The Cuban Government’s promulgation of an agrarian reform law, and the question of asylum for Batista, May–October 1959
336. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00./7–1659. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
337. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cuba
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/7–1659. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Stevenson, cleared with Hill and Snow, and approved by Wieland who signed for Dillon.
338. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/7–1859. Official Use Only; Niact.
339. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/7–1859. Confidential; Niact.
340. Memorandum of the President’s Briefing Before His Press Conference, July 22, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Confidential. The time of the briefing and those present is not indicated on the source text, but it probably took place from 9:55 to 10:28 a.m. immediately preceding the 10:30 press conference. Attending this meeting with the President, were, among others, Persons, Hagerty, Gerald Morgan, Merriam, John Eisenhower, Goodpaster, and Harlow. No drafting or clearance information is given on the source text. (ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
341. Memorandum of Discussion at the 414th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, July 23, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs.
342. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Ambassador in Cuba (Bonsal) and Minister of State Roa, Havana, July 23, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/7–2559. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted as an enclosure to despatch 135 from Havana, July 25. A summary of the conversation was sent in telegram 213 from Havana, July 23. (ibid., 611.37/7–2359)
343. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.5–MSP/7–2459. Limited Official Use; Priority.
344. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project “Clean Up” Records, Cuba. Secret. No drafting or clearance information is given on the source text, which bears the handwritten initials “E” and “G[oodpaster]”.
345. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/7–2759. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Ciudad Trujillo.
346. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Portugal
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/7–2859. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Stevenson and Raymond Valliere; cleared with Rubottom, Ivan B. White, and Murphy; and approved by McElhiney who signed for Dillon. Repeated to Ciudad Trujillo and Havana.
347. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/7–3159. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
349. Airgram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/8–259. Secret. Drafted by Brad-dock. Received on August 4 at 2:07 p.m.
350. Memorandum for the Record by the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/8–459. Confidential. A copy was sent to Rubottom.
351. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs’ Special Assistant (Hill) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/8–659. Drafted and initialed by Hill and addressed also to Snow. There is no indication on the source text that Snow saw the memorandum, but Rubottom wrote the following comment in the margin: “Very thoughtful. Show to Hank Ramsey—copy to Emb. Habana for comment.”
352. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/8–1059. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
353. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Embassy in Cuba
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/8–1259. Secret; Niact. Repeated to the Department as Secto 5, which is the source text.
354. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Howe’s Residence, Santiago, August 15, 1959, 5:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, American Republics 1957–1959. Confidential. Drafted by DeSeabra and concurred in by Rubottom.
355. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of Intelligence and Research (Arneson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.3700/8–1959. Secret. Initialed by Arneson. No drafting or clearance information is given on the source text.
356. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Calhoun) to the President’s Staff Secretary (Goodpaster)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project “Clean Up” Records, Cuba. Confidential. John Eisenhower’s handwritten notation indicates that the President saw the memorandum on August 20. Also published in Declassified Documents, 1983, 231.
357. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 837.2614/8–3159. Confidential; Priority.
358. Letter From the Ambassador in Cuba (Bonsal) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/9–259. Confidential; Official-Informal. In the margin Devine wrote the following note on September 4: “No reply necessary in view of Ambassador’s imminent arrival.”
359. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Habana Embassy Files: FRC 68 A 1814, 350, Political Affairs. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bonsal. The time of transmission is not given on the source text.
360. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/9–1459. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
361. Instruction From the Department of State to All Diplomatic and Consular Posts in the American Republics
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/9–1559. Secret. Drafted by Hill; cleared in draft with Snow, Orville Anderson, Stevenson, Philip Burns, Katherine Keany (USIA/IAL), and James Halsema (USIA/IOP); and approved by Richard Phillips. Sent to Havana for information only.
362. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 18, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/9–1859. Confidential. Drafted by Owen. Bonsal returned to the United States on September 14. (Telegram 623 from Havana, September 14; ibid., PER)
363. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 24, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 837.235/9–2459. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Stevenson and cleared with Wieland and Rubottom.
364. Memorandum From the Ambassador to Cuba (Bonsal) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/9–2559. Confidential.
365. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 1, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/10–159. Secret. Drafted by Stevenson. Copies were sent to each participant and to Turkel. In a memorandum to Rubottom, October 1, Wieland summarized a conversation that he, Hill, Stevenson, and Alexander M. Rosenson had with Bonsal the previous day regarding Bonsal’s informal memorandum concerning Cuban-American relations. The conversation covered many of the same points as the one on October 1. (ibid., ARA Special Assistant Files: Lot 62 D 24, Cuba Special Meeting 1960)
- Although the source text bears the handwritten date “11/59”, it was probably prepared in late September 1959, and no earlier than September 25, during Bonsal’s visit to Washington.↩