Opening Moves: The Johnson Administration and the Kremlin, January–October 1964
31. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, BG 16 MOSCOW. Secret; Limdis.
32. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, BG 16 MOSCOW. Confidential.
33. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
34. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the United States Information Agency (Wilson) to the Director (Rowan)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL USSR. Confidential. Prepared by Wilson following a trip to the Soviet Union and attached to a June 3 memorandum of transmittal from Wilson to Deputy Under Secretary of State U. Alexis Johnson.
35. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Security Committee of the United States Intelligence Board (Bannerman) to the Board Members
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Hidden Microphones in Moscow Embassy. Top Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Forwarded to Bundy by Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Carter under cover of a June 3 memorandum. (Ibid.)
36. Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Johnson
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163. No classification marking. The source text is a translation prepared in the Division of Language Services of the Department of State. The date is the day the message was received. In his June 5 covering memorandum, Thompson states that Dobrynin handed him the message. (Ibid.) Dobrynin summarizes the message in his memoir, In Confidence, pp. 120–121, and states that he passed it orally to Thompson.
37. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, CON 4 US–USSR. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Owen; cleared with Thompson, Meeker, SOV, and H; and approved by Richard H. Davis.
38. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Dobrynin Conversations, Vol. I. Secret. A copy was sent to Thompson.
39. Memorandum of Conversation Between the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Dobrynin Conversations, Vol. I. Secret.
40. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Owen on July 21 and approved in S on July 27. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.
42. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Thompson and approved in S/AL on September 12.
43. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between Johnson and Dobrynin, Tape 6409.04, PNO 8. No classification marking. Transcribed in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
44. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files: Job 80–BO1285A, DCI McCone Memos for Record. Secret; Eyes Only. Dictated by McCone and transcribed in his office on September 13. The memorandum is marked “Noted by DCI.”
45. Memorandum of Conversation Between the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Dobrynin Conversations, Vol. 1. Secret. Prepared by Bundy on October 1.
46. Memorandum From David Klein of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Vol. V. Secret.
47. Report Prepared in the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 17–6 US–USSR. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. No drafting information appears on the memorandum but it is attached to a letter of transmittal from the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, George C. Denney, Jr., to the Director of Security of the Central Intelligence Agency, Howard Osborn. None of the 28 attached annexes is printed.
48. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 17–2 US–USSR. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted and approved by Henry; cleared by Thompson, Davis, BNA, FE, INR, P, NEA, and DOD. Repeated to London, Hong Kong, New Delhi, and Tokyo.
49. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 17–2 US–USSR. Secret; Flash; Limdis. Repeated to London, Hong Kong, New Delhi for Colonel Aubrey, and DOD/DIA. Received in the Department State at 1:52 p.m. on October 6.
50. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Vol. V. Secret; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Rusk.