Colombia: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1960-1963

The documents in this collection offer a snapshot of Colombia at the height of the Cold War. Numerous records track the impact of the Cuban revolution, for example: “Colombia Tourist Agent Visits Embassy Regarding Prospective Travel of Colombians on Planned USSR Flights Between Havana and Moscow”; and naval equipment on loan: “Colombian Navy would like to lease ... from the United States Navy, under similar terms as those contained in the lease for the Floating Dry Dock.” On the economy: National Coffee Federation tabulations (1960); and “it was a sellers’ market during December for anyone holding dollars ... the free market has advanced nervousness since October” (1963).