LETTER TO MR. MIGUAL KOHLY FROM (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 28, 1958
• Content Type: LETTER

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24 November 1958
VIA : Deputy Director (Plans)
SUBJECT . Pamphlet entitled Florida, Advancer Beachhead
into the World of Tomorrow Havana, Cuba,
Editorial Echeverria, 1958), by Miguel F. Kohly
REFERENCE . Letter from Miguel F. Kohly to the DCI, dated
20 October 1958 (attached)
1. The Subject Pamphlet is a chapter from a book entitled
Inter-American Roads, which deals with "observations, studies,
and reports about inter-American relations and economic horizons,
from a Latin American approach". Although a copy of this latter
work is not available at present, information in the Subject Pam-
phlet indicates that the book was published in 1958 and that
Kohly is one of its authors, if not the sole author. Although
pro-United States, favorable to free enterprise, and anti-Com-
.munist, the Pamphlet is unfortunately superficial and basically
promotional.
2. The main purpose of the Pamphlet Florida, Advance( Beach-
head into the World of Tomorrow seems to be the promotion of the
idea of the development of Cuba as a center for economic and
tourist interchange between the Americas, and as concomitant the
further economic development of Florida as the closest point to
South America in the United States. A principal vehicle for
this development would be the completion of an international
road-and-water-route from Florida through Cuba to Yucatan, to
connect with the inter-continental highway in Honduras. The
mutual economic, defense, and cultural benefits for the United
States and Latin America, which would result from the interchange
.made possible by such a communications net, would be of vital
importance for inter-American solidarity and would aid in over-
coming the menace of Communism in the Western Hemisphere.
3. The author points up the dangers to the Western Hemi-
sphere from direct and indirect Communist aggression and pene-
tration, and, as a positive suggestion for the immediate improve-
ment of inter-American relations, recommends that Latin America
be developed through investment of private United States' capital,
rather than through official economic aid. He says that no
.matter how beneficent our . motives. may be in providing official
economic aid, this method inevitably leads to resentment on the
part of the
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part of the recipient, who thus is placed in debt to the United
States Government. Private United states investments would
increase the buying power and import capabilities of the Latin
American countries. Further, private capital uses its capabili-
ties in a more efficient. manner than do governments.
5. In his Pamphlet, the author professes admiration for
the United States, supports free enterprise, and is anti-
Communist. He states that he went to school in the United States
and that he has visited this country on various occasions. Also,
that he has very close North American friends. Among these is
an Augustine A. Coffey, his "Dean" in school in the United States.
This Division has been unable to identify this individual.
6. Despite the author's pro-United States sentiments and
possible standing in the Cuban community, it is recommended that
only a routine acknowledgement be given his letter and Pamphlet.
There would seem to be no need for this acknowledgement to go
out over the Director's signature. The Pamphlet lacks sufficient
value and originality to justify a reply by the Director; and,
further, there is no way of knowing to what use a letter from
the Director might be put by the recipient.
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
Attachments: (2)
Subj. Pamphlet
Reference letter
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MIGUEL K'DI-ILV
vtDAr)O, HAV-IANA
CUBA
,EyB~y~ive RegiatrV
October 20th., 1958
Mr. Allen Dulles
c/o The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dulles:
I have taken the liberty of dedicating you
a copy of my article, which aims at a better Pan-
American understanding, peace, and a united front
against the Communist penetration and influence in
Latin America.
In my article, I am trying to interpret
the voice of the solid, responsible, and respectable
people of Latin America, who most certainly do
not participate of, and do strongly condemnthe
disgraceful incidents of recent occurrence,
Hoping that this humble work of mine
may be of some usefulness to you, and wishing
to hear your valuable comments, I remain,
Very sincerely yours,
M FK: ndv
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