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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-008
This file contains appendices to a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from various individuals regarding South Vietnam's political situation and the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem, United States economic aid to South Vietnam, and the conflict between South Vietnam and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-005
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials include responses to questions about economics in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and information on research and development for items and tactics such as defoliants, weapons, and border surveillance.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-004
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from Brigadier General Edward Lansdale regarding the conflict between South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) including the usage of unconventional warfare, covert intelligence, clandestine operations, and the general sentiment towards President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-003
This folder contains an outline of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor detailing South Vietnam’s (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) military defense and intelligence operations in the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam); and United States military, economic, logistic, and intelligence aid to South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-007
This file contains Department of Defense cables regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam, recommendations from a report by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor assessing the military situation against the Viet Cong, and the text of a letter to President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem from General Taylor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-014
This folder contains a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 519 of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics consist of United States policy towards Vietnam and a report by Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor on their trip to South Vietnam to assess military efforts to defeat the Viet Cong.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-015
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including military force levels in Korea; allowing Cuban refugees into the United States Armed Forces; and the transfer, release, and use of U.S. nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-014
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including United States policy and planning in Southeast Asia, military aircraft made by Fiat, and a study of requirements for tactical nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-013
This folder contains memoranda to and from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, on various topics including a United States military base in the Azores, counter-insurgency training, and the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-012
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President. Topics include Soviet Union aggression in Berlin and United States response, an increase in military divisions to Europe, and a trip by General Taylor to Saigon to assess the situation in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and its conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-016
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 188 (NSAM 188) titled, "Limited Benefits of Bases in Japan," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a summary by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to evaluate United States objectives in the Far East.