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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-002
This folder contains memoranda and reports regarding European countries. Topics include United States policies in Europe; relations between France and the Soviet Union; French President Charles de Gaulle and resistance to Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community); and a cost estimate of the U.S. partnership with Europe in the areas of military expenditures, foreign aid, and trade. Also included in this folder are memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) titled, “Franco-Soviet Discussions and Negotiations,” and United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service reports titled, “Reactions to European Situation.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-019
This folder contains a memorandum concerning reactions in Africa to civil rights in the United States and a United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service report entitled, “Recent Worldwide Comment on the U.S. Racial Problem,” containing poll results of people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-025
This folder contains memoranda concerning the second anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Also included in this folder is a report issued by the United States Information Agency’s Research and Reference Service titled, “The Economic and Political Climate of Opinion in Latin America and Attitudes Toward the Alliance for Progress.” The report includes the results of a public opinion survey in seven countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-012
This folder contains results of public opinion polls, primarily conducted by the United States Information Agency’s (USIA) Research and Reference Service, regarding public opinion trends in Europe on the United States and Soviet Union. Also included in this folder are numerous columns called, “The People Speak,” written by Samuel Lubell for United Feature Syndicate, Inc. concerning the Cold War, nuclear weapons, Germany, Italy, and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-004
This folder contains reports from the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service, and the Foreign Broadcast Information Service concerning international media reaction to the United States resumption of nuclear weapons testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-003
This folder contains telegrams from United States diplomats concerning international opinion on the U.S. resumption of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing. Of note is a press release containing President John F. Kennedy’s television and radio address on nuclear weapons testing and disarmament. Also included in this folder is a report by the United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service titled, “Reaction to the Presidential Announcement on Nuclear Testing.”