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James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-023-015
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-001
This folder contains memoranda and papers prepared by Roger Hilsman, Assistant Secretary of State, regarding United States policy towards South Vietnam and action plans for the removal of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-010
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and summaries of meetings regarding United States policy towards Vietnam, the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the influence of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Diem. Of note is a draft of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to President Diem. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs Roger Hilsman discussing U.S. objectives in Vietnam, including victory against the Viet Cong and removal of Nhu and his wife, Madame Nhu, from the country; and a memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the current situation in South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-009
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and summaries of meetings regarding United States policy towards Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem; the influence of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Diem, and his wife, Madame Nhu; and military effort against the Viet Cong. Also included in this folder are excerpts of interview transcripts between President John F. Kennedy, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, and Walter Cronkite of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Evening News.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-008
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and summaries of meetings regarding the political climate in Vietnam and a potential coup d’etat to remove Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother and advisor to President Ngo Dinh Diem, from a position of influence.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-005
This folder contains meeting summaries, telegrams, and memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the coup in South Vietnam to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the deaths of President Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-004
This folder contains meeting summaries and drafts of telegrams to United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge regarding the impending coup to oust South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-003
This folder contains memoranda, meeting summaries, and reports regarding United States policy towards South Vietnam. Topics include strategies for negotiations with President Ngo Dinh Diem and suspension or cessation of commodities and military aid in the fight against the Viet Cong. Also included in this folder is a draft telegram to U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-002
This folder contains memoranda and annexes to the papers prepared by Roger Hilsman, Assistant Secretary of State, regarding United States policy towards Vietnam and action plans for the removal of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam. Also included in this folder are memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on potential suspension of United States military aid to South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-005
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC), regarding the food shortage in Communist China; military action plans against Communist China; and issues in Asian countries including South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Also included in this folder are memoranda discussing the situation in Cuban between the U.S. and Soviet Union (later known as the Cuban Missile Crisis).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include the appointment of Forrestal to the NSC, casualty information for United States and foreign troops in Laos and South Vietnam, the estimated number of North Vietnamese troops in Laos, and potential military sanctions in order to preserve neutrality for Laos. Also included in this folder is a memorandum for the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding military activity and operations in Laos and South Vietnam, including Operation Sunshine.