Letter from Messrs. Enrique V. Iglesias, Executive Secretary, ECLA, and Carlos Alzamora, Permanent Secretary, SELA: To H.E. Dr. Osvaldo Hurtado, constitutional president of Ecuador

The joint proposal which we are submitting at your request constitutes an urgent appeal for concerted action by Latin America. It proposes that, in the spirit of your important initiative, immediate decisions should be taken to enable the region, through development of its capacity for response and the strengthening of its co-operation systems, to stand up to the serious situation which it is currently experiencing.