Rhodesia and Nyasaland
320. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149. Confidential. Drafted by Deming on May 3.
321. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Salisbury
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.45C/3-3061. Confidential; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Picard, cleared by Burdett, and approved by Fredericks. Repeated by pouch to London and Pretoria.
322. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/8-2261. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Dunham and Wight, cleared by Sweeney and Veliotes, and approved by Ferguson. Also sent to Salisbury Niact and repeated to Dar-es-Salaam Priority.
323. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Dar-es-Salaam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/9-861. Confidential; Priority; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Dunham, cleared by Korn, and approved by Wight. Repeated Priority to London and Salisbury.
324. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/1-1062. Confidential. Drafted by Simms; cleared by Reis, Kellermann, Deming, Sweeney, and Acly (ODA); and approved by Wallner. Repeated to Salisbury.
325. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Salisbury
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/3-662. Confidential. Drafted by Dunham and Deming on March 8, cleared by Bergesen, and approved by Fredericks. Repeated to London.
326. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Salisbury
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/3-662. Confidential. Drafted by Deming and Wellons and approved by Tasca. Repeated to London, USUN, and by pouch to Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi, and Pretoria.
327. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Salisbury
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/4-1762. Confidential. Drafted by Dunham on April 16 and approved by Deming. Repeated to London and USUN.
328. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Rhodesia. No classification marking. Attached to the source text is a transmittal note from Battle to Bundy that reads: “Prior to Governor Williams’ departure for Africa, the President asked him to prepare a paper on the Rhodesias. The completed paper is attached.”
329. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/6-1162. Confidential. Drafted by Buffum; cleared in draft by Bergesen, Freeman, MacKnight, and Monsma, and by Rogers; and approved by Wallner. Repeated to London, Salisbury, and Buenos Aires.
330. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/8-1362. Confidential. Drafted by Parker; cleared by MacKnight, Sanger, Friedman, and Buffum; and approved by Cleveland. Repeated to Salisbury and USUN.
331. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/9-3062. Confidential. Drafted by Tyler, cleared in U, and approved in the White House on October 8. Separate memoranda of conversation were prepared on Cuba and Congo.
332. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.41/10-562. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Wallner and Mathews; cleared by Little, Swank, and Burdett; and approved by Ball. Repeated to USUN and Salisbury.
333. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/11-2962. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mathews on November 23; cleared by Burdett, Sisco, Furnas, and McGhee (in substance); and approved by Tasca. Repeated to Salisbury.
334. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Salisbury
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/11-1062. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dunham on November 21; cleared by Knox, Burdett, Furnas, and McGhee (in substance); and approved by Williams. Repeated to London.
335. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745C.00/1-763. Confidential. Drafted by Mulcahy on January 4; cleared by Goldstein, Wallner, and Chapin; and approved by Mac-Knight. Repeated to Salisbury and USUN.
336. 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, 745C.00/1-2863. Confidential. Cleared by Lennon, MacKnight, Fredericks, Dunham, and Conroy (AID).
337. Telegram From the Consulate General in Salisbury to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL RHOD & NYAS. Confidential. Repeated to London, USUN, Lusaka, Blantyre, Lourenco Marques, Paris, Bonn, Rome, Pretoria, Leopoldville, Elisabethville, Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi, Kampala, and Luanda.
338. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Rhodesia. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text. Attached to a memorandum from Brubeck to McGeorge Bundy that reads: “There is attached a situation report regarding developments in Southern Rhodesia. It is suggested that you may wish to bring the report to the attention of the President.”
339. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams) to the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD & NYAS/UN. No classification marking. Drafted by Mulcahy. The source text bears a typed notation that reads: “Original copy handed to Sithole by G. Mennen Williams 4/16/63.” Reverend Sithole was a prominent African nationalist.
340. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD/UN. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text.
341. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD & NYAS/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Hennes; cleared by Friedman (in draft), Buffum, and Strong; and approved by Gardner. Also sent to USUN and repeated to London and Salisbury.
342. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD & NYAS/UN. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Sisco, Buffum, and Hennes; cleared by Burdett, Williams, Monsma, and Judd; and approved by Cleveland. Also sent to Caracas, London, and Oslo and repeated to Accra, Manila, Paris, Rabat, Rio de Janeiro, Taipei, and Salisbury.
343. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD & NYAS. Confidential. Drafted by Judd and approved in S on September 24. The conversation took place in the Secretary’s office.
344. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Rhodesia. Confidential. Drafted by Brubeck. A notation on the source text indicates that a copy was sent to the Department of State. The conversation was held at the White House.
345. Telegram From the Department of State to the Resident Consul in Blantyre, Malawi
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 RHOD & NYAS. Confidential. Drafted by DuPont on October 16, cleared by Looram and McKesson, and approved by Coote. Repeated to Dar-es-Salaam, Salisbury, Lusaka (by pouch), and Lourenco Marques.
346. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Armstrong on December 19 and approved on December 26. The source text is labeled “Part II of III.” The conversation took place in Sandys’ office at the Commonwealth Relations Office.