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Conversation No. 887-6

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 11:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Carlos Sanz de Santamaria and William J. Jorden. The White House
photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Photographs

Santamaria's health

Latin America
-Trip by William P. Rogers
-Trip by President
-Scheduling
-US attention
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Europe
-Japan
-Panama
-Anti-Americanism
-President's policies
-Results
-President’s position in US and world
-President’s speeches
-Political issues
-Compared to economic issues
-Panama
-Organization of American States’ [OAS] role
-Canal Zone security

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 11:04 am.

Refreshment
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Latin America
-Focus on security
-Compared to development
-Historical changes
-Role of OAS
-Ambassadors
-Rogers
-Duties
-OAS
-Meeting in Washington, DC
-Rogers
-Reception for members
-President's attendance
-Scheduling
-Trip by president
-Demonstrations
-Frequency
-End of Vietnam War
-US relations
-Ambassadors
-Colombia, Brazil
-Number
-US, United Nations [UN], OAS
-OAS
-Purpose
-Security
-Development
-Proposed reform
-Development agency within OAS
-Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
-Canada, US
-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
[OECD]
-European model
-Transformation of OAD
-Meeting of foreign ministers
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-Purpose
-Development
-Compared to political issues
-OAS
-Santamaria’s term
-Resignation
-Political disputes within OAS
-Mexico, Venezuela, North America
-Chile, Argentina
-Desire for international cooperation
-US role in development
-Capital investment
-Delayed departure
-Nixon Doctrine
-Application to Latin America
-Contacts for President
-Mort Sedgwick [?]
-New approaches
-Adoption of new policies
-Deadlines
-Santamaria's tenure in office
-Attitude towards US
-US relations with Latin American
-President’s friendship
-Diversions
-Vietnam settlement
-Core policies
-Panama
-Political situation
-Origins
-Omar Torrijos [?]
-Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
-Acquisition of land
-Panama, Colombia
-Anti-Americanism
-Effect
-Anti-Americanism
-Threats to capital investment
-Threats to security of Latin America and US
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-Missiles
-Conventional warfare
-Psychological effect
-Countermeasures
-Summits
-OAS
-Alliance for Progress
-Preparations
-Panama
-Bogota
-Brazilia
-Compared with PRC, USSR
-Summits
-Predictable outcomes
-OAS
-Obsolescence
-Economic compared to security focus
-Canada
-Future
-Institutions
-Alliance for Progress
-Age
-Obsolescence
-Changes in US foreign policy
-PRC
-Communists
-USSR
-Arms control
-Southeast Asia
-Cease-fire violations
-Middle East
-Attitude of Latin Americans
-Philosophical bent
-Idealism
-US
-Compared to Europe
-President’s pragmatism
-Meetings between Henry A. Kissinger and Santamaria
-Exchange of views
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-Kissinger’s work on Middle east
-Importance of Latin America
-Sentiment
-US-Latin American relations
-USSR, PRC
-Changes
Institutions
-US aid
-Issue
-Conditions
-Private investment
-Concerns
-Chile
-Nationalization of US companies
-International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-Reexamination of institutions, goals
-Security compared to economic goals
-Political goals
-Need for new organizations
-Bilateral relations
-OAS, UN
-Inter-American Development Bank
-Speeches
-Objectives
-Proposals for reform
-OAS
-Changes in structure
-Personnel
-Votes
-Political issues
-Common goals with US
-International monetary system
-Urban development
-Environment
-Agricultural production
-Political issues
-Law of the sea
-UN
-Changes in structure
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-Santamaria’s goals
-Open economics
-Canada
-OECD
-Meeting in Quito
-Paul Martin [?]
-Europe
-Santamaria's speech
-Topics
-Coordination with President’s policies
-Alliance for Progress
OAS assembly
-Nixon Doctrine
-Budget
-Purpose
-US dominance
-Self-help
-Respect for diversity
-Latin America, Asia, and Africa
-Economic and social systems
-Application of US model
-Expectations
-Economic development
-Need for different systems
-Agrarian economics
-Production of raw materials
-Industrialization
-Per capita income
-Post-World War II US policy
-Henry Fairlie's book about John F. Kennedy
-Attempts to remake world in US image
-US strength and prosperity
-Nixon Doctrine
-Purpose
-Asia
-US involvement
-Self-help for other nations
-Application to Latin America
-Defense, economic programs
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-Question of best system
-US institutions
-Housing
-Quality
-Education
-Problems
-Higher education
-Vocational training
-Health systems
-Differences among countries
-Illness
-Vaccinations
-Recognition of differences
-Housing
-Urban policy
-Welfare
-Hunger
-Caloric requirements
-Sources of conflict with other nations
-Superiority of US
-Diversity in US
-Respect
-Foreign policy
-Antagonism
-Application to Latin America
-Shared geography
-Santamaria’s statements
-Internal affairs
-Noninterference

Future meeting with President
-Timing
-Santamaria’s schedule
-Quito
-Follow-up

President’s family

Santamaria and Jorden left at an unknown time before 11:44 am.
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