North Atlantic Treaty Organization
181. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings with the President. Secret.
182. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol US-UK. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Schaetzel and Ball; cleared with Tyler, Kitchen, Furnas, Owen, Popper, and BNA; and approved and initialed by Ball. Repeated to Paris and Bonn.
183. Memorandum From the Head of the MLF Negotiating Delegation (Merchant) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 7 US/Merchant. Secret. Initialed by Merchant. In a March 20 covering memorandum, which indicates that Secretary Rusk saw it, Merchant suggested a limited distribution within the State Department and “strongly recommended” that a copy be sent to McGeorge Bundy, a recommendation that was approved by Rusk.
184. Memorandum of Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings with the President. Top Secret. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
185. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 12 NATO. Secret; Verbatim Text; Priority. Drafted in EUR and the White House, cleared in draft with the President, and approved by Tyler.
186. Summary Record of the National Security Council Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings 1963. Top Secret.
187. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 12 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Brandin, cleared by the White House and Tyler, and approved by Creel.
188. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, MLF. Top Secret. A longer, but less detailed record of this meeting, drafted by Seymóur Weiss, is in Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149.
189. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen and approved in S on April 10. The meeting was held at the Quai d’Orsay. On April 8 Rusk briefly discussed the same question with de Gaulle. A memorandum of their conversation is ibid.
190. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Missions in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 12 NATO. Confidential. Also sent to CINCLANT for POLAD. Drafted by Spiers; cleared by Weiss, Furnas, and Owen; and approved by Popper.
191. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, MLF. Secret.
192. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 12 NATO. Secret; Verbatim Text. A copy of the German-language original of the Chancellor’s letter was attached to the source text.
193. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Meetings with the President. Secret.
194. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 12 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Spiers.
195. Message From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Prime Minister Macmillan’s Private Secretary (de Zulueta)
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Eyes Only.
196. Strategy Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D110, CF 2260. Secret. Drafted by Popper and cleared by Tyler, Schaetzel, Seymour Weiss, Owen, Nitze, BNA, GER, and WE.
197. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D110, CF 2263. Secret. Drafted by Smith and approved in S on May 29. A conversation along similar lines was held May 20. (US/MC/7–D; ibid.)
198. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Belgium. Secret. Drafted by Glenn and Porson. The meeting was held at the White House. Spaak was among a group of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers who visited various U.S. military installations following the NAC meeting in Ottawa and then met with the President. A memorandum of the group’s conversation with the President on May 29 is in Department of State, Central Files, NATO 8–2.
199. Circular Airgram From the Department of State to Certain Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 Can(OT). Secret. Drafted by Kranich and van Hollen (RPM) and transmitted to 22 missions and commands in Europe and to USUN.
200. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.
201. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, MLF. Secret.
202. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Missions in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 6–8 US/NATO. Secret. Drafted by Kranich on June 13; cleared with Seymour Weiss, EUR, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Tyler.
203. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, London, Rome, and Paris. No time of transmission is indicated on the source text.
204. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 7 US/Kennedy. Secret. Drafted by Tyler. Approved by the White House on July 12. The meeting was held at Birch Grove. A memorandum of Rusk’s conversation with Lord Home on June 28, US/MC/6, on the MLF and other subjects is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2275.
205. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2279. Secret; Eyes Only.
206. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, MLF. Secret.
207. National Security Action Memorandum No. 253
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, NSAM 253. Confidential. A copy was sent to the Secretary of State.
208. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def (MLF). Confidential. Drafted by Spiers (RPM) and approved by Schaetzel. Also sent to Athens, Ankara, Bonn, and Rome and repeated to Brussels, Ottawa, London, and The Hague.
209. Notes on a Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, MLF. Secret. Drafted by Furnas. The meeting was held at the White House.
210. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def(MLF) 9–5, Confidential Drafted by Spiers; cleared with Furnas, Schaetzel, Chayes, S/P, and the Department of Defense. Also sent to Bonn, Rome, Athens, and Ankara and repeated to The Hague, Brussels, Ottawa, London, and CINCLANT.