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■ h ' AMAZON REGION. fHF S PfcA-lFR S' CHARGES THAT ]
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D C . * A M ; H R C L U N C H E D W I T H C O N F E R E N C E B L L F G A T F S
ILLRIUGE AND LAURIE WISEBSRG ON AUGUST 13. BOTH
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FT WITH EMBASSY'S CONCLUSION THAT THERF SEEMED TO
:f a conspiracy of silence neither to give credit to
Ini UNITED STATE 3 MO R TO CRITICIZE CUBA. HL DR IDG 3
POINTED OUT THAT THE DELEGATES POLITICAL LEANINGS MADE
SOME CRITICISM OF THE US MANDATORY, PUT THAT THERE
APPEARED TO BE A GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT TO HOLD IT TO A
MINIMUM. ACCORDING TO ELDSIDGE MOST OF TEE DELEGATES
V.SRE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR PRESIDENT CARTER'S HUMAN
RIGHTS POLICY, BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT EXPRESS PUBLICLY
•HAT GRATITUDE.

r.. COMMENT: IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IN THE DELEGATES'
CRITICISMS CF ARGENTINA, MORE WAS NOT SAID ABOUT THE
ARGENTINE ROLE IK BOLIVIA? IT IS ALSO UNFORTUNATE THAT
DELEGATES CONFIN FT THEMSELVES TO CRITICISMS OF
r.lGaTWING DICTATORSHIPS. HOWEVER, ALL IN ALL THE
CONFERENCE WAS MOT BAD FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. THE EVENT
'.’AC QUITE OBVIOUSLY V'FF. WELL FINANCED. ILDIS PICKED UP
Thr. TAB FOR AIR FARES AND HOTEL BILLS ANr PROVIDED
TRANSLATORS FOR PARTIO IPANTS AND OBSERVERS WHO DID NOT
CPEAX SPANISH. Y r.T AT NO TIME WAS PHF FUTURE FINANCING
OF THE ORGANIZATION DJ SCUSSED. FOREIGN Ml MISTRY OFFICIALS
i'A'.V: TOLD US THAT HO RA­CIO SEVILLA WILL MOT EE RETURNING
TO THE FOREIGN MINISTR ‘f AND THAT. THE MINISTRY WILL NOT
:F PAYING HIS SALARY ’-': r.ILF HI SERVES AS EXECUTIVE-
."d'CRETARY OF TUT ASSOC imON. WE DO NOT NOW IF T-.IS
rS TO PT A FUT.T. TIME J 0T< AND IF IT IS, WHO IS 10 PAY
1.?: SILL. rONSrQ U E N T L T , THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF Z nK
‘.SSCCIATION IS 0 TEN Tr GUEST ION.
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