IX. Press Relations, Defoliation, Strategic Hamlets, and South Vietnamʼs Relations With Laos, October-November
298. Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Department of State, Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 66 D 307. Secret. Drafted by Wood on October 10; initialed by Rice and Wood; next to Johnsonʼs name on the source text is the word “Saw.”
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/10-1262. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC for Polad.
300. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting)
Source: Department of State, Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 66 D 307, Vietnam Correspondence. Secret; Official-Informal. Drafted by Wood.
301. Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to the Vietnamese Presidentʼs Political Counselor (Nhu)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: FRC 67 A 677, 301 Laos-GVN. Confidential. Drafted by Nolting.
302. Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Cottrell)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/10-1562. Confidential; Official-Informal. According to another copy, this letter was drafted by Barbour and Robert T. Burke of the Political Section on October 4 and cleared by Manfull and Trueheart. (Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: ERC 67 A 677, 350 GVN)
303. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the Policy Planning Staff to the Counselor of the Department of State (Rostow)
Source: Department of State,S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121, Vietnam 1962. Secret. Drafted by Johnson. A copy was also sent to Henry D. Owen and Henry C. Ramsey of the Policy Planning Staff.
304. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651J.51K/10-1862. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rice, cleared with S/S, and initialed by Harriman.
305. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: FRC 68 A 5159. Top Secret. A notation on the source text indicates that it was prepared from the interpreterʼs notes and should not be considered a stenographic record of the meeting. A note attached to the source text states that it had not been reviewed or cleared by any of the participants.
306. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651J.51K/10-2062. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
307. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10-2262. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Harriman.
308. Letter From President Kennedy to President Diem
Source: Department of state, Presidential Correspondence Files: Lot 66 D 476. Limited Official Use. Transmitted to Saigon in telegram 472, October 24, for delivery to Diem.
309. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651J.51K/10-2562. Secret. Repeated to Vientiane.
310. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 951K.50/10-2962. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC for Polad.
311. Telegram From the Public Affairs Officer of the Embassy in Vietnam (Mecklin) to the United States Information Agency
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: FRC 67 A 677, USIS 1962. Drafted by Mecklin on November 1. Repeated by pouch to Bangkok and Manila and pouched to Vientiane and Phnom Penh.
312. Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 951K.50/11-662. Personal; Secret. On the source text Wood had written “WAH[arriman]—a word here can sometimes help!” For Woodʼs reply, November 16, which was attached to the source text, see Document 318.
313. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Johnson) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542, Vietnam 1962, 370.64. Secret.
314. Memorandum From the Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Bagley) to the Chairman (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-239-69. Secret.
315. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor) to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542, Vietnam 1962, 380-385. Secret.
316. Letter From President Diem to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence Files: Lot 66 D 476.
317. Memorandum From the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) to the President
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Vietnam Country Series. No drafting or clearance information is given on the source text.
318. Letter From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 951K.50/11-662. Secret; Official-Informal. Attached to Document 312.
319. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor) to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542, Vietnam 1962, 380-385. Secret. The source text is stamped “See Def has seen Nov 26 1962.”
320. Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman)
Source: Department of State, Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 66 D 193, 3A, GVN 1962,RVNAF General. Secret; Official-Informal. According to another copy, the letter was drafted by Barbour and Manfull on November 17. (Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: 67 A 677, 350 GVN)
321. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/11-2162. Secret. Repeated to Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, CINCPAC, London, and Paris.
322. Memorandum From the Public Affairs Officer of the Embassy in Vietnam (Mecklin) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting)
Source: Kennedy Library, Hilsman Papers, Hilsman Trip 12/62-1/63. Secret; Noforn. Moore sent a copy of this memorandum to Murrow on December 10 (Washington National Records Center, RG 306, USIA/I/S Files: FRC 68 A 4933, Field—Far East (IAF)), which was circulated by Forrestal to the Special Group on Counterinsurgency on January 28, 1963.