UN General Assembly
1969

where the “rest of the world” now finds itself to a more advanced stage. 190. Despite its financial difficulties, Haiti, faithful to its Pan American vocation, has not failed to respond to the appeal of Mr. Galo Plaza, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, for the establishment of an emergency fund to assist struggling countries. Mr. Plaza stated that $45,000 had been contributed to this fund, of which $25,000 were allocated from the working capital fund of OAS, $5,000 given by the Government of Panama and $20,000 given by the Government of Haiti. Thus my country, despite its modest means, values the ideals of peace, solidarity and fraternity which form the basis of the regional organization that groups the countries of this hemisphere. 191. All these efforts have been achieved despite the traps laid for the Haitian people and its leader by a clique of ambitious men who, in their country of exile, have not reconciled themselves to having been driven from power by the just anger of the people or to having lost their selfish