710.J/4–248: Telegram
The Ambassador in Colombia ( Beaulac ) to the Acting Secretary of State
Delbog 23. Daily Report Number 4. Committee 1. Principal debate related deletion principles rights and duties states from preamble organic pact and inclusion as substantive articles. Ten speakers. Majority favored. Majority opposed grant political powers governing board. Panama and Chile suggesting creation provisional organ consultation under Bio treaty outside Washington. Considerable interest also evident in new name to replace IA system.
Committee 2. Principal issue related question position military council vis-à-vis governing board. Argentina in support their motion create separate sub-committee deal with military council strongly urged complete separation and special status for council since otherwise board would have political supervisory powers and appearance of superstate Suggested establishment council by protocol Bio treaty and deletion corresponding articles organic pact. Argentine motion create separate sub-committee defeated, US voting against.
Committee 3. Elected Ecuador vice chairman, Uruguay rapporteur. Established subcommittees on pacific settlement and collective defense. US on both.
Committee 4. Divided economic agreement among four subcommittees: (1) Chapters 1, 9, 11, 12; (2) Chapters 2 through 5; (3) Chapters 7, 8; (4) Chapters 6, 10. Decided hear statements McCloy and Martin1 Monday.
Committee 6. Cuba resigned as rapporteur. Replaced by Colombia. Three sub-committees established: (1) Human rights (2) Recognition and defense of democracy (3) European colonies. US on all three.
- John J. McCloy, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; William McC. Martin, Jr., President of the Export-Import Bank of Washington.↩