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A Diplomat Looks at Aid to Latin America
This important new book will be preferred reading for persons in our government who are concerned with diplomacy and aid. It will be invaluable to students of international affairs. And as a case-study of our multibillion-dollar aid program to Latin America it will be of great interest to the American taxpayer. Ambassador to five Latin American countries where aid was one of his principal responsibilities, Mr. Beaulac believes that aid programs can be important to our foreign policy objectives. However, he points out that they can be a form of escapism. He is highly critical of the Act of Bogota and less than enthusiastic about the Alliance for Progress, which, he feels, has tended to increase problems. Yet, Ambassador Beaulac was one of our government's earliest proponents of aid, and he remains an enthusiastic supporter. His advice and suggestions for the future of our aid programs is therefore important and timely.
Franco
During World War II, Beaulac, as a member of the United States diplomatic mission to Spain, participated in the delicate intrigue as Hitler tried to entice or coerce Spain into fighting for the Axis while the Allies sought to keep the Franco forces neutral.Spain s policy was aimed at frustrating German designs, which made it, in effect, pro-Allied. Yet for survival Franco had to maintain an overt attitude of friendship with the Axis as well as a posture of enmity toward Russia. This friendship that Franco, his aides, and the controlled media professed for Hitler provided Spain s sole defense against German invasion.Once Spanish policy became clear, the Allied policy was to be as helpful as p...
Career Ambassador
Reminiscences of Beaulac's 27 years in the Foreign Service, mainly in Latin America.
Career Diplomat
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The Pinochet Generation
9. Mission Accomplished: The Transition to Protected Democracy, 1987-1990 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
