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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-014-009
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Brazil. Subjects include labor union strikes, economic policies, the political situation and a potential coup to overthrow Brazilian President João Goulart, and a revolt by members of the military against a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court decision prohibiting a member of the military from running for public office.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-014-008
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Brazil. Subjects include economic policies and international debt settlement negotiations, the political situation, and a potential coup to overthrow Brazilian President João Goulart.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-014-004
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Brazil. Subjects include relations with the United States, an agreement for the purchase of American and Foreign Power Company (AMFORP) subsidiaries by the Brazilian government, a potential coup to overthrow Brazilian President João Goulart, and a reformation of the Brazilian Cabinet.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-014-002
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Brazil. Subjects include labor unions, the economy, relations with the United States, and a potential coup to overthrow Brazilian President João Goulart. Also included are copies of letters from President Goulart to President John F. Kennedy, and a paper titled, “Goulart and the Left.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-006
This folder contains telegrams from Department of State officials, including United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, regarding proposed trips to Brazil in July and November 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and subsequent postponements. Topics include a schedule for the advance security and planning teams; suggested itineraries for President Kennedy; staff designations for coordination between the White House and Brazil; and the form of scope, talking, position, and background papers in preparation for the President’s trip. Also included in this folder is a press release of an exchange of letters between President Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart regarding the postponement of the November 1962 trip due to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-005
This folder contains telegrams from Department of State officials, including United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, regarding a proposed trip to Brazil by President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent postponement due to political unrest in the country. Topics include suggested itineraries, including stops in the cities of São Paulo, Recife, Natal, and Brasilia; meetings between President Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart; and potential security issues. Also included in this folder is a draft statement announcing the postponement and a memorandum to President Kennedy from White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger regarding Salinger’s trip to Brazil and meeting with President Goulart.