Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-07-17

tons of the Dominican Government on this
document, dated June 20, 1860, and in the
light of Resolution Nv of the fifth meeting of
Consultation of American Foreign Ministers
held in Santiago, Chile, as well as of the Stat
utes of the Inter-American Peace Committee
currently in force, and of the Charter of the
Organization of American States"
The Study Panel has analyzed carefully the
above mentioned Report of the Inter-A American
Peace Committee as well as all the other inter-
American instruments which determine the scope
OF the powers of that body. It also has examined
the complete record of the Committees action and
numerous aids for an appreciation of facts and cir
cumStances which in general manner contribute
to the creation of those international tensions OBJ
tanning in the relations of countries in the Carib
bean area. AS a result of the above mentioned
study, the Panel sets forth the following opinion.
Resolution IA which was voted at the Second
Meeting of Foreign Ministers held in Havana in
1910, in its only WHEREAS clearly defined the aim
OF that Resolution by giving as the reasons for it
that the solution of the differences existing between
some American States is imperative in order to at
tain greater unity of the Continent.
Based upon this, the Resolution ordained the
following: the establishment in the Americas of
committee that would see to it permanently that
those States between whom there exist or arise any
conflict of whatever nature it might be, solve said
conflict as quickly as possible, and that the COM
mittee suggest for that purpose, without prejudice
or those methods chosen by them, methods and
proposals leading to such solution.
The Inter-American Peace Committee has been
functioning as an investigating committee, as
Commission denquete, in its first stage, and has
devoted itself to aScertaining the facts but once
those facts have been established, it goes on to
report, giving-and this is its principal mission
methods and proposals leading to a solution, or
what is the same, to Cancellation Adapting there
fore, the provisions of the Gondra Pact and of the
Tyako
ton in a sui generis fashion and in quicker and
more expeditions procedure, the Inter-American
Peace Committee is capable of rendering invalu-
able services if only it does not defeat the ends for
which it was created as it has done in its Report.
In accordance with its own provisions, the field
of application of the above mentioned Resolution
IA comprises the following elements:
a. A conflict already existing or arising at a
given moment.
b. conflict of any nature, that u.s. whether legal
political
g Need of an immediate urgent solution.
d. Steps taken by the Committee to find the
solution.
e) The Committees power to suggest methods
and proposals leading to the solution of the
conflict or difference.
~ Ability of the parties to choose formulas and
methods leading to this same end.
g. Express responsibility of the Committee to
permanently endeavOr to find a solution to
the conflict.
With respect to this it is interesting to note that
the Statutes currently in force emphasize the sepa
ration of the functions of the Inter American
Peace Committee In the first place. it will be noted
that Article of the Statutes introduces an element
in the basic definition of the Committee which does
not appear in Resolution ii of the Second Meeting
OF Consultation of Foreign Ministers, by virtue of
which Resolution this body was created. In fact,
while Resolution IA Stipulates that the Committee
will permanently endeavor that the States between
whom there exists some conflict ETC., the Statutes
of the Peace Committee states in Article that the
Inter-American Peace Committee will permanently
endeavor within its powers" that the States be-
tween whom there exists some conflict etc.
Moreover, Article 16 of the Statutes in force of
the Committee states that the Committee will offer
its services in fulfillment of it's mission and in
accordance with the nature of its functions
Within the fundamental aims and the field of
application of the powers of the above mentioned
Committee the Fifth Meeting of Consultation of
Foreign Ministers, held in Santiago Chile in 1885,
extended the powers of the Committee, without
abolishing its basic functions to the following
questions
a. Consideration of the situation of Interna-
tonal tensions in the Caribbean area in its general
and multiple aspects in the light of the principles
and norms which govern the Inter-American sys-
tenn, and of the means to insure observance by the
States of the principles of non-ntervention and
non-aggreSsion.
ssor Marcel Roussin Lieeneiote Enriqu
he Inter- American Institute Of the Chairman the
OtoWo, Conodo. Stotes and former Chornc