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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-119a-009
This folder contains material related to a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Also included are background materials related to Israeli foreign relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-169-005
This file contains Department of State memoranda regarding relations between the United States and the United Arab Republic (UAR). Also included is a copy of a letter from President of the UAR Gamal Abdel Nasser to President John F. Kennedy, discussing improved relations between the countries as a result of U.S. aid, and American foreign policy in Israel and Palestine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-169-004
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and the United Arab Republic (UAR), and copies of correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of the UAR Gamal Abdel Nasser. Topics include U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, foreign policy in Cuba, and relations between the UAR and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-003
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue; opposition by Israel and Arab nations; and the United States position on the issue. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between Dr. Johnson and President John F. Kennedy; and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Walworth Barbour, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and other Israeli officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-002
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue; opposition by Israel and Arab nations; and the position of Turkey, France, and the United States to the plan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-001
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue and reactions from Arab countries to the Johnson Plan, including opposition by Israel. Also included in this folder are summaries of meetings between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-125-011
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding Jordan’s economy; government elections; water development along its borders; and relations with Israel, the UAR (United Arab Republic), and the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a draft of a United States contingency plan for Jordan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-012
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include relations between numerous Middle Eastern countries; a revolution in Yemen; relations between the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the UAR (United Arab Republic); the sale of HAWK missiles to Israel; and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-003
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include United States military bases in Spain, the Military Assistance Program (MAP) and aid to Korea, and issues in various Middle Eastern countries including Kuwait.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-003
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Cuba, United States policy towards Middle Eastern countries, Communist China, disarmament, France, Berlin, and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-026
This folder contains a report titled, “Situations Involving a Potential for Resort to Sustained Internal Violence,” discussing guerilla activity, and Communist Bloc influence and funding for select countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-436-006
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding the Middle East including United States policy, French influence, objectives of the Soviet Union, and the potential for a political or military crisis in the region. Also included in this folder is a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) entitled, “Persian Gulf: Western Interests vs. Arab Nationalism.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-436-005
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding countries in the Middle East including Israel, the effect of a nuclear test ban treaty in the region, United States and French policy towards Middle Eastern countries, and the implication of oil nationalization. Also included in this folder is a report by Robert Amory and Edward K. Hamilton, both of the International Division of the Bureau of the Budget, on a trip to various countries in the Near East (Middle East).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-436-004
This folder contains weekly summaries of events in Middle Eastern countries including Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia; United States policy towards the Middle East; and revolutions in Lebanon and Yemen. Also included in this folder is a study by the Department of Defense, International Security Affairs (ISA) of CENTO (Central Treaty Organization) countries including an assessment of military forces, the threat of communism, and United States response capabilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-281-006
This folder contains the final report for a "Olympiad I-62," a series of four military and political game-like exercise related to Berlin, Germany; the Middle East region; nuclear weapons disarmament; and potential future international issues. The exercises were sponsored by the Department of Defense and conducted by the Joint War Games Control Group.