Committee for Inter-American Cooperation records

1940-1942

The Committee for Inter-American Cooperation first met in New York City in 1940 (under the name of Temporary Committee for Pan American Cooperation). The Committee was sponsored by the Joint Boycott Council and the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Its purpose was to foster closer cultural, political and economic relations between the U.S. and Latin America and counter the effects of fascist propaganda and infiltration in the Americas. The Committee was dissolved in 1941. Collection consists of correspondence and papers documenting the activities of the Committee. Correspondence relates to the Committee's efforts to organize, attract sponsors, and enlist support for its various programs. Other papers include minutes of meetings, documents, memoranda, press releases, and photocopies of newsclippings.