Arms Control and Disarmament
31. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Talks, Vol. I (President). Secret. Drafted by Akalovsky. The meeting was held at the Soviet Embassy. The full text of this memorandum of conversation is printed in vol. V, Document 62.
32. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, France, Vol. I. No classification marking. The memorandum is dated June 7, but no drafter is indicated.
33. Memorandum From the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 397.5611-GE/6-861. Secret. Sent through Kohler who initialed, and a copy was sent to McCloy. Thompson was in Washington for consultations.
34. Telegram From the Delegation to the Geneva Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 397.5611-GE/6-1261. Secret; Limit Distribution.
35. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, General 6/61. Secret.
36. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament General 7/2/61-7/10/61. Confidential. Drafted by Fisher. The meeting was held at the White House.
37. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, General 6/61. Secret.
38. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6-3061. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky. The meeting was held at the White House.
39. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and Dean Acheson
Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau, Rusk’s Personal Assistant.
40. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the President’s Adviser on Disarmament (McCloy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, General 7/61-6/62. Secret.
42. Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Nuclear Testing
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464, Atomic 400.112 8 Apr 61 (Jun-Nov 61). Top Secret; Restricted Data. Attached to a July 28 letter from Wiesner to McNamara, which states that the Panel made a preliminary report on its findings to the President on July 21, and requested comments by August 4. The panel was known as the Panofsky Panel after its Chairman, Wolfgang K.H. Panofsky. Other members were William A. Baker, Hans A. Bethe, Norris E. Bradbury, James B. Fisk, John S. Foster, Jr., George B. Kistiakowsky, Frank Press, Louis H. Roddis, John W. Tukey, and Walter H. Zinn. Keeny served as Technical Assistant.
43. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the President’s Adviser on Disarmament (McCloy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Committee of Principals, 7/27/61-7/28/61. Top Secret; Restricted Data. A copy was sent to Bundy.
44. Telegram from the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7-2861. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution.
46. Memorandum by the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/7-2861. Top Secret. A handwritten note at the top of the source text reads: “DR saw Sat” (July 29). A covering note from Lucius Battle to Secretary Rusk reads in part: “Mac Bundy called me today and stated that he was sending to me the attached memorandum of decision which grew out of conversations between the President and Mr. Arthur Dean. He said that you probably should have been present but that if you had any objection to the attached understanding it was not too late to make changes and that you should speak to the President.” Another copy of this memorandum is in the Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, Test Ban General 4/61-8/61.
47. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the President’s Adviser on Disarmament (McCloy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Committee of Principals, 7/27/61-7/28/61. Top Secret; Restricted Data.
48. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464, Atomic 400.112 8 Apr 61 (Jun-Nov 61). Top Secret; Restricted Data.
49. Letter From the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Brown) to the President’s Special Assistant for Science and Technology (Wiesner)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Weapons, Testing. Top Secret; Restricted Data.
50. Letter From President Kennedy to Prime Minister Macmillan
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 1946. Top Secret. Transmitted to London in telegram 585, August 3, for delivery to Macmillan. (Ibid., Presidential Correspondence: Lot 72 D 204, Kennedy-Macmillan 1960-1962)
51. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/8-461. Secret.
52. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative (Taylor) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Weapons, Panofsky Panel Report. Top Secret.
53. Memorandum of Minutes of the 490th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, 1961. Top Secret. Drafted by Bundy on September 5. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Appointment Book, which indicates 30 people attended. (Ibid.) Attendees included all statutory members except Rusk, who was represented by Ball. For another account of the meeting, see Seaborg, Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban, pp. 75-76.
54. Letter From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 72 D 204, Macmillan-Kennedy 1961. Top Secret.
55. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 72 D 204, Kennedy-Macmillan 1960-1962. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Dean, cleared by McCloy in substance, and approved by the President through Bundy and by Rusk.
56. Minutes of Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, Committee of Principals, 3/61-11/63. Top Secret. Drafted by Komer. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.)
57. Memorandum by the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/DD Files: Lot 77 A 17, McGeorge Bundy. Secret.
59. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Murrow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 8/31-9/5/61. Confidential.
60. Memorandum by the Ambassador to the United Nations (Stevenson)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 8/31-9/5/61. No classification marking. There is no addressee, but the memorandum was apparently routed to Bundy.