Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
241. Summary Record of the 34th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. III, Meetings 33-37, 12/4/62-12/17/62. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting lasted until 7:12 p.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
242. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, Meetings with the President. Secret;Eyes Only.
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-662. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by U. Alexis Johnson and cleared by McGeorge Bundy.
244. Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Vol. III-C, 11/28/62-12/30/62. No classification marking, but the Department of State classified the message Top Secret and Eyes Only. (Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163) A note on the source text indicated that copies were sent to Ball, Thompson, Robert Kennedy, and U Alexis Johnson. This document was sent to the Soviet Embassy at 2:15 Moscow time, December 10. (Problems of Communism, Special Edition, Spring 1992, p. 60)
245. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-1262. Top Secret. Priority.
246. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Director of Central Intelligence McCone and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Department of State, Ball Papers: Lot 74 D 272, Telephone Conversations—Cuba. No classification marking.
247. Message From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence (Cuba), Vol. II, 11/20/62-12/14/62. No classification marking.
248. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 208. Top Secret.
249. Summary Record of the 36th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. III, Meetings 33-37, 12/6/62-12/17/62. Top Secret. The meeting lasted until 12:28 p.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source:USUN Files:NYFRC 84-84-002, Incoming Telegram (TS, Exdis, etc.) 1962. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
252. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-1862. Top Secret. Drafted and approved by U. Alexis Johnson and cleared in substance with the President.
253. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source:USUN Files:FRC 84-84-001, 1-B December/January meetings. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Yost.
254. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12-1962. Top Secret. Drafted by Cleveland. Also sent to U. Alexis Johnson.
255. Circular Telegram to All Latin American Posts
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12-2262. Limited Official Use;Niact. Drafted by Hurwitch and approved by Martin.
256. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-2362. Confidential; Limit Distribution.
257. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General, 12/62. Confidential. Copies were sent to Cleveland, Martin, Thompson, and McGeorge Bundy.
258. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-2862. Confidential; Priority. Drafted and approved by U. Alexis Johnson, cleared by Martin, Cleveland, Thompson, Rusk, and in substance with President Kennedy.
259. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/12-2862. Confidential; Limited Distribution.
260. Memorandum From the President’s Military Aide (Clifton) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 213. Secret.
261. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Cuba, Security, 1963. Secret.
262. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President, 1 January-31 March 1963. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone.
264. National Security Action Memorandum No. 213
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 213. Secret. Copies were sent to the Secretary of Defense; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Director of Central Intelligence; and the Director of the U.S. Information Agency.
266. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Guthrie, cleared in draft by Thompson, and approved by the White House on January 14. The meeting was held at the White House and lasted until 6:02 p.m. (Kennedy Library, President’s Appointment Book) The Department of State prepared a January 9 briefing memorandum for the President for this discussion. (Department of State, Central Files, 033.1161/1-963) See the Supplement.
267. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Meetings with the President, 1/1/63-2/17/63. Top Secret. Drafted by Bromley Smith on January 15. The meeting took place in the President’s office and lasted until 11 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
268. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Kennedy Library, Countries Series, Cuba, Intelligence Material, 1/62-9/62. Secret.
269. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Kennedy Library, Schlesinger Papers, Cuba, White Label. Secret. Prepared by the Office of Research and Reports.
270. Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General, 1/63. Secret; Eyes Only.