Meeting of ministers of finance or economy of the American republics as the fourth extraordinary Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council (Rio Economic Conference), held at Quitandinha, Brazil, November 22–December 2, 1954 1

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The meeting of Ministers of Finance or Economy is commonly referred to as the Rio Economic Conference. The headquarters for the meeting, however, was the Quitandinha Hotel, located approximately 40 miles from Rio de Janeiro and about 3 miles south of Petropolis.

For additional documentation and summary accounts of the meeting, see Report of the United States Delegation to the Meeting of Ministers of Finance or Economy of the American Republics as the Fourth Extraordinary Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, November 22 to December 2, 1954, Quitandinha, Brazil (Washington, 1954), hereinafter cited as USDel Report: Quitandinha; and Annals of the Organization of American States, 1954 (Washington, 1954), pp. 173–175, 257–289.


[83] Minutes of a Meeting Held in the Executive Office Building, 11 a.m., June 21, 1954

MSAFOA Director’s files, FRC 56 A 632, “Rio Economic Conference”


[85] Memorandum by John C. Cady of the Office of Latin American Operations to the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration (Stassen)

MSAFOA Director’s files, FRC 56 A 632, “Rio Economic Conference”


[88] Paper Prepared by the Latin American Working Group of the Operations Coordinating Board

S/SOCB files, lot 62 D 430, “Rio Conference”


[91] Memorandum of Discussion at the 224th Meeting of the National Security Council on Monday, November 15, 1954

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file, NSC records


[92] Memorandum of a Meeting of Certain Members of the United States Delegation

OAS files, lot 60 D 665, “Memorandums of meetings”


[93] Memorandum of a Meeting of Certain Members of the United States Delegation

OAS files, lot 60 D 665, “Memorandums of meetings”


[96] Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, Held at the White House, 10:45 a.m., December 3, 1954

Eisenhower Library, papers as President, Whitman file