BL–1. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INR Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, this estimate was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence, and the following intelligence organizations participated in its preparation: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. The members of the Intelligence Advisory Committee concurred in the estimate on January 7, 1958, with the exception of the representative of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained, “the subject being outside of their jurisdiction.”

BL–2. 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, Central Files, 724.5-MSP/1–1758. Secret. Drafted by William T. Briggs of the Office of South American Affairs.

BL–3. Editorial Note

BL–4. Telegram from the Chargé in Bolivia (Coerr) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.10/2–1958. Confidential; Priority. While Bonsal was in Washington for consultation, Wymberley D.R. Coerr was Chargé.

BL–5. Telegram from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Bonsal) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 724.5-MSP/5–658. Confidential.

BL–6. Memorandum of Conversation of the Executive Counselor of the Embassy in Bolivia (Breaux)

Source: Department of State, ARA/NST Files, Lot 62 D 16, “Economic, 1958, Bolivia, YPFB.” Confidential. Sent to the Department under cover of despatch 1012 from La Paz, May 15, 1958. The source text is an unsigned carbon copy.

BL–7. Letter from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Bonsal) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)

Source: Department of State, ARA/REA Files, Lot 63 D 210, “DLF Project—Bolivia.” Confidential; Official-Informal. The source text is a carbon copy bearing Ambassador Bonsal’s typed name.

BL–8. Letter from the President of the Export-Import Bank (Waugh) to the Vice President

Source: Department of State, ARA/NST Files, Lot 62 D 16, “Economic, 1958, Bolivia, YPFB.” Confidential.

BL–9. Telegram from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Bonsal) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.10/6–1258. Confidential; Limit Distribution.

BL–10. Letter from the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Smith) to the Assistant to the President (Adams)

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File. Confidential.

BL–11. Telegram from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Bonsal) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.13/9–353. Confidential; Priority.

BL–12. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Counselor of the Embassy in Bolivia (Coerr)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.10/9–2058. Confidential. Sent to the Department under cover of desp. 231 from La Paz, September 20, 1958.

BL–13. Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files, Lot 60 D 553, “Bolivia 1958.” Confidential. Drafted by Henry L. Pitts of the Office of West Coast Affairs. The source text is an unsigned carbon copy.

BL–14. Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Rubottom Files, Lot 60 D 553, “Bolivia 1958.” Confidential. Co-drafted by Ernest V. [illegible in the original], Director of the Office of West Coast Affairs, and Henry L. Pitts. The source text is an unsigned carbon copy.

BL–15. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 724.5-MSP/11–358. Secret. This paper was prepared by Samuel D. Eaton of the Office of International Finance and Development, and cleared with the Treasury Department, ICA, and the IMF. It was transmitted to the Embassy at La Paz under cover of Department of State Instruction A–66, November 3, 1958.

BL–16. Letter from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Bonsal) to the Director of the Office of West Coast Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs (Siracusa)

Source: Department of State, ARA/WST Files, Lot 62 D 429, “Bonsal Letters.” Secret. The source text bears Ambassador Bonsal’s typed name.

BL–17. Memorandum from the Operations Coordinator (O’Connor) to the American Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)

Source: Department of State, OCB Files, Lot 61 D 385, “Latin America.” Confidential.

BL–18. Editorial Note

BL–19. Telegram from the Chargé in Bolivia (Coerr) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 724.00/3–259. Confidential; Niact.

BL–20. Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.13/3–1359. Confidential. Drafted by Siracusa.

BL–21. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of West Coast Affairs (Siracusa) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)

Source: Department of State, ARA/WST Files: Lot 62 D 429. 3 pages not declassified.

BL–22. Telegram from the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Bolivia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.10/3–3159. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Siracusa and signed by Murphy.

BL–23. Memorandum from the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs’ Special Assistant (Leddy) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, ARA/WST Files, Lot 63 D 61, “Porter-Hardy Subcommittee.” Confidential. Drafted [illegible in the original] by Leddy; concurred in by ARA, W/NSC, ICA, and the Treasury Department.

BL–24. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INR Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, this SNIE was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence, and the following intelligence organizations participated in its preparation: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. The members of the United States Intelligence Board concurred in the special estimate on May 19, 1959, with the exception of the Atomic Energy Commission representative, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Special Operations, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, all of whom “abstained, the subject being out of their jurisdiction.”

BL–25. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Bolivian Affairs (Pitts)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 724.00/9–2859. Confidential.

BL–26. Memorandum from the Assistant of State for Economic Affairs (Mann) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.2553/10–559. Confidential. Drafted by Joseph A. Silberstein, Deputy Director, Office of West Coast Affairs.

BL–27. Telegram From the Embassy in Bolivia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files. 3 pages not declassified.

BL–28. Telegram from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Strom) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 724.00/2–260. Confidential

BL–29. Despatch from the Ambassador in Bolivia (Strom) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 824.25553/3–1860. Confidential.

BL–30. Memorandum of Conversation by the Officer in Charge of Bolivian Affairs (Pitts)

Source: Department of State, ARA Files, Lot 63 D 61, “Bolivia-Memoranda of Conversations.” Confidential. The source text is an unsigned carbon copy.