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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-012
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy discussing the potential creation of a multilateral nuclear force and European interest, particularly Germany and France. Also included in this folder is a paper by the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) regarding the recommended United States position on a nuclear test ban treaty in preparation for negotiations with the Soviet Union in Geneva.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-011
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy regarding nuclear weapons programs and implementation of the Nassau Agreement, including the sale of Polaris missiles to Great Britain, French reaction to the agreement, and the possibility of a multilateral nuclear force. Additional subjects include aerial reconnaissance over Cuba and suggested resumption of bilateral talks between the United States and Soviet Union regarding Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-009
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy. Topics include the Pathet Lao and the threat of communism in Laos, nuclear weapons testing and disarmament, and Berlin. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of a conversation between President Kennedy, French Minister of Culture André Malraux, French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand, and others discussing French resistance to the admittance of Great Britain into the Common Market, U.S. attitude towards nuclear weapons for France, and the U.S. presence in Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-004
This folder contains letters and memoranda regarding an article by Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), titled, “NATO’s Nuclear Dilemma,” discussing United States-European nuclear policy and a proposed multilateral force (MLF) within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between Kissinger and various French, German, and British officials discussing foreign relations, nuclear weapons policies, and various other topics.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-044
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon his departure from Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, England. In his speech the President thanks the Prime Minister for his hospitality, and expresses his hopes for negotiations leading to the regulation of nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-043
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon arrival at Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, England. In his speech the President identifies two major issues which he hopes to examine during his visit: cooperative international relations and nuclear weapon regulation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127b-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning preparation for President Kennedy's discussions on nuclear weapons testing treaties with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, Bahamas. Materials in this folder include a draft of a joint statement concerning the meetings, a background paper on the British economy, and a briefing book containing biographical information on Prime Minister Macmillan and prominent British political leaders present at the discussions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127b-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning preparation for President Kennedy's discussions on nuclear weapons testing treaties with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, Bahamas. Materials in this folder include position papers on Kashmir and military aid to India, an aide-memoire on the implementation of the Nassau agreements, a memoranda regarding sales of Polaris missiles, and a briefing book containing biographical information on Prime Minister Macmillan and prominent British political leaders present at the discussions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127b-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, a list of British flag vessels engaged in trade with Cuba, and a letter to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan from French President General Charles de Gaulle concerning nuclear weapons testing bans. The majority of the folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan concerning negotiations on nuclear weapons test ban treaties.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127a-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include a summary of proposed regulations for international shipping, a telegram from American Ambassador to the United Kingdom David K.E. Bruce, and memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Brig. General Chester V. Clifton, Military Aide to the President for the Army. The majority of the folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on subjects such as colonial protectorates and nuclear weapons testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127a-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include letters from British Ambassador to the United States David Ormsby-Gore and memoranda from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman and Special Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy. The majority of this folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on subjects such as Berlin, colonial protectorates, nuclear weapons testing, and French President General Charles de Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127a-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include summaries of letters from British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan written by Special Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy and memoranda from British Ambassador to the United States David Ormsby-Gore and leader of the Labour Party Hugh Gaitskell and. The majority of the folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan on subjects such as Berlin, disarmament, and nuclear weapons testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127a-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include telegrams, a summary of security arrangements for President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's meeting, a copy of a letter to Prime Minister Macmillan from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and memoranda from Lucius D. Battle, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary, and William C. Foster, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, regarding a proposed declaration on nuclear weapons testing and the newly appointed British Ambassador to the United States, David Ormsby-Gore. The majority of the folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan on subjects such as Berlin, disarmament, nuclear weapons testing, and interactions with French President General Charles de Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127a-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Kingdom. Materials in this folder include a copy of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's press conference regarding Berlin, a memorandum from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball regarding British membership in the European Common Market, and a summary of President Kennedy's discussion with Prime Minister Macmillan regarding Berlin, Laos, and the Soviet Union. The majority of the folder consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan on subjects such as disarmament, nuclear weapons testing, and the spread of communism into countries such as Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-004
This file contains a draft and a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 218 (NSAM 218) titled, “Implementation of the Nassau Agreements," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-016
This folder contains press copies of a partial transcript of a background interview with President John F. Kennedy in Palm Beach, Florida. In the interview, the President discusses the Nassau agreement with Great Britain and the international perception of United States foreign policy.
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JFKPOF-042-013
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning a joint statement issued by President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain following discussions held in Nassau, The Bahamas. The statement provides a summary of the meeting's major topics, including: Berlin, the Congo, the European Market, the Sino-Indian War, and in particular, the status of nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the joint statement and a draft for a separate statement on nuclear defense systems.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-012
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning an exchange of remarks between President Kennedy and Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, upon arrival at Windsor Field in Nassau, The Bahamas. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the remarks, handwritten notes by the President, and copies of an English analysis of the meeting's focus on nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-274-004
This folder contains memoranda of conversations between Paul Nitze, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and various British and German officials regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and a “forward strategy,” a multilateral nuclear weapons force, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-007
This folder contains correspondence between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy on National Security Affairs, and David Ormsby-Gore (Lord Harlech), British Ambassador to the United States, regarding a joint statement by Great Britain and the United States on discussions for a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Of note is correspondence between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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JFKNSF-302-001
This folder contains memoranda, telegrams, and press releases concerning the Soviet Union’s resumption of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, including the detonation of a 50 megaton bomb; and international reaction, primarily from Japan and France, to the tests. Also included in this folder are press releases and drafts of proposed statements by the United States and Great Britain to the Soviet Union regarding a nuclear test ban agreement.
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JFKNSF-301-002
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams concerning negotiations between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union on nuclear weapons testing and a test ban treaty; and atmospheric, underground, and underwater nuclear weapons testing by the U.S., including at the Johnston Island and Christmas Island test areas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-300-007
This folder contains memoranda, press releases, letters, and telegrams concerning atmospheric, underground, and underwater nuclear weapons testing; the effects of high-altitude nuclear tests; efforts by the United States and Great Britain to negotiate a nuclear test ban treaty at the Geneva Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Switzerland; the Johnston Island and Christmas Island test areas; the Soviet Union; and unmanned seismic monitoring stations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-300-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning atomic energy, nuclear testing, Soviet Union developments in nuclear weapons, and an agreement between the United States and Great Britain to test British nuclear devices on American soil.
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JFKNSF-230-006
This folder contains memoranda and meeting minutes of the Nassau Steering Group, created to advise and execute decisions made during discussions in Nassau, Bahamas between President John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Topics include a proposal to establish a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force, creation of a Multilateral Nuclear Force, and revisions to memoranda.