Office of the Historian

January–June 1963: Resumption of Talks With The Soviet Union and President Kennedy’s Trip to Germany

170. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, January 18, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1–1863. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, Bonn, Paris, and London.

171. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, January 26, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US–USSR. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.

173. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 6, 1963, 8:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret. Drafted and ini-tialed by Brandin and approved in S on February 7. The meeting was held during breakfast at the Department of State. Carstens visited Washington February 4–7 at the request of the German Government, primarily to discuss the U.S. reaction to the French-German Treaty signed January 22. A memorandum of his conversation with Secretary Rusk, February 5, is in vol. XIII, Document 71.

174. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, February 14, 1963, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret; Priority.

175. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 15, 1963, 10 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Meetings with the President. Secret. Drafted by David Klein. The meeting was held in President Kennedy’s office.

176. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, February 16, 1963, 10:40 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Tyler on February 15; cleared by Thompson, Hillenbr and, and the President; and approved and initialed by Rusk. Repeated to Moscow, Paris, London, and Berlin.

177. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Washington, February 21, 1963, 10:28 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US–USSR. Secret; Priority. Drafted and initialed by Hillenbrand on February 19; cleared by Thompson, Tyler, Guthrie, and Bundy; and approved and initialed by Rusk. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Berlin.

178. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, February 21, 1963, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 13 GER. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Bonn, Paris, Moscow, London, USAREUR, CINCEUR, and SHAPE.

179. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, February 25, 1963, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US–USSR. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Relayed to the White House.

180. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, March 7, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret. Drafted and ini-tialed by Thompson. Copies were sent to Tyler, Hillenbrand, Guthrie, and Cleveland.

181. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, March 20, 1963, 10:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret. Drafted by Holloway; cleared by Hillenbrand, Guthrie, and RPM; and approved and initialed by Thompson. Also sent to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin.

182. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 26, 1963, 2:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted and initialed by Hillenbrand and approved in S on March 28. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Bonn in telegram 2294, March 27. (Ibid.)

183. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, April 8, 1963, 5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen. The meeting was held at the Elysée Palace. The source text is labeled “Part III of V.”

184. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 12, 1963, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted and initialed by Hillenbrand and approved in S on April 18. Rusk and Dobrynin also discussed nuclear non-proliferation and Laos. Memoranda of these parts of the conversation are ibid., Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330.

185. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, April 13, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. The time of transmission is illegible.

186. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, April 26, 1963, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18–8. The source text bears no drafting information, but it was approved in M on May 6. The source text is labeled “Part IV of IV.” The meeting was held in Khrushchev’s office in the Kremlin. Harriman was in Moscow for talks on Laos.

189. Memorandum of Conversation

Ottawa, May 21, 1963, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2263. Secret. Drafted by Cash and approved in S on May 28. The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy.

190. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, May 22, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin and Bonn.

191. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Washington, May 25, 1963, 12:37 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Creel on May 24; cleared by Penberthy, Davis, Bundy (in substance), and Guthrie and Thompson (in draft); and approved by Tyler. Repeated to Berlin and Bonn.

192. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, May 27, 1963, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn and Berlin.

193. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, June 14, 1963, 7:34 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 28 Berlin. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ausland; cleared by Anderson, Cash, Thompson, Department of Defense (ISA), and JCS; and approved by Davis. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow, SHAPE, U.S. Element Live Oak, CINCEUR, USAFE, and USAREUR.

194. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, June 14, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2274. Confidential. Drafted by Creel and cleared by Brandin and Tyler. Prepared for the President’s European trip.

195. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Austria

Washington, June 22, 1963, 1:48 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 38–9. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ausland on June 21; cleared by Creel, Davis, Thompson, AV, Department of Defense (ISA), and JCS; and approved and initialed by Rusk. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, Moscow, SHAPE, U.S. Element Live Oak, CINCEUR, USAREUR, and USAFE.

196. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Wiesbaden, June 25, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret; Limit Distribution. The source text bears no time of transmission. Repeated to Bonn, Rome, Paris, London, and Berlin. Passed to the White House on June 26. Secretary Rusk and President Kennedy arrived in Bonn on June 23 for a 4-day visit, including a trip to Berlin.

197. Memorandum of Conversation

Bad Godesberg, June 24, 1963, 6:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Kennedy. Secret. Drafted by Davis and approved in S on August 8. The source text is labeled “Uncleared.” The meeting was held in Ambassador McGhee’s residence. Another memorandum of this conversation, PET/MC/15, is dated June 23, but a summary of the discussion transmitted in telegram 3592 from Bonn, June 25, states that the conversation took place “yesterday.” (Ibid., POL 38–10)