Office of the Historian

Western Europe Region

212. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, October 22, 1966, 1444Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 FR. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and to Manila for Secretary Rusk.

213. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, October 22, 1966, 1700Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.

214. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, October 28, 1966, 8:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Beigel, Vest, and Getz; cleared in L/EUR and EUR; and approved by Leddy. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.

215. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson

London, November 11, 1966.

[Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, Vol. 15. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified; under United Kingdom legislation, official records can normally only be made available 30 years after their creation.]

216. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson

Washington, November 15, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 272. Secret; Nodis. Bruce was informed of the message in telegram 85292 to London, November 15. (Ibid.)

217. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals

Washington, November 18, 1966, 9:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 7. Confidential. Drafted by Myerson, cleared by Springsteen and Vest, and approved by Leddy.

218. Letter From John J. McCloy to President Johnson

Washington, November 21, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, NATO, U.S. Forces for the NATO Central Region, Box 39. Secret.

219. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

London, November 22, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Nodis. The source text bears no time of transmission; the telegram was received at 8:08 a.m.

220. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, November 24, 1966, 1827Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to London and Bonn.

221. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, November 26, 1966, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 FR(PA). Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Myerson; cleared by Vest,INR, S/P, and four offices in EUR; and approved by Leddy. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.

222. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 1, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Dozier and approved in S on December 3. According to Rusk’s Appointment Book the conversation was held at 2:35 p.m. (JOHNSON Library) The source text is labeled “Part I of III.”

223. Scope Paper

Washington, December 7, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 115. Secret. Drafted by Vest and cleared by Hinton, McAuliffe, Myerson, Springsteen, and Leddy. Prepared for the December 14–16 NATO Ministerial Meeting.

224. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 9, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 EUR W. Confidential. Drafted by MacArthur. Copies were sent to Leddy, Kohler, Bowie, Acting Secretary of State Katzenbach, Eugene Rostow, and S/S. The meeting was held in Senator Mansfield’s office.

225. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, December 10, 1966, 1953Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret.

226. Summary Notes of the 566th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, December 13, 1966, 12:10 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings File, Box 2. Secret; Sensitive; For the President Only. Prepared by Bromley Smith.

227. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, December 13, 1966, 8:25 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Leddy. Rusk was in Paris for the NAC Ministerial Meeting.

228. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Paris, December 14, 1966, 0236Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 FR (PA). Secret; Limdis. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.

229. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Paris, December 16, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. The source text bears no time of transmission; the telegram was received at 10:30 a.m.

230. Memorandum of Conversation Between John J. McCloy and Chancellor Kiesinger

Bonn, December 16, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, Vol. 17. No classification marking. The meeting was held at the Palais Schaumburg.

231. Record of Meeting With President Johnson

Austin, Texas, December 17, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Walt W. Rostow, Box 3. Top Secret. Prepared by Rostow on December 19.

232. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, December 17, 1966, 1733Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 FR(PA). Secret; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and Moscow.

233. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 10, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL EUR W–US. Confidential. Drafted by Moffat and approved by S/C on January 30.

234. Record of Meeting

Chequers, England, January 21, 1967.

Source: Johnson Library, Papers of Francis M. Bator, Box 25, Europe, 2 of 2. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.

235. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 8, 1967, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Johnpoll and approved in S and M on February 17. The meeting was held in Secretary Rusk’s Conference Room. The source text is labeled “Part 4 of 10.”

236. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals

Washington, February 11, 1967, 4:07 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Myerson, cleared by McAuliffe and Springsteen, and approved by Eugene Rostow.

237. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson

Washington, February 23, 1967, 10:45 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, Papers of Francis M. Bator, Box 17, 2/24/67 Meeting with the President. Secret.

238. Letter From President Johnson to John J. McCloy

Washington, March 1, 1967.

Source: Johnson Library, Papers of Francis M. Bator, Box 18, Trilaterals March–April. No classification marking. Drafted by Rusk and Rostow.

239. Telegram From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Johnson, in Texas

Washington, March 6, 1967, 6:50 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, NATO, General, Vol. 3. Secret; Exdis. Received at the LBJ Ranch at 9:25 a.m.

240. Record of Meeting

Washington, March 8, 1967, 12:45 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security Council Histories, Trilateral Negotiations, Book 2. Secret. The time of the meeting is derived from two memoranda by Bator: one to the President at 9:45 a.m. on March 8, in which Bator noted that this could be a “crucial” meeting and asked how it should be organized, and a second at 10:45 a.m., which outlined the issues as summarized by McCloy here. (Both ibid.)