Leland Barrows Papers

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Leland Barrows Papers

1942-1987

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Speeches and writings, correspondence, studies, reports, memoranda, and printed matter,relating to American foreign relations with South Vietnam and with Africa, especiallyCameroon, Nigeria and South Africa; and to American government policy, especially asreflected in activities of the Agency for International Development, regarding foreignaid and development assistance, and promotion of foreign trade.

26 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder (11.5 linear feet)

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Barrows, Leland, 1906-

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Leland Judd Barrows (b. Oct. 27, 1906, Lawrence, Kan.-d. Mar. 3, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was a graduate of the University of Kansas, a U.S. government employee, and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935. He was the frist U.S. ambasador to the West African nations of Cameroon and Togo. From the description of Barrows, Leland, 1906-1988 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571121 American diplomat; director, United ...

United States. Agency for International Development

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On September 4, 1961 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 vas signed into law. On November 4, 1961 the Agency for International Development was set up in the Department of State to succeed the International Cooperation Administration. The main objective of AID was to combine the various foreign assistance programs into one program which would assist the underdeveloped countries in maintaining their independence by making them self-supporting nations. The Development Loan Fund, created in 1957 was ...