CO–27. Editorial Note
President Alberto Lleras Camargo of Colombia made an official visit to the United States in April 1940. He spent the period April 5–8 in Washington participating in official discussions with President Eisenhower and other United States officials. Thereafter, he traveled through parts of the United States, ending the official phase of his visit on April 14. After spending three days in Miami Beach, Florida, he departed for Colombia on April 17. Documentation relating to preparations for President Lleras Camargo’s visit, including briefing materials and position papers, are in Department of State decimal file 721.11, and the following Department of State lot files: ARA/WST Files, Lot 63 D 20; Conference Files, Lot 64 D 559, CF 1621–1622. For additional documentation, see Department of State Bulletin, November 16, 1959, p. 718.