Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-009
This folder contains a memorandum to Secretary of State Dean Rusk in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number eight (NSAM 8) discussing a commitment to changing the Battle Act (legislation concerning foreign aid and export controls, also known as the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951) as mentioned in President John F. Kennedy’s State of the Union speech, and negotiations with Poland over the sale of surplus food.