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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-003
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction, understanding of the crisis, and the subsequent amount of communist propaganda; and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-002
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction and understanding of the crisis, inspections by the United Nations (UN) to verify the removal of missiles from Cuba, and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-001
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction and understanding of the crisis, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba, and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-003
This folder contains memoranda from Marcus Raskin, National Security Council Assistant for Disarmament and Nuclear Testing, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding foreign relations and nuclear weapons issues. Topics include disarmament negotiations between the United States and Soviet Union, the U.S. Ambassadorship to the Soviet Union, and the relation between counterforce and nuclear war. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a conversation between Raskin and numerous military strategists discussing an article by Arthur Waskow titled, “Unintended War.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-006
This folder contains a report on military training programs for counterinsurgency matters, primarily for military assistance advisory groups (MAAG) and diplomatic mission or attaché assignments.
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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.