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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-012
This file contains a draft and a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 172 (NSAM 172) titled, “Bilateral Talks Concerning U.S.-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Activities,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Under Secretary of State George Ball as discussed in NSAM 172.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-009
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 169 (NSAM 169) titled, "Maintaining Momentum of Makarios Visit," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Fowler Hamilton from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a progress report on U.S. economic aid programs in Cyprus.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-008
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 168 (NSAM 168) titled, “Comparison of U.S. and USSR Atomic Energy,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. This file contains material that is closed due to security restrictions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-006
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 167 (NSAM 167) titled, "Harassment of Autobahn Convoys," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-004
This file contains a draft and copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 165 (NSAM 165) titled, "Assignment of Additional Responsibility to the Special Group (CI)," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Fowler Hamilton, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a draft of NSAM 162.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-002
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 163 (NSAM 163) titled, "Training Objectives for Counterinsurgency," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Fowler Hamilton, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-001
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 162 (NSAM 162) titled, "Development of U.S. and Indigenous Police, Paramilitary and Military Resources," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are progress reports on the implementation of NSAM 162.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-013
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 157 (NSAM 157) titled, "Presidential Meeting on Laos, May 24, 1962," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-001
This file contains copies and drafts of National Security Action Memoranda number 99 (NSAM 99) titled, “Military Exercises,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are various memoranda regarding NSAM 99 and the internal handling on military exercise briefs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-028
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 98 (NSAM 98) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and referring to NSAM 71 and the political situation in Cyprus.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-027
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 97 (NSAM 97) titled, “Use of U.S. Fighter Aircraft in the Congo,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-023
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 93 (NSAM 93) titled, “Berlin Build-Up,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to President Kennedy from Secretary McNamara titled, “Status of Berlin Build-up and Planning.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-018
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 88 (NSAM 88) titled, “Training for Latin American Armed Forces,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder are memoranda to the President and General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles regarding NSAM 88 and the training of Latin American forces in counter-guerilla operations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-018
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 68 (NSAM 68) titled, “Task Force on the Ryukyus,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the International Cooperation Administration (ICA) from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-017
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 67 (NSAM 67) titled, “Iran,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-015
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 65 (NSAM 65) titled, “Joint Program of Action with the Government of Vietnam,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-014
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 64 (NSAM 64) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy discussing a need to improve world-wide consultation as implied in a letter to the President from French President Charles de Gaulle; and a memorandum to President Kennedy from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding NSAM 64.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-012
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 62 (NSAM 62) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-011
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 61 (NSAM 61) titled, “An Effective Countertheme to ‘Peaceful Coexistence’,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder are memoranda by Secretary Rusk, Director Murrow, and Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, discussing the Soviet Union propaganda phrase “peaceful coexistence,” and offering proposed alternatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-010
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 60 (NSAM 60) titled, “U.S. Actions in Relation to Portuguese Territories in Africa,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and a report on actions taken regarding NSAM 60.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-009
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 59 (NSAM 59) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Allen Dulles from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a study on Germany and Berlin in response to NSAM 59.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-008
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 58 (NSAM 58) regarding United States approaches to Berlin to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a study on Germany and Berlin in response to NSAM 58.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-004
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 54 (NSAM 54) titled, “Service of Cuban Volunteers in U.S. Armed Forces,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Secretary McNamara to President John F. Kennedy regarding the admittance of Cuban exiles into the U.S. Armed Forces, and a memorandum to the President from Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric advocating for termination of the program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-002
This folder contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 52 (NSAM 52) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding a program of action for Vietnam. Also included in this folder is a draft report titled, “A Program of Action to Prevent Communist Domination of South Vietnam,” by the Task Force on Vietnam led by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-023
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 48 (NSAM 48) titled, “Level of U.S. Efforts – Military, Foreign Policy, Civil Defense, Para-military,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Frank B. Ellis from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.