The position of The United States of America on the salvadoran_Hondurasian war of 1969 "The Football war"

The 1969 SalvadoranHonduran War was not a mere coincidence, noras the press often dubbed ita Football War A closer examination of its origins and particulars reveals far deeper causes. Central Americas geography played a fundamental role in the persistent disputes among its seven nations, with economic interests and the tracts of land along their shared borders at the heart of the matter, A glance at the map shows that ElSalvador is the smallest of the Central American states, covering roughly 21km, yet in 1969 it had the highest population density in the region, with about 3.7million inhabitantssome 40percent more than its neighbor Honduras, which in the same year numbered approximately 2.6million people over about 112,000km (five times the area of ElSalvador).
This study highlights the United States stance on the conflict between ElSalvador and Honduras, drawing on declassified documents from the US Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency. These sources show that Washingtons ostensibly neutral position was in fact shaped by the imperative to safeguard its own economic interests in Central Americaespecially in Honduras, where American companies such as the United Fruit Company held extensive investments.
Consequently, White House policymakers maintained a publicly neutral line, while implicitly favoring Honduras. When it became clear that the war was damaging the Central American Common Market and threatening US economic and security interests in the region, the United States intervened diplomaticallyvia the Organization of American Statesto bring the fighting to an end and secure a settlement between ElSalvador and Honduras.