Office of the Historian

Finland

219. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)

Washington, March 29, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/3–2962. Top Secret.

220. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Athens

Washington, May 2, 1962, 11:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5611/5–262. Secret. Drafted by Christensen and approved by Burdett. Secretary Rusk was in Athens to attend the NATO Ministerial Meeting May 4–6.

221. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, May 22, 1962, 7:18 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5–2262. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by Tyler, G/PM, and Bundy; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Helsinki.

222. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, May 28, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5–2862. Secret. Drafted by Christensen and approved in S on June 4. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Helsinki in telegram 355, May 29. (Ibid.)

223. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, June 4, 1962, midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/6–462. Secret. Repeated to London.

224. Memorandum From the Finnish Embassy to the Department of State

Washington, June 14, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760.E5612/6–1462. Secret. A typewritten notation reads: “Confidential (Finnish Classification)”. The memorandum was handed to Secretary Rusk by Ambassador Seppala during a June 14 meeting. A memorandum of their conversation is ibid.

225. Memorandum of Conversation

London, June 25, 1962, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–RU/6–2562. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bohlen and approved in S on July 3. The meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry.

226. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, undated.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC SG Meeting, July 20. Secret. Prepared in the Bureau of European Affairs for presentation to the July 20 meeting of the NSC Standing Group. In a July 19 memorandum to the Secretary, attached to the source text, Deputy Under Secretary Johnson endorsed the report’s conclusions.

The NSC Standing Group discussed and concurred in the proposals made in this paper at its July 20 meeting. The President later read the paper and “approved in general.” (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, NSC SG Meetings May–August 1962)

227. Telegram From the Military attache in Finland to the Department of the Army

Helsinki, July 20, 1962, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/7–2062. Secret; Noforn. Also sent to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Department of State. The source text is the Department of State copy.

228. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 27, 1962, 7:47 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5–2762. Secret. Drafted by Christensen, cleared by MC, and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Paris Topol.

229. Telegram from the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, July 30, 1962, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/7–3062. Secret. Repeated to London, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Paris.

230. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, August 6, 1962, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/8–662. Secret. Repeated to London.

231. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, August 8, 1962, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/8–862. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.

232. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, August 31, 1962, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/8–3162. Confidential.

233. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland

Washington, September 8, 1962, 12:54 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/8–662. Secret. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by G/PM, PRCS, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to London.

234. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland

Washington, September 21, 1962, 5:56 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/9–1462. Secret. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by Burdett, PRCS, BNA, G/PM, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Johnson. Repeated to London.

235. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, September 29, 1962, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/9–2962. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London.

236. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 1962

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/10–762. Secret. Drafted by Davis on October 8 and approved in S on October 11. The meeting was held at the Waldorf Astoria. The source text is labeled “Part III of V.” Separate memoranda of this conversation are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2153.

237. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, October 15, 1962, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/10–1562. Secret.

238. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 26, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/10–2662. Secret. Drafted by Owen.

239. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, December 14, 1962, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/12–1462. Secret. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.

240. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, January 1963.

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 70 D 199, Finland. Secret. A cover sheet and table of contents are not printed.

241. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, May 30, 1963, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 Fin. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Reykjavik. Ambassador Gufler left post on April 18. Carl T. Rowan, whom President Kennedy appointed as Ambassador on March 9, presented his credentials on May 21.

242. Letter From Foreign Secretary Home to Secretary of State Rusk

London, July 30, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret and Personal.

243. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, August 20, 1963, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 Fin–USSR. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Moscow, Olso, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.

244. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Helsinki, September 7, 1963, midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US (Johnson). Confidential. Vice President Johnson visited Finland during a September 2–17 trip to the Scandinavian countries.

245. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 1963

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Hilliker and approved in S on October 4. The meeting was held at the U.S. Mission. The source text is labeled “Part 1 of 3.” Separate memoranda of conversation dealing with Finnish exports and a U.S.-Soviet high energy accelerator are ibid., Central Files, POL Fin-US.

246. Memorandum of Conversation

Helsinki, December 13, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 Fin. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gordon and initialed by Rowan.