Portugal
324. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Portugal
Source: Department of State Central Files, 753.00/3–461. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McBride; cleared with Chayes, Bowles, Ball, Cleveland, Kohler, McGhee, AF, ARA, the White House, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to London; repeated to Paris, USUN, Rio de Janeiro, Luanda, and Lourenco Marques.
325. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State Central Files, 753.022/5–861. Secret. Repeated to Lisbon, London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, USUN, Lourenco Marques, and Luanda. Rusk was in Oslo for the North Atlantic Council Ministerial meeting, May 8–10.
326. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State Central Files, 753.022/6–861. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to USUN.
327. National Security Action Memorandum No. 60
Source: Department of State, NSAMs: Lot 72 D 316. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of Defense and the Treasury, and the Directors of Central Intelligence, Bureau of the Budget, U.S. Information Agency, and the International Cooperation Administration.
328. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Portugal
Source: Department of State Central Files, 611.53/9–161. Confidential. Drafted by Blue and cleared with Tyler. Repeated to Paris, London, Madrid, Luanda, and Lourenco Marques.
329. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Brown and approved in S on November 14.
330. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753.00/11–2761. Secret. Drafted by Elbrick and approved in the White House on November 30.
331. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12–561. Secret. Repeated to USUN, Paris, and Lisbon.
332. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12–861. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris, New Delhi, USUN, Oporto, and Bombay.
333. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12–1161. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to USUN, Lisbon, London, and Paris.
334. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12–1561. Secret. Also sent to Lisbon, New Delhi, and USUN.
335. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12–1861. Secret; Niact. Repeated to New Delhi, London, Madrid, Paris, and USUN.
336. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/1–1262. Secret; Priority.
337. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/2–1362. Secret; Limit Distribution.
338. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/5–562. Secret. Drafted by West and approved in S on May 15. The meeting was held at the Ambassador’s residence. A summary of this conversation was transmitted to Lisbon in telegram 847, May 23. (Ibid., 611.53/5–2362)
339. Letter From the Ambassador to Portugal (Elbrick) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/5–1462. Confidential; Official-Informal. The source text was initialed by Tyler and Rusk.
340. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Portugal, Azores Base. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
341. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) to President Kennedy
Source: Yale University Library, Bowles Papers, Box 498, Folder 297. No classification marking. The copy at the Kennedy Library is not initialed; it was classified secret and attached to a memorandum from Bowles to Bundy dated June 5. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Portugal) Drafted by Bowles and also sent to Rusk, McGhee, Tyler, Johnson, Williams, Rostow, Brubeck, and Kitchen.
342. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Portugal. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
343. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2123. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted and initialed by Xanthaky and approved in S on July 5. The meeting was held in Dr. Salazar’s office in the National Assembly Building.
344. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–WI/7–2362. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
345. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Portugal
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–WI/7–2362. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Williams and cleared by Tyler and Meloy. Repeated to Geneva.
346. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/9–562. Confidential. Drafted by Elbrick and approved by the White House on September 16. The meeting was held at the White House.
347. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Portugal
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.53/9–1562. Confidential. Drafted by Starrs (WE); cleared with Tyler, Meloy, and NEA; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to USUN, New Delhi, and Paris. Attached to another copy of the source text is a memorandum from Tyler to Rusk, September 14, which stated that the telegram was occasioned by a speech Galbraith had given on August 8 on Goa and the Portuguese colonial question which was angrily attacked by Nogueira. Tyler believed that the speech “opened a wound in Portugal that may have begun to heal” and argued for the need for speeches on these topics to be cleared with Washington. (Ibid., 611.53/9–1462)
348. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.5311/10–2462. Secret. Drafted by Meloy.
349. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2198. Secret. Drafted by Armstrong and approved in S on January 7, 1963.
350. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Portugal. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
351. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol Port-US. Secret. Repeated to Madrid and Paris.
352. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol Port-US. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Meloy and approved in M on August 2. The meeting was held in Harriman’s office. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Lisbon in telegram 86, July 31. (Ibid., Pol 10 Port/UN)
353. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Portugal. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
- Originally dated July 14; July 18 is cited as the “revised” date. The earlier draft did not contain the final phrase in paragraph 12 beginning with “recognizing.”↩