Ecuador: U.S. Relations with Ecuador
[Facsimile Page 1]EC–1. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Ambassador in Ecuador (Ravndal)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 722.5622/1–1758. Confidential. Drafted by John M. Perry of the Office of South American Affairs on February 5. The source text is an unsigned carbon copy.
EC–3. Letter from President Eisenhower to President Ponce
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence, Lot 64 D 174. “Pres Corr. 1958, P-Q-R-S.” Delivered by Vice President Nixon during his visit to Quito, May 9–11. The source text is a carbon copy, bearing a stamped signature.
EC–5. Summary of Conversation between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and President Camilo Ponce Enríquez of Ecuador
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100/6–2058. Official Use Only. This summary was transmitted to the Department of State under cover of despatch 799 from Quito, June 20. That despatch also enclosed a summary of Vice President Nixon’s conversation at Quito Central University on May 10.
EC–6. Telegram from the Ambassador in Ecuador (Ravndal) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/5–1058. Priority.
EC–7. Despatch from the Ambassador in Ecuador (Ravndal) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 422.006/5–1358. Confidential. Drafted by John I. Fishburne, Counselor for Economic Affairs at the Embassy in Ecuador.
EC–10. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, ARA/EP Files, Lot 67 D 566. “Peru Relations-Ecuador-Peru Boundary.” Official Use Only. According to information on the source text, Secretary Herter approved this memorandum on August 25. This conversation took place in the Hotel Carrera at 6:00 p.m. Secretary Herter and Foreign Minister Tobar attended the Fifth Meeting of Consultation of Foreign Ministers of American States at Santiago, August 12–18.
EC–11. Memorandum from the Under Secretary of State (Dillon) to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files. Secret.
EC–16. Memorandum of Conversation, by the Consul General at Guayaquil (Allen)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 722.00/6–2460. Confidential. Drafted by the Consul at Guayaquil, Fred A. Somerford; transmitted under cover of despatch 92 from Guayaquil, June 24, 1960.
EC–17. Memorandum of Conversation, by the First Secretary of the Embassy in Ecuador (Rogers)
Source: Department of State, Conference Files, Lot 64 D 559, CF 1750. Confidential.
EC–18. Memorandum of Conversation, by the First Secretary of the Embassy in Ecuador (Rogers)
Source: Department of State, Conference Files, Lot 64 D 559, CF 1750. Confidential. Information on the source text indicates that this conversation took place in the U.S. Ambassador’s residence at 3 p.m.; it described a continuation of the conversation reported in Document EC–17 on a different subject.
EC–20. Circular Telegram from the Acting Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Missions in the American Republics
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 622.233/9–2760. Confidential. This telegram was drafted and signed by Thomas C. Mann, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. It was also sent to the U.S. Consulate at Ciudad Trujillo.
EC–21. Telegram from the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Rio de Janeiro
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 622.233/10–2560. Confidential; Niact. This telegram was drafted by Assistant Secretary Mann and initialed by the Secretary of State. It was repeated to Quito, Lima, Buenos Aires, and Santiago.
EC–22. Telegram from the Secretary of State to the Ecuadoran Foreign Minister (Chiriboga)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 622.233/12–760. This telegram, evidently unnumbered, was drafted by Richard A. Poole, Officer in Charge of Peruvian Affairs and John T. Dreyfuss, Officer in Charge of Ecuadoran Affairs; and initialed by the Secretary of State. The Foreign Ministers of the four Guarantor States (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the U.S.), named in Article V of the Rio Protocol of 1942 sent identical telegrams, with the necessary changes, to Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Chiriboga on December 7.
EC–23. Memorandum from the Director of Intelligence and Research (Cumming) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 722.00/12–1660. Secret. This memorandum was transmitted to the Secretary of State via the Executive Secretariat.
EC–24. Telegram from the Chargé in Ecuador (Little) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 722.58/12–1960. Confidential. This telegram was repeated to Lima and Guayaquil.
EC–25. Telegram from the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Ecuador
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 722/5-MSP/12–2960. Official Use Only. Drafted by Dreyfuss and signed by Lane.