Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
Johnson Selects
Mann as Director
OfLatin Affairs
Texun Replaces
Martin; Latter
To Be Envoy


pointing Thomas c. Mann, now
Ambassador to Mexico and a
personal friend from Texas, as
Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs.
He replaces Edwin M. Mar
tin. whom White House Press
Secretary Pierre Salinger said
would receive a major ambas-
sadorial post in Latin America.
Which post it will be is still I'M
decided, he added.
1T is the Presidents inten-
ton to place Ambassador
Mann in charge of the overall
coordination Of all aspects of
Latin American policy under
the direction of the President
and Secretary Of State" said
the announcement read by Mr..
Salinger at a hastily convened
news conference.
The wording implied a major
upgrading for this State De-
partment post. Informed sources
say Ambassador Mann will
have charge Of all political.
economic and military aspects
of policy on Latin America.
First Diplomatic Shuttle
The shuttle is the first one
the President has made in the
State Department. 1t followed
days Of rumors that Mr.. john
son was moving to meet wide
spread criticism over the
breakdown Of the Alliance for
Progress program.
Mr.. Martin had served in the
post since March of 1862,
which included the Cuban mis-
stle crisis period.
1.-THE President expressed his
particular appreciation for the
distinguished service which AS
sistant Secretary Martin has
provided to the Nation during
his service" the White House
announcement said.
1t made no mention Of Teo-
doro Moscoso, present co-ordi-
nator of Alliance for Progress
affairs in the Agency for Inter-
national Development. Under
the Kennedy Administration
Mr.. Moscoso and Mr.. Martin
were equals in managing Latin
American policy-Mr. Moscoso
for the economic aid operation,
and Mr.. Martin for political af-
fairs.
Once the Senate approves
Mr.. Mann's new appointment,
Mr.. Salinger said, the new As
sistant Secretary would have to
make decisions on the Alliance
question after discussions with
President johnson, Secretary
of State Rusk, Administrator of
the Agency for International
Development David Bell, and
Mr.. Moscoso.
Mr.. Mann is quoted by relia-
BILE sources as having told Mr..
Moscoso in a special talk yes
terday morning that Mr.. Mos
coso has "the toughest job in
town" and not to worry about
losing it to him.
Talks To President
AS Mr.. Salinger announced
the switch later in the day, Mr..
Mann discussed his new duties
with Mr.. johnson in the Presi-
dents office. They we're togeth-
err for an hour, and were later
Joined by Senator Humphrey,
Democrat of Minnesota.
After the meeting, Senator
Humphrey told newsmen:
II regard this as a move to
upgrade the entire Alliance for
Progress program and to place
additional emphasis on our en-
tire Western Hemisphere poll
cy. I think IT'S a good sign"
Senator Humphrey recently
has emerged as the leading
Senate authority on Latin Am
erican affairs. For the past
three weeks he has made no
secret to President johnson of
his desire to give the alliance
status similar to that of the
Peace Corps, outside of either
the AID agency or the State
Department.
Senator Humphrey yesterday
See MANN, Page A-4