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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-006
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include diplomatic activities and appointments, Forrestal’s trip to the Far East, discussion for the formation of a counter-insurgency (CI) group, a proposal for a joint aid program for Indonesia from the United States and Netherlands, South Vietnam, and Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-005
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC), regarding the food shortage in Communist China; military action plans against Communist China; and issues in Asian countries including South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Also included in this folder are memoranda discussing the situation in Cuban between the U.S. and Soviet Union (later known as the Cuban Missile Crisis).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include the appointment of Forrestal to the NSC, casualty information for United States and foreign troops in Laos and South Vietnam, the estimated number of North Vietnamese troops in Laos, and potential military sanctions in order to preserve neutrality for Laos. Also included in this folder is a memorandum for the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding military activity and operations in Laos and South Vietnam, including Operation Sunshine.