November 1962–January 1963: Allied Consideration of Resuming Talks With the Soviet Union
152. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–1362. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Hillenbrand.
153. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2181. Secret. Drafted by Lejins and approved in the White House on November 29. On October 10 the President had invited the Chancellor to visit Washington November 7–8. (Ibid., Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204) On October 12 Adenauer accepted the invitation, but on October 22 Kennedy sent the Chancellor a second letter, outlining the speech he would make that night about the Soviet introduction of offensive nuclear missiles into Cuba. (Ibid.) On October 25 the Chancellor thanked the President for the presentation that Dowling had made on the Cuban situation and offered to postpone his visit. (Ibid.) The visit was subsequently scheduled for November 14–15. A summary of the visit was transmitted to Paris in circular telegram 929, November 17. (Ibid., Central Files, 033.62A11/11–1762)
154. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.62A11/11–2062. Secret. Drafted by Lejins and Tyler and approved in S on November 20 and in the White House on November 29. The meeting was held at the White House.
155. Letter From President Kennedy to Governing Mayor Brandt
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
156. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Chancellor Adenauer
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
157. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.13/11–2362. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and revised in the White House, cleared in draft by Rusk and in substance by the President and Bundy, and approved by Davis.
158. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–3062. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Davis and approved in S on December 5. The source text is labeled “Memo No. 5.” Mikoyan had stopped in Washington after visiting Havana. A summary of this conversation and one with the President on November 29, at which Berlin was not discussed, was transmitted to Paris in Topol 757, December 4. (Ibid., 611.61/12–462) Rusk and Mikoyan also discussed a non-aggression pact between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. A memorandum of this conversation is ibid., 611.61/11–3062.
159. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–362. Secret; Limited Distribution.
160. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.54/11–2962. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted and initialed by Ausland; cleared by Hillenbrand, Bundy (in substance), Nitze, Thompson, Davis, and Weiss (all in draft); and approved and initialed by Rusk. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, Moscow, SHAPE, U.S. Element Live Oak, CINCEUR, USAREUR, and USAFE.
161. Memorandum From the Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (LeMay) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 B 3542, 091 Germany. Top Secret. The source text bears no drafting information. On January 17, 1963, McNamara sent a copy of this paper to Rusk. (Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–763)
162. Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163. No classification marking. The full text of the letter is printed in volume VI.
163. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/12–1262. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin. According to another copy, this telegram was drafted by Hillenbrand. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2197) Rusk and the other Foreign Ministers were in Paris for the NATO Ministerial Meeting December 13–15.
164. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Thompson and approved by the White House on January 28. For further documentation on the talks between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan at Nassau December 18–21, see volume XIII.
165. Memorandum From the Assistant to the President’s Military Representative (Legere) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Box 38, 505 Berlin Contingency Planning. Top Secret.
166. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1–963. Secret. Drafted by Holloway, cleared by Hillenbrand and Guthrie, and approved and initialed by Thompson. Also sent to Bonn, London, Moscow, Berlin, and U.S. Element Live Oak.
167. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Kuznets-ov Talks. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Guthrie and approved in S on January 16. The meeting was held in Secretary Rusk’s office. Since Kuznetsov had worked effectively with U.S. officials at the United Nations during the Cuban crisis, the U.S. Government extended an invitation to visit Washington. On January 11 Thompson briefed Knappstein and Rusk briefed Alphand on the talks with Kuznetsov, stressing that there had been nothing new in the conversations. (Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1–1163 and 661.00/1–1163)
168. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/1–1563. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by Thompson and Tyler; cleared by Davis, Manning, NEA, and S; and approved by Tyler. Sent to the NATO capitals, Madrid, Warsaw, and Berlin and repeated to Moscow.
169. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/1–1763. Secret; Niact. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Paris, London, Moscow, SHAPE, and CINCEUR.