President Manuel Avila Camacho last week told his people and the world that the Mexican Army is "ready to function wherever circumstances may dictatehere on our territory . . . and even away from our territory if for justified motives our allies ask it of us."
Observers of Mexican military maneuvers had just seen some 15,000 troops go through their paces with modern weapons (some made in Mexico, some supplied by the U.S.), a small air force (with more trainers than combat craft on view), motorized infantry and cavalry battalions. The troops were disciplined...
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