Western Europe Region
91. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted and approved by Ball.
92. 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. Repeated to the NATO capitals.
93. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 6 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Givan on July 19, cleared by Popper and RPE, and approved in U on July 22. The meeting was held at the Department of State. The source text is labeled “Part II of II.”
94. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Spiers. The meeting was held in the Pentagon.
96. Letter From the Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Finletter) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Exdis.
97. 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. Confidential. Repeated to the NATO capitals.
98. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 6 EEC. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Hinton and Leddy, cleared by Schaetzel, and approved by Leddy. Sent to Bonn, Brussels for the Embassy and USEC, The Hague, London, Rome, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, Luxembourg, and Geneva.
99. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Atlantic Political-Military Affairs (Spiers) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Leddy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 6 MALTA. Confidential. Drafted by Vest.
100. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Leddy) to the Department of State Executive Secretary (Read)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Confidential. Drafted by Leddy.
101. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Paris and London for the Ambassadors and passed to the White House.
102. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8. Secret. Copies were sent to McNamara and Ball.
103. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Leddy) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF(MLF). Secret. Drafted by Baker.
104. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 66 D 347, CF 2548. Secret. Drafted by Ford and approved by S on October 25. The conversation was held at the Waldorf Towers. The source text is labeled “Part 3 of 4.” Memoranda of conversation on NATO, the EEC, and a Dutch request for military and nuclear technology are ibid.
105. Circular Airgram From the Department of State to the Posts in the NATO Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Files, NATO 7. Secret; Noforn. Drafted by Julius W. Walker (EUR/RPM), cleared by Vest and EUR, and approved by Spiers. Also sent to USRO.
106. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, DEF 4 NATO. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Vest and approved in U on October 15. The conversation was held in Under Secretary Ball’s office.
107. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 BEL–US. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Robert Anderson and Jay P. Moffat (EUR/WE) and approved by Leddy. Also sent to USEC in Brussels, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, The Hague, London, Rome, Bonn, and Luxembourg.
108. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Leddy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Leddy. A copy was sent to Ball.
109. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Fina.
110. 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, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Repeated to London, Bonn, The Hague, Luxembourg, Rome, and Brussels.
111. Memorandum of Conversation Between the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Mr. Bundy) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Mr. Bundy, Vol. 17. No classification marking. On November 25, Mr. Bundy sent copies to Rusk, McNamara, Ball, and Thompson. (Department of State, Central Files, POL US–USSR)
112. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Leddy. Also sent to Paris Topol and repeated to Bonn, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, and Ottawa.
113. 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; Limdis. Repeated to the other NATO capitals, USUN, and the Department of Defense.
114. 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; Exdis. Repeated to London and Bonn and passed to OSD.
115. 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 6 NATO. Secret. Drafted by William B. Bader on December 8; cleared by Spiers, Kitchen, Johnson, Finn, G/PM, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Leddy. Repeated to Bonn.
116. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Moscow, London, Madrid, Bonn, Athens, and Ankara. Rusk was in Paris for the 36th North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting December 14–16.
118. 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 3 FR(PA). Secret; Priority. Repeated to the NATO capitals, Saigon, and USUN.
119. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Obst and Puhan. The conversation was held at the White House. The source text is labeled “Part I of IV.”
120. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 NATO. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by McGhee. A more detailed memorandum of this conversation, drafted by William D. Krimer, is ibid. The conversation was held in Rusk’s office.