitions of some particular individuals. Such a system of courts and police would guarantee that justice would prevail, that peace could be maintained and that the peoples of the Western Hemisphere could spend their energies and their money in pursuing the great objectives of better living conditions, greater liberty and more enduring peace for all.

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We missed out of the word letter. Yeah. So much knocking on the door. I'm sorry. Don't bother. Don't bother him. You own the place here now, right? Uh huh. See that? It's the letter there. I think that's the through it. I, uh Well, I tell you, we worried credit back, you know?

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