224. Memorandum for the Record by the Assistant to the Director, Far East Region, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Bingham)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/ISA Files: FRC 63 A 1672, 353 Laos. Secret.

225. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. This estimate was prepared by the CIA, INR, and the intelligence organizations of the Army, Navy, Air Force and The Joint Staff. It was submitted to the USIB on May 19 and all members concurred with the exception of the representatives of the AEC, the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations, and the FBI, all of whom abstained on the grounds that it was outside their jurisdiction.

226. Editorial Note

227. Telegram From the Embasy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/6–359. Secret. Repeated to Paris, London, Saigon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and CINCPAC for POLAD.

228. Letter From Secretary of State Herter to Secretary-General Hammarskjöld

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/5–2959. Secret. There is no indication on the source text who drafted this letter.

229. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5–MSP/6–1159. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and cleared with SEA, L, EUR/WE, W/MSC, and the Department of Defense.

230. Editorial Note

231. Editorial Note