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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-015
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, nuclear testing, and United States foreign policy in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Of note is a report by Bowles on foreign aid titled "Proposal for a New Operational Framework for Foreign Economic Assistance"; a letter to President Kennedy in which Bowles expresses concern over perceived inaction with regard to his recommendations for foreign policy in Africa, Asia and Latin America; a memorandum summarizing major foreign policy recommendation made by Bowles in 1962; and a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-014
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, United States policy and objectives in Southeast Asia, and a proposal for a National Community Development Program in Colombia. Of note is a report by Bowles concerning the foreign aid program titled "The Need for More Specific Criteria in the Programming Economic Assistance." Also of interest is a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Counselor of the Polish Embassy Dr. Marian Dobrosielski.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-013
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles ("Chet"). In December 1961, Bowles was replaced as Undersecretary of State and was subsequently appointed the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs and United States Ambassador at Large. Materials consist primarily of Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs, and correspondence concerning Bowles' replacement within the Department of State. Topics include the Berlin situation, United States-Soviet relations, United States foreign policy and political objectives in Southeast Asia, and suggestions for how to achieve Alliance for Progress objectives in Colombia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-012
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from policy adviser and Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles ("Chet"). Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign and domestic affairs. Topics include United States foreign policy, including the effect of domestic affairs upon foreign policy; United States foreign aid programs and new economic aid legislation; and how to deal with adverse public reaction abroad in response to renewed nuclear weapons testing by the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Communist China (Peoples Republic). Materials consist of a letter to President-elect Kennedy from Congressman Chester B. Bowles and articles Bowles wrote on China, and a memorandum titled, "Chinese Communist Rejection of 'Two Chinas' in International Organizations."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113a-019
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning China. Materials pertain to the new Republic of China Ambassador to the United States Dr. Ting-fu Tsiang, a food shortage in the People’s Republic of China, Chinese refugees in Hong Kong, and relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. Of note is a memorandum to the President from the President’s Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles titled, “GRC Operations Against the Mainland.” Also included in this folder are documents regarding President Kennedy’s meeting with General Chiang Ching-kuo of the Republic of China. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-111-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Asia. Materials concern an economic report of Vietnam, memoranda to the President from Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy of summaries of meetings regarding Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asian planning. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles titled, "The Situation in South Asia: Its Implications for U.S. Policy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-136-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning Senator Kennedy's successful 1960 presidential campaign. Materials in this folder include memoranda on campaign strategy and public opinion information, a copy of Connecticut Congressman (and future Under Secretary of State) Chester Bowles' article "The 'China Problem' Reconsidered," and correspondence from campaign advisers and contributors, including Bowles, Robert F. Kennedy, and Sargent Shriver (eventual Director of the Peace Corps). Of note are several items with handwritten notations by then Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials consist of a review by Special Assistant Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles of ambassadorial appointments, including individual evaluations and recommendations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials consist of a review by Special Assistant Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles of ambassadorial appointments, including individual evaluations and recommendations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-036-030
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon swearing in Chester Bowles as Special Representative on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs in the White House Fish Room. The press copy includes Chester Bowles' remarks.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States' policies toward Southeast Asia. Materials in this folder include a letter to Special Assistant to the President and National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy from W. Averell Harriman, Governor of New York and Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, regarding Thailand, reports of conversations between American diplomatic officers and communist officials regarding increased military forces in Thailand and South Vietnam, and materials from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, including memoranda and a draft of a speech on American policy objectives in Southeast Asia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-015
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, relations between the United States and Portugal regarding Africa, and recommendations for improving the situation in Vietnam. Of note are two letters from Holden Roberto, President of the Union of the Populations of Angola, to President Kennedy regarding policies of the United States and Portugal in Angola.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-014
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing highlights from his official trip to Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and various countries in Africa. Materials include telegrams of progress reports from Bowles and Ambassadors of the specific countries, and focus on the policies of the country and its relationship with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-013
This folder contains a report collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing his official trip to Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-012
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs. Topics include materials regarding an official trip by Bowles to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; and advice to the President on how to improve public understanding of American foreign policy and world affairs. Of note is a copy of an article by Bowles from Foreign Affairs magazine titled "Is Communist Ideology Becoming Irrelevant?"