the basketball and baseball teams did well—and the soccer teams were overwhelmingly defeated. But they all added to the developing friendship between neighbors from north and south.

Project Handclasp helped too. Navymen distributed everything from candy to vitamins to school supplies for the benefit of children of the South American countries.

And Navymen with experience as carpenters, plumbers, or painters helped build or refurbish schools, clinics, and other badly needed service institutions.

— 12,000 miles—of t h e eight South American countries participating in UNITAS make combined defense essential.

Antisubmarine warfare training is part of this de-fense—but not only because submarines can threaten shipping. Equipped with missiles, modern submarines tan also imperil cities from hundreds of miles at sea.

It is of common interest to the U. S. and its southern neighbors to defend this hemisphere against threats to shipping, which unites the hemisphere by trade, and against threats to the land and people.

The forces of the Americas must be coordinated and integrated to guarantee free trade and sovereignty throughout both continents. UNITAS helps to do so.

And beyond the military advantages, UNITAS also helps people of the two continents to get to know and like each other.

For ten years, it has been discouraging enemies— and at the same time winning friends.

UNITAS took American Navymen to more than a dozen ports, from the swinging metropolis of Rio de Janeiro to the remote Galapagos Islands.

As an example of the friendly reception UNITAS men received the Galapagos are typical.

Very few people ever visit the islands, 500 to 700

Why is UNITAS necessary?

All the nations of the Americas except two border is on

the sea. They all need to keep the sealanes free and to defend their coastlines.

The prime purpose of all navies was defined by a former South American naval minister: "The defense of maritime traffic is our greatest concern."

Maintaining a high standard of living requires any nation to import products it needs and to export those which are in demand elsewhere—which means free passage of merchant ships.

It is in all countries' interests for the sealanes to be kept open. The vast areas of sea and the long coastline



the basketball and baseball teams did well—and the soccer teams were overwhelmingly defeated. But they all added to the developing friendship between neighbors from north and south. Project Handclasp helped too. Navymen distributed everything from candy to vitamins to school supplies for the benefit of children of the South American countries. And Navymen with experience as carpenters, plumbers, or painters helped build or refurbish schools, clinics, and other badly needed service institutions.		— 12,000 miles—of t h e eight South American countries participating in UNITAS make combined defense essential. Antisubmarine warfare training is part of this de-fense—but not only because submarines can threaten shipping. Equipped with missiles, modern submarines tan also imperil cities from hundreds of miles at sea. It is of common interest to the U. S. and its southern neighbors to defend this hemisphere against threats to shipping, which unites the hemisphere by trade, and against threats to the land and people. The forces of the Americas must be coordinated and integrated to guarantee free trade and sovereignty throughout both continents. UNITAS helps to do so. And beyond the military advantages, UNITAS also helps people of the two continents to get to know and like each other. For ten years, it has been discouraging enemies— and at the same time winning friends. UNITAS took American Navymen to more than a dozen ports, from the swinging metropolis of Rio de Janeiro to the remote Galapagos Islands. As an example of the friendly reception UNITAS men received the Galapagos are typical. Very few people ever visit the islands, 500 to 700

	Why is UNITAS necessary? All the nations of the Americas except two border is on
the sea. They all need to keep the sealanes free and to defend their coastlines. The prime purpose of all navies was defined by a former South American naval minister: "The defense of maritime traffic is our greatest concern." Maintaining a high standard of living requires any nation to import products it needs and to export those which are in demand elsewhere—which means free passage of merchant ships. It is in all countries' interests for the sealanes to be kept open. The vast areas of sea and the long coastline