| Title: |
Reminiscences of Joseph John Jova
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A40
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background; United Fruit Company farm overseer, Guatemala, 1938-41; World War II Navy experiences; Foreign Service diplomatic assignments in Iraq, Morocco, Portugal, Chile; functions of an ambassador and his wife; Chilean politics during Kennedy adminstration; United States Ambassador to Honduras, 1965-69; economic and social issues, El Salvador-Honduras Soccer War, 1969; Ambassador to Organization of American States: schism in Roman Catholic clergy, territorial and trade disputes, Castro's Cuba; Ambassador to Mexico, 1974-77: drug traffic, prisoner exchange, Henry Kissinger and Latin American relations; impressions of Luis Echeverria, other Mexican officials.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 346 leaves, Tape: 5 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Closed. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1978 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Jova, Joseph John, 1916-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1916
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| Speaker occupation: |
Diplomat
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| Age at speaking: |
62
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| Document date: |
1978
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| Interviewer: |
Edwin, Ed; Morris, Berenice
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Department of State
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Latin America; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Ambassadors--United States; Diplomacy; Latin America; Latin America--Politics and government; North America; Oral history; U.S. Department of State; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1945-; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jova, Joseph John, 1916-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019948-15391
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