Office of the Historian

Korea

291. Memorandum From the Director of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, February 18, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, Cables, 2/63. Confidential.

293. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Washington, March 14, 1963, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 26 S KOR. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC.

294. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, March 16, 1963, 5:58 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15 S KOR. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Norred, cleared by Yager and Rice and in draft with William Bundy, and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

295. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Washington, March 17, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 9/62-3/63. Secret.

296. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, March 21, 1963.

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, T-210-69. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Colonel Legere.

297. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, March 28, 1963, 7:33 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15 S KOR. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Norred; cleared by Yager and Rice and in draft with William Bundy and Richard N. Gardener, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs; and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Tokyo and CINPAC for POLAD.

298. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Washington, March 28, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 8/62-3/63. Secret.

299. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, March 29, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 8/62-3/63. Secret. Yager also attended this meeting between Kennedy and Ambassador Chung. According to a March 29 memorandum of conversation by Yager, the meeting took place in the President’s office. (Ibid.)

300. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, April 8, 1963, 6:57 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15 S KOR. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Norred, cleared in draft with Yager and with Gregory of FE/P, and approved by Rice. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

301. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, April 20, 1963.

[Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 3479, Korea. Top Secret. 5 pages of source text not declassified.]

302. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, April 29, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, E 1-1 S KOR. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

303. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze) to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, May 11, 1963.

[Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 3470, Korea. Top Secret. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]

304. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor)

Washington, May 28, 1963.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15 S KOR-US. Top Secret. 5 pages of source text not declassified.]

305. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Washington, May 31, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 4/63-11/63. Confidential.

306. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Washington, May 31, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 4/63-11/63. Secret.

307. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Kennedy

Washington, June 4, 1963.

[Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 3470, Korea. Top Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]

308. Memorandum From Colonel Lawrence J. Legere of the White House Staff to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor)

Washington, June 11, 1963.

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, March to June 1963, T-208-69. Top Secret. Taylor’s initials appear on the source text.

309. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 17, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Korea, General, 4/63-11/63. Confidential. Drafted by Yager and approved in the White House on June 20 according to the copy in Department of State, Central Files, POL 17-1 KOR-US. There is no record of this meeting in the President’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library)

310. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Washington, July 3, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, M.V. Forrestal, 11/62-11/63. Secret.

311. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, July 15, 1963, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15 S KOR. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

313. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, September 2, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15 S KOR. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

314. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, October 9, 1963, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 14 S KOR. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

315. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, October 16, 1963, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 14 S KOR. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD and Tokyo.

316. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, October 22, 1963, 2:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 14 S KOR. Secret; Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Norred; cleared by Fearey, Green, and Harriman, in draft by Ives of AID and Colonel Moorman of OSD/ISA, and in substance by Hulen of INR/RFE; and approved by Hilsman.

318. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, November 25, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL KOR-US. Confidential. Drafted by Hilsman and approved by the White House on December 2. The meeting was held at the President’s reception at the State Department.

319. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, December 18, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 S KOR. Secret. Drafted by U. Alexis Johnson.

320. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)

Washington, December 20, 1963.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Aides Files, McGeorge Bundy, Chron Dec. ‘63. Secret.