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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-012
This folder contains materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries, including memoranda from various departments and agencies offering opinions on the potential sale. Also included in this folder is a report by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State titled, “Trade Expansion as a Potential Lever in U.S. Relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding medium wave broadcasting to Cuba, Pan American Airways flights to Cuba, guidelines for Operation Mongoose Phase II, and a National Intelligence Estimate report (NIE-85-2-62) analyzing the situation in Cuba and the potential resistance to Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Also included in this folder are materials concerning a potential increase in Course B, a part of Phase II, to increase pressure in the areas of covert activities, politics and economics, psychological tactics, and military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-008
This folder contains a memorandum from Brigadier General Edward Lansdale regarding a review of Operation Mongoose (also known as the Cuba Project) upon the completion of Phase I. Also included in this folder are reports of Operation Mongoose Phase I objectives and accomplishments for the Department of State, Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and United States Information Agency (USIA).
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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-319-004
This folder contains minutes and agendas for meetings of the Special Group for Counter-Insurgency (CI). Topics include an international police training program, South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and a counterinsurgency training program for United States officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-001
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Special Group for Counter-Insurgency (CI).Topics include establishment of the group, foreign police training programs, the adequacy of communications systems in Vietnam, and a subversive insurgency training program for United States government officials. Also included in this folder are materials regarding the political situation in Laos and intelligence activities in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-007
This folder contains materials regarding a report to improve intelligence organizations in the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-001
This folder contains an index of National Security Action Memoranda (NSAMs), lists of NSAMs assigned to the Department of State, and a list of completed NSAMs. Also included in this folder are memoranda regarding the creation of a Latin American Policy Committee and letters from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to various Cabinet officials discussing the establishment of NSAMs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-002
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various foreign affairs issues. Also included in this folder are articles regarding former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Morgenthau Plan to control Germany after World War II; and a letter to Schlesinger from journalist and author Theodore H. White discussing White’s trip to Asia with comments on Communist China, Vietnam, and the U.S. Department of State.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-001
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various topics including an amendment to Executive Orders 10501 and 10816 for the automatic declassification of documents, the appointment of Rajeshwar Dayal as the United Nations (UN) Special Representative to Congo and its effect on United States and India relations, and a proposal to counteract the Soviet Union propaganda phrase of “peaceful coexistence.” Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Schlesinger to President John F. Kennedy titled, “How to Organize an Intelligence Service: Implications of the British Example.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-019
This file contains memoranda regarding a panel led by Vice President of the Carnegie Corporation James A. Perkins to explore a proposed Foreign Affairs Academy (also referred to as The National Academy of Foreign Affairs) for continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs. The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-009
This file contains papers on foreign affairs training programs by the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of Defense, Agency for International Development (AID), and United States Information Agency (USIA); and draft legislation by Chief of the International Division of the Bureau of the Budget Robert Amory to establish The National Academy of Foreign Affairs for continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs. The materials in this file relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-023
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” and materials regarding the organization and procedures of the Emergency Planning Committee established by NSAM 127.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-022
This file contains a report titled, “On the Survivable Communications Requirements of the President and Top Civil Leaders,” by the Communications Task Group, established as the result of a report by the Emergency Planning Committee. The materials in this file relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-021
This file contains a report titled, “On a Re-examination of Federal Policy with Respect to Emergency Plans and Continuity of Government in the Event of Nuclear Attack on the United States,” to President John F. Kennedy from the Emergency Planning Committee as requested in National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government. ”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-020
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” to Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and David Bell, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-019
This file contains memoranda regarding civil defense and disaster planning for the Executive Branch, including relocation sites, transportation, and fallout shelters. Also included is a work program for the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) and a memorandum discussing the transfer of responsibility for continental defense functions from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the Department of Defense. The materials precede National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government .”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-018
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 126 (NSAM 126) titled, “Review of Principles and Policies Guiding the Stockpiling of Strategic Materials,” to Edward McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report on policies and guidelines for the stockpiling of materials and memoranda from various agencies regarding the report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
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-376-027
This file contains memoranda regarding an inter-agency panel on strategic nuclear development, and a report by Professor Thomas C. Schelling titled, "Strategic Developments Over the Next Decade." The report discusses long-term strategic planning for United States nuclear development and policy including nuclear deterrence, military planning, non-technological developments, and the nuclear policy of the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-023
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 235 (NSAM 235) titled, “Large-Scale Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Adverse Environmental Effects,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg; Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb; Director of the National Science Foundation Alan Tower Waterman; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-012
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 226 (NSAM 226) titled, “Directive Relating to the Transmittal of Information to the Watch Committee of the USIB [United States Intelligence Board],” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J. Edgar Hoover from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-027
This file contains drafts and a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 213 (NSAM 213) titled, “Interdepartmental Organization for Cuban Affairs," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-017
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 203 (NSAM 203) titled, "Responsibility for Port Security," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications,” to numerous department and agency officials from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The NSAM establishes the Subcommittee on Communications under the Executive Committee of the National Security Council with William H. Orrick, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration, as Chairman.