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Subject(s)

• Central America—Politics and government—1821-1951 [Browse]
• United States—Foreign relations—Central America [Browse]
• Central America—Foreign relations—United States [Browse]

Summary note

Gale Cengage's digitized version of microfilm collection of records from the State Department's Central Files for the period 1930-1949 relate to the regional internal affairs of Central America. The records contain incoming messages from Washington, retained copies of outgoing dispatches, notes between the Department of State and foreign diplomatic representatives in the United States, memoranda prepared by officials of the Department, and correspondence with officials of other Government departments and with private firms and persons. Most of the documents in this collection relate to growth of Bolshevism; political unrest in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua; the growth of totalitarianism and Falangist activities; press commentary on the Spanish Civil War and support for the Republican cause; and issues related to national debt, foreign loans, trade deficits and the worldwide depression. In addition, there are press comments reflecting the opposition in Central America to American economic influence, President Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy, and the controversial comments of U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Josephus Daniels. Documents from the 1940s relate primarily to World War II; declarations of war, disposition of Axis property and businesses; and expansion of FBI and Military Intelligence Division activities. There are additional documents related to political parties and elections, human rights, government, labor, public health, religion, trade, and natural resources.

Notes

• Source library: U.S. National Archives.
• Historical coverage of the period 1930-1949. Supporting documentation ranges from 1913-1984.
• Areas of research supported by this collection include: Bolshevism in Latin America; Bryan-Chamorro Treaty; coffee production and its impact on the Central American economy; Communist Party of Central America; Franklin D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy; guerrilla warfare; New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company; Nicaragua and Panama Canals; political parties and elections; political unrest in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua and the U.S. response; United Fruit Company, monopolies and "Banana Republics"; United States military occupations and operations in Latin America (the Banana Wars); and World War II and its impact on the Central American Republics.

OCLC

793864808

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