Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
301. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/3-2763. Secret; Operational Immediate. This telegram was inadvertently filed under the discontinued decimal filing system.
302. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, Exiles, 3/63. Confidential. Drafted by Robert Follestad, Officer in Charge of the Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, and cleared by Martin, Cottrell, and U. Alexis Johnson.
303. Summary Record of the 42d Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Meetings, Vol. IV, 38-42, 1/25/63-3/29/63. Top Secret. The meeting lasted until 1:30 p.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book) and was the last meeting of the Executive Committee.
304. 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. Drafted by McCone.
306. 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, 4/1-4/20/63. Secret; Sensitive. A handwritten “(a.m.)” was placed after the dateline on this memorandum.
307. 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, 4/1-4/20/63. Secret; Eyes Only. A handwritten “(p.m.)” was placed after the dateline on this memorandum.
308. Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Vol. IV-A, 1/4/63-4/11/63. Top Secret. Drafted by Robert Kennedy; a copy was sent to McGeorge Bundy.
309. Memorandum From the Secretary of the Army’s Special Assistant (Califano) to the Secretary of the Army (Vance)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files:FRC 77-0131, Sabotage/Destruction. Top Secret; Eyes Only.
310. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to President Kennedy
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, JOB 80-B01285A, DCI’s Meetings with the President, 1 April-30 June 1963. Secret; Eyes Only. A note on the top of the memorandum reads: “Read by the Pres 4/10 at 1:00 p.m. Note retained.”
311. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, S.G. 83, April 18, 1963. Secret; Eyes Only. Copies were sent to U. Alexis Johnson, Gilpatric, and McCone.
312. Message From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence, Vol. IV-A, 1/4/63-4/11/63. Top Secret; Eyes Only; No Distribution.
313. 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, 4/1-4/20/63. Secret; Eyes Only.
314. Memorandum Prepared by Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, Intelligence Material, Vol. V. Secret.
315. Memorandum of a Conference With President Kennedy
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President, 1 April-30 June 1963. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone on April 16.
316. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Standing Group Meetings, 4/16/63. Secret. Drafted by Thomas A. Parrott of the National Security Council Staff.
317. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 65 D 438, Hearings Before the Committee on Export Control. Secret. Drafted by U. Alexis Johnson.
318. Memorandum From the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs (Cottrell) to the Special Group
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files:FRC 77-01131, Sabotage/Destruction. Secret; Eyes Only. A note on the bottom of this memorandum indicated it was prepared for the April 18 meeting of the Special Group, which deferred consideration of this paper until April 25. (Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, S.G. 84 B, April 25, 1963)
320. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Standing Group of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Standing Group Meetings, 4/23/63, Part A. Top Secret.
321. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Board of National Estimates (Kent) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, Intelligence Material, Vol. V. Secret. A note on this memorandum indicates it was part of the President’s weekend reading of April 27.
322. Summary Record of the 2d Meeting of the Standing Group of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Standing Group Meetings, 4/23/63 (Part A). Top Secret.
323. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, 303, Committee Meetings. Secret; Eyes Only.
324. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President, 1 April-30 June 1963. Secret; Eyes Only. Dictated by McCone.
325. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 30-2 Cuba. Secret. Drafted by Hurwitch, and cleared by Cottrell, Martin, and Ball.
326. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CUBA-US. Secret. Approved in M on May 6. The source text indicates that it is Part II of IV.
327. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD (C) A Files:FRC 71 A 2896, Cuba 381, Feb thru April 1963. Secret; Eyes Only.
329. Agenda for the April 30 Meeting of the Standing Group of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General, Standing Committee 4/63. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Prepared by McGeorge Bundy.
330. Summary Record of the 3d Meeting of the Standing Group of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Standing Group Meeting, 4/30/63. Top Secret.