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ATTACH É EXTRAORDINAIRE

VERNON A. WALTERS IN BRAZIL

FRANK MÁRCIO DE OLIVEIRA

NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE

Cover Photo

Major Vernon A. Walters interprets President Truman’s speech to Brazilian

President Eurico Gaspar Dutra and other distinguished guests under the guns

of the USS Missouri on September 2, 1947, in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro.

e ceremony commemorated the second anniversary of the Japanese Sur-

render, which was formalized on this battleship in Tokyo Bay. President Tru-

man is visible to Walters’ le , and General George C. Marshall is near the

microphones, in a fedora. Leaders from across the hemisphere were in Rio at

this time to sign the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, or Rio

Treaty, forerunner to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Photo

from the Walters Collection at the National Defense Intelligence College.

Other Photos

Unless otherwise noted, all photos and documents are from the Vernon Wal-

ters Collection at the National Defense Intelligence College.

Attaché Extraordinaire:

Vernon A. Walters and Brazil

Adido Extraordinário

Vernon A. Walters e o Brasil

Frank Márcio de Oliveira

Washington, DC

March 2009

e views expressed in this document are those of the author and

do not represent the o cial policy or position of any

U.S. or Brazilian government entity

e National Defense Intelligence College supports and encourages re-

search that distills lessons and improves Intelligence Community capabili-

ties for policy-level and operational consumers

O National Defense Intelligence College apóia e incentiva pesquisas que

tenham por objetivo extrair lições e aperfeiçoar a comunidade de Inteli-

gência, tanto no nível operacional quanto estratégico

Attaché Extraordinaire: Vernon A. Walters in Brazil/Adido Militar Ex-

traordinário: Vernon A. Walters e o Brasil, Frank Márcio de Oliveira [Trans-

lations by the author and editor]

Although Vernon Walters kept a daily, written record of his professional ac-

tivities during both the military and civilian phases of his career, published

two monographs ( e Mighty and the Meek and Silent Missions ) and produced

other unpublished book-length manuscripts (notably “ e Far Corners” and

“Across the World”) based on those notes, we have only an anecdotal appre-

ciation of his place in the international relations scene (see Vernon A. Walters:

Path nder of the Intelligence Profession, NDIC, 2004: http://www.ndic.edu/

press/5482. Walter’s fellow travelers, among them Henry Kissinger, Averell

Harriman and Dwight Eisenhower, refer only brie y and cryptically to his

role in watershed events. Frank Oliveira explores the Brazilian crucible for

Walter’s career among the heavyweights of twentieth-century, front-line, U.S.

international policy implementation. Walters’ role as intelligence statesman

clearly and early transcended his military roots and established a strong prec-

edent for the instrumental uni cation of political strategy and intelligence in

foreign a airs.

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Embora Vernon Walters tenha deixado um registro escrito diário de suas ativ-

idades pro ssionais, relativo às fases militar e civil de sua carreira; tenha pub-

licado duas obras ( Poderosos e Humildes e Missões Silenciosas ); e tenha escrito

dois outros tomos volumosos, ainda não publicados (“ e Far Corners” e

“Across the World”), baseados nos registros de seus diários, possuímos apenas

uma apreciação, de certa maneira informal, do papel que ele desempenhou no

palco das relações internacionais (ver Vernon A. Walters: Precursor da Pro s-

são de Inteligência (em inglês), NDIC, 2004: http://www.ndic.edu/press/5482.

htm. Companheiros pro sionais de Walters, entre eles Henry Kissinger, Aver-

ell Harriman e Dwight Eisenhower, referem-se muito sucintamente ao papel

que Walters desempenhou em eventos históricos marcantes. Frank Oliveira

explora o cadinho brasileiro para a carreira de Walters junto a personalidades

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