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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-015
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including military force levels in Korea; allowing Cuban refugees into the United States Armed Forces; and the transfer, release, and use of U.S. nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-014
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including United States policy and planning in Southeast Asia, military aircraft made by Fiat, and a study of requirements for tactical nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-013
This folder contains memoranda to and from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, on various topics including a United States military base in the Azores, counter-insurgency training, and the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-012
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President. Topics include Soviet Union aggression in Berlin and United States response, an increase in military divisions to Europe, and a trip by General Taylor to Saigon to assess the situation in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and its conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-016
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 188 (NSAM 188) titled, "Limited Benefits of Bases in Japan," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a summary by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to evaluate United States objectives in the Far East.