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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-008
This file contains appendices to a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from various individuals regarding South Vietnam's political situation and the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem, United States economic aid to South Vietnam, and the conflict between South Vietnam and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-005
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials include responses to questions about economics in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and information on research and development for items and tactics such as defoliants, weapons, and border surveillance.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-004
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from Brigadier General Edward Lansdale regarding the conflict between South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) including the usage of unconventional warfare, covert intelligence, clandestine operations, and the general sentiment towards President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-003
This folder contains an outline of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor detailing South Vietnam’s (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) military defense and intelligence operations in the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam); and United States military, economic, logistic, and intelligence aid to South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include the appointment of Forrestal to the NSC, casualty information for United States and foreign troops in Laos and South Vietnam, the estimated number of North Vietnamese troops in Laos, and potential military sanctions in order to preserve neutrality for Laos. Also included in this folder is a memorandum for the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding military activity and operations in Laos and South Vietnam, including Operation Sunshine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-009
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 249 (NSAM 249) titled, “Laos Planning,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from the Department of State regarding the situation in Laos and the threat of communist control by North Vietnam.