Telegram from John Wills Tuthill to the Secretary of State in Washington DC regarding the presidential succession from Castello Branco to Costa e Silva
Documents
Reference code
BR SP IRI USP USA RIPEB RB USA 1967.03.02
Title
Telegram from John Wills Tuthill to the Secretary of State in Washington DC regarding the presidential succession from Castello Branco to Costa e Silva
Initial production date
02/03/1967
Final production date
02/03/1967
Level in the general structure
Item
Dimension and support: Format
Dimension and support: Documentary type
Telegram
Producing entity
Embassy of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro
Origin
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Scope and content
Telegram (Rio 8620) from John Wills Tuthill to the Secretary of State of Washington DC, dated March 2, 1967, regarding the administrative transition to the presidency of Arthur da Costa e Silva. This telegram addresses: the new cabinet and possible implications for the relationship between Brazil and the United States; the current political upheaval generated by several groups with conflicting interests and the concessions made by Costa e Silva to opposition groups; the advantages and disadvantages of Costa e Silva and the political context; the implications of the new presidency for North American interests and Brazil's automatic alignment policy; indications of the political direction of the new regime and; the possible political consequences if the United States does not support Costa e Silva.
Access conditions
Private
Language
English
Custodian entity of originals
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Original reference code
Folder: POL 15 Brazil
Box: 17
Series: Classified Central Subject Files, 1961-1976 (P 72)
Collection: Records of the Foreign Services Posts of the Department of State (RG 84) NARA II, College Park
Location
Washington DC (USA)
Access point - Subjects
International agreements | Political unrest | Western Alliance | Amnesty | Anti-Americanism | Popular support | Authoritarianism | Bipartisanship | Revolutionary continuity | Economic stabilization | Students | Cabinet of ministers | Castello Branco Government | Costa e Silva Government | Sorbonne Group | Inflation | Political instability | American national interest | Loyalty | Liberalism | Hard line | Nationalism | Neutrality | Political opposition | Foreign policy | Economic program | Redemocratization | Presidential succession | Rural workers | Urban workers
Access Point - Entities and Organizations
National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) | Armed forces | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Access Point - Names
Afonso Augusto de Albuquerque Lima | Antônio Delfim Netto | Arthur da Costa e Silva | Carlos Lacerda | Helio Marcos Beltrão | Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco | Janio da Silva Quadros | Jarbas Gonçalves Passarinho | John Wills Tuthill | José Costa Cavalcanti | José de Magalhães Pinto | Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira | Lincoln Gordon | Lyndon Johnson | Mario David Andreazza | Octávio Gouveia de Bulhões | Roberto Campos
Rules or conventions adopted
NOBRADE | ISAD(G)
Status
Complete
Description of
Olga Steffen Cruz
Description date
19/02/2024
Reviewing
Fernanda Abreu Silva
Review date
12/03/2024