Near East, 1962–1963
242. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–14 YEMEN/UN. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Campbell (IO/UNP); cleared by Sisco, Strong, Komer (in substance), and Hilliker (S/S); and approved by Wallner (IO). Repeated to Beirut, Cairo, Taiz, Jidda, and Jerusalem.
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL ARAB-ISR. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Crawford on May 8; cleared by Trevithick, Strong, Cottam, Little, and Komer; and approved by Ball.
244. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Grant) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–14 ARAB-ISR/UN. Top Secret. Drafted by Grant.
246. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 ISR-US. Secret. Drafted by Crawford and cleared by Strong and Talbot.
247. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Israel, 5/15–5/16/63. Top Secret. Drafted by Dickman. Handwritten notes on the source text indicate that Bundy received the original of the memorandum and a copy went to Komer.
248. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Israel, 5/15–5/16/63. Secret. Drafted by Komer on May 15.
249. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 228. Secret. Copies were sent to Kenneth Hansen and Bromley Smith.
250. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Israel, 5/15/63–5/16/63. Top Secret.
251. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, Special Group, Counterinsurgency Files: Lot 68 D 451. Secret. Drafted by Dingeman. Circulated to the Special Group on May 20 under cover of a memorandum from Carol C. Moor, in anticipation of the Group’s May 23 meeting.
252. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 294, Pres. Kennedy-Johnson/Israel Correspondence: 1962–65. Secret; Eyes Only; Operational Immediate. Drafted by Ball and Crawford on May 17; cleared by Talbot, Strong, Rollefson (in substance), Harriman, Bromley Smith, and Kriebel; and approved by Rusk.
253. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to the Ambassador to the United Arab Republic (Badeau)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL NR EAST-US. Secret; Limit Distribution; For Ambassador Only; Official-Informal. Drafted by Barrow on May 14 and cleared by Strong, Gaud, and Hewitt.
254. Summary Record of National Security Council Standing Group Meeting No. 6/63
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Standing Group Meetings, Meeting of 5/21/63. Secret. Drafted by Smith.
255. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 67 A 4564, Iran 691.4–692, 1963. Secret. Stamped notations read: “Noted by Mr. Sloan” and “Mr. Bundy has seen.”
256. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Yemen. Secret.
257. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 UAR. Secret; Eyes Only Cane for Ambassador. Drafted by McGeorge Bundy and approved by Brubeck. On May 24, the Department of State instituted the codeword Cane for documents relating to the proposed Near East arms limitation initiative. A May 24 memorandum for the record indicated that all communications designated Cane would be handled as Eyes Only unless they required Roger Channel handling. Within the Executive Secretariat, Cane traffic was to be restricted to Brubeck, Little, Read, and Jensen. One copy of each message was to be sent to Bromley Smith at the White House and a second copy sent to Grant in NEA. There was to be no additional distribution. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, United Arab Republic, UAR/Israel Arms Limitation, 5/01/63–06/15/63)
258. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Israel, 5/17/63–5/31/63. Top Secret. An attached note from Komer to Bundy, dated May 29, reads: “Behind this “Statesman-like’ prose, Talbot and co. regard new BG letter as a step backward on terms of access to Dimona. More important, by postponing proposed inspection to at least end-1963, Israelis keep this bargaining counter in play for forthcoming negotiation. We’ll have intelligence and AEC people tell us degree of risk involved in accepting BG’s terms. Meanwhile, rather than reply to BG, we should let matter rest till McCloy exercise, which covers it.”
259. Airgram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL UK-US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Eilts and approved by Courtney.
260. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Israel, 5/17/63–5/31/63. Top Secret/Cane.
261. Memorandum by the Working Group on Near East Arms Limitation
Source: Department of State, NEA/IAI Files: Lot 80 D 102, JPG Master Copy Probe # 7 Jan 1963 (Arms/McCloy). Top Secret. Presumably this is the memorandum Komer forwarded to President Kennedy on May 31; see Document 260. Thirteen attachments, none printed, contain additional guidance on a variety of issues related to the arms limitation initiative. A handwritten note at the top of the source text reads: “The Secretary. (Return directly to Grant).”
262. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense (Stoddart) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 65 A 3501, Yemen 000.1–1963. Confidential. Drafted by Evans. Copies were sent to William Bundy and Sloan. Stoddart was the Deputy Director for the Near East, South Asia, and Africa Region.
263. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, NEA/NE Files: Lot 68 D 100, POL 23-3-a, Civil National Police. Secret. Drafted by Bowling. A handwritten note on the source text indicates that Secretary Rusk saw the memorandum.
264. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Yemen, 6/63. Secret. A handwritten note on the source text reads: “(Taken from Pres. week-end reading dtd 6/7/63—Tab 1).”
265. Telegram From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Hart)
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Countries, Saudi Arabia Security. Secret; Eyes Only.
266. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, United Arab Republic, Nasser Correspondence. Top Secret; Eyes Only; Cane. No drafting information appears on the source text.
267. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 294, Pres. Kennedy-Johnson/Israel Correspondence: 1962–65. Secret. Drafted by Crawford on June 11 and cleared by Kretzmann (in draft), Talbot, and Strong.
268. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–5 US. Secret. Drafted by Seelye and Davies and cleared by Talbot. Komer forwarded this memorandum to President Kennedy on June 13; see Document 269.
269. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Saudi Arabia, 6/1/63–6/14/63. Secret.