Intelligence
79. Memorandum of Meeting With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, Meetings of the President. No classification marking. Prepared by Gordon Gray on January 4.
80. Memorandum of Discussion at the 473d Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. The meeting took place from 9 to 10:40 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Daily Appointment Book)
81. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs. Secret. Prepared by Andrew Goodpaster on January 7. This meeting was held immediately after the NSC meeting; see Document 80.
82. Report From the Chairman of the President’s Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities (Hull) to President Elsenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs. Top Secret. Following the creation of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board to replace the Board of Consultants on May 4 (see Document 87), a copy of this report was transmitted to Bundy for President Kennedy under cover of a May 18 memorandum from J. Patrick Coyne. (Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs)
83. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs. Secret.
84. Memorandum of Discussion at the 474th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared on January 13.
85. Briefing Paper by A. Russell Ash of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs. Secret.
86. Memorandum of Meeting With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, Memoranda of Meetings with the President, January 1961. Secret. Drafted by Gray on January 19.
88. Telegram From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to All Chiefs of Station
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Dulles) Files, Dispatch and Book Dispatch, 1963, Box 6, Folder 11. Top Secret. Drafted by W. Lloyd George of the Deputy Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency.
89. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1961. Top Secret. A copy was sent to Bundy.
90. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: National Reconnaissance Office, P&A/PR Library/104–1/DOP. Top Secret; Special Handling. An attached chart entitled “Single Management for National Reconnaissance Program” is not printed.
91. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Bundy Memoranda to the President, 8/22/61–9/30/61. Secret.
92. Paper Prepared in the Department of Defense
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1961. Secret. The paper is undated, but a typed notation on the cover page indicates that the plan was approved by the Secretary of Defense on September 29. Annexes A through G are not printed.
93. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Director of Central Intelligence-designate McCone
[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Central Intelligence Agency, General, 9/61–11/61. Top Secret. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]
94. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Chron Files, December 1961. Secret (Special Handling).
95. Memorandum for the File
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Memoranda for the Record, 11/29/61–4/5/62. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone.
96. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to President Kennedy
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Meetings with the President, 12/l/61–6/30/62. No classification marking. In a short covering memorandum to the President, also dated January 7, McCone wrote: “In accordance with our discussion concerning the role of the Director of Central Intelligence as the principal intelligence officer of the Government and the coordination of the work of the various intelligence agencies, I have reviewed pertinent recommendations of your Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, particularly as they related to the responsibilities of my position. Based thereon I recommend that you approve the enclosed draft directive, which I believe will accomplish the objectives you have in mind. I believe further that the substance of the directive is not inconsistent with applicable recommendations of your Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. I enclose also for your approval a memorandum proposing a reorganization of the United States Intelligence Board.”
97. Memorandum of Discussion
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Meetings with the President, 12/l/61–6/30/62. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone on January 9. In a handwritten notation on the memorandum, Earman noted that Bissell and Amory had read it.
98. Memorandum of Discussion
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Memoranda for the Record, 11/29/61–4/5/62. Secret. Drafted by McCone on January 9.
99. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, PFIAB. No classification marking. Copies were sent to the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
100. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, DCI Memoranda for the Record, 4/7/62–8/21/62. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone.
102. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) and the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Miller) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Central Intelligence Agency, General, 5/62–12/62. Secret. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]
103. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to Gordon Gray
Source: Eisenhower Library, Gordon Gray Papers. No classification marking.
104. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Gordon Gray Papers. Secret. Prepared by Gordon Gray on September 27.
105. Memorandum of Discussion
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, Meetings with the President, 7/l/62–12/31/62. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by McCone.
106. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files, Job 80–B01285A, DCI Memoranda for the Record, 1/l/63–2/9/63. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone on January 11.