Western Europe Region
121. Letter From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 294. Secret; Nodis.
122. Telegram From the Mission to the European Communities to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 EUR W–US. Limited Official Use. Repeated to London, Bonn, The Hague, Luxembourg for the Embassy and USEC, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, Rome, and Geneva and passed to USIA.
123. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by McKillop. The conversation was held in Ball’s office.
124. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Mr. Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 70 D 217, WH/Mr. Bundy 1965. Secret. A copy was sent to Ball. The source text is attached to a January 17 memorandum from Mr. Bundy to Ball, which stated that since he and the Under Secretary had a longstanding difference on the MLF question, he wanted Ball to have as precise a statement of the President’s position as he could manage.
125. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Thomas O. Enders (EUR/RPE); cleared by STR, EUR/RPE, E, U, and the White House; and approved by Schaetzel. Also sent to Brussels for the Embassy and Busec and repeated to Rome, The Hague, London, Geneva, Luxembourg, and Paris.
126. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Top Secret; Exdis; Noforn. Drafted by Lindjord and Newman and approved in S on March 7 and in U on March 1. The conversation was held in Rusk’s conference room. The source text is labeled “Part 3 of 5.”
127. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by LeRoy F. Percival (EUR/RPE); cleared by McKillop, Hinton, GER, and RPM; and approved by Schaetzel. Also sent to Paris for the Embassy and USRO, Rome, Bonn, Luxembourg, and The Hague and repeated to London.
128. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL FR–GER W. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Ball and approved by him for Rusk. Repeated to London and Paris.
129. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL FR–GER W. Confidential.
130. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts in Europe
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Limdis. Drafted and approved by Leddy and cleared by Spiers. Sent to London, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, Bonn, The Hague, Rome, Brussels for the Embassy and USEC, and Luxembourg.
131. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret; Limdis. Drafted and approved by Leddy and cleared by Spiers. Repeated to London for Ambassador Bruce only and Geneva for Foster and Timberlake only.
132. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Cleveland and approved by Spiers. Passed to SACEUR.
133. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson
Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret. A typed note at the top of the source text reads: “The following message was transmitted directly to Prime Minister Wilson from President Johnson on February 20, 1966.” A copy of the message was transmitted to London in telegram 4853, February 20, for Bruce’s information. (Ibid., Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 262)
134. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 74 D 164. Secret.
135. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 FR–US. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Leddy; cleared by Ball, Thompson, and Bator; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Brussels for USEC.
136. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Nodis; Immediate. The source text has no time of transmission; the telegram was received at 5:11 p.m. and passed to the White House.
137. Letter From President de Gaulle to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. No classification marking. The text of the letter was transmitted in telegram 5559 from Paris, March 7, received at 2:45 p.m. and passed to the White House at 2:59 p.m. (Ibid.) This letter is also printed in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1966, pp. 317–318.
138. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Box 177, France-NATO Dispute, Vol. I. Secret.
139. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Richard W. Boehm (EUR/RPM) on March 7; cleared by Spiers, Leddy, and Thompson; and approved by Ball. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
140. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts in Europe
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Hinton and Schaetzel and cleared by Ball, Thompson, McKillop, Finn, Vest, E, and STR. Sent to Bonn, Brussels (also for USEC), The Hague, London, Luxembourg (also for USEC), Paris, Rome, and Geneva.
141. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and passed to the White House.
142. Aide-Mémoire From the French Government to the U.S. Government
Source: Department of State, Bohlen Files: Lot 74 D 379, NATO Documents. No classification marking. For a similar translation, which also indicates how this aide-memoire differs from the ones sent to the other NATO governments, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1966, pp. 318–321.
143. Memorandum From the President’s Acting Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Robert Komer, Box 2, Memos to LBJ. Secret.
144. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts in Europe
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel on March 15; cleared by Leddy, Thompson, and RPE; and approved by Ball. Sent to Bonn, Brussels (also for USEC), Geneva, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Paris (also for USRO), and Rome.
145. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted on March 18 by Vest and approved in S and U on March 22. The conversation was held at the Department of State. A summary of it was transmitted to London in telegram 5480, March 18. (Ibid.)
146. Letter From President Johnson to President de Gaulle
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272. No classification marking. The source text bears no drafting information. A notation on a covering memorandum states that the original was handed to Ambassador Lucet on March 22. The letter is also printed in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1966, pp. 321–323.
147. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
148. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Leddy) to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator)
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 70 D 216. Secret. Drafted by Leddy. In a memorandum to Rusk, March 23, summarizing the conversation, Leddy noted that it lasted about 30 minutes. (Ibid., S/S Files: Lot 70 D 209)
149. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson
[Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272. Confidential; Nodis. 4 pages of source text not declassified; under United Kingdom legislation, official records can normally only be made available 30 years after their creation.]
150. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.