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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-080-011
This folder contains telegrams from the Department of State and the Staff Communications Office of the Department of the Army regarding the defection to East Germany of United States Army Officer Captain Alfred Svenson. Also included in this folder is background information on Captain Svenson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-160-001
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding relations between the United States and Spain including the renegotiation of U.S. military bases in Spain, U.S. economic and military assistance to Spain, and Spanish membership in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff titled, “Strategic Mission for the Spanish Armed Forces (U).”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-159-015
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding Spain. Topics include the renegotiation of United States military bases in Spain, U.S. and Soviet Union military aid to Morocco, Spanish territories in Africa and relations with Morocco, and the death of Spanish Ambassador to the U.S. Mariano Yturralde.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-159-014
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding Spain. Topics include a successor to Head of State General Francisco Franco and post-Franco Spain, renegotiation of United States military bases in Spain, OAS (Organization of American States) activity in Spain, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and Spanish territories in Africa and relations with Morocco.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-030-003
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-004
This folder contains memoranda; a Department of State Policy Planning Council report entitled, “Assignments, Status, and Terms of Reference: Basic National Security Policy Planning Tasks;” and a report entitled, “Basic National Security Policy,” concerning national security policies and objectives, foreign policy, arms control, the Soviet Union, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-018
This folder contains memoranda from Colonel L.J. Legere, Assistant to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell D. Taylor, to various persons regarding foreign affairs and national security issues including remarks on Canadian BOMARC missiles, military exercises, United States military forces in Europe, and Colonel Legere's resignation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-016
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 regarding various foreign affairs and national security issues including tactical air mobility for the United States Army, policy towards Pakistan, and foreign aid. Of note is a memo concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and diplomatic and international relations measures moving forward.
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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-315-014
This folder contains background material for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding negotiations over United States military bases located in Spain, and a Record of Actions for the meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-011
This folder contains a summary and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding United States policy towards Spain, and an update on an integrated action program towards Cuba. Also included in this folder is a report by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara on the U.S. policy towards Spain and U.S. military facilities located there.
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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-319-005
This folder contains a report on the internal organization of the Joint Staff and Armed Services for counterinsurgency matters including creation of the Office of the Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency Activities (SACSA), brief biographies of officers in key positions, and organizational charts. Also included in this folder is a summary report of counterinsurgency accomplishments since January 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-027
This folder contains telegrams and summaries of meetings regarding Soviet Union troops stopping and holding United States military convoys on the autobahn in Berlin, Germany. Also included in this folder are memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on possible intentions by the Soviets for the delays.
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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-327-011
This folder contains memoranda and letters regarding the appointment of General Maxwell Taylor as Military Representative to the President, his responsibility in the role to strengthen the President’s knowledge of military and intelligence matters, and General Taylor’s working relationship with the National Security Council (NSC). Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President on military policy and a set of questions and answers on an increase in military divisions to Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-003
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various issues including Berlin, renegotiation of United States military bases in Spain and Portugal, an announcement of plans for a future presidential library for President John F. Kennedy, and the reassignment of Chester Bowles from Undersecretary of State. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Schlesinger before the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi, India titled, “Ideology vs. Democracy.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-021
This folder contains memoranda regarding proposed courses and educational institutions for foreign and United States military officers. Topics include the establishment of a Pacific Defense College, courses at the National War College, and counter-guerilla training as part of the military assistance program (MAP). Also included in this folder is a proposal for the establishment of an Inter-American Defense College, operated by the Inter-American Defense Board, including an organizational chart and suggested curriculum.
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JFKNSF-325-020
This folder contains a memorandum discussing a review of the counter-guerilla operations course at Fort Bragg and a proposed similar course for Latin American officers at Fort Gulick, located in the Panama Canal Zone.
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JFKNSF-333-010
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 119 (NSAM 119) titled, “Civic Action,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda from various departments and agencies regarding civic action programs and a report by the United States Army titled, “Cold War Activities of the United States Army, 1 January 1961-26 January 1962.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-013
This folder contains a report of the Task Force Ryukyus and recommendations for United States policy towards the Ryukyu Islands. The report includes background material on U.S. involvement with the Ryukyu Islands, relations with Japan, current economic policy and levels of assistance in the Ryukyu Islands, and a U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa.
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JFKNSF-320-012
This folder contains memoranda primarily from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include development aid to Tanganyika (later known as Tanzania); a United States military base in Okinawa, Japan; and Berlin negotiations and a visit by Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer.