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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
May 20, 195320 de mayo de 1953 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · May 20, 195320 de mayo de 1953
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1953-05-20/ed-1/?sp=52

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The Evening Star reported that Dominican army intelligence chief General Felix Hermida accused U.S. diplomat John M. Cabot of conferring with communist subversives during a Caribbean tour, prompting the Dominican Republic to reconsider deploying troops to the Korean War. Hermida alleged that captured correspondence from Marxist Jose Ricardo Roques Martinez revealed Cabot promised U.S. visas to regional agitators. Separately, the Philippine Senate ratified bilateral treaties of amity with India, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.

El *Evening Star* informó que el jefe de inteligencia del ejército dominicano, el general Félix Hermida, acusó al diplomático estadounidense John M. Cabot de conferenciar con subversivos comunistas durante una gira por el Caribe, lo que llevó a la República Dominicana a reconsiderar el envío de tropas a la guerra de Corea. Hermida alegó que correspondencia confiscada al marxista José Ricardo Roques Martínez revelaba que Cabot había prometido visados estadounidenses a agitadores regionales. Por otra parte, el Senado filipino ratificó tratados bilaterales de amistad con la India, Cuba y la República Dominicana.

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that as a result of Mr. Cabot’s

activity on his recent tour of the

Caribbean area, the Dominican

Republic may not send a con

tingent of troops to join United

Nations forces fighting in Korea.

The statement said -the troops

may be needed at home.

Gen. Felix Hermida, chief of

the army’s intelligence service,

said in a statement that

“through secret documents ob

tained by the army intelligence

service, the Dominican Republic

government has confirmed that

during Cabot’s tour of the

Caribbean area, he devoted a

large part of his time talking

and discussing plans with Com

munists enemies of the Vene

zuelan, Cuban. Salvadoran,

Dominican Republic, Honduran

and Peruvian governments.”

Gen. Hermida added that

“Cabot invited known agitators

to visit the United States, pro

mising them entrance visas, a

fact which is known through a

letter written by the well-known

Dominican Marxist Jose RicaTdo

Roques Martinez, which was ad

dressed to intimate friends in

Lima, Maiquctia, Guantanamo

and Miami.”

Philippines Approve Pacts

MANILA, May 20 (/?).—The

Philippine Senate yestetrday ap

proved amity treaties with India,

Cuba and the Dominican Repub

lic. With only two days to go

before it adjourns, the Senate is

not expected to ratify the Japa

nese peace treaty signed late in

.1951.

New Week-End Plan Provides

Blood for Kidney Machine

The Red Cross is starting a

new program to keep George

town University’s artificial kid

ney machine primed with fresh

blood on week ends and holidays

when the blood center is closed.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1953). Washington, D.C., 1953-05-20. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1953-05-20/ed-1/?sp=52

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1953-05-20.

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