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241. 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. Secret. Copies were sent to Jorden and Ropa. The source text was sent to President Johnson with a February 24 covering note from Bromley Smith; a handwritten “L” on the covering note indicates that it was seen by the President.
242. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM–CHINAT. Secret; Limdis.
243. Action Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Berger) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM–US. Secret; Exdis.
244. 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. IX. Secret. Copies were sent to Jorden and Ropa. Rostow sent this memorandum to the President with a March 7 covering memorandum noting that he was inclined to agree that “in their own peculiar way the Chinese have turned the corner towards a ‘moderate’ domestic and foreign policy,” although he thought its emergence might be slow and tortuous. He concluded: “But they started at the possibility of famine and drew back; and that’s a beginning at least.”
245. Memorandum From the Representative to the United Nations (Goldberg) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, United Nations. Secret. Goldberg sent the memorandum with a covering note to the President stating that it supplemented his oral report the previous day. It is filed with a covering note of March 10 from Rostow. A handwritten “L” on Rostow’s covering note indicates that it was seen by the President.
246. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 CHINAT–US. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, CINCPAC, JCS, and USUN.
247. Telegram From the Consulate General at Hong Kong to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 CHINAT–US. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Vientiane, Taipei, Tokyo, CINCPAC, JCS, and USUN.
248. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT–US. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong.
249. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/GOLDBERG. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Bennett and Berger, cleared by Sisco and Jenkins, and approved and initialed by Rusk. Repeated to USUN for Goldberg. A March 13 memorandum from Sisco and Berger to Rusk transmitting the draft telegram is attached to the source text. Although the telegram lists Jenkins as the person who cleared for the White House, it was cleared by President Johnson. A March 15 memorandum from Rostow to the President summarizing the proposed message, with a copy attached, has the President’s check mark on the approval line. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. VIII)
250. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, ACA Files: Lot 72 D 175, U.S. Trade with Communist China, I. Secret. Drafted by Richard H. Donald and Frank O. McCord of ACA. The memorandum was sent by Bundy and his counterpart in the Bureau of Economic Affairs, but the source text does not indicate whether it was signed by Assistant Secretary Solomon or an Acting Assistant Secretary. The memorandum was sent through Katzenbach.
251. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. IX. Secret.
252. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, United Nations, Vol. 7. Secret; Exdis. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that it was seen by the President.
253. 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. IX. Secret. Copies were sent to Jorden and Ropa. Rostow sent the memorandum to the President with a covering note dated May 1. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that the President saw the memorandum.
254. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, INR Historical Files, 303 Committee Files, 303 c.49, April 28, 1967. Secret; Eyes Only. Copies were sent to Kohler, Vance, and Helms. Prepared by Jessup on May 1.
256. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT-US. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong and CINCPAC for POLAD.
257. Telegram From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson in Texas
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. IX. Top Secret; Sensitive. Received at the LBJ Ranch at 8:30 a.m. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that President Johnson saw it.
258. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. IX. Secret. Filed with a note dictated by the President: “Walt: Looks like I can’t get there from here. See if I can’t find some way to bring other people into it. LBJ/mjdr. May 19, 1967. 12:30 p.m.”
259. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT-US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by McConaughy on May 12. Approved in S on May 17 and in the White House by Jenkins on May 17. The meeting took place at the White House.
260. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 6 CHINAT. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Bennett on May 12. The meeting took place at the Department of State. Although not indicated on the source text, this was part 3 of a 4-part conversation. Memoranda of the other portions of the conversion are ibid., Visit Files: Lot 67 D 587, V–31.
261. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHINAT-US. Secret. Drafted by Shoesmith on May 26.
262. Memorandum From the Assistant Legal Adviser for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Aldrich) to the Department of State Legal Adviser (Meeker)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15 HK. Top Secret. Drafted by Mark B. Feldman of L/EA. The source text is stamped “Mr. Bundy has seen.”
263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Hong Kong
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 HK. Top Secret; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Rusk; cleared by Bundy, Jacobson, Barnett, Eugene Rostow, Jenkins, and McNamara. Repeated to London. Walt Rostow sent a copy to the President with a May 19 covering note: “Mr. President: You should be aware of Sec. Rusk’s formulation of our posture toward Hong Kong in the wake of the brief discussion at Tuesday’s lunch.” The note is initialed with an “L” in Johnson’s handwriting. According to Johnson’s Appointment Diary, he had lunch on Tuesday, May 16, with Rusk, McNamara, Humphrey, Helms, Rostow, Press Secretary George Christian, and General Wheeler. (Johnson Library) No record of the discussion has been found.
264. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of States, Central Files, POL 32–1 CHICOM-USSR. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Robert P. Stephens of INR/REA; cleared by Weaver Gim of EA/THAI, INR/REA Deputy Director John H. Holdridge, John P. Sontag of INR/RSB, J. Stapleton Roy, and Donald M. Anderson of EA/ACA; and approved by John Sylvester, Jr., of EA/THAI. Repeated to Hong Kong.
265. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, China, Vol. IX. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that it was seen by the President.
266. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CHICOM-CHINAT. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong and to CINCPAC for POLAD.
267. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, S/S 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 May 25 except the AEC Representative and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was out of their jurisdiction.
268. Telegram From the Department of State to Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM-US. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Kreisberg on May 22, and cleared by Bundy, Jacobson, Robert H. Miller, Bennett, Aldrich, Dr. Oswald H. Ganley of SCI, Holland of DOD/ISA, and Ambassador Gronouski. Approved by Rusk. Repeated to Moscow, Saigon, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
269. 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. IX. Secret. A copy was sent to Jorden. Rostow sent the memorandum to the President on June 9 with a covering note stating that it suggested “friction between Peiping and Hanoi, which might conceivably help set the stage for a negotiation.”
270. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CHICOM-US. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Taipei, USUN, and to Luxembourg for the Secretary. Passed to the White House and USIA.