115. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2161. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to London, Paris, New Delhi, Vientiane, and to Moscow.

116. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2261. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Moscow, to London, Paris, New Delhi, Ottawa, Bangkok, Saigon, and Vientiane.

117. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General at Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–361. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Martin and Bowles; cleared with Jenkins, U. Alexis Johnson, McConaughy, and Anderson (in draft); and approved by Rusk.

118. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2361. Secret. Repeated to Paris, London, Bangkok, Saigon, CINCPAC for POLAD, Geneva for Fecon, and Canberra.

119. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs (Peterson) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2361. Secret. Drafted by Chapman and cleared by Anderson. A marginal note on the source text indicates that a search was made for the original which was apparently not found.

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

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 6/2/61–6/26/61. Top Secret.

121. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 6/2/61–6/26/61. Secret. Johnson was also the alternate member of the Vietnam Task Force.

122. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.51J11/6–2661. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, priority to Vientiane, to Bangkok, Saigon, and Phnom Penh.

123. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (McConaughy) to the Under Secretary of State (Bowles)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 6/27/61–6/30/61. Secret. Sent through J.W. Scott, INR/DDC. Drafted by Cleveland and cleared by Anderson and Chapman.

124. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2761. Top Secret; Niact. Also sent to Vientiane as telegram 242 and repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, and CINCPAC.

125. Memorandum Prepared by the Department of State for the National Security Council

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 6/27/61–6/30/61. Top Secret. Prepared in FE and discussed by McConaughy, U. Alexis Johnson, and Rusk on June 25; see Document 120. A covering note indicates that it was circulated to the NSC only as a basis for discussion.

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

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 6/27/61–6/30/61. Secret.

127. Editorial Note

128. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Countries, Laos Security, 5/1/61–6/30/61. Secret. There is no indication on the source text of the hour or location of the conversation. The Department of State copy indicates it was drafted by Glenn. (Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–2961)

129. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, Phoumi Visit, 6/29/61–6/30/61. No drafting information appears on the source text, but it was probably drafted by Glenn. The conversation took place at the White House.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–361. Secret; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Vientiane and repeated to Geneva for Fecon, Bangkok, London, Ottawa, Phnom Penh, and Saigon.

131. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–661. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Hong Kong and Warsaw.

132. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lemnitzer) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 7/61. Top Secret.

133. Memorandum From President Kennedy to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lemnitzer)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security File, Countries Series, Laos: General, 7/61. No classification marking.

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

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/A Miscellaneous Sensitive Files: FRC 71 A 6489, Laos 381 (Sensitive), Jan.–Dec. ′61. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that McNamara saw it.

135. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–1261. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to London, Paris, Vientiane, and Moscow.

136. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lemnitzer) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 7/61. Secret.

137. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–1861. Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 3:50 p.m. Repeated to Bangkok, London, Paris, Saigon, CINCPAC for Polad, Geneva for Fecon, and Canberra. Transmitted in three sections.

138. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–1861. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 5:42 p.m.

139. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–1861. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Chapman; cleared by Cleveland, Usher, Steeves, and Evans of DOD/ISA; and approved by McConaughy. Repeated to Geneva for Fecon and priority to CINCPAC POLAD.

140. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Conference on Laos at Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–2161. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Usher; cleared in draft with Meeker and Robert W. Rinden, Deputy Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs; cleared by Chapman, Steeves, U. Alexis Johnson, and Bowles; and approved by Rusk.

141. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia, Rostow memo, A–C, 7/21/61. Top Secret. The following handwritten note by Kennedy appears on the top right of this memorandum: “Too difficult to read.” All tabs are ibid., A–C, D–I, J–N, O-Appendix, but the Department of State locations are also supplied where possible in the footnotes below.

142. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of State Rusk

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/7–2261. Top Secret. 2 pages of source text and 2-page attachment not declassified.]

143. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/7–2361. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Chapman; cleared by Usher, Cleveland, Lee E. Metcalf of SOA, Steeves, U. Alexis Johnson, and Carl F. Salans of L; and approved by McConaughy. Repeated to Vientiane and Geneva for Fecon.

144. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 7/61. Secret.