Suggested remarks for Mr. Littlefield at Mora Luncheon 5 pages in bag type 6/7/56 Mora Mov June 13, 1956 Today we honor not only a man distinguished in the field of international relations, but an ideal which the organization he represents has made a reality. This ideal is that nations may live together in prosperity and peace, governed by international law and good faith...that they may have an equal voice in decisions affecting all of them...that none may interfere in the affairs of others...and that disputes are always to he settled by peaceful means. These are underlying principles of the Organization of American States, the oldest international organization, and one of the most successful, in the world. Its members are the 21 Republics of the Western Hemisphere. The Organization developed from the Union of American Republics, established by the First International Conference of American States in 1890. But its inspiration goes back to 1826, when Simon Bolivar called the first inter-American conference at Panama City. From 1910 to 1948 the Organization functioned as the Pan American Union. At the Conference of Bogota, in 1948, the 21 American Republics created the Organization of American States, with the Pan American Union serving as its General Secretariat and central working agency. The Organization is a regional agency within the United Nations, and all of the countries which are members are also members of the United Nations. (more)