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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-001
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Special Group for Counter-Insurgency (CI).Topics include establishment of the group, foreign police training programs, the adequacy of communications systems in Vietnam, and a subversive insurgency training program for United States government officials. Also included in this folder are materials regarding the political situation in Laos and intelligence activities in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-001
This folder contains an index of National Security Action Memoranda (NSAMs), lists of NSAMs assigned to the Department of State, and a list of completed NSAMs. Also included in this folder are memoranda regarding the creation of a Latin American Policy Committee and letters from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to various Cabinet officials discussing the establishment of NSAMs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-001
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various topics including an amendment to Executive Orders 10501 and 10816 for the automatic declassification of documents, the appointment of Rajeshwar Dayal as the United Nations (UN) Special Representative to Congo and its effect on United States and India relations, and a proposal to counteract the Soviet Union propaganda phrase of “peaceful coexistence.” Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Schlesinger to President John F. Kennedy titled, “How to Organize an Intelligence Service: Implications of the British Example.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-019
This file contains memoranda regarding a panel led by Vice President of the Carnegie Corporation James A. Perkins to explore a proposed Foreign Affairs Academy (also referred to as The National Academy of Foreign Affairs) for continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs. The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-009
This file contains papers on foreign affairs training programs by the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Department of Defense, Agency for International Development (AID), and United States Information Agency (USIA); and draft legislation by Chief of the International Division of the Bureau of the Budget Robert Amory to establish The National Academy of Foreign Affairs for continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs. The materials in this file relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-023
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” and materials regarding the organization and procedures of the Emergency Planning Committee established by NSAM 127.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-022
This file contains a report titled, “On the Survivable Communications Requirements of the President and Top Civil Leaders,” by the Communications Task Group, established as the result of a report by the Emergency Planning Committee. The materials in this file relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-021
This file contains a report titled, “On a Re-examination of Federal Policy with Respect to Emergency Plans and Continuity of Government in the Event of Nuclear Attack on the United States,” to President John F. Kennedy from the Emergency Planning Committee as requested in National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government. ”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-020
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” to Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and David Bell, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-019
This file contains memoranda regarding civil defense and disaster planning for the Executive Branch, including relocation sites, transportation, and fallout shelters. Also included is a work program for the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) and a memorandum discussing the transfer of responsibility for continental defense functions from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the Department of Defense. The materials precede National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government .”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-018
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 126 (NSAM 126) titled, “Review of Principles and Policies Guiding the Stockpiling of Strategic Materials,” to Edward McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report on policies and guidelines for the stockpiling of materials and memoranda from various agencies regarding the report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Materials include comments on a Readers Digest article titled, "We're Running the Wrong Race with Russia," a progress report for the Department of Defense cost reduction program, Space Project 461, and a report by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell D. Taylor of their mission to South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of an interim report by the Preparedness Investigation Subcommittee on the Cuban military build-up.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include the removal of JUPITER missiles from Italy and Turkey, a visit by Congolese National Army General Joseph Mobutu, tactical air force capabilities, and U.S. defense contributions for Western Europe. Of note is an article from Look magazine on Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, “Revolution in the Pentagon.” Also included in this folder is an interim report by the Preparedness Investigation Subcommittee on the Cuban military build-up. [Note: Contains 1 photographic print (JFKPOF-PH-487P).]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Materials include a memorandum by Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner regarding strategic forces, a memorandum to the President on the recommended levels of the General Purpose Forces for FY 1964-1968, and a chart concerning Soviet Union strategic retaliatory forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include the possible effects of a reduction in the number of Army Reserve officers, reports on the Navy's physical fitness program for 1961 and 1962, and the fiscal year 1964 budget for the Department of Defense. Of note is a letter to the President from Major General William F. Train regarding a condolence letter sent by the President on the death of Train's son.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include troop withdrawals from Europe, the status of the civil defense program, Burns Waterway Harbor, and the defense of the Offshore Islands in Asia. Of note is a National Intelligence estimate titled, "Consequences of Certain U.S. Courses in Laos." Also included in this folder is a copy of a commencement speech by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara for the University of Michigan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include the Military Assistance Program Offshore Procurement (MAP/OSP), formation of the Defense Study Group on Military Compensation, civilian employment of retired military officers, and false remarks attributed to Colonel Barney Oldfield regarding a Soviet Union satellite. Of note is a report on Operation SOLANT AMITY.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include civil defense, the establishment of Logistics Management Institute to improve the procurement of defense supplies, and the reorganization of Army National Guard and Reserves. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding the Department of Defense FY 1963 budget and the 1963-1967 defense program. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President from McNamara regarding a military build-up and possible action in Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include the establishment of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), amendments to the 1962 budget for additional appropriations to foreign assistance programs and defense, the crisis in Berlin, and the Act for International Development (AID). Also included in this folder are numerous newspaper clippings.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include restrictions on overseas military dependents and the balance of payments, the reappraisal of capabilities of conventional forces, and a meeting between Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson regarding the FY 1962 defense program. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Vice President Lyndon Johnson concerning Department of Defense directive 5160-32 that established and clarified responsibilities within the Department of Defense for the development of space systems. Also included in this folder is the United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) annual report for 1960.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and contains a report titled, "Appraisal of Capabilities of Conventional Forces."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to the President regarding proposed actions to discontinue excess defense installations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a report titled, "Review of FY 1961 and FY 1962 Military Programs and Budget."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include a report on the SOLANT AMITY task force, the chronology of the change of orders for Task Force 88, major defense policy issues, production of missile motors at the Longhorn Ordnance Works, and a list of projects for within the Department of Defense. Of note is a memorandum to the President from U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency consultant Henry Kissinger regarding policy and action proposals of the Department of Defense.