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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-211-008
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between the United States, Australia, and New Zealand and the ANZUS Treaty between the three nations. The folder includes material related to ANZUS meetings and policies, particularly regarding military assistance in defense of Malaysia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-002
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 242 (NSAM 242) titled, “Australian Procurement of French Mirage Aircraft and Possible Future Military Purchases by Australia from the United States,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-023
This folder contains memoranda and cables regarding relations between Indonesia and Malaysia, the ANZUS Treaty (the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty), Australian wheat diverted to Cuba from China, and the purchase of F-111 (TFX) aircraft from the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-022
This folder contains a memoranda of conversation between President John F. Kennedy; Harold Holt, Treasurer of Australia; Sir Howard Beale, Australian Ambassador to the United States; and Roger Hilsman, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, discussing Malaysia and Indonesia, the ANZUS Treaty (the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty), and Australia’s defense budget. Also included in this folder are talking papers for a meeting between President Kennedy and Sir Garfield Barwick, Australian Minister for External Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-021
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between the United States and Australia. Topics of discussion include defense, trade, and meetings between American officials and Australian Minister of the Treasury Harold Holt.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-020
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between the United States and Australia. The folder includes documentation of meetings between President John F. Kennedy and Australian officials, including Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies and Arthur A. Calwell of the Australian House of Representatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-019
This folder contains materials for a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies including briefing papers, background papers, and biographical sketches of members of Menzies’ party.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-018
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between the United States and Australia. Topics of discussion include defense, trade, and meetings between President John F. Kennedy and various Australian officials and groups, including Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies and the Young Australian League. The folder also includes correspondence regarding a congratulatory message from President Kennedy to the Australian Government on the twentieth anniversary of the commission of the USS Canberra.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-017
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between the United States and Australia. Topics of discussion include Australia air carrier policy, defense, trade, nuclear weapons policy, and a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Australian Minister for Trade John McEwen. The folder also includes correspondence regarding a congratulatory message from President Kennedy to Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies following his receipt of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle, bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-016
This folder contains correspondence related to discussions between United States and Australian representatives regarding international trade, nuclear weapons policy, and other matters, as well as the Australian government's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-015
This folder contains memoranda of a conversation of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Sir Garfield Barwick, Australian Minister for External Affairs, discussing Southeast Asia, and Great Britain’s entry into the European Common Market; and talking papers for a meeting between the President and Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-014
This folder contains correspondence and other material related to the White House visit of Prime Minister Gordon Menzies of Australia in June 1962, including memoranda of conversations between Prime Minister Menzies and President John F. Kennedy. The folder also includes documentation of meetings and discussions between United States and Australian representatives on various topics, including the America's Cup races in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-013
This folder contains correspondence related to discussions between United States and Australian representatives; a potential visit to Australia by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and a request for the US Civil Aeronautics Board to allow Australian airline Qantas to include Tahiti on its US foreign air carrier permit.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-012
This folder contains memoranda of conversations between Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies, and others discussing Southeast Asia and Japan; memoranda regarding relations between the United States and Australia, and copies of a Joint Communique issued by President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Menzies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-011
This folder contains correspondence related to the White House visit of Prime Minister Gordon Menzies of Australia in June 1962, including position papers for expected topics of conversation during meetings between Prime Minister Menzies and President John F. Kennedy. The folder also includes biographical information on Australian officials attending the meetings.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-010
This folder contains correspondence related to discussions between United States and Australian representatives; a report from American Consul General Frank S. Hopkins titled "Australian Character, Psychology, and Attitudes: A Personal Interpretation"; and information about the newly-appointed United States Ambassador to Australia, William C. Battle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-009
This folder contains correspondence related to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea; discussions between United States and Australian representatives regarding air sampling and other U.S. government projects in Australia; international trade agreements; a gift of a children's book by Dame Mary Dora Daly of Australia; and the White House visit of Prime Minister Gordon Menzies of Australia in June 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-008
This folder contains correspondence regarding Australia and Cuba; SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) voting procedures; and a memorandum of conversation of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and John McEwan, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Also included in this folder is a draft of an article titled, “Economic Policy,” for publication in the journal The Round Table.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-007
This folder contains correspondence regarding discussions between Prime Minister Gordon Menzies of Australia and President John F. Kennedy; the resignation of the United States Ambassador to Australia, William J. Sebald; SEATO and Laos; and an off-the-record interview of President Kennedy by Australian newspaper publisher Rupert Murdoch.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-008-006
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies, background information for a meeting between the President and Prime Minister, and a summary record of the meeting.