The Caribbean, Vol. 13

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Excerpt from The Caribbean, Vol. 13: Venezuelan Development, a Case HistoryThis ceremony at the Pan American Union was only one of many following the death of Dr. Gil Borges. On October 7, 1942, at a special session Of the Governing Board of the Pan American Union, one of the actions was the adoption of a resolution of con dolence which the director-general was asked to transmit to the government of Venezuela and to the family of Dr. Gil Borges. Many notices of the death of the great Venezuelan are found in popular periodicals and scholarly journals throughout the Americas. His innumerable friends remembered his outstanding contributions in the field Of inter-american relations, for he had devoted much of his life to improving mutual respect among the American peoples and governments. Dr. Gil Borges' reputation was world wide and everywhere he was recognized as one of the leading statesmen of the Americas. The present writer enjoyed the pleas ure, privilege, and honor of working with Dr. E. Gil Borges on a number of occasions in Washington, and he is happy to have the Opportunity to acknowledge his personal regard for this great Venezuelan statesman.It seems especially fitting here in this volume on the history Of Venezuelan development to associate Dr. Gil Borges' name with leading Venezuelan diplomats, statesmen, businessmen, and others (many of them his friends) who present collectively their individual opinions concerning the multitudinous national and international problems of an emerging Latin American country. The survey herewith Of the life and activities of Dr. Gil Borges clearly proves that he is worthy to be ranked among the contemporary leaders of national and international reputation in present-day Venezuela.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.