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i TOr' ~I:CRE1- availability to the United States of bases and base rights in Latin America that are considered vital to the secur- ity of the United States. 37/ An additional aspect of the basic national secur- ity policy for Latin America which Gordon Gray was being encouraged to promote with the National Security Council on 10 March 1960 recommended that: In the event of an imminent or actual Communist seizure of control from within, take all feasible measurers] to thwart it, including military action if finally re- quired and appropriate to cope with the situation.* 38/ Following Gordon Gray's briefing of the National Security Council on 10 March 1960, President Eisenhower approved the following rather innocuous actions: 1. Every effort should be made to in- fluence the other members of the Organiza- tion of American States to recognize the dangers involved in the Cuban situation and support action with respect to them. * Mr~ Gray also was advised to play both sides of the street for with reference to the disruptive efforts of non-Communist groups, the position he was being urged to promote was the following: The United States should be prepared, if required to protect US interests, to take similar actions against subversion or armed rebellion by non-Communist elements hostile to US interests. - 64 -