Model OAS General Assembly Papers

COLLECTION GUIDE

Prepared by Ruth Olivera, March 1993.

The eleventh annual Model OAS (Organization of American States) General Assembly -- Universities was held April 2 - 6, 1990, in Washington, D.C. Students from Tulane University participated as representatives of Argentina and upon their return donated the papers they had accumulated to the Latin American Library. There are three principal types of papers: those describing the Model program itself, those concerned with the OAS as a whole, and those related to specific issues brought before the OAS in past years. Unless otherwise noted, texts are in English.

Folder 1 Papers on the Model program

1. Rules of procedure for the Model OAS General Assembly as of July 15, 1988. 14 pages.

2. List of the OAS countries and the university or college which represents them in the Model OAS. 1990. 4 pages.

3. The speeches and general statements delivered by the various representatives, with a table of contents. The spokesman for the Tulane University delegation, representing Argentina, was Michael Webber. His speech with added marginal notes is on page 7 - 8. 1990. 48 pages.

Folder 2 Papers on the OAS

1. Note from the permanent representative of Uruguay on the legal headquarters of the OAS. August 25, 1988. 2 leaves.

2. Charter of the Organization of American States. It is certified to be a true and faithful copy of the April 30, 1948 text, by Hugo Caminos, Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs. May 2, 1989. 28 leaves.

3. Compilation of the views of the delegation on the subject "Strengthening of the OAS," in English and Spanish. September 8, 1989. 183 pages.

Folder 3 Papers on Bolivia

1. Report by the delegation of Bolivia. October 26, 1979. 11 pages.

2. Collection of notes from the permanent representative of Bolivia on the subject of the land locked situation of that country. 1983 - 1988. 7 leaves.

3. Press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia charging Chile with two violations of international agreements. April 19, 1988. 4 leaves.

4. Texts of various resolutions for the OAS General Assembly regarding the maritime problem of Bolivia. 1979 - 1988. 7 leaves.

Folder 4 Papers on Chile

1. History of the Chilean-Bolivian negotiations, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. 1975 - 1978. 82 pages.

2. Statement on the free transit facilities granted Bolivia by Chile, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. 1983. 27 pages.

Folder 5 Pact of Bogota

1. Text of the American treaty on pacific settlement called the "Pact of Bogotá," signed at the ninenth International Conference of American States, March 30 - May 2, 1948. Pages 90 - 107.

2. Opinion of the Inter-American Juridical Committee on the Pact of Bogotá. September 3, 1985. 70 pages.

3. Observations of Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, and Honduras on the Pact of Bogotá. 1987. 31 leaves.

Folder 6 Paper on Guatemala

Note from the permanent mission of Guatemala concerning the denunciation of the violation of human rights in that country. December 5, 1988. 4 leaves.

Folder 7 Papers on Nicaragua

1. Notes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to the Secretary General of the OAS and an affidavit by the latter on the release of persons from prison. March 29, 1989. 11 pages.

2. Note from the permanent mission of Nicaragua on that country's plan for repatriation and relocation of members of the Nicaraguan resistance in Honduras. April 24, 1989. 5 leaves.

3. Report of the Secretary General on the electoral and mass media laws of Nicaragua and on privileges and immunities of observers of the Nicaraguan election process. August 2, 1989. 27 pages.

4. Guidelines for relations between OAS observers and the Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua during electoral process. August 23, 1989. 4 leaves.

5. Second report of the OAS observation of the Nicaraguan electoral process. July 13 - November 3, 1989. 18 pages.

6. Third report of the OAS on the observation of the Nicaraguan electoral process. November 4 - December 31, 1989.

7. "Declaration of San Isidro de Coronado" issued by the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salavdor, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in their special meeting in Costa Rica. December 14, 1989. 3 leaves.

8. Note of the permanent mission of the United States with note of December 30, 1989, sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, regretting the search of the residence of the Nicaraguan ambassador to Panama by the U.S. military. January 5, 1990. 4 leaves.

9. Notes of protest from the Minister of Foreign affairs of Nicaragua to United States Secretary of State. January 12, 1990. 4 leaves.

10. Notes dated January 20 from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to the Secretary of State of the United States. January 24, 1990. 4 leaves.

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