Regis Debray, “Latin America, the Long March” New Left Review No. 33 (Sept.- Oct. 1965). Thirty seven page reprint available from RIPP, Student Union for Peace Action (SUPA), 658 Spadin, Toronto 4, Ontario, Canada.
An analysis of the post-Cuba guerrilla experience in Latin America in the light of Debray’s two years there along side militants of every kind. A realistic appraisal of successes and failures with a good deal of theoretical analysis. Debray, a close friend of Castro’s, was reported “captured” in Bolivia in the last week
of April.
Conor Cruise O’Brien, To Katanga and Back: A UN Case History (Grosset’s Universal Library, 1962: $2.45 paperback).
A critical account of the UN Congo operation by the Secretary General’s representative in Katanga. A revealing report of how the UN is run, who has power and how it is utilized when crucial interests are at stake. Gives insights into what the U.S. government means by “Communist.”
Percy W. Bidwell, Raw Materials: A Study of American Policy (Harper and Brothers, 1958; hardback only).
This Council on Foreign Relations study gives an excellent run-down of U.S. resource needs in lead, zinc, copper, nickel, iron, steel, wool, rubber and oil. A detailed discussion of national policy with regard to each resource, especially in terms of “national security,” is also offered. The geographical location of corporations interested in each commodity is set forth in compact form.
David Wise and Thomas B. Ross, The Invisible Government, (Bantam, 1964, $.95 paperback).
The most comprehensive and accurate public report on U.S. intelligence operations at home and abroad. Though the authors center their account around rather sensational events, they openly discuss the modus operandi of the CIA throughout American society through front groups, academics, corporations, and high level policy-makers.
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