Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XII, American Republics
Alliance for Progress: Document List
Document 1: Editorial Note
Document 2: Report From the Task Force on Immediate Latin American Problems to President-elect Kennedy
Washington, January 4, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, Pre-Presidential Papers, Transition Series, Task Force Reports 1960, Latin America. No classification marking.
Document 3: Editorial Note
Document 4: Memorandum of Meeting
Washington, February 2, 1961, 4:15 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, Task Force on Latin America, Minutes. Secret. Drafted by Sayre.
Document 5: Draft Memorandum From the Consultant to the Task Force on Latin America (Gordon) to the President's Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin)
Washington, March 6, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects, Alliance for Progress. Official Use Only.
Document 6: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President's Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin)
Washington, March 8, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, White House Files, Latin America, March 8, 1961-April 30, 1961. No classification marking.
Document 7: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy
Washington, March 10, 1961.
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.
Document 8: Editorial Note
Document 9: Memorandum by the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Smith)
Washington, March 20, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Latin America. No classification marking.
Document 10: Memorandum From the Chairman of the Task Force on Latin America (Berle) to President Kennedy
Washington, April 25, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, The President. Secret. Sent through Goodwin.
Document 11: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, May 24, 1961.
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.
Document 12: Memorandum From the President's Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin) to President Kennedy
Washington, June 12, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, President's Office Files, Staff Memoranda, Goodwin. No classification marking.
Document 13: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy
Washington, June 27, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, White House Subject File, Alliance for Progress. Confidential. Copies were sent to Goodwin and Attorney General Kennedy.
Document 14: Report From the Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson) to President Kennedy
Washington, June 27, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100-ST. Secret. Transmitted to the President under cover of a June 28 memorandum from Stevenson.
Document 15: Summary Guidelines Paper
Washington, July 3, 1961.
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)
Document 16: Letter From the Chairman of the Task Force on Latin America (Berle) to President Kennedy
Washington, July 7, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298, Report to the President. Confidential.
Document 17: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, July 25, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/7-2561. Official Use Only. Copies were distributed to Woodward, Goodwin, and Schlesinger.
Document 18: Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to President Kennedy
Washington, August 1, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Official Use Only.
Document 19: Editorial Note
Document 20: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 6, 1961, 8 p.m.
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.
Document 21: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 9, 1961, 9 a.m.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Official Use Only. Repeated to Caracas.
Document 22: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 9, 1961, 9 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-961. Secret; Priority.
Document 23: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 9, 1961, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-961. Secret; Niact.
Document 24: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 9, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conference Series, Montevideo, August 1961. Unclassified.
Document 25: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 11, 1961, 1 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1161. Confidential. Repeated to Caracas.
Document 26: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 11, 1961, midnight.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1161. Confidential; Niact.
Document 27: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Uruguay
Washington, August 12, 1961, 6:19 p.m.
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.
Document 28: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 12, 1961, noon.
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.
Document 29: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 14, 1961, 10 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1561. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 30: Telegram From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State
Montevideo, August 16, 1961, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/8-1761. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.
Document 31: Editorial Note
Document 32: Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to President Kennedy
Washington, August 25, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Alliance for Progress. Official Use Only.
Document 33: Memorandum From the President's Assistant Special Counsel (Goodwin) to President Kennedy
Washington, September 28, 1961.
Source: Kennedy Library, President's Office Files, Staff Memoranda, Goodwin. No classification marking.
Document 34: Telegram From the Embassy in Mexico to the Department of State
Mexico City, October 19, 1961, 10 p.m.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Mexico, General, January 1961-May 1962. Confidential; Priority.
Document 35: Summary Minutes of Meeting
Washington, November 29, 1961.
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.
Document 36: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Woodward)
Washington, January 8, 1962.
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.
Document 37: Highlights of the First Meeting of the Working Group on Problems of the Alliance for Progress
Washington, January 16, 1962.
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, American Republics, 1962. Confidential.
Document 38: Research Memorandum Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Washington, January 17, 1962.
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.
Document 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)
Washington, January 19, 1962.
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.
Document 40: Highlights of Discussion at the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Committee Meeting
Washington, February 13, 1962, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary's Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Wriggins.
Document 41: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 16, 1962, 4:17-5:50 p.m.
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)
Document 42: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, March 9, 1962, 10:15-11:20 a.m.
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.
Document 43: Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Goodwin) to President Kennedy
Washington March 14, 1962.
Source: Kennedy Library, President's Office Files, Goodwin. No classification marking.
Document 44: Memorandum by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Morales-Carrion)
Washington, April 9, 1962.
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.
Document 45: Department of State Guidelines Paper
Washington, May 1962.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Latin America, Blue Label, May 1962-February 1963. Secret.
Document 46: Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (May) to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs (Martin)
Washington, August 13, 1962.
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.
Document 47: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President's Special Assistant (Dungan)
Washington, October 15, 1962.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Chron File, 1962. Confidential. Copies were sent to Kaysen, Hansen, and Goodwin.
Document 48: Editorial Note
Document 49: Biweekly Summary Report on the Alliance for Progress
Washington, undated.
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.
Document 50: Airgram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics
Washington, November 10, 1962, 3:24 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 371.8/11-1062. Official Use Only. Drafted by Schmukler on November 9.
Document 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)
Washington, November 29, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.0020/11-2962. No classification marking. A copy was sent to May.
Document 52: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, December 13, 1962.
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.
Document 53: Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin)
Washington, December 19, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 720.00/12-1962. Secret.
Document 54: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, February 4, 1963.
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.
Document 55: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 7, 1963.
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.
Document 56: Summary Record of the 509th Meeting of the National Security Council
Washington, March 13, 1963, 4:30 p.m.
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, No. 509. Top Secret. Drafted by Bromley Smith.
Document 57: Memorandum From the Attorney General's Administrative Assistant (Symington) to the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger)
Washington, March 15, 1963.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Writings, Alliance for Progress—General Memoranda. No classification marking.
Document 58: Editorial Note
Document 59: Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
San Jose, March 19, 1963, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2229. Official Use Only; Priority.
Document 60: Summary of Meeting
Washington, March 20, 1963.
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.
Document 61: Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brubeck) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, March 25, 1963.
Document 62: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics
Washington, March 27, 1963, 11:36 a.m.
Document 63: Memorandum From the Secretary General of the International Peace Corps Secretariat (Goodwin) to President Kennedy
Washington, September 10, 1963.
Document 64: Editorial Note
Document 65: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy
Washington, October 8, 1963.
Document 66: Scope Paper
Sao Paulo, October 24, 1963.
Document 67: USIA News Policy Note
Washington, October 25, 1963.
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Writings—Alliance for Progress, 1963 Memoranda. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Needham. Sent by Pauker to Clarke, Sayles, Vogel, LeClair, and Ehrman.
Document 68: Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, October 29, 1963.
Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, White House Correspondence. Confidential.
Document 69: Editorial Note
Document 70: Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, November 14, 1963.
Source: Department of State, ARA/IPA Files: Lot 69 D 211, IA-ECOSOC, General, 1962-1963. Confidential. Drafted by Gonzalez and cleared by Cottrell, Chapin, and Woolf.
Document 71: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, November 27, 1963.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL LAT AM. Confidential. Drafted by Cottrell.
Document 72: Airgram From the Department of State to All Posts in the American Republics
Washington, December 10, 1963.
Source: Department of State, ARA/IPA Files: Lot 69 D 211, IA-ECOSOC, General, 1962-1963. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Elac.