Evening star., 1962-01-14
U. 5. Opposes
Brazil Plan on
Neutral Cuba
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer

SNNA SNNAA 'tANNA
The State Department threw
cold water yesterday on Bra
lillian proposals which would
neutralize Castro Cuba in this
hemisphere much as democratic
Finland is neutralized in Soviet
Europe.
An official statement said
that "the American states are
bound in special relationship"
and that the implantation of
any government allied to "the /
power bloc which tenaciously
adheres to the doctrine of sub
version" is inconsistent with |
the charter of the Organization
of American States.
The Brazilian plan and the
swift United States reaction
were the latest move and coun-
termove in the diplomatic chess
game being played out before
the inter-American foreign
ministers meeting in Punta del |
Este, Uruguay, later this month.
On Friday. Foreign Minister
San Tiago Dantes said in Rio de
Janeiro that Brazil will push at !
this conference for creating
the conditions" of live and let |
live between a socialist Cuba
and other members of the
Organization Of merican
States.
Suggests Commission
He suggested that commits
sion representing all points of
view be formed-presumably at
the foreign ministers confer
ence-to work out the hemi-
spheric code for peaceful CO.
existence.
This solution preserves the
principle of nonintervention,
whose unconditional respect is
indispensable to the mainte-
nance Of the links Of reciprocal
confidence among the Ameri-
can states" Mr.. Dantes said.
But the United States dis
agrees. Obligations of the
inter-American system, the
State Department statement
said, call for continued and
positive resistance to any to-
talitarian theology which would
deny independence Of states
and the rights of their peoples
to determine freely their own
destiny"
The State Department has
circulated a secret talking
paper" of its own. Officials say
ita-contains illustrative Ian
gAage" that could be used in a
hemisphere condemnation of
Cuban communism, and that
the position is in line with that
of the more activiSt" govern
mentS in the OAS.
5The states of Central Ameri-
ca - and Peru - have been
strongly Seconding United
States proposals to vote eco
nonic and diplomatic sanctions
against Cuba at Punta del Este.
Writes to Kennedy
The new Brazilian position
appears to put Argentina in the |
middle of the spectrum Of pro-
posals. Argentine President
Arturo Frondizi has sent Presi-
dent Kennedy a personal letter
suggesting that the foreign
ministers conference condemn
Communist domination of
Cuba.
But the Argentine position
like the Brazilian-rejects any
application of collective sane
tions. The ArgentineS would go
no further than to leave the
door open for such future &C
tion if the Castro regime re-
fuses to break its ties with the
Soviet bloc.
While United States officials
generally see hope in the Ar
gentine proposals, they made
little effort yesterday to hide
their irritation with the Brazil
ian position.
They privately criticized any
effort to equate a Communist
Cuba with democratic Finland.
THE only analogy between
Cuba and Finland is their geo.
graphical proximity to two
great powers" one official said.
But Finland is a democratic
state which is no base of Or
ganized Subversion of the So
Wet system"
For their part, Brazilian dip
lomatS here noted that Foreign
Minister Dantes had said that
certain unspecified limitations"
must be set up to prevent Cuban
subversion of the hemisphere.
Our position is constructive,
logical-ano above all, safe"
said one high-ranking Brazilian
diplomat.