Sound recording of a meeting held on October 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; Under Secretary of State George Ball; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman; Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) David Bell; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin; United States Coordinator, Alliance for Progress, Agency for International Development Teodoro Moscoso; and United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Martin. Topics of discussion include the conditions for the recognition of the Dominican Republic, the coup in Honduras, the possibility of relations, opposition, and warnings of a coup. In addition there is discussion about the possibility of U.S. influence in the Dominican Republic and Honduras and the timing of U.S. recognition, economic and military aid, and Congressional support. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A50, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A50 in its entirety.