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

Source: Department of State, ARA/REA Files: Lot 62 D 302, Brazil 1960. Confidential. Drafted by Hemba, William T. Briggs, and Post on June 9. A footnote to the concurrence by Export-Import Bank President Waugh in the source text reads as follows: “The Export-Import Bank desires to reaffirm that it has believed that assistance to Brazil should be in the form of deferral of payments on existing obligations rather than new balance of payments credits.” A background paper attached to the source text is not printed.

291. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Kubitschek

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. No drafting information is given on the source text. Delivered by Cabot to Kubitschek at Brasilia on July 14. The text was released by the Department and published in Rio de Janeiro.

292. Letter From President Kubitschek to President Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.32/7–2060. Official Use Only; Presidential Handling. Transmitted in two sections in telegram 151 from Rio de Janeiro, July 19, which is the source text. Telegram 151 indicates the text of the letter is an Embassy translation.

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

Source: Department of State, ARA/EST Files: Lot 62 D 308, ARA:EST/B 1960 Files Folder #6. Confidential. Drafted by Hemba, August 10. Concurred in by Mann.

294. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 12, 1960

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Boonstra. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Foreign Minister Láfer returned from a visit to Portugal via the United States en route to the Foreign Ministers Meeting at San José.

295. Memorandum of a Conversation, Embassy Chancery, San José, August 18, 1960, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Donald F. Barnes, Division of Language Services. The source text bears the following notation: “Approved: S 8/23/60.”

296. Editorial Note

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 732.11/10–660. Secret.

298. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 732.11/10–2960. Official Use Only. Drafted by Jackson W. Wilson on October 26.

299. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 10, 1960

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.3241/12–1060. Official Use Only. Drafted by Coerr on December 13. The source text bears the notation: “Approved by S 12/15/60.”

300. Despatch From the Embassy in Brazil to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 732.00/12–1360. Confidential. Drafted by Raine.

301. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1960

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 732.00/12–2760. Confidential. Drafted by Phelan and Hemba.