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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-026-009
This folder contains telegrams from the Department of State and drafts of correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Topics include the representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), the Republic of China’s opposition to representation of Outer Mongolia in the UN, relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, and relations between the United States and the Republic of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-010
This folder contains an agenda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 516 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memorandum titled, “Possibilities of Greater Militancy by the Chinese Communists.” The memorandum focuses on China’s relations with the Soviet Union, India, Laos, and other countries in Asia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113a-017
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning China. Materials consist of the resignation of Alan G. Kirk as United States Ambassador to the Republic of China and correspondence between President Kennedy and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Of note is a memorandum concerning communism and relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-106-019
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Sino-Soviet relations during the Kennedy administration, particularly the gradually worsening of relations between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China during the Cold War. Materials in this folder include memoranda and reports by Under Secretary of State George W. Ball and J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, regarding Sino-Soviet economic assistance to less developed countries and a public confrontation between Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and members of the Communist Party of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-025
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 24 (NSAM 24) titled, “RB-47 Reconnaissance Flights,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding the resumption of RB-47 reconnaissance flights near the Sino-Soviet bloc.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-026-005
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Topics include the representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), the Republic of China’s opposition to representation of Outer Mongolia in the UN, relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, and relations between the United States and the Republic of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-024
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include nuclear weapons test resumptions by the Soviet Union, representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), United States policy towards Outer Mongolia, and Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-021
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include United States policies towards China (Peoples Republic), China (Republic), and South Vietnam; nuclear weapons tests and negotiations with the Soviet Union; and proposed areas of responsibilities for NSC staff.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-001
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and China. Of note is a telegram from President Kennedy to President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.