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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-008
This folder includes drafts of the United States Policy on Outer Space and memoranda containing reactions to the policy, including concerns about national security. Also included in this folder is a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly regarding international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-313-032
This folder contains an agenda, a Record of Actions, and a summary record for meeting number 500 of the National Security Council (NSC) consisting of a presentation by Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), on UN considerations in the foreign policy of the U.S. Also included in this folder are memoranda on the development and capabilities of the UN’s military forces, and handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, taken during the meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-006
This folder contains letters and memoranda between Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); President John F. Kennedy; and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President on National Security Affairs, regarding Chinese representation in the UN, disarmament, atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, and a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-005
This folder contains correspondence between Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), and President John F. Kennedy regarding U.S. delegates, Chinese representation in the UN, disarmament, atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, and Portuguese territories in Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-004
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include discussions with the Soviet Union delegation on UN financing; Portuguese territories in Africa; UN Security Council elections; outer space; Chinese representation in the UN; and nuclear weapons including test ban negotiations, proposals for denuclearized zones, and disarmament. Also included in this folder are weekly summaries of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-003
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Francis T.P. Plimpton, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include an incident between Senegal and Portugal; UN financing, particularly for peacekeeping operations; human rights; UN membership for Kuwait; outer space; and the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Third Report on African Developments at the 17th United Nations General Assembly.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-002
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include proposals for denuclearized zones in Indonesia, Africa, and Brazil; colonialism and Portuguese territories in Africa; the appointment of U Thant as UN Secretary-General; the Committee of 17 (also known as the Committee of 24 and the Special Committee on Decolonization); and financing for the UN.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-001
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Thomas K. Finlettter, U.S. Ambassador to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization); George Ball, Under Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN and NATO. Topics include the Soviet Union; the appointment of an interim UN Secretary-General; economic development for the UN; colonialism; the 16th session of the UN General Assembly; and talks between the United States, United Kingdom, and France on UN matters.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Soviet Union's dissatisfaction with the United Nations (UN) scale of assessments for shared expenses, the first session of the Committee of 24 (also known as the Special Committee on Decolonization), a UN conference on trade and development, a vote in the UN on racial discrimination, and a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and René Maheu, Director-General of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Also included in this folder are weekly reviews and forecasts of developments in the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-010
This folder contains a memorandum of conversation between President John F. Kennedy; Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); and others regarding the President’s speech and U.S. strategy at the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a list of expected appointments for President Kennedy with heads of government, chiefs of state, and foreign ministers; a copy of a speech given by Soviet Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko at the plenary meeting of the 18th UN General Assembly; and a draft of President Kennedy’s UN speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding President John F. Kennedy’s attendance at the upcoming 18th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and drafts of a speech for the President from the Department of State. Also included in this folder is a report on United States strategy for the meeting and potential dominant topics including colonialism, disarmament and other nuclear issues, outer space, UN financing and the application of Article 19, and UN elections and organization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-008
This folder contains materials regarding the upcoming 18th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Topics include President John F. Kennedy’s attendance, United States strategy, and potential tactics of the Soviet Union on certain issues. Also included in this folder is President Kennedy’s report to Congress on U.S. participation in the UN during 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-006
This folder contains memoranda regarding the relationship between the United States and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General U Thant, U.S. participation in the Committee of 24 (also known as the Special Committee on Decolonization), financing for UN peacekeeping missions, and potential candidates for president of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report on the 17th session of the UN General Assembly by Senators Albert Gore and Gordon Allott, members of the U.S. delegation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), remarking that peace may be attainable when two nations with incompatible ideologies negotiate with each other. The President famously asks, "Space offers no problems of sovereignty…Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition?" President Kennedy also explains that the task of maintaining peace and decreasing global tension must be shared by all nations. He proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment. Materials in this folder include drafts by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to memoranda from Schlesinger and Adlai Stevenson, Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-036
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of the United States delegates and alternate delegates to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. The press copy also includes remarks from Aldai Stevenson, Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113a-018
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning China. Materials pertain to the admission of China (Peoples Republic) and Outer Mongolia into the United Nations. Of note is correspondence between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and President Chiang Kai-shek. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-016
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the activities and operations of the United Nations General Assembly, with specific focus on the United States' participation in this administrative organ. Materials in this folder include a summary on votes during the General Assembly's 15th session, a report on Chinese representation, correspondence with United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, a transcript of a speech given by Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson, a draft of President Kennedy's opening address for the 17th session, a report on suggested strategies for the United States' participation in the 17th session, press releases on the death of former United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold and President Kennedy's message to Congress regarding the UN Participation Act, and memoranda regarding the Johnson Plan, the United Nation's outer space initiative, and heads of state who will be in attendance for the 17th session.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0927-016
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy’s address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0927-015
This folder contains materials related to President John F. Kennedy’s address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations, including a draft, press release copy, and a carbon copy of the President's reading copy. The folder also includes correspondence related to the address. Of note is a telegram from actor Kirk Douglas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-005
This folder contains materials regarding the 17th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly including memoranda on the treatment of visiting heads of state and chiefs of government; a speech draft for Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, on strengthening the UN; background materials on Sir Zafrulla Khan, President of the 17th UN General Assembly; and a summary and analysis of principal actions and topics of the General Assembly meeting. Also included in this folder are weekly reviews and forecasts of meeting activity by Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, discussing Cuba, Apartheid, the Congo, nuclear testing, outer space, and the Committee of 17 (also known as the Committee of 24 and the Special Committee on Decolonization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-004
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding United States policies and strategy for the 17th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly; a presentation given by Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, to the National Security Council discussing the perception of the U.S. in the UN; and policies of the Soviet Union on major issues such as Berlin, disarmament, and space. Also included in this folder is the text of a speech given by Ambassador Stevenson calling for development in the 1960s to combat poverty, ignorance, and disease.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-003
This folder contains memoranda regarding a visit to the White House by United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson; a meeting between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and delegates of the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN) to discuss high altitude testing and Southeast Asia; and a presentation by Ambassador Stevenson before the National Security Council to discuss U.S. policy towards the UN and the upcoming 17th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder are memoranda and an UN agenda item regarding the future of Ruanda-Urundi (later known as Rwanda and Burundi, respectively).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning the issuance of United Nations (UN) bonds to finance peace-and-security operations, highlights of the 16th meeting of the UN General Assembly, weekly summaries of the UN General Assembly, background materials for a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and acting UN Secretary-General U Thant, and the reappointment of Robert S. Benjamin as the National Chairman of the United States Committee for the UN. Also included in this folder are copies of UN agenda items concerning Portugal and the self-determination of Angola, and a statement by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson on U.S. policy towards Angola and Portugal.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-012
This folder contains memoranda regarding summaries and highlights of the 16th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Topics include the appointment of a new UN Secretary-General, disarmament, outer space, colonialism, and Chinese representation in the UN.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the appointment of a United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Under Secretaries, Palestinian refugees, and development of the UN’s military force. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech on disarmament by United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson.