Office of the Historian

Italy

87. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson

Washington, January 9, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2356. Secret. Drafted by Stout (EUR/WE) and cleared in EUR, STR, AID, RPM, S, RPE, and the Departments of Defense and Treasury. President Segni visited Washington January 13-18.

88. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, January 10, 1964, 8 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 15-1 IT. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Also sent to Bonn, London, and Paris.

89. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 14, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2356. Confidential. Drafted by Givan and approved in S on January 19. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.

90. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 14, 1964, 4:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF (MLF). Confidential. Drafted by Stout and approved in the White House on January 18 and in S on January 19. The memorandum is “Second of 5 memoranda.” All five memoranda are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2356. The meeting was held at the White House.

91. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 15, 1964, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Confidential. Drafted by Meloy and approved in S on January 27. The memorandum is Part I of III. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

92. Letter From the Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (Meloy) to the Deputy Chief of Mission in Italy (Williamson)

Washington, January 24, 1964.

Source: Department of State, INR Historical Files, Italy 1963-1964. Secret; Eyes Only.

93. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 11, 1964, 2:45 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL IT-US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Spielman and approved in U on March 18. The meeting was held in the Under Secretary’s office.

94. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to President Johnson

Washington, March 13, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Confidential.

95. Intelligence Information Cable

Washington, March 13, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem; No Dissem Abroad; Background Use Only. Sent to Army Staff Command, DIA, State Department, and NSA.

96. Airgram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, May 26, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 12 IT. Secret. Drafted by Peters and cleared by Colonel Patch and Hulse.

98. Telegram From the Consulate in Frankfurt to the Department of State

Frankfurt, June 25, 1964, 1 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Bonn, Rome, Brussels, and Paris.

99. Intelligence Information Cable

Washington, June 26, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem; No Dissem Abroad; Background Use Only. Sent to the State Department, ACSI, Navy Department, AFCIN, DIA, and NSA.

100. Telegram From the Commanding General, U.S. Army South European Task Force to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Army in Europe

Verona, June 26, 1964, 1810Z.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 1. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, Europe in Paris and to DIA and the Department of State. Printed from the copy sent to the Department of State.

101. Airgram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, June 30, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 12 IT. Confidential. Drafted by Barnsdale and cleared by Peters. Repeated to Moscow.

102. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, August 7, 1964, 11:13 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 15 IT. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Schaetzel; cleared in EUR, S/MF, and by Klein of the White House staff; and approved by Tyler.

103. Airgram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, August 14, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 1 IT. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Barnsdale. Repeated to Bonn, Brussels for the Embassy and BUSEC, London, Luxembourg, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, and The Hague.

104. Letter From the Ambassador to Italy (Reinhardt) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler)

Rome, November 12, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Ambassador Reinhardt. Secret; Official-Informal.

105. Letter From Livingston T. Merchant to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler)

Washington, January 14, 1965.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 1 IT-US. No classification marking. Tyler wrote the following note on the letter on January 19: “I called Livie and thanked him for his thoughtful note.”

106. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 5, 1965, 10 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL IT-US. Confidential. Drafted by McKillop and approved in S on April 27. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.

107. Letter From the Counselor of Embassy in Italy (Fraleigh) to the Officer in Charge of Italian Affairs (Givan)

Rome, March 10, 1965.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Official Informal. Confidential; Official-Informal.

108. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, April 9, 1965, 8 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 7 IT. Confidential.

109. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Valenti) to President Johnson

Washington, April 16, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Moro Visit. No classification marking.

111. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 28, 1965.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 5 IT. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Thomson on April 29. The conversation was held at the Motion Picture Association of America headquarters.

112. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, May 24, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Italy, Vol. 4. Confidential. Drafted by Seidenman and approved in S on June 2. The memorandum is Part VI of VI. Copies of the other memoranda of conversation are ibid. The discussion was held during a luncheon at the Department of State.

113. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, June 28, 1965.

Source: Department of State, INR Historical Files, 303 Committee Files. Secret; Eyes Only.

114. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 22, 1965, 10:30 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 7 IT. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Spielman and approved in S on July 27.

115. Letter From Prime Minister Moro to President Johnson

Rome, August 2, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence, Italy. No classification marking. The letter is marked “Unofficial Translation.”

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

Washington, August 4, 1965, 5:15 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Mc-George Bundy, Vol. 13. Top Secret; Sensitive.