Colombia


47. Memorandum of conversation, February 17, among Rusk, Ambassador Sanz de Santamaría, and U.S. and Colombian officials

Exchange of views on matters of mutual interest. Confidential. 3 pp. DOS, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330.


48. Memorandum of conversation, February 25, between Lleras Camargo and Adolf A. Berle, Jr.

General exchange of views including: economic conditions; Caribbean crisis; Government of Haiti; Cuba; Mexico. Secret. 6 pp. DOS, CF, 721.11/2–2561.


49. Memorandum of conversation, March 23, 1961, between Rusk and Ambassador Sanz de Santamaría

U.S. military and financial assistance to Colombia. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330.


50. Memorandum from Mulliken to Carwell, June 8

Meeting with Colombian Ambassador on coffee price stabilization. Official Use Only. 3 pp. DOS, CF, 611.21/6–861.


51. Telegram 3 to Bogota, July 3

Letter from Rusk to President Lleras expressing gratification for President’s initiative on the Cuban problem. Confidential. 2 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Colombia, 1961.


52. Telegram 145 to Bogota, August 28

Instructions for meeting with President Lleras and Foreign Minister Turbay regarding action program on Cuba outlined earlier by Colombia. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 721.00/8–2861.


53. Memorandum of conversation, September 25, between President Kennedy and Ambassador Turbay

Lleras Plan to test Cuba’s willingness to remain in the Inter-American system. Confidential. 1 p. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Colombia, 1961.


54. Memorandum from Woodward to Acting Secretary, September 27

Urgent need for internal security aid to Colombia. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 721.5–MSP/9–2761.


55. Memorandum of conversation, October 6, between Ambassador Sanz de Santamaría and Coerr

Colombian request for additional internal security aid. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 721.5–MSP/10–661.


56. Telegram 234 from Bogota, October 12

State of siege declared throughout Colombia by President Lleras. Confidential. 3 pp. DOS, CF, 721.00/10–1361.


57. Telegram 315 to Bogota, November 1

Announcement that President Kennedy has signed determination to furnish internal security aid to Colombia. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 721.00/11–0161.


58. Memorandum of conversation, December 17, between President Kennedy and President Lleras

Developments in the Dominican Republic; planning for Foreign Ministers meeting on Cuban problem. Confidential. 5 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Colombia, January 1962.


59. Memorandum of conversation, June 8, between President Kennedy and Ambassador Freeman

Alliance for Progress results in Colombia. Official Use Only. 2 pp. DOS, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149.


60. Memorandum of conversation, June 26, among U. Alexis Johnson, President-elect Valencia and other U.S. and Colombian officials

Review of relations between the two countries. Confidential. 6 pp. DOS, CF, 611.21/6–2662.


61. Airgram A–145 from Bogota, September 5

Transmits September 4 memorandum of conversation between Ambassador Freeman and President Valencia on the violence problem in Colombia. Secret. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 721.00/9–562.


62. Memorandum of conversation, September 18, between Rusk and Ambassador Sanz de Santamaría

Farewell call of Ambassador; Colombian request for $60 million balance-of-payments loan and counterpart release. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330.


63. Memorandum of conversation, September 27, between President Kennedy and Ambassador Sanz de Santamaría

Farewell call of Ambassador; Coffee Agreement; Alliance for Progress. Confidential. 2 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Colombia, July–September 1962.


64. DOS Guidelines for Policy and Operations: Colombia, December 1962

Secret. 10 pp. DOS, S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121.


65. Memorandum of conversation, February 1, among DOS officials

Colombian political and economic problems. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, POL COL.


66. Airgram A–731 from Bogota, May 10

Political contingencies—extra-legal changes. Confidential. 5 pp. DOS, CF, POL 23 COL.


67. Memorandum of conversation, July 24, between President Kennedy and Ambassador Uribe Botero

Presentation of Ambassador’s credentials; Colombian budgetary difficulties. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, POL 17 COL–U.S.