Costa Rica
68. Despatch 576 from San Jose, April 6
Status of relations with current Costa Rican Government. Secret. 11 pp. DOS, CF, 611.18/4–661.
69. Memorandum of conversation, April 17, between President Kennedy and Ambassador Escalante
Costa Rican land reform program. Official Use Only. 1 p. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Costa Rica, January–August 1961.
70. Despatch 625 from San Jose, April 25
President Echandi’s current attitude toward U.S. aid. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 611.18/4–2561.
71. Telegram 519 from San Jose, May 18
Reasons for delay in presenting credentials by new U.S. Ambassador. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 611.18/5–1861.
72. Despatch 360 from San Jose, January 24
President Echandi’s concern over 1962 U.S. sugar allocation. Official Use Only. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 818.235/1–2462.
73. Despatch 440 from San Jose, March 2
Costa Rica’s fiscal difficulties and request for U.S. assistance, with a copy of a letter from the Central Bank to President-elect Orlich. Confidential. 5 pp. DOS, CF, 818.10/3–262.
74. Despatch 442 from San Jose, March 5
U.S. efforts to encourage economic planning in Costa Rica. Official Use Only. 3 pp. DOS, CF, 818.00/3–562.
75. Memorandum from Woodward to Moscoso, March 7
Costa Rican financial difficulties. Confidential. 3 pp. DOS, CF, 818.10/3–762.
76. Memorandum of conversation, April 24, between Foreign Minister-designate Oduber and Edwin M. Martin
Economic policies of incoming Orlich administration. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 818.13/4–2462.
77. Memorandum of conversation, April 24, between Foreign Minister-designate Oduber and Edwin M. Martin
Orlich government’s attitude toward other Central American States. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 810.18/4–2762.
78. Memorandum of conversation, April 30, between Figueres and Moscoso and other U.S. officials
Costa Rican financial situation and possibility of U.S. assistance to rectify it. Official Use Only. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 818.00/4–3062.
79. Letter from Telles to Edwin M. Martin, May 31
End of year assessment: DOS failure to act on Embassy recommendations and lack of confidence Department has shown in Embassy; Orlich visit to Washington; Costa Rican fiscal and budgetary problem; U.S. policy in dealing with Figueres. Confidential. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 611.18/5–3162.
80. Airgram A–191 from San Jose, June 4
Meeting between President Orlich and Minister of Economy Hess and Ambassador Telles on seriousness of Costa Rica’s current financial crisis and President’s hope for U.S. assistance. Official Use Only. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 818.00/6–362.
81. Airgram A–46 from San Jose, July 23
Country Team recommendation for fiscal assistance to GOCR. Official Use Only. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 818.10/7–2362.
82. Memorandum of conversation, August 13, among Ambassador Facio, former Ambassador Esquivel and Edwin M. Martin
Serious budget deficit in Costa Rica; coffee conference in New York. Official Use Only. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 718.00/8–662.
83. Memorandum of conversation, August 13, between Ambassador Facio and John W. Fischer
Costa Rican budgetary problem. Official Use Only. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 818.00/8–1362.
84. Memorandum of conversation, September 13, among Edwin M. Martin, Ambassador Facio, and other Costa Rican and U.S. officials
U.S. assistance in Costa Rican budget crisis. Official Use Only. 2 pp. DOS, CF, 811.10/9–1362.
85. Circular Airgram CA–6669, December 19
Approved Plan of Action toward Costa Rica from December 1962 to October 1963. Secret. 4 pp. DOS, CF, 611.18/12–1962.
86. Memorandum of conversation among President Kennedy, President Orlich, and other U.S. and Costa Rican officials
Requests for U.S. aid: Project financing, National Industrial Corporation; education, health and fiscal problems. Official Use Only. 2 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, President’s Trip—San Jose, March 1963, Memcons.
87. Airgram A–7 from San Jose, July 6
Report of President Orlich first public criticism of U.S. for slow processing of GOCR loan applications. Confidential. 2 pp. DOS, CF, POL 15–1 COSTA RICA.
88. Memorandum of conversation between Foreign Minister Oduber and the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Cottrell)
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL COSTA RICA–CUBA. Secret. 1 page of text not declassified.]