August 1965–June 1966: Concern Over Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Use of Cambodia; Policy Debate; Decision To Try for Reconciliation
157. Memorandum From James C. Thomson, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Cooper. Secret.
158. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. XV. Confidential. There is an indication on the source text that the President saw it.
159. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 5127, Cambodia 000.1—, 1965. Top Secret.
160. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a telephone conversation between Johnson and McNamara, Tape 6511.06. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume. No classification marking.
161. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Top Secret; Immediate. Drafted by William Bundy, cleared by McNamara, Wheeler, and McGeorge Bundy, and approved by Ball. Repeated to Rio de Janeiro for Secretary Rusk only.
162. Note From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to the Permanent Representative at the United Nations (Goldberg)
Source: Department of State, Bundy Files: Lot 85 D 240, WPB Chron. Secret.
163. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. IV, Memos, 10/65–9/67. Secret. Drafted in the Office of Current Intelligence, Directorate of Intelligence.
164. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CAMB. Top Secret. Drafted by George H. Aldrich of L/FE and Ewing.
165. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–LAOS. Top Secret. Also sent to JCS and Department of State, which is the source text.
166. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of Defense, Official Files of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 9155.1 (14 Oct. 65) IR 6231 S. 2. Top Secret; Exdis.
167. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk at Paris
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CAMB. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted and approved by William Bundy. Repeated to Ottawa. Rusk was in Paris for the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council, December 14–16.
168. Memorandum From Senator Mike Mansfield to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, International Meetings and Travel, Mansfield Trip to Southeast Asia, November 1965. No classification marking. There is an indication on the source text that the President saw it.
169. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S. Secret. Drafted by Thompson and approved in S/AL on December 23.
170. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. IV, Memos, 10/65–9/67. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared by the Directorate of Intelligence.
171. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S. Top Secret.
172. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 THAI. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Trueheart, cleared by Bundy, and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Saigon as telegram 1831.
173. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Under Secretary of State Ball
Source: Johnson Library, Ball Papers, Cambodia [12/9/63–6/26/68]. No classification marking.
174. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 2 CAMB. Secret. Drafted by Conlon and approved in S on January 5.
175. Memorandum From James C. Thomson, Jr., to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. V, Memos, 10/65–9/67. Secret.
176. Letter From Acting Secretary of State Ball to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CAMB. Top Secret. Drafted by Ewing and John M. Kane of SEA on January 12.
177. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of State McNamara
Source: Department of Defense, JCS Official Records, 9155.1 (14 Oct 65). Top Secret.
178. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Robert Komer, Vol. XXI, 3/2–30/66. Confidential.
179. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Robert Komer, Vol. XXI, 3/2–30/66. No classification marking.
180. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs (Bundy) to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. IV, Memos, 10/65–9/67. Secret. Rostow sent this memorandum to Johnson on April 11 recommending that “we get Ruskʼs personal judgment on the matter” and noting that if the United States had to engage in cross-border operations into Cambodia, “our record would be better.” Johnson wrote the following note on Rostowʼs memorandum: “see me about this.”
181. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Trueheart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–VIET N. Confidential. Drafted by John M. Kane of FE/SEA and Meyer Feldman of L/FE. A note on the source text indicates that Bundy saw it.
182. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Robert Komer, Memos to the President, March–June 66. Secret.
183. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S. Secret; Exdis. Read sent a memorandum to Rusk, Ball, and U. Alexis Johnson, June 22, informing them that he had asked the Policy Planning Staff to coordinate a response to Thompsonʼs memorandum by June 28. Readʼs memorandum is attached, but not printed.
184. Note From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Vol. LV, Memos A, 6/66. Secret.
185. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Secret. Drafted by Trueheart, cleared by U. Alexis Johnson and Berger.