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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-305-005
This folder contains a draft of and memoranda regarding a speech given by President John F. Kennedy before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In his speech President Kennedy discusses international relations, Berlin, disarmament, a nuclear test ban treaty, and the importance of the UN as peacekeepers. Also included in this folder is a memorandum concerning the threat of communism in Southeast Asia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-008
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United Nations (UN) and UN General Assembly meetings including UN space activities, financial problems in the UN, and voting procedures. Also included in this folder are policy proposals by Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, on United States strategy at the 16th UN General Assembly meeting and on a wider scale, and an information report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on a meeting between the Chiefs of Missions to the UN of Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc satellite countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-007
This folder includes a paper by the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency concerning a potential arrangement between the United States and Soviet Union for the placement of weapons of mass destruction in space; and drafts of resolutions, declarations, and agreements by the U.S., Soviet Union, and United Nations regarding the weapons in space.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-010
This folder contains memoranda and drafts regarding procedures for handling space vehicle fragments, inaccuracies in submissions to the United Nations (UN) Space Registry by the Soviet Union, policy issues regarding the 1964 Federal budget and the space program, a draft of a speech on space given by Senator Albert Gore, United States policy on space, and policy regarding the astronauts of Project MERCURY. Also included in this folder is an issue of the Department of State’s publication Bulletin containing a statement by Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, on the Dryden-Blagonravov Agreement, a cooperative program between the Soviet Union and U.S. for exploration in the fields of meteorology, world geomagnetic survey, and satellite telecommunications.
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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. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0375-010
Materials in this folder include letters in support of the ratification by the United States Senate of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0375-009
Materials in this folder include correspondence in support of the ratification by the United States Senate of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
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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-110-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's appointments for the representatives and alternates of the United States delegation to the United Nations General Assembly. Materials in this folder include a list of swearing-in ceremonies attended by President Kennedy, press releases announcing his selections, and letters from the representatives thanking the President for their appointments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-110-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's addresses to the United Nations General Assembly. Materials in this folder include a memorandum of suggested remarks, an outline, and a draft of a speech by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen on topics such as world peace, disarmament, and nuclear testing.
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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.