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BY ANDRUE BERDING,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 2l.-The princi-
pal delegations to the Pan American
Conference agreed today on decla-
ration of cooperative action against
aggression, ending a Today dispute
on wording between the United
States and Argentina.
The declaration. highly reliable
conference informants said, pro-
vides for consultation against ag-
gression, the menace of force, and
subversive political propaganda.
Argentina won her point, in that
European or other non-American
nations were not named specifically
The United States attained its pur-
pose, however, delegates said, in OBJ
tanning a declaration to which all
the 81 American republics could sub
scribe.
Warning Believed Evident.
Many of the delegates held that
1t was fear of propaganda incur
zion by European totalitarian, dicta-
tor states which inspired the reso-
luton in the first place; that even
if it did not specifically contain the
phrase aggression from without"
its warning was evident.
A most reliable source said the
United States, Argentina, Brazilian
and Peruvian delegation chiefs
agreed to final draft at conferences
lasting until early morning.
The Argentine insistence that the
declaration be against all aggressors
was based on the contention that
the United States might one day
alter the good neighbor policy and
be herself a potential aggressor.
The resolution now awaits the ap-
proval of home governments and,
with the principal dispute settled,
likely will be adopted unanimously
within a few days, delegation spokes-
men said.
Provides Resistance to Force.
It provides for resistance against
any aggression or menace Of aggres-
sion by force against any American
republic. Any Of the nations may
start the procedure of consultation.
There is provision also, an authori-
tatiye informant said, for conSulta-
ton by the nations in the event of
undue interference, with view to
substituting its own political insti-
tutions, by unofficial elements hav-
ing the support of any nation-even
If done without the appearance of
force. The state concerned in this
case, however, must take the in
itiative in applying the principle Of
solidarity"
One delegate held this to be a
main weakness of the declaration,
since propaganda might be permit
ted to flourish If the State affected
saw no reason to ask aid against it.
The hope for peace and universal
concord is stated; it remains under
stood that each nation will take its
own measure of defense; the juridical
equality, the individual sovereignty
and independence of all the Amer
lean republics are recognized, and
the resolution is named "the Decla-
ration of Lima"
The agreement was reached in two
long meetings.
The first was attended by Alfranio
de Mello Franco, Brazilian chair
man; DR.. Carlos Concha, Peruvian
foreign minister, and by United
States Secretary Hull. Mello Fran
co, Concha and DR.. Isidoro Ruiz Mo-
reno, Argentine chairman, COM
prised the second group.
Mello Franco and Concha in both
meetings urged concessions by the
disputants. Ruiz Moreno, showing a
telegram from President Ortiz, sale
he was unable to admit reference
. to aggression from without, but
would agree to simple use Of the
word aggression.
Secretary Hull, having abandoned
his own wish for a formal mutual
defense pact. insisted upon a dec
laration that could be made unani-
nous. He said early last night that
he could go no further in making
concessions, but presumably decided
later that the general wording would
be acceptable.
One informant said the reference
to efforts to change the political in
Btitutions OF a Nation referred to
Nazi, Fascist and Communist en-
deavor, and that the reference tc
unofficial elements referred to ac-
tivity like that by Nazi organiza-
tions in Austria before that coun-
try's absorption by Germany.