Alliance for Progress


2. Report From the Task Force on Immediate Latin American Problems to President-elect Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, Pre-Presidential Papers, Transition Series, Task Force Reports 1960, Latin America. No classification marking.


4. Memorandum of Meeting

Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, Task Force on Latin America, Minutes. Secret. Drafted by Sayre.


5. Draft Memorandum From the Consultant to the Task Force on Latin America (Gordon) to the President’s Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects, Alliance for Progress. Official Use Only.


6. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President’s Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin)

Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, White House Files, Latin America, March 8, 1961-April 30, 1961. No classification marking.


7. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, White House Files, Latin America Report, March 10, 1961. Confidential. Copies were distributed to McGeorge Bundy, Walt W. Rostow, and Allen Dulles.


9. Memorandum by the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Smith)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Latin America. No classification marking.


10. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Task Force on Latin America (Berle) to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, The President. Secret. Sent through Goodwin.


11. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Stevenson Trip to Latin America. Secret. Drafted by Cleveland on May 25 and approved by M. Manfull of S/S the same day. A note on the source text reads: “not cleared by the President or the Secretary.” The meeting was held at the White House.


12. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Staff Memoranda, Goodwin. No classification marking.


13. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, White House Subject File, Alliance for Progress. Confidential. Copies were sent to Goodwin and Attorney General Kennedy.


14. Report From the Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson) to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100-ST. Secret. Transmitted to the President under cover of a June 28 memorandum from Stevenson.


15. Summary Guidelines Paper

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Latin America, April-August 1961. Secret. Drafted by Braddock. The full text of the paper, dated May 25, is in Department of State, Central Files, 611.20/6-261. It was discussed at the Secretary’s Policy Planning meeting on June 8. (Ibid., S/PC Files: Lot 71 D 273, Latin America)


16. Letter From the Chairman of the Task Force on Latin America (Berle) to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, Report to the President. Confidential.


17. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/7-2561. Official Use Only. Copies were distributed to Woodward, Goodwin, and Schlesinger.


18. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Official Use Only.


20. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Confidential; Niact; Eyes Only. A marginal notation indicates that the President saw it.


21. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Official Use Only. Repeated to Caracas.


22. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-961. Secret; Priority.


23. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-961. Secret; Niact.


24. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Unclassified.


25. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1161. Confidential. Repeated to Caracas.


26. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1161. Confidential; Niact.


27. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Uruguay

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Barall, Jamison, and Braddock; cleared by Kerr, Fowler, Sternfeld, Wallner, Coerr, and Korn; and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. A handwritten notation on the source text indicates the telegram was sent to Hyannis Port.


28. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1361. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Received in the Department at 7:15 a.m. August 13.


29. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1561. Secret; Eyes Only.


30. Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1761. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.