Washington has seemed to smile upon dictatorial regimes. They cannot forget that Milton Eisenhower was chummy with Juan Per6n in his South American tour. or that Marcos P6rez Jim6nez. who as dictator kept the jails of Venezuela well filled. seemed to be especially friendly with a former Assistant Secretary of State for InterAmerican Affairs who presumably approved the award of the Legion of Merit to P6rez Jim6nez. The sorest point is that Prez Jimdnez and Pedro Estrada. his secret police chief. both received visas for the United States. As one Venezuelan editor put it: "Washington keeps out Charlie Chaplin the clown. but accepts P6rez Jimtnez and Estrada. the butchers." He further called for personnel changes in several spots to strengthen the administrations new policy of giving Latin America top priority. In addition. he advocated that personnel should be instructed to meet with people at all levels and not confine their contacts to the socalled elite.