Evening star., 1960-08-18
.Herter to Support Criticism
OF Dominican Republic .-s.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug.
l8 (AP) Secretary of State
Christian A. Herter was ex-
pected to throw the weight OF
the United States today behind
a Venezuelan move to condemn
the Dominican Republic for
aggression.
But Mr.. Herter may caution
the other foreign ministers of
the Organization of American
States against the total quar-
antine of the Dominican die
tatorShip asked by Venezuela.
With private meeting
scheduled this morning, Mr..
Herter was to be the first
speaker of the afternoon. The
foreign ministers were EN-
barked on a crucial phase
of their two-day-old meeting,
judging Venezuela'S charge
that Dominican officials con-
nived in the attempt to assas-
sinate Venezuelan President
Romulo Betancourt.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister
1gnacio Luis Arcaya called yes
terday for virtual quarantine
of the Dominican Republic
after noting that the special
OAS investigating committee
had accused Dominican officials
of backing the abortive June
"a plot gainSt Mr.. Betancourt.
Venezuela Asks Break
Mr.. Arcaya asked for a
breakoff in diplomatic relations
and communications with the
Dominican Republic as we'll as
economic sanctions. But he
also appeared to leave the door
open for lesser measures. say
ing the ministers had come to
San Jose to choose the meas
ures they wish to apply.
Dominican Foreign Minister
Porfiro Herrera Baez in a
three-hour reply challenged
the legality of the OAS COM
mittee's report. He declared
there was no proof to support
VeneZuela'S charge. Testimony,
he said. came from prisoners
now held in Venezuela and
their statements would not be
admissible in many courts. He
also limited the prisoners had
been brainwashed by Vene-
zuelan police and likened the
case to that of U-2 Pilot Fran
els Gary Powers, now on trial
in Moscow.
Mr.. Herrera suggested an ex-
ploratory mission be set up to
try to restore broken relations
between the Dominican Re-
public and seven other Ameri-
can nations at odds with her.
Following Mr.. Herrera, An
dres Alvarado Puerto of Hon.
duraS. Manuel Tello of Mexico
and Diogenes Taboada of Ar
gentina all indicated support for
the Venezuelan demands. But
none Of them went into spe-
cifics as to what the ministers
should do in a formal resolution
expected to take shape today.
Diplomatic sources said, how
ever, that there already was
general agreement that the first
part of the resolution would
condemn Dominican interven-
ton in the affairs of other ma
tionS.
A battle was expected, how
ever, over the nature of sane
tionS to be applied. The United
States, which was reported to
have Joined in preparing the
condemnatory sections of the
resolution, was said to be hold
ing out against more than a re-
call of the chiefs of diplomatic
missions in Ciudad Trujillo.
The United States was re-
ported arguing that complete
quarantine would work against
the Dominican people.
A compromise was reported
under discussion by groups
which met informally after the
night session. 1t was said to in
volve two sets Of measures
one which would make certain
sanctions obligatory, the other
which would only recommend
them. 4
The resolution also was ex-
pected to set up some form of
committee to watch devel-
opments in the Dominican
Republic in order to prevent
disorders or Communist |,
takeover if and when the 30
year rule of Generalissimo
Rafael L. Trujillo falls. Il