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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-343-008
This file contains a copy of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee report on Cuban refugees and memoranda regarding National Security Action Memoranda (NSAM) 271 titled, “Problems Related to International Private Broadcasting.” The materials relate to a follow-up report 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-339-015
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations near foreign embassies and abroad for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also known as the Soviet Union), Guinea, Iran, and Israel. Also included is the final report of the Subcommittee on Communications and a draft NSAM titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System.” The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-013
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations in the American Republics, the United Arab Republic, and India; and a draft NSAM concerning communications equipment. The memoranda relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-012
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of a United States Government radio station in the United Arab Republic. The memoranda relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-002
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 175 (NSAM 175) titled, “DOD-State Concept for Communication between National Leaders,” 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. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-013
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 63 (NSAM 63) titled, “Policy Guidance and Preemption of U.S. Government-Controlled Broadcasting,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow 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-330-003
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 53 (NSAM 53) titled, “Problems Related to International Broadcasting,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder are memoranda regarding NSAM 53 and a memorandum to Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Newton Minow discussing the problems, history, and technology in private international broadcasting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-016
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 255 (NSAM 255) titled, “Instructions Governing Use of the Direct Communications Link Between Washington and Moscow,” 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. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 255 and a report by the Defense Communications Agency titled, “System Plan for the United States/Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] Emergency Communications Link.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.