Honduras: U.S. Relations with Honduras

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HO–1. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Snow)

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation, Lot 64 D 199. Official Use Only. Drafted on February 28.


HO–2. Memorandum from the Director of the Office of Middle American Affairs (Wieland) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Snow)

Source: Department of State, ARA/OAP Files, Lot 61 D 110, “Briefing Materials—Honduras—1958.” Confidential. Drafted by John L. Gawf of the Office of Middle American Affairs.


HO–3. Telegram from the Ambassador in Honduras (Newbegin) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/7–1858. Official Use Only.


HO–4. Memorandum of Conversation, by the officer in Charge of Honduran Affairs (Gawf)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 715.00/12–258. Confidential.


HO–5. Editorial Note


HO–6. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs (Stewart)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 715.00/3–359. Official Use Only.


HO–7. Telegram from the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Honduras

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 615.173/5–1659. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Stewart, cleared with Dreier, and initialled by Rubottom. The telegram was also repeated for information to Managua and Habana.


HO–8. Telegram from the Ambassador in Honduras (Newbegin) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 615.173/5–2059. Confidential; Priority. Sent to Managua as telegram 67.


HO–10. Despatch from the Ambassador in Honduras (Newbegin) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 715.5-MSP/9–2559. Official Use Only. Drafted by Carson, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Honduras.


HO–11. Editorial Note


HO–13. Memorandum from the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 715.11/5–1360. Confidential. Drafted by Gawf on May 10.


HO–14. Airgram from the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Honduras

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 75.5–152/8–2960. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by George O. Spencer, the Officer in Charge of Inter-American Security and Military Assistance. The airgram was also repeated for information to Panama City for the Commander in Chief, Caribbean.


HO–15. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Honduran Affairs (Chaplin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 715.00/11–260. Confidential.


HO–16. Telegram from the Ambassador in Honduras (Burrows) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 815.062/11–460. Confidential; Priority. Charles R. Burrows was appointed Ambassador to Honduras on August 27 and presented his credentials in Tegucigalpa on November 3.


HO–17. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Honduran Affairs (Chaplin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 815.0511/11–1760. Official Use Only.


HO–18. Telegram from the Ambassador in Honduras (Burrows) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 615.173/11–1860. Secret; Priority. Sent also to Managua.


HO–19. Telegram from the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Honduras

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 615.173/11–1860. Secret. Drafted by Chaplin and initialled by Charles E. Higdon, Deputy Director of the office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs. The telegram was also transmitted to Managua.


HO–20. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Honduran Affairs (Chaplin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 815.05111/11–3060. Confidential. Theodore L. Eliot, Jr., the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State, initialled his approval of this memorandum on December 2.


HO–21. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Honduran Affairs (Chaplin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 815.2376/12–660. Limited Official Use.


HO–22. Memorandum from the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles-Herter Series. Confidential.