Office of the Historian

Soviet Union

334. Current Intelligence Weekly Review

Washington, June 21, 1963.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-S01060A. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/Background Use Only. Prepared by CIAʼs Office of Current Intelligence. The source text comprises pp. 2-4 of the issue.

337. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 22, 1963, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, STR 12-3 USSR. Secret; Limited Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Bonn.

339. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, July 26, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Harriman. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Harriman. The conversation took place in the Catherine the Great Hall at the Kremlin.

340. Telegram From the Embassy in France to theDepartment of State

Paris, July 27, 1963, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-4. Secret.

341. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 31, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 S. Secret; Operational Immediate.

342. Memorandum of Meeting With President Kennedy

Washington, August 2, 1963, 10 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR. Secret. A tape recording of the meeting is ibid., Presidentʼs Office Files, Presidential Recordings, Tape 103/A39.

343. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Moscow, August 5, 1963, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US-USSR. Secret; Priority. Rusk and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Home were in Moscow to sign the nuclear test ban treaty on August 5.

344. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Moscow, August 5, 1963, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 S. Confidential; Priority.

345. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Moscow, August 9, 1963, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 S. Secret; Operational Immediate; Eyes Only.

346. Memorandum of Conversation

Pitsunda, August 9, 1963, 10:15 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series,USSR, Khrushchev Talks. Secret; Eyes Only. No drafting information appears on the source text, but it was approved in S on August 28. The meeting was held at Khrushchevʼs dacha.

347. Memorandum Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, August 9, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. A cover sheet and summary are not printed.

348. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Moscow, August 10, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 S. Top Secret; Operational Immediate. According to another copy, this telegram was drafted by Rusk. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2290)

350. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, August 26, 1963, 11 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series,USSR, Dobrynin Talks. Secret. Drafted by Thompson. According to another copy the memorandum was approved in the White House on August 27 and inS/AL on August 29. (Department of State, Central Files, POL US-USSR) The time of the meeting is from the Presidentʼs Appointment Book. ( Kennedy Library)

351. Memorandum for the Files

Washington, August 26, 1963, 5:20 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US-USSR. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.

352. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Sweden

Washington, September 3, 1963, 6:27 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Chron. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Rusk and cleared with Tyler.

354. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, September 10, 1963, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-4. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

355. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 17, 1963, 11:20 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US-USSR. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Kohler, who was in Washington for consultations.

356. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Harriman) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, September 20, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 4 US-USSR. Secret. Drafted by Henry T. Snowden, Chief of the Aviation Division, and concurred in by Thompson and G. Griffith Johnson (E). A handwritten notation on the source text indicates that Rusk saw it.

357. Memorandum for Director of Central Intelligence McCone

Washington, September 25, 1963.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Chrono: Job 80-B01285A. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

358. Current Intelligence Weekly Review

Washington, September 27, 1963.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-S01060A. The first article is Confidential; the second is Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Background Use Only. Prepared by CIAʼs Office of Current Intelligence. The source text comprises pp. 3-6 of the issue.

359. Summary Record of the National Security Council Meeting

Washington, October 1, 1963, 10:20 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. A tape recording of the meeting is ibid., Presidentʼs Office Files, Presidential Recordings, Tapes 113.5 and 114/A49.

360. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 7, 1963, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretaryʼs Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Imhof and approved in S on October 13. Couve de Murville was in the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly session. The source text indicates it is Part 2 of 6. Parts 1 and 4-6 are ibid.; Part 3 is printed in Foreign Relations, 1961–1963, vol. XV, pp. 587–590.