Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-25
U. 5. Is Trying
ToCo-ordinate
Latins' Help
By GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer

Star staff Writer
Intensive efforts were under
way today at the State Depart
ment to coordinate Latin
American offers to contribute
to the arms quarantine of Cas-
tro Cuba.
United States officials are
seriously concerned that the
flood of cooperation in terms
of men, ships and bases from
Latin America may begin to
confuse rather than aid the
United States naval blockade
of Cuba. \
At least half of the 20 men,
bers of the GAS have now Of
fered to participate. The offers
have gone to United States en-
bassies in Latin America and
to the State Department di-
rectly through Latin American
embassies here.
Edwin Martin, Assistant Sec
retary of State for inter-Ameri-
can affairs, held meetings in his
office all morning to attempt
to work out a list of offers and
how they would be co-ordinated.
1t is hoped that the list and
the mechanism of coordination
will be announced later today
at the Organization of Amer
lean States by Colombian Am
bassador Alberto Zuleta Angel,
president of the GAS Council.
May Call Full Council
The possibility is also being
secuted of calling the full coun-
Gil into session concerning the
contributions tomorrow.
In its vote unanimously back
ing the arms quarantine on
Tuesday, the council turned it
self into a continuing Provi-
sional Organ of Consultation
capable Of taking binding deci-
sions under the Rio Pact of
1947.
Argentina-one Of the lead
ing naval powers of the south
ern continent-has taken the
lead in offering military sup
port with two destroyers, &C
cording to United States Of
ficials here.
But other nations closer to
the Caribbean and, therefore,
of more strategic Importance
vis-a-vis Cuba have offered
bases and men to the United
States.
Costa Rica Acts
Foreign Minister Daniel
Oduber Of Costa Rica offered
yesterday TO open air and naval
facilities of his country for the
blockade.
Guatemala offered bases as
we'll, and the Dominican Repub-
lie is understood to have offered
the United States any help
this country deems necessary.
Honduras has offered an in
Ifantry battalion. Venezuela
and Columbia, even before the
formal 1870 vote in the GAS
on Tuesday authorizing contri-
buttons to the quarantine, had
offered military aid to the
United States.
| Yesterday the GAS vote for
action became unanimous when
Uruguay - the lone absteAtion
notified the GAS headquar-
tiers here that the country's
Governing Council had met in
special session and approved
the United States sponsored
resolution.
Expect More Help
Other countries which have
so far offered help include Peru,
Panama and Haiti. United
States officials are optimistic
that before the day is out sew
eral other offers will be re-
ceived.
Under the resolution adopted
Tuesday all countries partici-
pating in the quarantine must
keep the Organization Of Ameri-
can State informed Of their
actions. The GAS Council has
been transformed into a Pro-
visional Organ of Consultation
by that vote; and can be con-
voked at any time to take fur
ther decision against Com
munist Cuba under the Rio
Past of 1947.
Fight SubversiOn
Meanwhile, the Council of
the GAS returned yesterday TO
the task Of countering Castro
lite subversion of the hemi-
| sphere. That task had begun
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