Telegram from John W. Tuthill to the Secretary of State regarding Carlos Lacerda's criticism of the government

1. Identification area

Reference code

BR SP IRI USP USA AP CP FA 1967.08.31

Title

Telegram from John W. Tuthill to the Secretary of State regarding Carlos Lacerda's criticism of the government

Initial production date

31/08/1967

Final production date

31/08/1967

Level in the general structure

Item

Dimension and support: Format

PDF

Dimension and support: Documentary type

Telegram

2. Contextualization area

Producing entity

Embassy of the United States of America in Brasilia

Origin

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

3. Content area and structure

Scope and content

Telegram (Brasília 842), dated August 31, 1967, authored by John W. Tuthill to the Secretary of State. The document deals with Lacerda's attacks on the military government.

Arrangement system

Collection The United States and the dictatorship (USA) | Broad Front Dossier (FA) | Political Actors Series (AP) | Political Class Subseries (CP)

4. Access and use conditions area

Access conditions

Public

Language

English

5. Related sources area: existence and location of originals

Custodian entity of originals

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Original reference code

POL 13 Non-Party Blocs Folder
Box 17
Classified Central Subject Files Series, 1961–1976 (P 72)
Collection Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84)
NARA II, College Park

Location

Washington, D.C.

6. Related sources area: related description units

References cited

Brasilia 817

7. Access Points and Subject Indexing

Access point - Subjects

Anti-lacerdism | Political crises | Power disputes | Indirect elections | Presidential elections | Broad Front | Costa e Silva Government | Opposition groups | Press | Political dissatisfaction | Political instability | Lacerdismo | Minas Gerais (state) | Political opposition | Redemocratization

Access Point - Entities and Organizations

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) | Armed forces | O Globo newspaper (Press) | Tribuna da Imprensa newspaper (Press) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | National Democratic Union (UDN)

Access Point - Names

Arthur da Costa e Silva | Augusto Cezar de Castro Moniz de Aragão | Carlos Lacerda | Ezequias Costa | Fidelis dos Santos Amaral Netto | Getulio Vargas | Helio Fernandes | Herbert S. Okun | João Belchior Marques Goulart | João Herculino | John Wills Tuthill | Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira | Melvyn Levitsky | Oscar Passos | Oswaldo Cavalcanti da Costa Lima Filho | Paulo Macarini | Renato Archer | Roberto Marinho | Rondon Pacheco | Walther Moreira Salles

9. Description control area

Rules or conventions adopted

NOBRADE | ISAD(G)

Status

Complete

Description of

Beatriz Splicio

Description date

06/03/2024

Reviewing

Fernanda Abreu Silva

Review date

12/03/2024