The Tenth Inter-American Conference, held at Caracas, Venezuela, March 1–28, 1954 1

1. For additional documentation and summary accounts of the Conference, see Tenth Inter-American Conference, Caracas, Venezuela, March 1–28, 1954: Report of the Delegation of the United States of America With Related Documents (Department of State Publication 5692, Washington, 1955), hereinafter cited as USDel Report; Décima Conferencia Inter-americana, Caracas, Venezuela, 1º al 28 de Marzo de 1954: Actos y Documentos, vols, I–VI (Washington, Unión Panamericana, 1956); “Report of the Pan American Union on the Tenth Inter-American Conference,” printed as Special Number in Annals of the Organization of American States, 1954 (Washington, 1954), hereinafter cited as PAU Report; and Tenth Inter-American Conference: Handbook for Delegates (Washington, Pan American Union, 1953), hereinafter cited as Handbook for Delegates.


[67] The Secretary of State to Diplomatic Offices in the American Republics

362/1–1554: Circular airgram


[68] The Acting Secretary of State to Diplomatic Offices in the American Republics

362/1–2654: Circular airgram


[73] The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices in the American Republics

362/2–1854: Circular airgram


[74] Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, Held at the White House, 10:10 a.m., February 26, 1954

Eisenhower Library, papers as President, Whitman file


[75] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Caracas

Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 227: Telegram


[76] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Caracas

Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 227: Telegram


[77] Memorandum of Discussion at the 189th Meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday, March 18, 1954

Eisenhower Library, papers as President, Whiteman file, NCS records


[78] Report Prepared in the Department of State

OAS files, lot 60 D 665, “Post-conference—delegation report”