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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-014
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 228 (NSAM 228) titled, “Review of Iranian Situation,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-015
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations near foreign embassies and abroad for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also known as the Soviet Union), Guinea, Iran, and Israel. Also included is the final report of the Subcommittee on Communications and a draft NSAM titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System.” The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-424-001
This folder contains letters, memoranda, and telegrams regarding the political and social climate in Iran. Topics include the resignation of Ali Amini as Prime Minister of Iran, the possibility of an insurgency against the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, land reform, and United States military aid to Iran. Of note is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and the Shah. Also included in this folder are numerous memoranda of conversations between Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council and Nasser Khan of the Qhashgai tribe in Iran, journalist C.D. Jackson and the Shah, and working luncheons of CENTO (Central Eastern Treaty Organization) Foreign Ministers.