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Foreign Relations of the
Nes United States, 1958-1960
Volume V
American Republics
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Foreign Relations of the
United States, 1958-1960
Volume V
American Republics
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Preface
Ihe publication foregn Relations of the Umted States constitutes
the oftxaal record of the foreign policy of the United States The
printed volumes on the series and the accompanying microtihe
supplements indude, subject to necessary security Considerations,
all documents needed to give a comprehensive record of the
major toregn poly decisions of the United States together with
appropriate materials concerning the tacts that contobuted to the
tormulation of poles Records on the tiles of the Department of
State are augmented by documentation trom other government
agencies involved in the tormulation of toreygn policy
Ihe basx documentary diplomat« record presented im the
printed volumes of the senes and the microfiche supplements ts
edited by the Ofte of the Historian, Bureau of Public Attairs
Department of State The editing os guided by the principles of
hustornal obyectivity and oy accordance with the tollowing off)
cial guidame first promulgated by Secretary of State Frank B
Kellogg on March 26. 1925
There may be no alteration of the text, no deletions without
IP‘FNUOD SRBUETORFT HNLFCEOA EIILLRT TCAAEEESAITSDSTGI IINOFO NINSE D indicating the place in the text where the deletion im made
and no omission of tacts which were of mayor importance mn
reathing a decssson Nothing may be omitted tor the pur
pose of concealing of glossing over what mught be regarded
by some as 4 defect of poly However, certain omissions
of documents are permissible tor the following reasons
4 lo avend publxation of matters that would tend to
impede current diplomatn negotiations of other business
b To condense the record and avoid repetition of needless
details
« To preserve the contidence reposed in the Department by
individuals and by foreign governments
d To avoid giving needless offense to other nationalities of
individuals
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e To eluminate personal opmmons presented in despatches
and not acted upon by the Department To this consider
ation there os one gualitxation om connection with major
decisions it us desirable, where possible, to show the alterna
tive presented to the Department betore the decision was
made
Promcaples ot Selection tor Forngn Relaton. 1958-1900. Volume V
The wutial research, compilation, and editing of the printed
STTEAD TES
ON- volume and microfiche supplement took place in 1°80 and 1981
Betore selecting documents, the editors developed a research plan
based on the topis to be included and on oftiial records and
other documentation in the Department of State and at the
Dwight 1) bisenhower Library at Abilene, Kansas
The documents included in the printed volume and in the
muxrotiche supplement present the record of bask US) policies
toward South Amerna, Central America, and the Canbbean area,
and of the major mncaidents un US relations with the nations on
the regron The documentation on multilateral issues and regvon
al US) poles contained in the printed volume tocuses on US
concern un the years 1958-1960 over economn development
PIF‘UCODABRuTFIOETRLr HGFO!CE lE NR LL EAA STSIIOFNISE D problems, political instability, the Castro regime in Cuba, Com
munist activity, the US role in hemisphere defense, and the role
om the Orgamzation of American States in promoting stability
and peace un the region The goodwill trips by President Eisen
hower, Vice President Nixon, and Dr Milton Eisenhower, which
retlect this concern, are documented in some detail US bilateral
relations with Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico are also covered A
summary of the print volume is printed on pages 47-53 US re
lations with Cuba and the US attitude toward the regime of
hidel Castro are extensively documented in volume VI
This microtxhe supplement presents documents on US eco
nom policies toward the region, including technical assistance,
and bilateral relations with the nations of Central and South
Ameria and the Canbbean area, except Argentina, Brazil!
Mexxo, and Cuba Summaries of the compilations included in
the microfixhe supplement, with references to specific docu-
ments, are printed on pages 54-96
This guide to the microfiche supplement contains lists of
sources, persons, and abbreviations and a comprehensive index
of all the documents, as well as the summaries noted above The
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print volume and the microfiche supplement have separate in
dexes
Compilations on bilateral relations in this volume and in the
mirotiche supplement include the texts of telegrams trom the
Department of State to posts in the region contamuing instruc
tons and polxy guidance, telegrams trom posts to the Depart.
ment of State contaming repurts, analyses, and recommendations,
the texts of polky memoranda and reports, and memoranda of
conversation between US and foreign officials
In selecting documents tor the print volume and microtih e
supplement, the editors concentrated on National Secunty Coun
cil and Cabinet meetings, NSC and Department of State polny
papers and memoranda that set torth polny options The editors
also selected tinished intelligence reports (such as National Intel
hyence Estumates and intelligence brietings to the NSC) on which
policy decisions were made, communi ations with foreign gov
ermments and international orgamizations, and poli y recommen
dations and analyses sent by US missions abroad to the Depart
ment of State
Because the focus of the print volume and the mucroti he
supplement is on major diplomatx aspects of US poliies
toward the region, the editors did not document the US mulitary
“FPDOUFIRESBRTUOGO CTFHLENNR LEAIIL E ATTAC SEETASDITSI OI FNOISNE D assistance program, intelligence activities, of detailed aspects of
economn and cultural relations They did not, theretore, seck ex
panded access to foreign affairs records of agencies outside of the
Department of State, the White House, and the National Secun
ty Council
The editors had complete access to the records of the De
partment of State including all the central indexed decimal tiles
and the varus special decentralized tiles (lot tiles) relevant to
the volume At the Ficenhower Library, the editors gave particu
lar attention to the Ann Whitman file, with its master collection
of National Secunty Council records, Cabinet papers, and other
important Presidential records The editors reviewed other pert:
nent records at the Eisenhower Library, including papers of Sex
retaries of State John Foster Dulles and Christian A Herter. and
recore’s of the President's Special Assistant for National Security
Attairs The editors beheve that no documentation at the biven
hower Library relevant to the subject matter was overlooked or
withheld A complete list of the files consulted in preparing both
the print volume and the microfiche supplement is on pages |-
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The editors of the volume are contident that the documents
included un the print volume and in the murotiche supplement
taken together provide a comprehensive and accurate record of
US diplomatx policies toward the Canbbean, Central America,
and South America region The declassitication review process
tor the documents onginally selected tor thi volume, outhned in
more detail below, resulted in withholding trom publication ap
proxumately 3 percent of the manuscript of the print volume and
1 percent of the microfiche supplement
Fditorval Methodology
The documents in the microfiche supplement are reproduced
directly trom copies of the onginal documents Headings, toot
notes, and editonal notes have been added by the editors im a
format sumidar to that of the printed volume Documents with
excemons due to continued classitiation appear in the supple
ment with the excised portions shaded in black Documents that
were demed on the declassitxation review process have been
noted by inserting a page contammng the document number, its
date, and the repository on which it was tound
The documents are presented chronologacally according to
PFDOUO| RSUBETSOF THNFLCEO EAILILR TTACAEEESAITSDSTGI INIOF ONINSE O Washington tune Incoming telegrams trom US missions are
placed according to time of receipt in the Department of State or
other recenving agemy, tather than the time of transmission
memoranda of conversation are placed according to the teme and
date of the conversation, rather than the date the memorandum
was dratted
The document's source and ongunal classifx ation are con
tanned on the editorial headings at the begunnung of each docu
ment Distribution and drafting intormation, unformation on the
bach grownd of umportant documents and poles, and indi ations
it the Presedent and/or his major polny advisers read the docu
ment are in the first footnote
Editornal notes and additional annotation summarize pert
nent maternal not included, indicate the location of additional
documentary sources, provide references to wunportant related
documents printed in other volumes, describe key events, and
summarize and provide citations to public statements that sup
plement and elucidate the documents Information denved from
memoirs and other first-hand acounts has been used when ap
plicable to supplement the official record
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Dyn lasssPuahion Remew i> vedios
Declassitication review of the documents selected tor pubh-
cation was conducted by the Division of Historna l Documents
Review, Bureau of Diplomatx Security, Department of State
The review was made in accordance with the Freedom of Infor.
mation Act, the Privacy Act, and the criteria established in Exec.
utive Order 12356 regarding
1) mulitary plans, weapons, of operations,
2) the vulnerabilities or capabilitees of systems, mnstallations,
projects, or plans relating to the nathonal security,
4) foregn government information
4) wntelligence activities (oncludong special activities), of in
tellhgence sources of methods
5) toregn relations or torexgn activitees of the United States.
6} screntiftx, technological, or econmomen matters relating to
national security
7) US Government programs tor sateguarding nuclear ma
terials of tacslitees
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Dx Lassifxcation decisions entailed concurrence of the appro
priate geographic and tunctional bureaus om the Department of
State, other concerned agencies of the US Government, and ap
propriate foreign governments regarding documents of those
governments The principle guiding declassiti ation review ts to
release as much information as i comsistent with contemporary
requirements of national security and sound foreign relations
N Stephen Kane supervised the planning and compilation of
the chapters that comprise the printed volume and the micro
tixhe supplement, under the direction of I'aul Claussen Editor in
Chiet Johan P Glennon supervised the final preparation of the
martotiche supplement for publxation Mr Kane compiled the
sections un regional economic poles and relations with Colom
tua Carl N Raether compiled the sections on US relations with
Honduras and Panama Evans Gerakas prepared compilations on
Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru Other
compilations were prepared by Edith James (Bolivia, Chile, Para
guay. Uruguay, Venezuela), Aaron 1D Miller (Nicaragua), and
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Nina | Nonng (Domunkxan Reputtx, Haiti) Wo Taylor Fam Ill
prepared the summary of the printed volume Summaries of in
dividual compilations on the marofixhe supplement were pre
pared by Mr Glennon, Edward © Keeter, David Wo Mabon
Charles S Sampson, Harnet 1D) Schwar, and Lows Ht Sauth Bret
1) Bellamy prepared the lists of sources, abbreviations, and
names Rita M Baker pertormed the technwal edeteng Barbara A
Bacon of the Publishing Services Diwmson (Paul Mo Washington
Cheet (retrred)) oversaw production of the volume Do Mi
Stauber prepared the index
William 7. Slany
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