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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
August 20, 196320 de agosto de 1963 · Washington, D.C. · Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · August 20, 196320 de agosto de 1963
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1963-08-20/ed-1/?sp=7

In contextEn contexto

Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer · 1961–1978

Following Trujillo's assassination on May 30, 1961, US papers covered Juan Bosch's brief presidency, the 1965 constitutionalist civil war, LBJ's deployment of 20,000 US troops, and the Balaguer era.Tras el ajusticiamiento de Trujillo en 1961, la prensa estadounidense cubrió la presidencia de Juan Bosch, la guerra civil de 1965 y el desembarco de 20,000 soldados estadounidenses.

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SummaryResumen

The *Evening Star* reported that Haitian Foreign Minister René Chalmers addressed the Organization of American States, demanding a formal condemnation of the Dominican government for arming rebel invasions led by General Léon Cantave. Chalmers cited historical grievances including the 1937 border massacre, calling for an inter-American military commission to enforce Dominican non-intervention guarantees.

El *Evening Star* informó que el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores haitiano René Chalmers intervino ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos, exigiendo una condena formal contra el gobierno dominicano por armar invasiones rebeldes comandadas por el general Léon Cantave. Chalmers invocó agravios históricos, entre ellos la masacre fronteriza de 1937, solicitando una comisión militar interamericana para hacer cumplir las garantías de no intervención dominicanas.

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The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

States to prove Dominican

complicity In the rebel inva

sions plaguing Haiti.

He reached all the way back

to a 1037 massacre of 15,000

Haitian settlers In the neigh

boring Dominican Republic to

prove that the history of the

Dominicans is a "history of

attempted aggression against

Haiti.”

Coming more up to date, he

demanded that the Organisa

tion of American States "for

mally condemn" the Domini

can government of President

Juan Bosch for sponsoring and

arming exile invasions, which

first began this month under

former Haitian Oen. Leon Can

tave with about 100 men.

Mr. Chalmers requested that

an Inter-American committee

of military experts be formed

to check on "solemn guaran

tees" he demanded from the

Dominican Republic not to en

gage further In supporting the

exile rebels.

For good measure, he re

served the Haitian right to go

to the United Nations for ac

tion If the OAB proved In

capable of defending the sacred

hemispheric principle of non

intervention.

The Dominican response was

brief and frankly defensive.

Dominican representative Ar

be free of political pressure?

I submit, in answer, the

summation of their own re

port It flatly says: 'There

are military disadvantages to

the treaty.’ But they con

clude by saying that ’the

risks inherent In this treaty

can be accepted in order to

seek the important gains

which may be achieved

through a stabilization of in

ternational relations and a

move toward a peaceful en

vironment in whiph to seek

resolution of our differences.’

“The mention of risks, I

say, is a conscientious mili

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1963). Washington, D.C., 1963-08-20. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1963-08-20/ed-1/?sp=7

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1963-08-20.

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