Foreign Assistance Policy
144. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development’s Executive Assistant (Funari) to the Administrator (Hamilton)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 65 A 481, White House, FY 1962. Official Use Only.
145. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk, Secretary of Defense McNamara, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Hamilton)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, DOD, Vol. IV, 6/62. Secret.
146. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, S/S Eyes Only Microfilm. Confidential; Priority. Relayed to the White House.
147. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Balance of Payments and Gold, 6/62-3/63. Confidential. Copies were sent to George Ball, Fowler Hamilton, and David E. Bell.
148. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, AID, 1/62-8/62. Confidential. A handwritten note on the source text indicates the memorandum was taken from the President’s weekend reading of September 13.
150. National Security Action Memorandum No. 177
Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM No. 177. Secret. Copies were sent to Dillon and Bell.
151. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 800.03/8-2962. Official Use Only; Priority. Drafted by Nathaniel McKitterick (IO/OES) on August 28; cleared by Richard H. Roberts (Agriculture) in substance, David Richardson (AID), Frank K. Hefner (IO/OIA), Charles M. Hill (EUR), and Louise McNutt (FE); and approved by Harlan Cleveland (IO). Sent to Paris, London, Bonn, Rome (Embassy and FODAG), and Tokyo. For background on U.S. policy toward multilateral world surplus food programs in 1961, see the memorandum from L.D. Battle to McGeorge Bundy, October 28, 1961, and McGovern’s memorandum to Secretary Rusk, November 2, 1961, both in the Supplement.
152. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Official Use Only. Drafted by Leatherman on October 1 and approved in U on October 11.
153. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by O’Mahony on October 4 and approved in U on October 16.
154. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office File, Staff Memoranda, Kaysen. Confidential.
155. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Barnett and approved in S on November 29.
157. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 374.800/12-2662. Official Use Only; Priority; Verbatim Text. Drafted by R. Palmer (AID/IDOS); cleared by 12 officers from AID, State, and Treasury; and approved by Coffin. Repeated to all other DAC capitals.
158. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to the President’s Special Assistant (Dungan)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Kaysen Series, Foreign Aid, Clay Report. Confidential. A copy was sent to McGeorge Bundy.
159. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files,AID 1. Confidential. The source text, which was also addressed to Under Secretary Ball, was transmitted through S/S. A handwritten notation reads: “Secretary saw.”
160. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bell) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM No. 159. Secret.
162. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Food for Peace (Reuter) to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Gordon)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Kaysen Series, Balance of Payments, Cabinet Committee, 3/63#7/63. Official Use Only. A copy was sent to Kaysen.
163. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Fulbright)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT (EX) US. No classification marking. Drafted by H.H. Barger and D.J. James on March 19 and cleared by eight Department of State officers and AID/LA.
164. Summary Minutes of Meeting of the Interdepartmental Committee of Under Secretaries on Foreign Economic Policy
Source: Department of State, E Files: Lot 64 D 452, Economic Affairs (General), Interdepartmental Committee of Under Secretaries on Foreign Economic Policy. Official Use Only. Presumably drafted by Ruth Donahue, who is listed as Recording Secretary, on April 19.
165. Current Economic Developments
Source: Washington National Records Center, E/CBA/REP Files: FRC 72 A 6248, Current Economic Developments. Confidential. The source text comprises pp. 14-17 of the issue.
166. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bell) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, AID, 4/63-9/63. Confidential. Attached to the source text is a memorandum from Easum to Lawrence F. O’Brien, April 22, noting that Secretary Rusk was given a copy of Bell’s memorandum that morning, had reviewed it briefly, and may have discussed it with the President at the NSC meeting. The summary record of the NSC meeting contains no discussion of Bell’s memorandum. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, 513th Meeting) Easum added that the President should read the memorandum prior to the leadership breakfast the next day.
167. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bell) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM No. 159. Secret. Komer’s May 16 memorandum to McGeorge Bundy(Document 168) was attached to the source text.
168. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM No. 159. Secret.
169. Memorandum From the Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Hansen) to Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 65 A 481, White House, FY 1962. Secret. Attached to the source text is a May 22 memorandum from Komer to David Bell, which reads:
"Here, with Ken Hansen’s OK, is his acid comment on your reply to NSAM 159 (military-economic aid coordination). However politely phrased, the reply seems to add up to saying that not much has been done, nor is contemplated.
"As I told Frank, I don’t want to show a report like this to the President without checking tactics with you. Would you want, for example, a fairly tart reply from the President saying in effect ‘this isn’t good enough; let’s keep humping.’ You could use this to back your hand on next moves.”
170. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM No. 242. Confidential. A copy was sent to McGeorge Bundy. The source text is Tab A to an undated memorandum from U. Alexis Johnson to Secretary Rusk. As summarized in Johnson’s memorandum, McNamara’s letter was an outgrowth of correspondence on military sales between McNamara and Bell. Bell’s June 24 letter to McNamara, McNamara’s June 28 reply, and McNamara’s June 27 memorandum to William Bundy are Tab C. Tab D is printed as Document 171. U. Alexis Johnson transmitted his memorandum to Rusk (with all its tabs) under cover of an undated memorandum to Bell asking for his concurrence.
171. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM No. 242. Confidential. Copies were sent to McGeorge Bundy and Bell. The source text is Tab D to U. Alexis Johnson’s undated memorandum to Secretary Rusk; see the source note, Document 170.
172. Current Economic Developments
Source: Washington National Records Center, E/CBA/REP Files: FRC 72 A 6248, Current Economic Developments. Limited Official Use. The source text comprises pp. 14-17 of the issue.
173. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to Secretary of the Treasury Dillon
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19-3. Confidential. Forwarded to Under Secretary Ball for his signature under cover of an August 5 memorandum from U. Alexis Johnson to Ball. The August 23 date was later stamped on the source text when it was sent to Secretary Dillon.