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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lawyer's Latin for a mere trifle...
When Dean Acheson took over as Secretary of State, latinos looked for a new pitch to U.S.-Latin American policy. For the past two years, cautious Careerman Paul Daniels, director of the State Department's Office of American Republic Affairs, had been left pretty well alone with the responsibility. His policy had been a policy of drift...
...specialized in congressional relations and economic conferences on his first tour at State, was born in Puerto Rico, learned Spanish as a boy in Cuba. He picked up fair Portuguese during wartime years as the Rio embassy's expert on seized Axis property. Miller's views on Latin American affairs may be expected to agree closely with those of Secretary Acheson, whom he calls "the one hero I've had in my life...
...condone the horrible conditions under some of the [Latin American] military regimes," says Miller, "but you can't withdraw your ambassador, either. On the other hand, in a positive way you can show your solidarity with a country like Chile, which has a stable and democratic regime that should be encouraged. You can do a lot with the right approach...
...From the Latin bulla (seal); an important papal letter certified with a leaden seal...