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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and National Security Council senior staff member Robert W. Komer. Topics include Israel; foreign aid to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Algeria; negotiations between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir; and issues between the United Arab Republic, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Of note is a copy of a letter from Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to President Kennedy concerning the Kashmir negotiations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include assistance to India, Peruvian gold purchases, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-014
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing highlights from his official trip to Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and various countries in Africa. Materials include telegrams of progress reports from Bowles and Ambassadors of the specific countries, and focus on the policies of the country and its relationship with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-088-005
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 20, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Indian Minister for Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari, Under Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Philips Talbot, member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer, Indian Foreign Secretary M.J. Desai, and Indian Ambassador to the United States B.K. Nehru. President Kennedy and Defense Minister Krishnamachari discuss in detail the steps that might be taken to aid India, including a defense commitment by the United States. The India-Pakistan situation is discussed in great detail, providing the Indian point of view in depth regarding relations and the Kashmir dispute. Air defense of India and U.S. aid are also discussed. Two segments of the recording totaling 1 minutes and 38 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 88, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 88 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-087-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Philips Talbot, Deputy Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Special Representative and Advisor on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer. President Kennedy again discusses what steps the United States can take to aid India against Chinese aggression without inflaming Pakistan and the rest of the region. The relations between the United States and the United Kingdom on this subject are also discussed as well as what should be said to Indian Minister of Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari during his upcoming meeting with President Kennedy. The recording ends abruptly and the rest of the tape is blank. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 87, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 87 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-086-001
Sound recording of a National Security Council Meeting on India held on May 9, 1963. Identified participants in this meeting include: President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State Phillips Talbot, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Ambassador to India Chester Bowles, Acting Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, and Member of the National Security Council Robert Komer. President Kennedy discusses with his staff the sale of mobile air defense units to India and potential diplomatic consequences. There is also extensive conversation on the possibility of providing a defense commitment to India in the case of a Chinese attack on the sub-continent and the use of nuclear weapons in the defense of countries in Asia instead of the introduction of large numbers of US soldiers. General Maxwell Taylor is first to bring up the issue of nuclear weapons versus ground troops. President Kennedy speaks briefly, and then General Taylor’s point is affirmed strongly by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Eight segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 43 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-085-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. Secretary Rusk reports to the President on his trip to India and Pakistan. Four segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 17 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 85, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 85 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-009-p0023
United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith walking through an underground mine in India. Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., sent the photographs to President John F. Kennedy with a memorandum dated July 18, 1961. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "Ref. No. 009820, Photo Lab, USIS (India)."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-009-p0021
United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith walking with unidentified mine workers through an underground mine in India. Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. sent the photographs to President John F. Kennedy with a memorandum dated July 18, 1961. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "Ref. No. 009819, Photo Lab, USIS (India)."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-005-p0035
United States Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith standing with a tiger. The photograph was taken in India by the United States Information Service (USIS). Inscribed in blue ink on the front of the photograph is: "Dear Mr. President. Would you like some help with Senator Kenneth Keating? Ken." Ambassador Galbraith sent the photograph with an undated memorandum to President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-001-p0061
An unidentified man holding a cheetah cub. An unidentified young boy is petting the cub. The photograph was taken in India by the United States Information Service (USIS).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-008-p0137
The "Western Rocket" train with an inset showing United States Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith at the controls, during his ten day tour of American-aided projects in India. Inscribed in red ink on the front of the photograph is: "The Train." The photograph was taken in India by the United States Information Service (USIS).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-004-p0063
United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith and Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru conferring at the time of the Sino-Indian border conflict. The photograph was taken by the United States Information Service (USIS) and sent to President John F. Kennedy with a letter from Ambassador Galbraith dated November 9, 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-003-p0057
Banner honoring First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during her visit to Jaipur, India. The message on the banner reads: "Long live Mrs. Keneddy (sic), Wine Merchants Association, Jaipur." The following is handwritten on the verso of the photograph (possibly by staff at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum): "F496, 18 Mar 1962, Jaipur." United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith sent the photograph to President John F. Kennedy with a memorandum dated March 22, 1962. This photograph is currently held in The President's Collection and is numbered PC2251. It is not known if this is the photograph that was originally held in the President's Office Files collection or if it is a duplicate.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065a-001-p0032
Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and Director, Food for Peace, George S. McGovern with an unidentified man in a village schoolhouse south of Madras, India. The unidentified man is pointing to a photograph of President John F. Kennedy which is enshrined beneath a photograph of Mahatma Gandhi. Arthur Schlesinger sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated February 15, 1962. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "Ref. No: , Photo Lab, USIS, Madras."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-102-005
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 31, 1963, at 4:30 p.m., between President John F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs Roger Hilsman, Under Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman, CIA Deputy Director for Intelligence Ray Cline, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Bundy, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, and General Earle Wheeler. In this National Security Council (NSC) meeting they discuss Chinese Communists intentions. They cover a variety of issues such as: the Sino-Soviet dispute, the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s remarks to Harriman, India, Korea, Laos, Indian Nehru, U.S. relations with India, Chinese troop movements, and Korean fighting. There was also a discussion on Southeast Asia, covering Laos, Vietnam, India, measures against communists, a draft statement concerning India and Korea and Chinese Communists. There are further discussions on India, covering the present position and defense situation, Taiwan, USIA coverage of the situation, and Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia. Four segments of the recording totaling 5 minutes and 34 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 102, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 102 in its entirety.