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wo eee Ln’ 2a Le. a s bp a be a ae ti, Peg? gh oe tes 3 “" ‘§eibattons. oe Boe ee ware RR Gt Ne So * z Pioertanreneneeretemey the *Econamic Char ter* other enopaene or goclel resolutions and recoerwndations of the Inter-Aeerican Conferance on Problems of Sar end Peace ip Bexico City. Several fsgues of the Interclaericnn Roonomic. News Letter ari the Eoonumic Kees Stopplement dasit wil the Cone ference. Special material we eritten for ihe Office of War Information for distrigution ts canteias quiside tin: Western Realsnhere. € " = 2 SPECIAL SERVICES URTER-AMERICAR CERTERS . t@TER- AMEMFCAN MEETINGS. Over e wilifon peuple in the Gaited States baw attended acre than 6,00). meetings arranged during the past tuo pears by Inter deerican Genters soopern ting with the Offtoe of Inter-American Affaire, for th: purpose of Infonaing this anmtry aba §ts meighbors in the other dmerican republica, re ports the Deartmant of Special Services. tenihiy atteniance Mgures, which averaged about 25,000 in 1943, more than doubled in 1944, when they cearhed en average of about $0,000. The eonthly average for asetings rate frase 240 an 2940) to Bl tn 1944. The meciings ta which these MNeures refer were dn general. lecture~lnstitutes, coolerences, seminars oF forte. : : 16 Inter-teerican Genters and mmercu eaub- eenters, established by leading citizens of the targer United States cities, with @144 coupere- tion. They ect an regional clearing -ixames, eervioe turesus end aaircer of inform iian. for fedividuels enl argenicvations ehe cee contr wie to inter-deerican understanding. They are werTicisl, sou-profil groups, dependent for maport of their activities upon private eon Their ale fe to encourage, atowgties end aosiet Qe iaueerchie focal al regional argenizetions whose prograxs io- elisie the furtherance of inter- meric reis- Sion. conferences: aa the other deerican repoblica be on important phase @f the Centers’ mary aod Centare’ Jechore program were devoted minis te educations] and inforeationsal aubjeste, guobributing to. tecreaee genera) understanding al a her Seerions, avi to greater sgprecia- epee Cee a wa NTA Be ek tivities oF TE THE Gras Parr~ ES x, mass ant Lite ature, = Cr. Seer coe ~ * & ing the past year, however, neeriy all the Centers have entered wigeroosty inte the field of acormmic aiacation. ; the Cantera have held Luticheors and dimer? discussion meetings bo give local isinesencn. opportunities ta canter with temdmees Leaders from the knerican requblice and #ith other weli-inforsed econosic specialists in the inter-dmerican fisld, They have organized ~ formal ecommic insti tates, eeninars and prac @fosk <linios. They have conducted many olher activilies, ar, in every Instance, have sought ao congerate wiih all existing organizations hevirg related interests. an errmia of the Geterg? work te pring ta eininess groups e@ readizeiion af ihe scone fe Interdependence of Che Americas is the trating course in inter-deerican bosiness re- Jaiions offered last Movember by the Pan Ameri~ gan Society of Wassaciuisetie to Gus inessecn Zree Bestar and other parte af the etate. The ooutse, sponsored by the Society, Ue aAseoct-~ ated Industries of Macsactuselic, and 2 sumber af alter organisations, gave Ghose sho altendad eR Qeertanity €o becawe better accusinied with predavinant busfness Faclers in the other american nepubl ice. 28 one pithcome of the cmurse, the Princes Scheol, which trai agers, asked the Society eure, an mercersiise from iw other Asericas gultable for taport inte the United Bates. Whe Conercticul State Developnet Gomis Siok, Liret Inier-dmeriom Center to be epon- wored by a etate, recently ancunced in 16 monthiy tilletin SGonmectiott Pragress® that £ will “strive te acaist Comectiout Susinesst an. industry in e¢tablishing extansive foreigé trade relations vith oer Gucl Neighbor Shroot Eatin america, This business shoal be of weterial bets is etahiiiging pow’ ws wnpl opment”. Many of the other Centers currently ar planning to derate additional attention ¢ activities deamstrating the importance : inter feertoen teade te full eaplopeent fn Yatied States; tbe walue of feports; tie f portance of incrensing the purchasing power « Faiuing the standard of Living of ibe ohh duerica pepublice: end the reasons why t: Sevelouumme’ af iuketiries a ghe other Aewert: apace? He cay ak i