Western Europe Region
271. Record of Discussion at the 23d Meeting of the Senior Interdepartmental Group
Source: Department of State, SIG Records: Lot 74 D 164. Secret. Prepared by Arthur A. Hartman, Staff Director, on October 23.
272. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Confidential. Repeated to Bonn, Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, Rome, and The Hague.
273. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 NATO. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information, but is attached to a November 2 memorandum from the Department of State to Walt Rostow, which indicates that the paper was being sent to the White House in response to a “recent expression of continuing interest” and that it was developed in the course of an interdepartmental study of the topic.
274. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Myerson and approved in M on November 16. The meeting was held at the Belgian Foreign Ministry.
275. Intelligence Note No. 904
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem. Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and transmitted from INR Director Thomas L. Hughes to Secretary Rusk.
276. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Robert Anderson (EUR/FBX), cleared by Leddy, and approved by Rostow.
277. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
278. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Taylor on December 8.
279. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 BEL(BR). Secret. Drafted by Glenn and Knight on December 12 and approved in S on December 21. The meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry.
280. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to London.
281. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 BEL(BR). Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and Madrid.
282. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Rostow. The conversation was held in Rostow’s office during lunch.
283. Intelligence Note No. 1020
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Transmitted from the Acting Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, George C. Denney, Jr., to Secretary of State Rusk.
284. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 6 UK. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Katz, cleared by GER and BMI, and approved by Leddy. Repeated to brussels and London.
285. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.
286. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Joseph L. Smith, cleared by McAuliffe and GER, and approved by Leddy. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to three military commands.
287. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 3. Confidential. The source text bears no drafting information.
288. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, EEC 7. Confidential;Limdis. Drafted by Katz on February 12; cleared by U, E, EUR, STR,AEC, ACDA, the White House, and Treas-ury; and approved by Leddy. Also sent to Geneva, Paris, Bonn, Rome, The Hague, Luxembourg, London, and Vienna.
289. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 7. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Cleveland and approved by the White House on February 28.
290. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Crump on February 23. The source text is labeled “Part II of II.”
291. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 7. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Cleveland, cleared by McAuliffe and USNATO, and approved by Springsteen.
292. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GER W–US. Confidential; Exdis. Repeated to London and Paris. Rostow repeated the text of this message to the President in Texas in CAP 80525, February 23. (JOHNSON Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, Vol. 64, Part 2 of 2)
293. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Repeated to London, Valletta, Rome, Naples for USDOCOSouth for POLAD,SHAPE, and USCINCEUR for POLAD.
294. Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts in Europe
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Fina, cleared by Katz, and approved by Leddy. Sent to 10 posts in Europe.
295. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense Clifford to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Baker and cleared by Farley.
296. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 GER W. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Puhan and approved in S on March 26. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.
297. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, NATO, Vol. VI. Secret; Exdis.
298. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 EUR. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals and Warsaw.
299. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Myerson and Captain Hanks (OSD/ISA); cleared by OSD/ISA, JCS, and McAuliffe; and approved by Springsteen. Repeated to the other NATO capitals, SHAPE for POLAD, EUCOM for POLAD, and USCINCEUR.
300. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 EUR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Baker and Robert Kranich (ACDA); cleared by G/PM, OSD, and JCS; and approved by Getz. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.