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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-314-014
This folder contains a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 519 of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics consist of United States policy towards Vietnam and a report by Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor on their trip to South Vietnam to assess military efforts to defeat the Viet Cong.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-005
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 511 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding United States policy towards Laos and Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-011
This file contains reports titled, “Status Report on the Instructions to Ambassador Nolting,” regarding National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 111 and the United States program for Vietnam, and relate to follow-up reports on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-010
This file contains a handwritten note regarding the completion status of National Security Council (NSC) actions, and relate to a follow-up report on NSC actions by the Department of State. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Instructions to Ambassador Nolting,” regarding National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 111 and the United States program for Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-006
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State, and chronological indexes for NSC actions and National Security Action Memoranda (NSAM) related to the report. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Instructions to Ambassador Nolting,” regarding NSAM 111 and the United States program for Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-003
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State, and chronological indexes for NSC actions and National Security Action Memoranda (NSAM) related to the report. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Presidential Program for Vietnam.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-001
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State and a copy of the report. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Presidential Program for Vietnam.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-022
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State and a copy of the report. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Presidential Program for Vietnam.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-021
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State and a copy of the report. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Presidential Program for Vietnam.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-004
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Cuba, France, Vietnam, Germany, and the Soviet Union.
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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-327-002
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various foreign affairs issues. Also included in this folder are articles regarding former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Morgenthau Plan to control Germany after World War II; and a letter to Schlesinger from journalist and author Theodore H. White discussing White’s trip to Asia with comments on Communist China, Vietnam, and the U.S. Department of State.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-023
This folder contains memoranda regarding meetings on unconventional warfare and deterrence of guerilla warfare; and notes by Kenneth T. Young, Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs in the Department of State, on his trip to Vietnam. Also included in this folder is a letter to Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Young discussing a proposed “agrimetro” design to create compound communities that would aid in development and protection against communist forces in Southeast Asia.
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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-002
This folder contains memoranda to and from General Chester V. Clifton (C.V. Clifton), Military Aide to President John F. Kennedy, on various issues of national security, foreign affairs, and information requested by the President. Topics include Vietnam, Laos, a proposal to increase the size of the United States Army and conventional military forces, and the swiftness of U.S. responses to messages from the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder are background memoranda on the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and actions of the U.S. in relation to the Protocol.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319a-007
This folder contains memoranda by Chester Bowles, President John F. Kennedy’s Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, regarding relations between Taiwan and Communist China, discrimination against private United States investments and industry by Mexico, and the need for a restriction on distribution of aid to Latin American countries. Also included in this folder are memoranda and a draft of a proposed speech for President Kennedy regarding U.S. policies towards Southeast Asia, particularly Laos and Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319a-006
This folder contains a memorandum by Chester Bowles, President John F. Kennedy’s Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, titled, “U.S. Policies in the Far East: Review and Recommendations, ” regarding United States policy towards Communist China; non-communist Asia; Sino-Soviet relations; and military situations in Laos, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-313-020
This folder contains an agenda and a Record of Actions for meeting number 493 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding Communist China and United States policy towards Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-313-007
This folder contains an agenda and a Record of Actions, including attendees, for the 480th meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include United States policy towards Laos and Vietnam.