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NCOIlGIluSQ pTOI1l FuSt FdSc.J
and naval training missions have
been sent to various American re-
publics. During the recent war, even
prior to Pearl Harbor, this colfabo-
ration was intensively developed on
the basis of inter-American under
takingS for hemisphere defense.
Training activities were expanded
and under the Lend-Lease Act lin
tied amounts of military and naval
equipment were made available to
other American republics as part of
the hemisphere defense program.
Forces from two Of the American
republics participated in combat
overseas, and others joined in the
defense of the shores and seas of
the Americas at time when the
danger Of invasion of our continent
was all too great.
New Responsibilities Assumed.
"The American republics have as
sumed new responsibilities, for their
mutual defense and for the main
tenance of peace, in the Act of
Chapultepec and the Charter Of
the United Nations. The close COL
laboration of the American repub-
lies provided for in the Act of Cha
pultepec, the proposed treaty to be
based upon that act, and other basic
inter-American documents, make 1t
highly desirable to standardize
military organization, training meth
DDS and equipment as has been rec
commended by the American
Defense Board.
i can find no better way to de-
scribe the intent and purpose of
this bill than to repeat my message
to the Congress Of May 6, 1916.
Under the bill transmitted here
with, the Army and Navy acting in
conjunction with the Department of
State, would be permitted to con-
tinue in the future general pro-
gram of collaboration with the
armed forces of our sister republics
with view to facilitating the adop-
tion of similar technical standards.
Certain additional training activ-
tiles, not covered by existing legis-
lation, would be permitted. The
President would also be authorized
to transfer military and naval
equipment to the governments of
other American states by sale or
other method.
Bill Would Include Canada.
"The collaboration authorized by
the bill could be extended also to
Canada, whose cooperation with
the United States in matters affect
ing their common defense is of par
ticular Importance.
"a special responsibility for lead
ership rests upon the United States
in this matter because of the pre-
ponderant technical, economic, and
military resources of this country.
There is reasonable and limited
purpose for which arms and military
equipment can rightfully be made
available to the other American
States. This Government will not,
I am sure in any way approve Of,
nor will it participate in, the indis-
criminate or unrestricted distribu-
ton of ornaments, which would
only contribute to a useless and
burdensome ornaments race. 1t
does not desire that operations under
this bill shall raise unnecessarily the
quantitative level of armament in
the American Republics. To this
end the bill specifies that amounts
of nonstandard material shall be
sought in exchange for United
States equipment.
''It is my intention that any op-
erations under this bill, which the
Congress may authorize, shall be in
every way consistent with the word
ing and spirit of the United Ma
tions Charter. The bill has been
drawn up primarily to enable the
American nations to carry out their
obligations to cooperate in the
maintenance of inter American
peace and security under the char
ter and the Act of Chapultepec
which is intended to be supplanted
by permanent inter-American
treaty.
Peace and Security Goal.
"It is incumbent upon this Gov
ernment to see that military de-
velopments in which we have a
part are guided toward the main
tenance of peace and security and
that military and naval establish
ments are not encouraged beyond
what security considerations re-
quire. In this connection the bill
provides that operations hereunder
are subject to any international
agreement for the regulation of
ornaments to which the United
States may become party. In addi-
ton, provision will be made for con-
tinuing coordination of the actual
operations under the legislation
with developing plans and policy
in the field of ornaments regula-
ton.
In executing this program 1t will
be borne in mind, moreover, that II
is the policy of this Government tc
encourage the establishment OF
sound economic conditions in the
other America republics which viii
contribute to the. improvement Of
living standards and the advance
r,a,,t of eocioI opd cultural welfare