Nigeria
387. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Aides File, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 29. Secret. The memorandum was passed to President Johnson with a May 31 covering note from Rostow at 7:50 p.m.
388. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Nigeria-Presidential Correspondence. No classification marking.
389. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Nigeria, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 6/64–8/67. Confidential. Prepared by Rostow.
390. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Nigeria, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 6/64–8/67. No classification marking.
391. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 BIAFRA–NIGERIA. Confidential; Priority. Drafted and approved by Melbourne and cleared by Hamilton at the White House.
392. Telegram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 NIGERIA. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, London, Enugu, Ibadan, and Kaduna.
393. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, Nigeria. Confidential. A note in Rostow’s handwriting on the source text reads: “You sound sensible, as usual. R.”
394. Memorandum for the Record
[Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303 Committee, January-June 1968. Secret; Eyes Only. 1 page of source text not declassified.]
395. Airgram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 NIGERIA–US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ambassador Mathews on February 29.
396. Information Memorandum From the Western Africa Country Director, Bureau of African Affairs (Melbourne) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 NIGERIA–US. Secret. Drafted by Alan M. Hardy of AFW.
397. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Director of Central Intelligence Richard M. Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 2.
398. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Nigeria, Vol. II, Memos & Miscellaneous, 8/67–1/69. Secret.
399. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Nigeria-Presidential Correspondence. Confidential; Flash. Drafted by Smith, cleared by Hamilton at the White House and Katzenbach, and approved by Palmer. Also sent to London. Repeated to Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission at Geneva.
401. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Nigeria, Vol. II, Memos & Miscellaneous, 8/67–1/69. Confidential.
402. Memorandum From Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Nigeria, Vol. II, Memos & Miscellaneous, 8/67–1/69. Secret.