Western Europe Region
61. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2460. Secret. The source text, dated December 10, bears no drafting information. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
62. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Bruce)
Source: Department of State, S/MF Files: Lot 66 D 182, Memoranda. Secret.
63. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7. Secret.
64. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 EUR. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Passed to the White House.
65. National Security Action Memorandum No. 322
Source: Department of State, Ball Files: Lot 74 D 272,MLF #4. Secret.
66. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 FR(PA). Confidential. Drafted by Popper on December 19, cleared in draft by Schaetzel and in part by DOD, and approved by Tyler. Repeated to USUN and three military commands.
67. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(MLF). Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Paris for the Embassy and USRO, London, Rome, and The Hague.
68. Letter From Secretary Rusk to Foreign Minister Schroeder
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(MLF). Secret. The source text bears no drafting information, but the telegram sending a copy to Bonn for delivery to Schroeder was cleared by Ball and Bundy and initialed by Rusk. (Telegram 1955 to Bonn, January 13; ibid.) A similar letter was sent to British Foreign Secretary Gordon Walker on January 14. (Telegram 4338 to London; ibid., DEF(ANF)) On the same day, circular 1267 to the NATO capitals reiterated the substance of the U.S. position set forth in this letter. (Ibid.)
69. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 GER W–US. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to London and Paris.
70. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 3 EUR. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Spiers, initialed by Tyler, and approved in S on January 28. The conversation was held in Rusk’s office. The source text is labeled “Part II of III.”
71. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 6 MALTA. Confidential. Drafted by George S. Vest (EUR/RPM); cleared by Popper, BNA, and L/EUR; and approved by Schaetzel. Repeated to Valletta and Rome.
72. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 3 EUR W. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel, Deane R. Hinton, and George R. Kaplan (EUR/RPM) on February 2.
73. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to GATT, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 6 EFTA. Confidential. Drafted by Joel W. Biller (EUR/RPE); cleared by Hinton, BNA, WE, OT, and Herter; and approved by Schaetzel. Repeated to Bern, Bonn, Brussels (for the Embassy and USEC), Copenhagen, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Oslo, Paris (for the Embassy and USRO), Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, and Vienna.
74. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(MLF). Secret. Copies were sent to Ball and McNamara.
75. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(ANF). Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Tyler. A copy was sent to Ball.
76. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9. Secret.
77. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 70 D 217. Secret. Drafted by Francis Bator on March 19.
78. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(MLF). Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Shullaw and approved in S on March 31. The conversation was held in Rusk’s conference room. The source text is labeled “Part 4 of 5.”
79. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret.
80. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 3 EUR W. Confidential. Drafted by McKillop and approved in S and U on May 3. The conversation was held at the Department of State. The source text is labeled “Part IV of VI.”
81. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 US. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Spiers on April 22; cleared by G/PM, GER, S/P, Schaetzel, and DOD; and approved by Thompson. Repeated to Paris Topol.
82. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(ANF). Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Schaetzel on April 30, cleared by McKillop and Popper, and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Paris Topol and repeated to Bonn, London, Rome, and The Hague.
83. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to Bonn and London.
84. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 3 UK(LO). Confidential; Limdis. Passed to the White House.
85. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 347, CF 2505. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Vest and cleared by Popper. Repeated to Paris Topol and Bonn.
86. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by McKillop and approved by Richard H. Davis (EUR). Repeated to London, Rome, Bonn, Paris for USRO, Brussels, The Hague, and Moscow.
87. 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 Spiers; cleared by Popper, Schaetzel, G/PM, and DOD; and approved by Davis. Also sent to Paris for USRO and to CINCLANT for POLAD.
88. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 70 D 217. Secret. Drafted by Obst and Kent and approved in the White House on June 29. The conversation was held in the President’s Office. The source text is labeled “Part three of nine.”
89. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15–5 FR–US. Secret. Drafted by Leddy and Schaetzel; cleared by Ball, Thompson, and Kitchen; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Paris for USRO and POLADs SHAPE and EUCOM, Rome for Burris at Naples, and Bonn for Parelman.
90. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Popper, initialed by Leddy, and approved in S on July 6. The conversation was held in Rusk’s office.
- Beginning in May 1965, the dates and transmission times of all incoming Department of State telegrams were in six-figure date-time-groups. The “Z” refers to Greenwich mean time.↩