Office of the Historian

Germany and Berlin

61. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, July 8, 1964, 6:37 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 4. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted in the White House and approved by Read.

62. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, July 11, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 4. Secret; Priority; Nodis.

63. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk

Bonn, July 21, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 1 GER W–US. Secret.

64. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, August 7, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential. The telegram is summarized in McGhee, At the Creation of a New Germany, pp. 150–152.

65. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee)

Washington, August 13, 1964.

Source: Department of Stare, Central Files, POL 7 GER W–US. Secret. A copy was sent to Kohler. A memorandum attached to the source text states that the letter was drafted by Creel.

66. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, August 14, 1964, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–3 GER-POL. Confidential. Repeated to Prague, Moscow, Warsaw, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, and Bremen.

67. Letter From the Deputy Chief of Mission in Berlin (Calhoun) to Secretary of State Rusk

Berlin, September 4, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL EUR E–EUR W. Confidential; Official-Informal. A copy was sent to McGhee.

68. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, September 4, 1964, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 28 GER B. Secret; Exdis.

69. Memorandum From David Klein of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 23, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Berlin, vol. 3. Secret.

70. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, October 6, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 28 GER B. Confidential. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow, CINCEUR, USAREUR, USELMLO, USNMR, and SHAPE.

71. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, October 15, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–1 GER. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to Moscow, Paris, London, and Berlin.

72. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, November 17, 1964, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential; Exdis. McGhee commented on relations with Adenauer in At the Creation of a New Germany, pp. 157–159.

73. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, November 23, 1964, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Finn and approved in S, U, and G on December 1. The meeting was held in the Under Secretary’s Conference Room. The source text is marked “Part 2 of 3.”

74. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 9, 1964, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–4 GER. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Akalovsky on December 16. The meeting was held at the Soviet Embassy. The source text is marked “Part IV of VII.” Gromyko also met with President Johnson; a memorandum of conversation of their meeting, which included a brief discussion of German issues, is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, volume XIV.

75. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, December 13, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret.

76. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, December 14, 1964, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–4 GER. Secret. Drafted by Spiers on December 15 and approved in S and G on January 19, 1965. The meeting was held at the Chancery. The source text is marked “Part III of III.”

77. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, December 18, 1964, 1:19 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 6. Secret; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Rusk.

78. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, December 19, 1964, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky on December 21 and cleared in S on December 30. The meeting was held at the Secretary’s suite in the Waldorf Towers. The source text is marked “Part III of IV.”

79. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 5, 1965, 7 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 6. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.

80. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 7, 1965, 12:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 6. Secret. Drafted by Puhan and approved in S on January 21. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office. A memorandum of the portion of the conversation covering MLF issues is ibid.

81. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council (Rostow) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, January 7, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 6. Secret.

82. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 8, 1965, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, and Moscow.

83. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 11, 1965, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 1 GER W. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Paris and London.

84. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, January 14, 1965, 7:42 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Nodis. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Rusk and cleared by Tyler.

85. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 14, 1965, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Confidential. Repeated to Berlin, Moscow, Paris, and London.

86. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, January 14, 1965, 10:39 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted in the White House and approved by Bundy.

87. Telegram from the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 15, 1965, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.

88. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 16, 1965, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Telegram 2652 from Bonn, January 16, transmitted a similarly worded message to Bundy. (Ibid.)

89. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk

Bonn, January 16, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret.

90. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, January 23, 1965, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL EUR E–EUR W. Secret. Received at 11:25 a.m. and repeated to Berlin.