Diario las Américas

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mispheric solidarity and trade.

The vote, which was described

as an indirect confirmation of a

strongly worded resolution approv

ed by the Council’s special coffee

commission last week, was 15 to

1, the only dissenting vote being

cast by the United States.

Panama and Paraguay abstained

from voting, while Haiti and Hon

duras were absent from the meet

ing.

The vote in the coffee commis

sion, which is composed of 14 na

tions, was held February 4 and

I turned out affirmatively, 11 to 1,

the United States again dissenting.

The Council vote was significant

in that it found Argentina, Chile,

Uruguay and Bolivia on the side

the much debated coffee question

Chilean delegate Victor Vergara

i introduced the resolution which

indirectly approved the coffee com

mission’s findings.

Ambassador Mervyn Bah a n

from the United States told the

Council that his country’s position

hadn't changed a bit from what it

had been when the coffee com

mission held its 11-hour session

last week.

The United Stales refused to go

along with the wording of the re

solution, which accused “individu

als” in the United States of pub

lically encouraging “the campaign

against coffee consumption” as a

way of forcing down presently

high coffee prices.

Bohan emphasized that the Unit

ed States yielded to no country

in its enthusiasm for hemispheric

good will and solidarity and agreed

fully that the real reason for the

sudden rise in coffee prices

should be made known.

“But I do not believe that this

resolution serves our mutual in

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1954). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1954-02-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1954-02-13/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1954-02-13.