October-November 1961: The Crisis at the Friedrichstrasse Crossing
171. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-761. Confidential. Repeated to London, Moscow, Bonn, and Berlin.
172. Letter From President Kennedy to His Special Representative in Berlin (Clay)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Germany, Berlin, General Clay. Top Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
173. Minutes of Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Germany. Top Secret. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Lemnitzer’s notes on this meeting are in the National Defense University, Lemnitzer Papers, Box 29. Another record of the meeting is in a debriefing memorandum to Legere, October 11, which indicates the confusion that existed both with regard to different drafts of the papers discussed and to what was concluded at the meeting. (Ibid., Taylor Papers, Box 35, 6B NATO) For Nitze’s account of the meeting, see From Hiroshima to Glasnost, pp. 203-204. In preparation for the meeting Taylor had sent the President a memorandum, dated October 10, outlining the three subjects that would be discussed. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Germany, Berlin)
174. Memorandum of Conversation Between Dean Acheson and the German Ambassador (Grewe)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/10-1161. Confidential. Attached to a memorandum of transmittal from Acheson to Executive Secretary Lucius D. Battle.
175. 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, 762.0221/10-1261. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Fessenden on October 11; cleared by Nitze, S, and S/S; and approved by Kohler.
176. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Germany. Secret; Priority.
177. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-1361. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Cash, cleared by Hillenbrand, and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Bonn, Paris, Moscow, and Berlin.
178. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, NSAM 107. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
179. Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163. Top Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
180. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-561. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Klein (SOV); cleared by the Department of Defense, the White House, Hillenbrand, and S/S; and approved by Kohler. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Paris, London, Moscow, and USAREUR for POLAD.
181. Letter From the President’s Special Representative in Berlin (Clay) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Germany, Berlin, General Clay. Top Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
182. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/10-1961. Secret; Priority.
183. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-2061. Secret; Niact.
184. Memorandum of Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings with the President. Top Secret. Drafted by Bundy.
185. Letter From President Kennedy to the Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe (Norstad)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Norstad Papers, Subject File, Kennedy, John F. Top Secret. Regarding the drafting of this letter, see Document 184.
186. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123-Lightner, Edwin Allan. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and POLADUSAREUR.
187. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-2361. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Bonn, and Berlin.
188. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/10-2561. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Kohler and approved by the White House on October 27.
189. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10-2461. Top Secret; Eyes Only; Niact. Received at 11:05 a.m. Also sent to Bonn.
190. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-2461. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Kohler. The source text bears Kohler’s handwritten notation: “Handed to & read by Sec 10/24-7 pm.”
191. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10-2561. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hillenbrand, cleared by Kohler, and initialed and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Bonn.
192. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 862.181/10-2561. Confidential; Niact. Received at 7:55 p.m. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and POLADUSAREUR.
193. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10-2661. Secret. Drafted by Kohler. Repeated to Bonn. The source text bears Kohler’s handwritten notation: “Approved by Secy after consideration with President.”
194. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10-2761. Secret; Niact. Received at 1:42 p.m. Repeated to London, Bonn, Paris, and Berlin.
195. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10-2761. Top Secret; Niact; Eyes Only. Received at 5:23 p.m. and repeated to Bonn.
197. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 862.181/10-2761. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hillenbrand, cleared in substance by Rusk, and approved and initialed by Kohler. Repeated to Moscow, Bonn, London, and Paris.
198. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/10-2861. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hillenbrand, cleared in draft by Rusk, and approved and initialed by Kohler. Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, and Berlin.
199. Telegram From the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Norstad) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Germany, Berlin, Cables. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Also sent to Lemnitzer and repeated to Rusk and Dowling.
200. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10-3061. Secret.