EARLY HEMISPHERE TALKS URGED BY CARACAS ON COUPS AND CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400130121-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 121
• Publication Date: January 6, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

NEW k'ORK TIMES JAN 6 1964
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Early Hemisphere Talks Urged
By Caracas on Coxes and Cuba
By HENRY RAY 1IO N T
Specini to The New Yank 1'imrs
WASHINGTON, Jan, Ven-'Rnmu]o Bctancourt. The charge
ezucla has proposed an c;u?ly,are bring investigated by a
series of high-level meetings to!sp"cial committee of the Organ-
explore means to stein the riseization of American States.
ofnrilitary-backed dictatorships; Connnittee members have let
in Latin America and to isolate `it be known that they re convin-I
Cuba further. ced of the authenticity of the
The play emerged from a visit'Venezuelan charges and that'
here last week of Dr. Marcc"slthcy expect to issue a report)
Falcon-Briceno, the Venezuelan late this month supporting a
Foreign Minister. i request by Venezuela and Costa;
Dr. Falcon-Briceno discussed Rica for a foreign ministers'!
his Government's views withiconference.
Thomas C. Mann, the new As- The investigation was,orderedi
sistant Secretary of State for last month by the O.A.S. Coun-`
Inter-American Affairs, and cil under the Inter-American
with several Latin-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assist-
~'envoys ]sere. ance, which provides for collet-.
Venezuela wants two meet-!tive sanctions against a. coun-'
mgs of the Western Hemi-Itry found guilty of direct or in-;
sphere's foreign ministers to be direct aggression,
held soon to deal with the prob- Dr. Falcon-Briceno said in ;in
le mof strengthening constitu- interview that his Government
,tional governments against did not want the Cuban issue 't-j.
!military coups and to cope with obscure the earlier request or'
Cuban efforts to f romote revo- a meeting of foreign ministers
lutions in Latin America, to determine what the inter-
O.A.S. Studying Complaint American organization might do'
to discourage the overthrow of;
Venezuela has complained freely elected governments. An'
that Cuba has smuggled weap- O.A.S. committee, charged with;
ons to Venezuelan against the drafting an agenda for the meet;
40ovei-nment of former President,ting, has been moying slowing.;
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