Reminiscences of Joseph John Jova : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Joseph John Jova : oral history, 1978.

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 administration; 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.

Transcript: 346 leaves.Tape: 5 reels.

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