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Me Lz DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS DIVISION OF LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS int XICANA JAN 1979 Department of Stara MEMORANDÊM February 15 1918...

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that it would not be possible under present day conditions to insert a Platt Amendment into the agreements or practical arrangements which should n...

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3are drifting slowly, but very slowly, toward better conditions and are badly handicapped, due to a lack of constructive minds and capital. MIVES ...

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to Americans who left good homes to seek their fortunos in foreign fields not solely to advance their own interest but to extend the busine88 of th...

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While heretofore we have viewed the problem from the point of view of the North (that is the United States proper. wo must now look at it also from...

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6failing to comprehend and respect the national thought of other peoples during recent years. We, therefore, 800 that we should consider carefully...

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7ives of his country motive The most frequent donunciation of our country hoard in Central America, and this has come directly to my cars from res...

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8fool suspiciou8. Salvador and Costa Rica are clearly aligned in opposition to our course. Hondurae wants to be pro American but she is unfavorabl...

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8and did nothing during the latter part of his reign to provide against the devastation which should have been apparent to far 8eeing statesmon. P...

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9inconveniences and complications. The business of these countries and the friend ship of their people will almost certainly be obtained and conse...

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10them good citizens of a democracy, involves a collosal task, but one not unworthy of an enlightened Amorioan policy. We should enable the weak t...

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12spurs us to action, but take the initiative and take it along these definite lines have suggested, namely, education of an economic nature and d...

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13and we will have until the war is over a reasonable unencumbered opportunity to try to effect the reforms calculated to improve the prestige of ...

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14enlightened self interest to cement with us the closest of relations, we may be let in for a rude awakening when this war is over, and find our ...

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loCentral American countries, one by one, as rapidly as possible, along lines that will tend to cause their business and banking transactions to b...

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16in some instances to acquire controlling inter sts in banks already established, partly to secure the services of men experienced in such undert...

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17is thought that company, or any other American company accoptable to the Department of the Navy, might be ontrusted with this work and the money...

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18intentions to these countries in a manner caloulated to assuage their usual misgivings as to our ultimate intentions with respect to thom. o) Th...

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19deny that one of the things necessary to a SUOCO 88ful re union is the completion of communicating lines in Central America. Our chief interest,...

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20a gigantio undertaking and required great amounts of material we might not now desire to spare, the proposition would not deserve immodiate cons...

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21cannot do directly. The results desired may bo obtained through the exercise of the good offices of the Department, and posøibly it would also b...

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COPY LOS COMP7 Mamo as it went to Dr. Pritchett. AMORANDUM Schools in Central merica. išver since the birth of a moni od clase in Certral America, ...

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In many Mexican and Central American cities Schools have been founded by inglish, French, Belgian, and German instructors. Here they teach their la...

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German prestige in Latin America is traceable in no sma 11 degree to the schools they conduct there, German residents explain that the schools are ...

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Amorioans at Guadalajara and Tampico maintained schools for a time, but it is not ta ought that they were scientifically oond usted. 3) Amor ioan S...

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many hindrances and potty vexations. Anything in the management or curricale of those schools that looks like an attompt to wean pupils away from C...

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native tongue, ana obliged to put forth a more definite effort to perfect thens e lves in the 150 of zuglish; all of which woud redound to their ad...

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gola. Frame buildings which would last about twenty five years, would reduce the initial investment by about one hall. The annual upkeep, auring th...

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grees made by some of the other members of the family of nations. Sarely our wealthy and prosperous country can cope with all the unnsual demands a...

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and for the irst year of maintenance, possibly another 126, 000, which would be reduced greatly, if not entirely wiped out by the income from tuiti...

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10 STORICAL Many centuries before the birth of Christ, a legendary ahip from the last brought Votan, the Hall Cod. to the Tabascan shores. The the...

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11. In the sixth century or the present era, dissension among the Toltec tribes come nood. In the love nth century the Cakohiquale clan went south ...

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11 e and prosti for the Spaniards. But, in the southern moricu. the Indiang never had a chance against the inver. Do basin with, the al te is not o...

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congenial task of ruining Central Amerios through a system 01 cupidity, Brood and fanaticism. They had found a land immensely wealthy in ise coming...

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14 And now 90 per cent of the whole control merican populltion works 311 day and almost every day, for mere pittance of 50 conts silver, or le 38,...

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16. depend upon peon labor for their prosperity, though the Government of Costa Rica and the president of Salvador have made an effort to clean th...

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HOTELS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. When an American contemplates a trip to LatinAmerica, whether it be to the Carribean, Central America or the South Ameri...

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2accommodation. Times have changed. Our people are looking to foreign fields. Our merchants expect to derive some business from this section. They...

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3unduly. The formalities of business intercourse require a certain measure of deliberation not usual in this country, and he who fails to respect ...

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inclined to be fearful of them, but recent experiences have proved that the reinforced concrete construction is proof against damages from the eart...

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5by the regular market, which affords edibles in fair quantity. Let us consider the next country south of Guatemala, Salvador. It has no drainage,...