Alliance for Progress
32. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Alliance for Progress. Official Use Only.
33. 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.
34. Telegram From the Embassy in Mexico to the Department of State
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Mexico, General, January 1961-May 1962. Confidential; Priority.
35. Summary Minutes of Meeting
Source: Department of State, Interdepartmental Committee on Foreign Economic Policy Files: Lot 65 D 68, Interdepartmental Committee of Under Secretaries on Foreign Economic Policy, Alliance for Progress. Confidential.
36. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Woodward)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.20/1-862. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Swank, Dutton, Jamison, Tully, and Moscoso. A marginal notation indicates the memorandum was intended to be circulated to Goodwin.
37. Highlights of the First Meeting of the Working Group on Problems of the Alliance for Progress
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, American Republics, 1962. Confidential.
38. Research Memorandum Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, American Republics, 1962. Limited Official Use; Noforn. Drafted by Bushnell. Sent to the members of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Committee under cover of a February 9 memorandum from Rostow. It was intended as the basis for a discussion by the Committee at a meeting held on February 13; see Document 40.
39. Research Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Woodward)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, American Republics, 1962. Limited Official Use; Noforn. Also sent to the members of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Committee under cover of a February 9 memorandum from Rostow. It was intended to serve as the basis for a discussion by the Committee held February 13; see Document 40.
40. Highlights of Discussion at the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Committee Meeting
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Wriggins.
41. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149, January-March 1962. Confidential. Drafted by Sternfeld on February 26. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library)
42. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149, January-March 1962. Confidential. Drafted by Chenery on March 10 and approved by the White House on April 20. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library) The meeting took place at the White House.
43. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Goodwin) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Goodwin. No classification marking.
44. Memorandum by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Morales-Carrion)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, American Republics, 1962. No classification marking. Sent to Rostow by Teodoro Moscoso, U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, under cover of a May 1 memorandum. Rostow sent copies to McGhee, Johnson, Nitze, William Bundy, Rowan, Parker, Fowler, Helms, Cline, McGeorge Bundy, and Kaysen under cover of a May 3 memorandum. According to Rostow’s covering memorandum, Moscoso referred to this paper in a meeting with this group on May 1. No record of the meeting was found.
45. Department of State Guidelines Paper
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Latin America, Blue Label, May 1962-February 1963. Secret.
46. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (May) to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs (Martin)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1362. Confidential. Drafted by May. Also sent to the Deputy Assistant Administrator of AID, Graham Martin, and the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, John Leddy. A copy was sent to William Turnage, Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Cooperation.
47. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President’s Special Assistant (Dungan)
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Chron File, 1962. Confidential. Copies were sent to Kaysen, Hansen, and Goodwin.
49. Biweekly Summary Report on the Alliance for Progress
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.5/11-1462. Confidential. Attached to covering memoranda from Graham Martin to the President dated November 9 and from Brubeck to Bundy dated November 13. This report covers the 2-week period ending November 9.
50. Airgram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/11-1062. Official Use Only. Drafted by Schmukler on November 9.
51. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Affairs (Turnage) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.0020/11-2962. No classification marking. A copy was sent to May.
52. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149, October-December 1962. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text, but it was approved in the White House on January 9, 1963. The meeting took place at the White House.
53. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.00/12-1962. Secret.
54. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL LA. Confidential. The memorandum and the attached report are companion pieces to a February 1 study entitled “Latin America—Political Progress.” (Ibid.) Both bear marginal notations indicating that the Secretary read them.
55. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149, Jan-Mar 63. Secret. Drafted by Collins and approved by the White House on February 12.
56. Summary Record of the 509th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, No. 509. Top Secret. Drafted by Bromley Smith.
57. Memorandum From the Attorney General’s Administrative Assistant (Symington) to the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger)
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Writings, Alliance for Progress—General Memoranda. No classification marking.
59. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2229. Official Use Only; Priority.
60. Summary of Meeting
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Policy Reporting Staff Files: Lot 65 D 68, Interdepartmental Committee of Under Secretaries on Economic Policy, Private Participation in the Alliance for Progress. Official Use Only. Prepared by Ruth Donahue, Chief, Policy Reporting Staff, Bureau of Economic Affairs, on March 25.