{"id":2340,"date":"2013-07-09T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/modernlatinamerica\/?page_id=2340"},"modified":"2013-07-09T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T15:30:41","slug":"document-27-state-department-telegram-to-ambassador-lincoln-gordon-1964","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/chapters\/chapter-11-brazil\/primary-documents-w-accompanying-discussion-questions\/document-27-state-department-telegram-to-ambassador-lincoln-gordon-1964\/","title":{"rendered":"Document #32: State Department Telegram to Ambassador Lincoln Gordon (1964)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lincoln Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n

Telegram No. 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OUTGOING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE<\/p>\n

ACTION: AMEMBASSY RIO DE JANEIRO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FLASH<\/span> 1301\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAR 31 2:29 PM \u201864<\/p>\n

NO DISTRIBUTION<\/span><\/p>\n

FOR AMBASSADOR GORDON<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>For your personal information only, the following decisions have been taken in order [to] be in a position to render assistance at appropriate time to anti-Goulart forces if it is decided this should be done.<\/p>\n

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  1. Dispatch of US Navy tankers bearing POL [petroleum, oil, lubricants] from Aruba, first tanker expected off Santos between April 8 and 13; follow three tankers at one day intervals.<\/li>\n
  2. Immediate dispatch of naval task force for overt exercises off Brazil. Force to consist of aircraft carrier (expected arrive in area by April 10), four destroyers, two destroyer escorts, task force tankers (all expected arrive about four days later).<\/li>\n
  3. Assemble shipment of about 11 tons ammunition, other light equipment including tear gas for mob control for air lift to Sao Paulo (Campinas). Lift would be made with 24 to 36 hours upon issuance final orders and would involve 10 cargo planes, 6 tankers, and 6 fighters.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Unloading of POL by US Navy tankers (item 1) and dispatch of airlift (item 3) would require further development politico-military situation to point where some group having reasonable claim to legitimacy could formally request recognition and aid from us and if possible from other American Republics. Dispatch of tankers from Aruba and of naval task force does not immediately involve us in Brazilian situation and is regarded by us as normal naval exercise.<\/p>\n

    END<\/p>\n

    RUSK<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Telegram No. 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    OUTGOING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE<\/p>\n

    ACTION: Amembassy RIO DE JANEIRO\u00a0 1305 FLASH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAR 31 7:53 PM \u201864<\/p>\n

    Info:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DEFENSE FOR McNAMARA AND TAYLOR<\/p>\n

    CIA FOR McCONE<\/p>\n

    NODIS<\/span>\u00a0 FOR AMBASSADOR GORDON<\/p>\n

    Following corrections should be made in Deptel 1301:<\/p>\n

    1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Para one should read: \u201cDispatch of U.S. Navy tankers bearing POL from Aruba, first tanker expected off Santos April 13; following three tankers at one day intervals.\u201d<\/p>\n

    2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Second sentence in para two should read: \u201cForces to consist of aircraft carrier and two guided missile destroyers (expected arrive in area by April 10), four destroyers, task force tankers (all expected arrive about four days later).\u201d<\/p>\n

    3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strike words \u201ctear gas\u201d in first sentence of para three, and insert \u201cCS agent\u201d.<\/p>\n

    4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reference to \u201c10 cargo planes\u201d in second sentence of para three should be \u201csix cargo planes\u201d.<\/p>\n

    RUSK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Telegram No. 1: OUTGOING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTION: AMEMBASSY RIO DE JANEIRO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FLASH 1301\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAR 31 2:29 PM \u201864 NO DISTRIBUTION FOR AMBASSADOR GORDON \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For your personal information only, the following decisions have been taken in order [to] … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"parent":2328,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/modernlatinamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}