Western Europe Region
181. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Bohlen Files: Lot 74 D 379, US-Fr Bilateral Discussions. Secret; Nodis.
182. 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, NATO 8–2. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and Berlin.
183. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Geneva.
184. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 FR. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Bonn, London, and Ottawa.
185. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL FR–US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Schaetzel and initialed by Acheson.
186. Memorandum From Dean Acheson to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 74 D 164. Secret. Drafted by Baker.
187. 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, NATO 8–2. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and Berlin.
188. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Solomon) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Stoessel) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Secret. Drafted by Hinton.
189. 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 12 NATO. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
190. 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 6 FR. Secret; Exdis.
191. 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 FR–US. Secret. Drafted by Beigel; cleared by Getz, Stoessel, U, and OASD/ISA; and approved by Vest. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
192. Letter From Foreign Minister Schroeder to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential; Nodis. Translation. The German language original is attached to the source text.
193. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, Vol. 10. Secret. Another copy of this memorandum is dated August 12, 12:45 a.m. (Ibid., Papers of Francis M. Bator, Meetings with LBJ, 8/24/66, Box 17)
194. Letter From Chancellor Erhard to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272. Secret. Translation. The German language original is attached to the source text.
195. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 17–1. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Bonn, The Hague, London, Paris for Crawford, Rome, and Luxembourg.
196. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Smith and approved by the White House on August 30. The meeting was held at the Rossmount Inn. The source text is labeled “Part 6 of 9.”
197. Briefing Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Papers of Francis M. Bator, Meetings with LBJ, Box 17. Secret. Attached to an August 23 memorandum of transmittal to the President and to a memorandum suggesting how the meeting at 6:30 p.m. might be organized. The meeting was not held on August 23, but the following day at 6:30 p.m. A last minute memorandum from Bator to the President and his indecipherable notes on the meeting are ibid. No other record of the meeting has been found, but Document 198 indicates what happened.
198. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson
Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret; Nodis. A typed note at the top of the source text reads: “President sent following message to Prime Minister August 26.” Another copy of the message indicates that it was sent to Bruce for his information in telegram 37597, August 30. (Ibid., Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272)
199. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations (MacArthur) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 74 D 164. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by MacArthur. The source text bears the notation “for Pres Evening Reading.” Copies were also sent to Ball, Leddy, and Johnson.
200. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson
Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret; Nodis. A typed note at the top of the source text reads: “Message from President to Prime Minister September 1, 1966.”
201. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 FR. Secret. Repeated to London and Paris.
202. Letter From Chancellor Erhard to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272. Geheim (Secret); Exdis.
203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 12 GER W. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Leddy, cleared by Thompson, and approved by Leddy. Repeated to London.
204. 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 Vest and Leddy on September 15; cleared by Ball, RPM, L, and DOD/ISA; and approved by Leddy. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
205. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 17–1. Confidential. Approved in S on September 23. The conversation was held in the Secretary of State’s suite at the Waldorf Towers.
206. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 EUR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Niles and approved in S on October 4. The meeting was held at USUN. The time of the meeting is from the U.S. Delegation’s chronology of Secretary Rusk’s participation in the General Assembly meetings. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 71)
207. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 12 GER W. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Obst and approved in the White House on December 2. The meeting was held at the White House. Chancellor Erhard visited Washington September 24–27.
208. 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: “Following is the text of a message from President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson sent October 1, 1966.”
209. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 17–1. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Beigel and approved by Stoessel. Repeated to USUN.
210. 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, NATO 17–1. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.