Political, economic, and military relations of the United States and Venezuela1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. IV, pp. 1587 ff.


565. Telegram From the Ambassador in Venezuela (Warren) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.2553/3–3055. Confidential. Forwarded to the Special Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs, Gabriel Hauge, for information and distribution, as appropriate, within the White House.


566. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 14, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.31/6–1455. Confidential. Drafted by Davis.


567. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Foreign Minister Otáñez and the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland), San Francisco, June 24, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.2553/6–2455. Confidential. Drafted by Holland. Otáñez and Holland were attending the Special Tenth Anniversary Session of the United Nations.


568. Telegram From the Ambassador in Venezuela (Warren) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.19/11–2555. Confidential.


569. Telegram From the Ambassador in Venezuela (Warren) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.19/1–1256. Confidential.


570. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Latin America 1956. Top Secret.


571. Excerpt From Informal Notes of the Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board, Washington, June 6, 1956

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Latin America 1956. Secret.


573. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) to the Ambassador in Venezuela (McIntosh)

Source: Department of State, Holland Files: Lot 57 D 295, Venezuela. Secret. Drafted by Davis. Dempster McIntosh was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador in Venezuela on March 28, and presented his credentials to the Government of Venezuela on April 26.


574. Memorandum of a Conversation, Embassy Residence, Panama City, July 23, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.


575. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 28, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 731.56/8–2856. Top Secret. Drafted by Holland.


576. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 731.00/9–1056. Secret. Drafted by Carl E. Bartch of the Office of South American Affairs.


577. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Venezuela

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.316/10–1156. Confidential. Drafted by Bartch and initialed by Rubottom.


579. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Prochnow) to the President of the Export-Import Bank (Waugh)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.2553/10–3056. Official Use Only. Drafted by Prochnow with the assistance of Rubottom.


580. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, November 5, 1956

Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s Files, FRC 61 A 32, Box 313, Venezuela. Secret. Drafted by Barnes.


581. Memorandum of a Conversation, The White House, Washington, November 23, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. Drafted by Rubottom.


582. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 12, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 731.5–MSP/12–1256. Secret. Drafted by Bartch.


583. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Deputy Director of the Office of Middle American Affairs (Stewart) and Romulo Betancourt, Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 731.00/12–2156. Confidential. Drafted by Stewart.


585. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Venezuela

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 831.2553/4–2457. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Bartch and initialed by Bernbaum.


586. Telegram From the Ambassador in Venezuela (McIntosh) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.31/5–1757. Secret.


587. Telegram From the Ambassador in Venezuela (McIntosh) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.316/6–657. Confidential; Priority.


588. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Venezuela

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.316/6–757. Confidential. Drafted by Bartch and initialed by Rubottom.


589. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.316/7–657. Confidential. Drafted by Bartch, Snow, and Rosenson.


590. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 10, 1957

Source: Department of State, ARA Files: Lot 59 D 12, Chronological–Date File, 1957. Confidential. Drafted by Bartch.


591. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, July 23, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/7–2357. Confidential. Drafted by Rubottom.