The Archive · 1940

Declaration of Havana

Havana, July 27.

The Pan American Conference virtually adopted a "declaration of Havana" today.

The declaration win regulate the fulure of the orphaned New World colonies of European Powers, Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, was credited with formulat= {ng and' obtaining, an zyxeement on declaration firmly stating that, the hemisphere remains jcolated from European and Far Eastern wars and will not tolerate Communic, Fascist Nazi economic inroads The declaration. is_9 compromise

collective trusteeship—hemispheric between the United State. plan for mandate over the coloniey—and Bentina's "wait and sec" attitude, Argentina wanted no action unt the colonics actually were threatened.

The compromise was reached at a meeting Last night of the Preserv tion of Peace Committe, which headed by Mr. Hull, The conference appeared to be headed for complete success, barring unforeseen surprise manceuvres, "The delegates believed that they might adjourn on Tuesday. Some fairendy were placing 2¢vervations for their departure, The colonies sub-committee met at My. Hull's Hotel office at 8.15 fam, today and started drafting the Colonies project. Delegates seemed extremely optimistic regarding the futeome of the colonies proposal, 'The conferees yesterday pecan the task' of correlating. the S€ proposals presented by the delegations. of the American Republics represented into a half dozen resolutions. repre senting the position of the western batlons In. the face. of the rapid changes in the European and Oriental picture-—United Prose,

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