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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-014
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 64 (NSAM 64) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy discussing a need to improve world-wide consultation as implied in a letter to the President from French President Charles de Gaulle; and a memorandum to President Kennedy from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding NSAM 64.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-005
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 55 (NSAM 55) titled, “Relations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the President in Cold War Operations,” to General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-001
This folder contains a memorandum from President John F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 26 (NSAM 26) regarding notification to the Departments of State and Defense of a decision by United States Ambassador to the Congo (Democratic Republic) Clare H. Timberlake to reverse the course of U.S. Navy ships.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-023
This folder contains a memorandum from President John F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Dean Rusk in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 22 (NSAM 22) regarding fair sharing of foreign aid and military partnership between the United States and European allies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-022
This folder contains memoranda from President John F. Kennedy to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and from Bundy to George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 21 (NSAM 21) regarding foreign aid bills sent to Congress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-021
This folder contains a memorandum from President John F. Kennedy to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 20 (NSAM 20) requesting information on the Battle Act (legislation concerning foreign aid and export controls, also known as the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951). Of note is a memo signed by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-020
This folder contains a memorandum from President John F. Kennedy to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 19 (NSAM 19) regarding a proposal to cut imports from Cuba to the United States. Of note is a memo signed by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-195-015
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding Vietnam, including a need for a multilateral economic aid program, and United States policy towards Vietnam under the International Control Commission (ICC). Also included are copies and drafts of correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), regarding South Vietnam's independence, foreign aid, and the spread of communism throughout the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-026-005
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Topics include the representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), the Republic of China’s opposition to representation of Outer Mongolia in the UN, relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, and relations between the United States and the Republic of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-424-001
This folder contains letters, memoranda, and telegrams regarding the political and social climate in Iran. Topics include the resignation of Ali Amini as Prime Minister of Iran, the possibility of an insurgency against the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, land reform, and United States military aid to Iran. Of note is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and the Shah. Also included in this folder are numerous memoranda of conversations between Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council and Nasser Khan of the Qhashgai tribe in Iran, journalist C.D. Jackson and the Shah, and working luncheons of CENTO (Central Eastern Treaty Organization) Foreign Ministers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-016
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 272 (NSAM 272) titled, “Safety Rules for Nuclear Weapons Systems,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 271 (NSAM 271) titled, “Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters,” to Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report by NASA in response to NSAM 271.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 268 (NSAM 268) titled, “Report of the Survey Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a copy of the report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-004
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 260 (NSAM 260) titled, “Restudy of the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and the Hydroelectric Potential of the Saint John River, Maine,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-001
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 257 (NSAM 257) titled, “Aide Memoire for Greece,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a copy of the Aide Memoire.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-010
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 154 (NSAM 154) titled, "U.S. NATO Alert Procedures," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-008
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 152 (NSAM 152) titled, "Panama Canal Policy and Relations with Panama," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda on a proposed nuclear excavation program and the Panama Canal policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-007
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 151 (NSAM 151) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy regarding an impasse on negotiations between Japan and South Korea. Also included are memoranda and a background paper on relations between Japan and South Korea.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-001
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 145 (NSAM 145) titled, "New Policy for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands," to Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda regarding a rescission of Executive Order 8683, under which the United States Navy exercised entry control into the Guam Island Naval Defensive Sea and Airspace Reservation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-022
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 143 (NSAM 143) titled, "Nuclear Weapons for NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] Forces," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-021
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 142 (NSAM 142) to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy discussing NSAM 126 and requesting a report on the barter program. Also included is the report by the Executive Committee on Stockpiling titled, “The Barter Program.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-007
This folder contains correspondence between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy on National Security Affairs, and David Ormsby-Gore (Lord Harlech), British Ambassador to the United States, regarding a joint statement by Great Britain and the United States on discussions for a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Of note is correspondence between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.