Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Brazil. Materials concern meetings between President Kennedy and Governor-elect of Ceará Virgílio Távora, Governor of Parana Ney Braga, and Brazilian Minister of Finance San Tiago Dantas; economic aid to Brazil; and the Brazilian political situation. Of note is a memorandum to Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin from Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) Thomas L. Hughes titled, "INR Comments on Embassy Rio Telegram 373 Concerning the Brazilian Political Situation." Also included in this folder is a summary of a meeting between President of Brazil João Goulart and United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and a memorandum titled, "Proposed Short Term Policy-Brazil."