152. Editorial Note
Fourteen draft memoranda from McNamara to President Johnson are included in “Department of Defense Draft Memoranda for the President: Recommended FY 1965-1969 Defense Programs,” a compendium dated December 19, 1963. The memoranda at Tabs I, II, and III are printed as Documents 151, 145, and 153, respectively.
The remaining documents in this compendium, none printed, are: “Recommended FY 1965-FY 1969 Air Force Tactical Program,” dated December 12, 1963; “Attack Carrier (CVA) Forces,” dated December 18, 1963; “Anti-Submarine Warfare Forces FY 1965-FY 1969,” dated December 11, 1963; “Recommended FY1965-FY 1969 Amphibious Assault Forces,” dated December 10, 1963; “Naval Mine Warfare Forces,” dated December 11, 1963; “Recommended FY 1965-FY 1969 Fleet Air Defense Systems,” dated December 19, 1963; “Navy Shipbuilding and Conversion Program,” dated December 11, 1963; “Underway Replenishment Forces,” dated December 11, 1963; “Recommended FY 1965-FY 1969 Airlift and Sealift Forces,” dated December 6, 1963; “National Deep Underground Command Center as a Key FY 1965 Budget Consideration,” November 7, 1963; and “FY 1965 Budget, Research and Development,” December 16, 1963. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, JMF 7000 (3 Jan 64) Sec 1A)