The Cuban Question in Latin America


111. Telegram From the Embassy in Colombia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/5-661. Confidential; Priority.


112. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Colombia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/5-1861. Confidential. Drafted by Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs Edward A. Jamison, cleared by Chairman of the Task Force on Latin America Adolph A. Berle and Officer in Charge of Colombian Affairs Sam Moskowitz, and approved by Acting Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Wymberley DeR. Coerr.


113. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Venezuela

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/5-1861. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Officer in Charge of Venezuelan Affairs John J. Ingersoll, cleared by Jamison and Berle, and approved by Director of the Office of the East Coast Affairs Harvey R. Wellman. Repeated to USUN for Stevenson.


114. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/6-2461. Confidential. Drafted by William G. Bowdler of the Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs and approved by Coerr. Repeated to USUN and to CINCARIB for POLAD.


115. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 1957. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text. Approved by the White House on October 3. The conversation took place before a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria. The time and place are taken from Kennedy’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library)


116. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 1957. Confidential. Drafted by Braddock, cleared in draft with Achilles, and approved in S on September 27. The conversation was held at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.


117. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.05/10-1761. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Bowdler and Jamison; cleared by William Barnes, John H. Crimmins, Alton W. Hemba, and Samuel O. Lane, Deputy Directors of the Offices of Central American and Panamanian Affairs, Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, East Coast Affairs, and West Coast Affairs, respectively; and approved by Coerr. Repeated to Ciudad Trujillo, POLADCINCLANT, POLAD SACLANT, and USUN.


118. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Coerr) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Ball)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/11-461. Confidential. Drafted by Coerr, Bowdler, and Jamison and cleared in the Legal Adviser’s Office.


119. Memorandum From the Representative to the Council of the Organization of American States (Morrison) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Woodward)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/11-1561. Confidential. Drafted by Morrison. A note attached to the source text indicates that the memorandum was sent to Ball. Copies were also sent to Coerr, Jamison, Hartwick, and Crimmins.


120. Telegram From the Embassy in Argentina to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/11-2261. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago.


121. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.05/11-3061. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Jamison and Bowdler; cleared by Bracken, Crimmins, Wellman, and Director of the Office of West Coast Affairs Taylor G. Belcher; approved by Woodward. Repeated to USUN, Ciudad Trujillo, POLADCINCARIB, and POLAD SACLANT.


122. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.05/12-361. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Bowdler and Jamison; cleared by Crimmins and in draft by Woodward; approved by Jamison. Repeated to USUN, Ciudad Juarez, POLADCINCARIB, and POLAD SACLANT.


123. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.05/12-1161. Confidential. Drafted by Jamison; cleared by Whiteman, Bracken, Hemba, Lane, and Crimmins; and approved by Woodward. Repeated to USUN, POLADCINCARIB, and POLAD SACLANT.


124. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12-1661. Secret. Drafted by Stewart, Van Reigersberg, and Moskowitz. Approved in the White House on February 6. President Kennedy traveled to Venezuela December 16 and 17.


125. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 2016. Confidential. Drafted by Dearborn on December 20 and approved by the White House on January 8, 1962.


126. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12-2961. Confidential. Drafted by Jamison; cleared by Assistant Legal Adviser for Inter-American Affairs Marjorie M. Whiteman, Director of the Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs Katherine W. Bracken, Hemba, Belcher, and Crimmins; and approved by Woodward.


127. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Argentina

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12-2661. Confidential. Drafted by Woodward, cleared by the President, and approved by Woodward.


128. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/12-2461. Confidential. Drafted by Jamison, cleared by Pezzullo, and approved by Woodward.


129. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Colombia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-362. Official Use Only. Drafted by Jamison, cleared by Belcher and Morrison, and approved by Woodward.


130. Telegram From the Embassy in Brazil to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-462. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Buenos Aires and Montevideo.


131. Telegram From the Embassy in Brazil to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-762. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santiago, and Bogota.


132. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1-962. Confidential. Drafted by Woodward and Jamison; cleared by Belcher, Whitman, Bowden (SOV), Bracken, and Charles K. Johnson; and approved by Rusk.


133. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Argentina

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1-1162. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Woodward and Jamison, cleared in draft by Rusk and with the White House, and approved by Woodward.


134. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1-1462. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Jamison, cleared by Woodward and Rogers, and approved by U. Alexis Johnson.


135. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-1862. Confidential. Drafted by Bowdler and approved in S on January 20. The time of the meeting is taken from Rusk’s Appointment Book. (Johnson Library)


136. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-2362. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Mexico City, Port-au-Prince, and USUN. Received at 1:20 p.m.


137. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.04/1-2362. Secret; Niact. Received at 7:15 p.m.


138. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ecuador

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11-KE/1-2462. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Deputy Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs John M. Cates, Jr., cleared by Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Carl Kaysen, and approved by Walter Collopy.