Second, bilateral aid has not proven to be the most effective form of assistance in all cases. We must increasingly channel our development through multilateral institutions, such as the Inter-American Development Bank, the Central American Bank, and the World Bank. We should also urge that the problems of economic growth in the hemisphere be reviewed more systematically by the Inter-American Committee of the Alliance for Progress.
Third, the Alliance for Progress is seen by many Latin Americans as solely a United States venture. We must make it increasingly a Latin American venture, by encouraging self-help and self-management, with priorities determined by the nation we are attempting to aid rather than by the United States.
Fourth, in too many Latin American countries the political process still favors the economically privileged. We must help Latin America increase the glacial pace of tax and land reforms and speed up the needed redistribution of social, political, and economic power.
How do you feel about the recognition of Castro's Cuba by the United States Government?
The United States should not establish formal diplomatic relations with Cuba, nor realign its trade policy, nor support Cuba's re-entry into the OAS until Cuba shows its willingness to leave its neighbors alone and stop its admitted export of revolution. We cannot support tyranny either of the left or of the right.
How do you feel about the recognition of Communist China by the United States Government? How do you feel about the admission of Communist China to the United Nations? If you see such a possibility, how would you reconcile the presence in the United Nations of Communist and Nationalist China?
I feel that neither diplomatic recognition nor admission of Communist China to the United Nations would at this point serve a useful purpose. At the same time, however, to achieve peace in the world we must swiftly move to replace conflict with cooperation, restrictions with reconciliation. We must begin immediately to widen our contacts with the 750 million people who live in mainland China by:
(a) lifting restrictions on trade in non-strategic goods;
(b) encouraging the interchange of scholars, journalists, and artists;
(c) making it clear that should China make a decision to become a responsible, participating member of the community of nations, we will welcome it. We should now encourage it.
You have said that the United States cannot police the world. Under what circumstances can you see U. S. intervention as justified?
Future policies will be based on three principles: self-help, multi-lateral and regional responsibility and selective U. S. assistance. The emphasis must be on preventing situations from arising that necessitate unilateral involvements.
The self-help principle should apply to both national security and economic and social development.
Regional and multilateral responsibility is the only way in which small and medium sized nations--particularly those living near the borders of the great powers--will be able to gain the collective strength necessary goth to withstand the pressure of internal aggression and/or subversion and muster the economic and social resources which few have within their own limited means.
We should continue regional cooperation efforts such as the Alliance for Progress. We should avoid, where possible, unilateral involvement -- either military or economic -- where multi-lateral means are available. Greater reliance must be placed on the peace keeping functions of the United Nations.
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