Organization of American States Resolution Establishing the Inter-American Armed Force in the Dominican Republic

1965 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 987-988
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Armed Force ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States

Organization of American States

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-220
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States ◽  
Military Units

The Organization of American States (OAS) Council met in Washington, D.C., in secret session on April 29, 1965, at the request of the United States to consider the crisis which had arisen in the Dominican Republic. This crisis had been brought about by the overthrow on April 25–26 of a three-man civilian junta which had ruled the Dominican Republic since 1963. Civil ar had almost immediately broken out between supporters of former President Juan Bosch, led by Colonel Francisco Caamaño Deñó and military units headed by Brigadier General Elias Wessin y Wessin, who was one of the leaders of the coup which had overthrown Bosch in 1963.

Organization of American States

1961 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-330
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Military Officers ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
American States ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Government ◽  
Foreign Ministers ◽  
Peace Committee

An emergency session of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) was reportedly held on November 30, 1960, in response to a note sent to Dr. Savhez Cavito, chairman of the Council, by the government of Venezuela requesting the opportunity to inform the Council of new acts of aggression that the Dominican Republic was planning and had already begun launching against Venezuela. At the meeting Dr. Nelson Himiob, Venezuelan delegate to the Council, was said to have charged the Dominican Republic with placing airplanes and other war materials at the disposal of former Venezuelan military officers residing in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Himiob asked that the fivenation Inter-American Peace Committee be convoked immediately after the emergency session, with a view to initiating an investigation of the aggressive acts contemplated by the Dominican Republic. The Venezuelan representative was reported to have stated that unless the Peace Committee took action, his government would have to act unilaterally in legitimate self-defense. Dr. Himiob also told the Council that there had been considerable delay in fulfilling the mandate for action against the Dominican Republic agreed upon at the August meeting of the foreign ministers; he pointed out that this was the fifth time in two years that Venezuela had brought charges against the Dominican Republic. According to the press, however, the Venezuelan delegate did not provide any concrete evidence in support of his government's contentions, and Mr. Virgilio Diaz Ordonez, Dominican delegate to the Council, denied the Venezuelan allegations.

The United States, the Organization of American States, and the Dominican Republic, 1961–1963

1964 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Slater
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Considerable Degree ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States ◽  
Political Structures ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Bay Of Pigs ◽  
United States Intervention

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion is now almost universally considered to be “one of those rare politico-military events—a perfect failure.” One of the conclusions usually derived from that affair is the general inadvisability of direct United States intervention in the internal affairs of other nations to bring about desired changes in their domestic political structures. Almost simultaneously, however, the United States was doing just that in the Dominican Republic with a considerable degree of success, indicating that the lessons of the Cuban experience should not be overdrawn.

Organization of American States

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-361 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Basic Function ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American System ◽  
American States ◽  
The Government

It was reported that during a meeting of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on February 8, 1960, a debate took place on the alleged violations of human rights perpetuated by the government of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina of the Dominican Republic. Dr. Falcon-Briceno, Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, who had brought the charge on instructions of his government, contended that a concern for human rights was a basic function of the inter-American system and called upon the Council to investigate the situation. He was challenged by the Dominican ambassador, Mr. Diaz Ordoñez, who insisted that the prevailing situation was a matter of exclusively domestic concern to his government and stressed the fact that non-intervention in internal affairs was a basic principle of the inter-American system. The delegates were urged to action by the delegate of Honduras, who expressed the view that the principle of non-intervention should not close the door to action deemed to be necessary for the preservation of human rights and liberties. After a threehour debate, the Council reportedly decided, by a vote of 20 to none, with 1 abstention (the Dominican Republic), to initiate an inquiry into the matter. To this end, five nations—Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Peru, and the United States—were appointed as a working group to consider whether and how the organization could conduct an investigation in the case.

Organization of American States

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-337
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States ◽  
The Future ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Future 2

On January 6, 1950 the Council again turned to the consideration of the dispute between Haiti and the Dominican Republic and resolved to 1) convoke the Organ of Consultation at a time and place to be determined in the future, 2) constitute. itself provisionally as the Organ of Consultation, and 3) appoint a committee to conduct an on-the-spot investigation of the facts of the situation and their antecedents. The Council then communicated its decisions on the matter to the United Nations Security Council.

Operation Power Pack: Dominican Republic

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-172
Author(s):  
Michael Poznansky
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States ◽  
Military Forces ◽  
Political Outcome

This chapter examines Lyndon Johnson’s decision to invade the Dominican Republic in 1965 against the backdrop of an escalating war in Vietnam. The intervention, which began on April 28, sought to forestall what the administration feared would be a communist takeover by preventing the so-called constitutionalist forces who had gained control of the capital from consolidating power during an incipient civil war. The central finding is that the presence of two legal exemptions to nonintervention made it possible for Johnson to rely on overt action. Initially, decision makers used the presence of endangered nationals to justify deploying U.S. military forces to the island. These troops were then able to stay on to ensure a favorable political outcome under the auspices of an Inter-American Peacekeeping Force which was created by the Organization of American States in early May. The administration leaned heavily on these legal exemptions in the days and weeks after the operation began.

Organization of American States

1963 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 991-992 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
American States ◽  
The Government ◽  
Fact Finding

Provisional Organ of Consultation: The Organization of American States (OAS) Council met on April 28, 1963, acting as the Provisional Organ of Consultation under the terms of Article 6 of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), to discuss the tense situation existing between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The immediate cause of the situation was cited as the alleged Haitian violations of the premises of the Dominican Embassy in Port-au-Prince. These violations were denied by the government of Haiti. The Provisional Organ of Consultation authorized the Chairman to appoint a five-man fact-finding committee to visit the scene and submit a report. It also resolved to request the two governments involved to guarantee fully that they would abstain from taking any act susceptible of aggravating the situation between them or that might breach the international peace.

Organization of American States

1956 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-334 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
Vice Chairman ◽  
Exact Date ◽  
American States ◽  
The Government ◽  
Budgetary Decisions ◽  
Special Committees

During the period from September 16, 1954 through December 15, 1954, the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) took a number of administrative and budgetary decisions among which were the following: 1) At a meeting on September 16, 1954, the Council decided to postpone until 1955 the Second Meeting of the Inter-American Cultural Council and the Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education, the exact date of the meetings to be determined by the Council in consultation with the government of Brazil since the meetings would be held in that country. 2) On October 20, 1954, the Council decided to include the representative of Chile on the Committee on Juridical-Political Matters, thereby increasing the membership of the committee to fourteen. 3) On November 17, 1954, the Council elected Dr. José A. Mora (Uruguay) Chairman, and Dr. José Ramón Rodríguez (Dominican Republic) Vice-Chairman for 1954–1955. 4) Under a resolution adopted by the Council on December 15, 1954, the chairmen or vice-chairmen of special committees were to be included in the membership of the General Committee, and ex-chairmen of the Council who were still members might participate and vote in the discussions of the General Committee. 5) On December 15, 1954, the Council also approved the organization plan of the Inter-American Travel Congresses submitted by the Fifth Inter-American Travel Congress.

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