Lima, Dec. 25.
R. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State and chief of the U.S. delegation, today indicated he felt another major stride had been made in the "good neighbour" programme. T he indicated, was achieved with the unanimous approval of the "Declaration of Lima," which further modernized the United States Pan-American policy in the face of a tly changed world outlook, particularly as regarded Europe. Mr.
Hull, speaking before the plenary session of the Conference today, told the delegates what he conceived the "Declaration of Lima" to mean.
"We recognize in the Lima Declaration our determination te present a common front against activities or threats from outside forces designed to impair the peace, security, the forrit jai integrity of the American nations, or to undermine the demo: atic institutions of the western hemisphere.
We declared that any such threats concerned us all, and that we were determined to make our solidarity effective.
"We are prepared to repel these threats with tenacity by means of concordant measures of a preventative nature or by combined direct ection against anything that would impair or threaten the American order. We are prepared (o take such action against any introduction of men or ideas that reflect or tend to establish in our lands are in opposition 1o ours, regimes which are against our liberties and theories of democracy and social and moral peace. We are prepared to defend ourselves against Political fanaticisms and fetishisms which canna: prosper under American skies."
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