The 8th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of All OAS Members.
Foreign Affairs, referred to the Report of the
IAPC establishing that Cuba-Sino-Soviet
connections are incompatible with the collec-
tive security established by the Charter of the
OAS and the Rio Treaty and that the ties of
the Cuban Government with the Sino-Soviet
bloc prevent Cuba from fulfilling its obliga-
tions thereunder; declared tnat Cuba as a
consequence of its repeated acts had volun-
tarily placed itself outside the inter-American
system, that member states shall report to
the Council any fact or situation that could
endanger the peace and security of the
hemisphere; and resolved "That the present
Government of Cuba, which has officially
identified itself as a Marxist-Leninist Govern-
ment, is incompatible with the principles and
objectives of the inter-American system'
and that this incompatibility excludes the
present Government of Cuba from participa-
tion in the inter-American system. The
resolution further called on the Council of
the OAS and other organs and organizations
of the inter-American system to adopt without
delay the necessary measures to comply
with it.

The Council of the OAS heard expositions; did
not convoke an Organ of Consultation. On
May 24 Council passed resolution urging
Bolivia to utilize one of the means of pacific
settlement; offered services of the Council
under Pact of Bogotá. Offer not accepted by
parties.

The Council of the OAS acting under emergency
powers as a provisional ministerial-level
Organ of Consultation voted 19 to 0, with 1
abstention, to authorize all collective and
individual measures, including the use of
force, to halt the flow of aggressive military
materiel to Cuba from the Soviet bloc.

Bolivia, Chile.

United States,

Cuba.

Bolivian Request..

Apr. 18, 1962 May 24, 1962

United States Request..

Oct. 23, 1962

See footnotes at end of table.

Dec. 3, 1963

Date action
terminated

Charges by country initiating action or reasons for requesting action

Costa Rica requested investigation relative to
charges that Dominican Republic police
forces entered their embassy. Haiti com-
plained to the OAS Council that the Dominican
Republic was helping to prepare and supply
an invasion of Haiti.

Venezuela charged that Cuba had established a
cache of arms in Venezuela to support insur-
rectionists.

Outcome

The Council of the OAS ordered an investigation
by a Special Committee to resolve the charges.
(Amb. Trucco Committee) of both the charges.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic negotiated
separately.

The OAS Council voted 16-0 to study the charges; Venezuela, Cuba.
in a report a special committee designated to
investigate the charges listed "illicit acts" by
Cuba to aid the terrorists, citing proof that
arms shipped to terrorists to sabotage 1963
elections came from Cuba. On July 25, 1964,
the COAS 9th meeting of Foreign Ministers
voted 15-4 to invoke sanctions against Cuba,
by breaking diplomatic and economic rela-
tions with Cuba. Cuba's Castro regime was
warned that similar acts would result in exer-
cise of right of self-defense, including even
use of arms.

United States-Panama
Situation.

IA Peace Committee and Rio Treaty.

Jan. 10, 1964 | Apr. 3, 1964 | Panama charged the United States with responsibility for violence and rioting in the Canal Zone and Panama.

Honduras-El Salvador
Situation.

Rio Treaty.

July 4, 14,
1969.

Honduras requested convocation of Organ of
Consultation charging El Salvador with acts of
aggression against its territory and mistreat-
ment of Honduran nationals in El Salvador;
counter-charges by El Salvador of aggression
and mistreatment of Salvadoran immigrants in
Honduras. Armed conflict was precipitated.

1 With the entry into force of the Protocol of Amendment to the OAS Charter on Feb. 27, 1970, the
Inter-American Peace Committee was dissolved and replaced by the Inter-American Committee on
Peaceful Settlement, a subsidiary organ of the OAS Permanent Council, which has not taken action
since its creation.

2 Not applicable. 3 Unfinished.

♦ Pending.

The Inter-American Peace Committee investi-
gated the charges; Panama requested action
under the Rio Treaty after which the IAPC
terminated its work. The OAS Council voted
16-1 to study Panama's charges as Organ of
Consulation under Rio Treaty. A 5-nation fact-
finding committee headed by Paraguayan
Ambassador Plate was appointed to further
investigate and mediate. Following detailed
mediation efforts a joint declaration to restore
ties and hold talks promptly "without limita-
tion or preconditions" to end all "causes of
conflict" was signed by representatives of the
United States and Panama.
OAS Council, acting provisionally as Organ of
Consultation and 13th Meeting of Consulta-
tion of Foreign Ministers arranged for: cease-
fire and withdrawal of troops when armed
conflict broke out between two nations;
guarantees of safety and property of nationals
of both residing in each other's territory;
emergency and long-term refugee relief
measures; prisoner release; made recom-
mendations toward alleviation of causes of
tension, including action toward formulation
of migration, labor and population policies;
assisted Central American foreign ministers
in establishment of demilitarized zone under
supervision of OAS military observers
(Aug. 12, 1970).

G. THE SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS OF THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

Article 130 of the revised OAS Charter defines the Specialized Organizations as "intergovernmental organizations established by multilateral agreements and having special functions with respect to technical matters of common interest to the American States." The Specialized Organizations operate under full technical autonomy, taking into account the recommendations of the General Assembly and the Councils, and are required to submit annual reports to the General Assembly. The specific relationship of each organization to the OAS is determined by agreements concluded by the individual organizations and the OAS Secretary General with the authorization of the General Assembly. The Specialized Organizations are authorized to establish cooperative relations with world agencies of the same character while remaining an integral part of the OAS structure There are six such organizations currently in existence.

Sources for specialized organizations excluding Inter-American Commission of Women: U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. Regional and other documents concerning U.S. relations with Latin America. Committee Print. 89th Cong., 2d sess., January 28, 1966. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966.

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1. Inter-American Children's Institute

Avenida 8 de Octubre 2882, Montevideo, Uruguay

Origin and development: Inter-American efforts on behalf of the welfare of children were inaugurated in 1916 with the convening of the First Pan American Child Congress at Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the Second Pan American Child Congress, held at Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1919, the creation of an American International Office for the Protection of Childhood was proposed and the Fourth Pan American Child Congress, held in Santiago, Chile, in 1924, formulated the statutes of the Institute.

In 1925, the Government of Uruguay adopted legislation providing for the establishment of the Institute in Uruguay, and it was brought into existence on June 9, 1927. The following year, the Congress of Uruguay approved the payment of the equivalent of $30,000 to proceed with the establishment of the Institute. In September 1957, the revised statute adopted by the Directing Council changed the name of the organization to the Inter-American Children's Institute. The Institute was designated a specialized organization of the Organization of American States on April 22, 1949, and beginning July 1, 1963, secretariat services for the Inter-American Children's Institute was provided for within the regular budget of the Pan American Union: Under the Agreement with the OAS, the Director General is appointed by the Secretary General of the OAS on nomination of the Institute's Directing Council.

Initial date of U.S. participation: 1928.

Current authority for U.S. participation: 45 Stat. 487 (1928), as amended, 22 U.S.C., § 269b, 75 Stat. 784.

Purpose of organization: The Institute is a center of social action, documentation, study, advice, and information in the Western Hemisphere on all questions relating to childlife and welfare. The Institute conducts bibliographical research, collects information by correspondence, and, at the request of member governments, cooperates in studies. It assists in organizing the Pan American Child Congresses. Its library at Montevideo serves as a permanent inter-American center of documentation on child health and welfare matters. Governing body: The Directing Council is composed of one delegate representing each member government. Membership (1972):