Telegram from Dean Rusk to the US Embassy in Rio de Janeiro regarding developments in Brazil
Initial production date
17/12/1968
Final production date
17/12/1968
Level in the general structure
Item
Dimension and support: Format
PDF
Dimension and support: Documentary type
Telegram
Producing entity
United States Department of State (DoS)
Origin
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Scope and content
Telegram (State 288130), dated December 17, 1968, from Dean Rusk to the U.S. Embassy in Rio de Janeiro with instructions and requests regarding the development of the Brazilian regime after the implementation of Institutional Act 5 (AI-5), as the official position of the embassy; outreach to influential leaders to communicate the U.S. position without confronting the Brazilian government; and the stance toward the international press. Rusk ends the telegram with instructions on how the ambassador's trip to Washington should be handled in the press.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Original reference code
Folder: POL 15 Government
Box: 25
Series: Classified Central Subject files, 1961-1976 (P 72)
Collection: Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84) NARA II, College Park
Location
Washington DC (USA)
References cited
Cited in: Rio 13426; Rio 14526; copy Rio 14526; Rio 14720; Sao Paulo 2729; Sao Paulo 2728; Copy Sao Paulo 2728
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