November 1961–February 1962: Search for a Coalition Government; Support for Souvanna Phouma; Pressure on Phoumi Nosavan
251. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–3061. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to London and Paris, and to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, CINCPAC for POLAD, Moscow, and New Delhi.
252. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–3161. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to London and Paris, and to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, CINCPAC for POLAD, Moscow, and New Delhi.
253. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–362. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to London, Paris, and CINCPAC for POLAD, and to Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and New Delhi.
254. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–462. Secret; Niact; Urgent. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to London, Paris, CINCPAC for POLAD, and to Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Saigon.
255. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative’s Naval Aide (Bagley) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Laos 7, T–028–69. No classification marking. The source text is incorrectly dated January 4, 1961.
256. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–462. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross, cleared by Rice and Cleveland in draft, and approved and signed by Harriman. Repeated priority to Geneva for Fecon, London, Paris, and CINCPAC, and to Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Saigon.
257. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–562. Drafted by Cross, cleared in substance with Johnson and Rusk and in draft with Cleveland, and approved by Harriman. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon and CINCPAC, and to Bangkok, London, and Paris.
258. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative’s Naval Aide (Bagley) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, National Security Council, Special Group (CI), Meetings, 4/7/61–6/8/62. Secret.
259. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative (Taylor) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Laos-SEATO 62, T–641–71H. Secret.
260. Memorandum Prepared for the 5412 Special Group
[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, National Security Council, Special Group (CI), Meetings, 4/7/61–6/8/62. Secret; Eyes Only. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]
261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–562. Secret. Drafted and approved by Rusk and cleared by Harriman.
262. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 1/1/62–1/15/61. Secret.
263. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 1/1/62–1/15/62. Secret. The Department of State copy indicates it was drafted by Cleveland on January 5 and cleared by Cross, Harriman, and Usher. (Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–662)
264. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Countries, Laos Security, 1/1/62–4/15/62. Top Secret. Prepared by Bundy on January 15. The time is taken from the President’s Appointment Book which does not indicate that U. Alexis Johnson, William Bundy, Robert Cleveland, and Secretary of Defense McNamara attended. (Ibid.)
265. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–562. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross, cleared by Cleveland in draft and Peterson, and approved by Harriman. Repeated niact to Geneva Fecon and CINCPAC, priority to London and Paris, and to New Delhi, Saigon, Bangkok, and to Moscow by pouch.
266. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Conference on Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–662. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Harriman; cleared by Rice, Usher, Cleveland, and Cross and in substance with John C. Guthrie, the Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs; and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Moscow and Vientiane.
267. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 1/1/62–1/15/62. Secret. Sent to the White House under cover of a memorandum from Battle in which he explained that it was intended for a meeting among the President, the Secretary, and Harriman at 10:45 a.m., January 12. The President met with Rusk, Harriman, and McGeorge Bundy 10:55–11:07 a.m. The meeting was described as “Off the Record,” and no other record has been found. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
268. Brief Prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 65 A 3501, Laos 350.65–680.1, 1962. Secret. Sent to Secretary of Defense McNamara under cover of a memorandum from Brigadier General Linscott A. Hall, Assistant Director for Processing, Defense Intelligence Agency.
269. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 2/20/62–2/22/62. Top Secret.
270. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–1562. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Vientiane and to London, Moscow, and Paris.
271. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–1662. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Vientiane, and to Paris, London, Bangkok, New Delhi, Ottawa, Saigon, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
272. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, EA/Laos Files: Lot 66 D 457, 300, Laos 1962, U.S. Government Attitudes and Actions. Secret.
273. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–1862. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Bangkok, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Ottawa, Paris, Saigon, and Vientiane.
274. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2062. Confidential; Niact. Repeated niact to Vientiane and Bangkok, and priority to London, Moscow, New Delhi, Ottawa, Paris, and Phnom Penh.
275. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2062. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Bangkok, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, Saigon, and Vientiane.
276. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2262. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross and Queneau, cleared by Cleveland and Rice in substance, and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Bangkok and Geneva Fecon.
277. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Acting Secretary of State Ball and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman)
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Laos. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.
278. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2762. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cleveland; cleared by Queneau, Rice, Cross, and Kaysen; approved in substance by the President and Ball; and approved and signed by Harriman. Also sent niact to Bangkok and CINCPAC. Repeated priority to the Delegation at the Punte del Este Conference for the Secretary.
279. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2762. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cleveland and Queneau, cleared by Cross and Rice, approved in substance by the President and the Acting Secretary, and approved by Harriman. Repeated niact to Bangkok and CINCPAC, and priority to Punta del Este for the Secretary.
280. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 1/16/62–1/31/62. Secret; Operational Immediate. Repeated to the White House for Taylor, to the MAAG Chief in Laos, to CINCPACFLT, CINCUSARPAC, and PACAF. The source text is the White House copy.