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+ { + ‘Show us and teach us the true Latin American thinking, the true Latin American anxiousness for progress, the true Latin American way of life ‘ in exchange for practical and economic contributions on our part. Let us exchange graduate and undergraduate students on the basis of mutual sincerity _ and true cordiality where the only thing to be seen is the good will of the Waited States, This good will goes no further than a presentation of our ideas aa because as we already said, veces Gown not Ge - coincide with ours and we do not expect it to. an "These exchanges should also be a way whereby we reward those - who are our friends, or a way whereby we can convince those who are not. “We shall receive the young Mexicans with an ‘open house, ro thus providing an answer to thelr preoccupation with a good developroent of our relations. We want them to understand that the United States, like any other country on this earth, has many big domestic problems which are to be solved, in addition, of course, to its responsibilities to the entire free world. *You, in turn, should receive us as 5 friends, without jealousy, with the cordiality and simplicity of old companions who know that they can help each other. This is the way to start and let us get started once and for all. The only thing I hope for is that the young people approve of the idea and that the educational institutions and governments involved afford us their cooperation,” “What about the picture, BOB ?" we asked. He made a motion with his hand for us to wait. He took his coat from a hanger and, with his shirt sleeves still rolled up, slipped into it. He arched hig right hand over his head and straightened out the "part in his hair."" He called in two secretaries and gave each a stack of papers from those on his desk, One of them solicitozs/y asked whether he was about to leave the office because she could not understand BOB straightening his apparel to get down to work. "Don’t you see that they are going to take my picture?" — The flash of the camera went into action. After the fourth explosion, * be walked up to us and wished us good luck while shaking hands with us. “Hasta la vista...,"* he said in Spanish and he was already taking his coat off. The telephone on his desk rang. He picked up the recelver, listened a few seconds and, then, replied: “if he does not put on his overshoes, he cannot go out to play...” oe ee to yt SM scat te eal era Ta, Ta aT aD ee weal a ee ee a