Preliminary discussions concerning the Ninth International Conference of American States to meet in Bogota1

[Information on various aspects of preliminary arrangements for the meeting at Bogotá may be found in the following selected publications:

A. Official documents and analytical and summary accounts:

(1)

Novena Confereneia Internacional Americana, Bogotá, marzo 30 de 1948: Actas y Documentos, volumes I–VII (Bogotá, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, 1954);

(2)

Ninth International Conference of American States, Bogotá, Colombia, March 30–May 2, 1948: Report of the Delegation of the United States of America with Related Documents (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1948);

(3)

“Report on the Ninth International Conference of American States”, by Alberto Lleras, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, with related documents, in Annals of the Organization of American States, volume I, page 1 (Washington, Pan American Union, 1949).

B. Addresses and articles:

(1)

“The Inter-American System: A Solid Foundation for the Challenge of the Future”, by Ellis O. Briggs, Director, Office of American Republic Affairs, in Department of State Bulletin, April 27, 1947, page 769;

(2)

“Economic Aspects of the Bogotá Conference”, by Norman Armour, Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, ibid., December 21, 1947, page 1214;

(3)

“Sovereignty and Interdependence in the New World: Comments on Inter-American System”, by William Sanders, Associate Chief, Division of International Organization Affairs, ibid., February 8, 1948, page 158.]