John Moors Cabot (#45)

An Inventory of His Diplomatic Papers,
"A Collection From the Edwin Ginn Library
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University"

In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Note on Sources
List of Series
Series Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Microfilm of Papers 1929-1978
Diplomat. Ambassador to Pakistan (1952-1953); Ambassador to Colombia (1957-1959); Ambassador to Brazil (1959-1961); Ambassador to Poland (1962-1965). The Diplomatic Papers of John Moors Cabot . Copies of diplomatic papers concerning Latin America, Europe, general political and diplomatic materials, and diaries. [Originals deposited in the Edwin Ginn Library, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA]. 22 rolls of microfilm.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
Copyright by the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Copyright
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Provenance
Transferred from University Publications of America at the request of Mrs. John Moors Cabot, in March 1985 (Acc. 1985-025).

Extent
22 rolls of microfilm (0.25 feet)

Date of Publication
1985

Edited by
Robert Lester, a microfilm project of University Publication of America, Inc. for The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

The Personal Papers of John Moors Cabot (1901-1981)

B iographical Note
John Moors Cabot was diplomatic representative in the Dominican Republic in the early 1930s and in Buenos Aires in the 1940s. In the fifties he was The United States Ambassador to Colombia and later to Brazil.

Collection Overview
The papers of John Moors Cabot contain twenty-two rolls of microfilm that provide a record of more than 40 years in the diplomatic service.   The papers include embassy correspondence, situation reports, and interviews with world leaders. Major events covered include the Dominican Republic coup of 1930 and the rise of Trujillo, unrest in Argentina and the election of Perón in 1946, the controversy over Yugoslav aid to Greek guerrillas in 1947, the Chinese Civil War and the Shanghai situation, the resignation of President Quadros in Brazil in 1961, and the outcome of the secret United States-Communist China talks held in Moscow in 1962.

Note on Sources
These materials are a collection from the Edwin Ginn Library, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.  A small portion of the John Moors Cabot Papers was not filmed.  This includes: news clippings; miscellaneous personal financial papers; miscellaneous invitations; proofs of Cabot's books; and duplicate materials.

List of Series
Series 1. Latin America
Series 2. Europe
Series 3. General Political and Diplomatic Materials
Series 4. Diaries

Series Description

Series 1. Latin America.
Reels 1-5.

Series 2. Europe.
Reels 6-11.

Series 3. General Political and Diplomatic Materials.
Reels 12-17.

Series 4. Diaries.
Reels 18-22.