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211. Message From Secretary of State Rusk to the President’s Special Counsel (Jacobson)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, United Nations, Vol. 5. Confidential. Drafted by Sisco on November 21 and concurred in by Bundy. A handwritten note to Rostow on the source text states that the Secretary had made these points to the President by telephone at about 11:15 a.m.
212. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Bennett; cleared by Sisco, Bundy, and Meeker; and approved and initialed by Rusk. Repeated to USUN and Tokyo.
213. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Received at 11:53 a.m. Repeated to USUN. Passed to the White House.
214. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Gleysteen; cleared by Berger and by the advisers for United Nations affairs in NEA, ARA, AF, and EUR; and approved by Sisco. Sent to 30 Embassies and repeated to Kingston, Port-of-Spain, Santiago, Taipei, and USUN.
215. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT–US. Secret; Priority; Limdis; Roger Channel. Received at 11:44 a.m. No time of transmission appears on the source text.
216. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Stoessel and approved in S on December 6. The source text is “Part 1 of 10 parts.” The meeting was held in Secretary Rusk’s dining room at the Department of State.
217. Telegram From the White House Situation Room to President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch, in Texas
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VII. Secret.
218. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to USUN. Passed to the White House.
219. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent also to USUN and passed to the White House.
220. Information Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Popper) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Drafted by Gleysteen and Popper. A handwritten note on the source text reads: “Secretary Saw.”
221. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy), the Legal Adviser, and the Acting Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (Heymann) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 104. Secret. Drafted by Heymann and Kreisberg, and cleared by Stoessel, McCloskey, Coordinator of Cuban Affairs Robert A. Stevenson, and MacArthur, who added the following handwritten note: “I concur in the substance but believe that we should inform the Democratic and Republican leadership of what we intend to do and why before we make a public announcement. This would help avoid misunderstanding on the ‘Hill’. DMacA.”
222. Memorandum for Secretary of State Rusk Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Department of State, INR Files, 1966 FE Weekly Staff Meetings. Secret. The memorandum, unsigned and undated, is attached to an unsigned covering December 1 memorandum to Bundy. Both are attached to a December 5 memorandum from McAfee to Hughes recording a December 1 meeting between Bundy and Colby, at which the memorandum was given to Bundy for his use in briefing the Secretary for his forthcoming trip to Asia.
223. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR/EAP Files: Lot 90 D 110. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Helms and prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense and the National Security Agency. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred on December 1 except the AEC Representative and the Assistant FBI Director, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
224. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 S. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. The source text does not indicate the time of transmission; the telegram was received at 2:09 a.m. Passed to the White House. Rusk was in Taipei December 7–9. Memoranda of his conversations with Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, Foreign Minister Wei, Vice President Yen, and Economic Minister K.T. Li are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 103.
225. Letter From the Charge in the Republic of China (Hummel) to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT–US. Top Secret; Nodis; Official-Informal.
226. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM–US. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Kreisberg.
227. Memorandum From William McAfee of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research to the Bureau’s Director (Hughes)
Source: Department of State, INR Files, 1966 FE Weekly Staff Meetings. Secret. Also sent to Denney and Evans. Drafted by James R. Gardner of INR/DDC.
228. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM-US. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Kreisberg on December 28; cleared by Vietnam Working Group Director Robert H. Miller, Assistant Legal Adviser for East Asian and Pacific Affairs George H. Aldrich, Bundy, J. Stapleton Roy of EUR/SOV, Holland and Anderson of DOD/ISA, Jacobson, and Jenkins; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Moscow, Saigon, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
229. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Secret.
230. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM–US. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Kreisberg on January 5; cleared by Bundy, Jacobson, and Jorden; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Moscow, Saigon, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
231. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that President Johnson saw the memorandum.
232. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Confidential. A handwritten note on the source text indicates it was received at 10:55 a.m.
233. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM–CHINAT. Secret. Repeated to Hong Kong, Tokyo, New Delhi, Seoul, Saigon, Manila, Bangkok, London, Vientiane, and Warsaw and to CINCPAC for POLAD.
234. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files: Lot 72 D 415. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong, London, Moscow, and Taipei. Passed to the White House.
235. Memorandum From Peter Jessup of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Nuclear Factories. Secret.
236. Memorandum From Alfred Jenkins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Confidential.
237. Memorandum From Alfred Jenkins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Confidential. Copies were sent to Jorden and Ropa. Rostow sent a copy to the President with a covering note of the same date. A handwritten “L” on the covering note indicates that it was seen by the President.
238. Memorandum From the President’s Special Consultant (Roche) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. XIII. Secret. A note on the source text in Johnson’s handwriting reads: “To Walt for report soon. L.” A note in Rostow’s handwriting reads: “W.J. Check and report, please. W.R.“
239. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6–5 CHINAT. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Bangkok, Rangoon, and Vientiane.
240. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that the President saw the memorandum.