Evening star., 1947-08-18
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Hemisphere Agency
To Back Up Pact
On Defenses Urged
BY the Associated Press

QUITANDINHA, Brazil, Aug.
18.-The United States formally
proposed today that the Inter-
American Conference discuss
Immediately the creation of q
military agency to back up the
hemisphere's mutual defense
treaty.
Senator Connally, Democrat, Of
Texas, a member of the United
States delegation, submitted
United States outline for conference
procedure.
1t would empower the committee
on voting procedure to discuss now
the creation of a hemisphere mill
tary agency and the supply Of
forces" 1t was previously believed
that all discussion on military
mechanism for the treaty would be
held over for the inter-American
conference at Bogota next January.
The United States Congress Is
expected to act early next year on
the arms standardization act, which
would supply uniform weapons Of
war to the Latin American republics
for common defense.
Treaty Principles Studied.
The conferences first working
committee began today the study Of
principles of the hemisphere treaty.
The committee, which elected the
Uruguayan foreign minister, Mateo
Marques Castro, chairman, met
soon after the Panamanian foreign
minister, Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro,
charged that every Communist
Party in Latin America is Russian
fifth column" Mr.. Alfaro declared
growing conference sentiment "fa-
vors joint measures to protect the
hemisphere against subversive in
fluences."
Mariana Fiallos Gil presented
credentials as a representative Of
the deposed Arguello government Of
Nicaragua, which was overthrown
recently after Is days in office. His
action posed the thorny question Of
seating a Nicaraguan delegation.
The 20 nations conferring at the
Quitandinha Hotel near Petropolis,
As miles north of Rio de Janeiro,
were seeking means of joint action
against aggression under a hemi-
sphere defense treaty. The full con.
ference was to meet this afternoon.
None From U. S. Chosen.
An informant said nobody from
the United States was on any Of the
states chosen by delegates in q closed
meeting last night preliminary to
todays election of presidents, vice
presidents and rapporteurs for COM
mittees on principles, aggression and
treaty execution.
The United States delegation had
announced its intention not to seek
chairmanships. Smaller committees
already have organized. Member
ships of the big committees were
made public yesterday. Secretary Of
State Marshall was not on any Of
them.
Mr.. Alfaro gave his views on
communism in an interview.
Russia today is a world enigma"
Mr.. Alfaro said. "Its policy is one
of expansion. It's creation Of Euro
pean satellites is proof of this
policy
His statement that Latin Amer
lean communist parties were nth
columns was in reply to q question
whether he thought Russia sought
satellites in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
Receive Aid From, Abroad.
This excludes the United States,
where the Communist Party Is
composed principally of North
Americans sharing the theology Of
Lenin and his disciples" he said.
However, throughout Latin
America communist parties re-
ceive financial and other aid from
abroad"
Mr.. Alfaro said Panama and
many other delegations" would
support the inclusion in the treaty
of a definition of "subyersive In.
fuences."
A Brazilian proposal for the treaty
would invoke joint defense measures
against any "extracontinental