Office of the Historian

Yemen

319. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, January 17, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 15-1 US/JOHNSON. Secret. Drafted by Moore on January 15, cleared by Davies and Jernegan, and in substance by John C Dorrance (IO/UNP).

320. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, January 27, 1964, 7:48 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 7 UAR. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Seelye, cleared by Davies, and approved by Jernegan. Repeated to Jidda, London, Taiz, and Dhahran.

321. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, January 31, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Yemen, Memos, Vol. I, 11/63-6/64. Secret.

322. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 10, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Confidential. Drafted by Seelye on March 11.

323. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 17, 1964, 3:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Secret. Drafted by Seelye on March 18.

324. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, March 30, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Komer Memos, Vol. I. Secret.

325. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, April 1, 1964, 8:01 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 31-1 UK-YEMEN. Confidential. Drafted by Deputy Director of the Office of UN Political Affairs William G. Jones; cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William C. Burdett and Talbot; and approved by Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Harlan Cleveland. Repeated to London, Taiz, and Cairo.

326. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson

Washington, April 9, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Yemen, Memos, Vol. I, 11/63-6/64. No classification marking.

327. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, April 9, 1964, 12:06 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Rusk, April 9, 1964, 12:06 p.m., Tape F64.23, Side A, PNO 6. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume. The first portion of the recording is inaudible.

328. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, April 10, 1964.

Source: National Defense University Library, Special Collections, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, April 1964. Secret; Eyes Only.

329. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk in Manila

Washington, April 11, 1964, 2:55 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 31-1 UK-YEMEN/UN. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Jeanne W. Davis (S/S); cleared by Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State George S. Springsteen, Jr., and in substance by EUR Staff Assistant Jerome K. Holloway and Bromley Smith; and approved by Davis.

330. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Douglas Home

Washington, April 12, 1964, 1603Z.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Komer Files, Yemen, December 1963-March 1966. Secret; Nodis.

331. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, April 21, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, United Kingdom, Meetings with Butler, 4/64. Secret.

332. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, April 22, 1964, 7:59 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Confidential. Drafted by Symmes, Seelye, and Jones on April 21; cleared by Buffum, Sisco, Officer in Charge of Economic Affairs in the Office of Near Eastern Affairs Enoch S. Duncan, and Davies and by Officer in Charge of U.K. Affairs Thomas M. Judd in substance; and approved by Jernegan. Sent to Cairo, Jidda, London, Taiz, Dhahran, and USUN and repeated to Aden, CINCSTRIKE, and CINCMEAFSA for POLAD.

333. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, April 28, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, United Kingdom, Meetings with Butler, 4/64. Secret.

334. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, April 29, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Meetings with the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. I. Secret.

335. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, May 7, 1964, 9:08 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POLSAUD-UAR. Secret. Drafted by Moore; cleared by Judd and in substance by Campbell; and approved by Davies. Repeated to Cairo, London, Taiz, and Dhahran.

336. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State

Cairo, May 8, 1964, midnight.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 19 ADEN. Secret. Repeated to London and Taiz.

337. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, May 15, 1964, 7:38 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 32-1 ADEN-YEMEN. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Seelye, cleared by Judd and Campbell, and approved by Davies. Also sent to Taiz and Cairo and repeated to Jidda, Dhahran, USUN, and Aden.

338. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yemen

Washington, May 26, 1964, 4:23 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL UK-YEMEN. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Seelye; cleared by Davies, Judd, and Dorrance; and approved by Jernegan. Also sent to London and repeated to Cairo, Jidda, Aden, and USUN.

339. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, June 25, 1964, 6:14 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 UAR-YEMEN. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Seelye on June 24; cleared by Davies, Buffum, Cleveland, Quinn (DOD/ISA), and in substance by Colonel Robinson (G/PM) and Officer in Charge of Politico-Military Affairs in the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Regional Affairs Colonel Donald W. Bunte; and approved by Jernegan. Also sent to Jidda and USUN and repeated to London, Taiz, Dhahran, CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, CINCSTRIKE for POLAD, and Aden.

340. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, July 2, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, United Arab Republic, Cables&Memos, Vol. II, 6/64-12/64. Secret.

341. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yemen

Washington, July 7, 1964, 8:16 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 17 YEMEN-US. Secret. Drafted by Seelye; cleared by Davies and in draft by Campbell and Frazier Meade of EUR/BNA; and approved by Talbot. Also sent to London and USUN and repeated to Cairo, Jidda, Dhahran, Aden, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.

342. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, August 13, 1964, 9:20 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27-14 YEMEN/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Campbell, cleared in draft by Moore and Buffum, and approved by Cleveland. Also sent to Taiz and repeated to Cairo, Jidda, and London.

343. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, August 17, 1964, 5:07 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27-14 YEMEN/UN. Secret. Drafted by Moore, cleared by Buffum and Symmes, and approved by James P. Grant. Also sent to Taiz and repeated to London, Dhahran, USUN, and Jidda.

344. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Jidda, August 19, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Cental Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Also sent to Cairo, Dhahran, Taiz, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA for POLAD and repeated to USUN.

345. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 22, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Correspondence, Vol. I. Secret.

346. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, August 22, 1964, 10:51 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Moore on August 21; cleared by Symmes, Campbell, and Stoddard (DOD/ISA); and approved by Grant. Also sent to Cairo, Taiz, and USUN and repeated to Amman, London, Baghdad, Dhahran, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA for Ramsey.

347. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 24, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Yemen, Cables & Memos, Vol. II, 7/64-12/68. Secret.

348. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, August 28, 1964, 3:45 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 27 YEMEN. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Moore on August 27 with text from the White House; cleared by Symmes, L. Grant (M), and Komer; and approved by James P. Grant.