United States economic and technical assistance policy toward the other American republics as a group 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. iv, pp. 186 ff.


87. Instruction From the Acting Secretary of State to Diplomatic Posts in the Other American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 103–XMB/5–256. Official Use Only. Drafted by Turkel. Sent to all ARA posts, except Buenos Aires, La Paz, and Santiago.


88. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 11, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5–MSP/5–1156. Secret. Drafted by Williams on May 14 and revised by Sayre on May 17.


89. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5–MSP/6–1556.


90. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations (Hill) to Senator Walter F. George

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5–MSP/6–2856.


91. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Affairs (Turkel) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland)

Source: Department of State, ARA/REA Files: Lot 61 D 248, International Cooperation Administration.


92. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Rubottom) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland)

Source: Department of State, ARA/REA Files: Lot 63 D 87, FY 1957. Secret.


93. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5–MSP/8–2556. Confidential.


94. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)

Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s Files, FRC 61 A 32, Box 309, Latin America. Official Use Only.


95. Memorandum From the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s Files, FRC 61 A 32, Box 309, Latin America.


96. Memorandum From the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister) to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)

Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s Files, FRC 61 A 32, Box 309, Latin America. Official Use Only.


97. Memorandum From the Regional Director for Latin American Operations (Atwood) to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)

Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s Files, FRC 61 A 32, Box 309, Latin America.


98. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, October 30, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5–MSP/10–3056. Official Use Only. Drafted by Corbett.


99. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs (Barnes)

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files: Lot 59 D 573, Smathers Amendment. Official Use Only. Drafted by Williams.


102. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Howe) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5–MSP/3–2657. Confidential.


103. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files: Lot 59 D 573, Economic. Confidential. Drafted by Mulliken. A covering note from Rubottom to Kalijarvi, May 8, 1957, reads as follows: “We in ARA will be glad to mark this for clearances by you and any other offices of the Department, or we can send separate memoranda to the Secretary. But in the interest of speed I am forwarding [it] to you as is.”


104. Letter From the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Burgess) to Milton S. Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files: Lot 59 D 573, Eisenhower, Dr. Milton.


105. Letter From the Secretary of State to Senator Dennis Chavez

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 810.2612/5–2957. Drafted by Gerald W. Russell of REA.


106. Memorandum From Albert Post of the Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Affairs to the Director of the Office (Turkel)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 820.10/10–1757. Official Use Only.


107. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to Milton S. Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files: Lot 59 D 573, Eisenhower, Dr. Milton.


108. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files: Lot 59 D 573, Economic. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Harry Conover of REA.