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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-225-010
This file contains memoranda and reports from various government departments and agencies regarding support for missile technology and nuclear aid to France. Materials include a Department of Defense report titled, "Policy on Sharing Nuclear Information, Materials and Delivery Systems with France"; a Department of State report titled, "Nuclear Aid to France"; and minutes from a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and 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-225-008
This file contains Department of State memoranda regarding the "Agreement for Cooperation in the Operation of Atomic Weapons Systems for Mutual Defense Purposes with the Government of France," proposed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to support and maintain NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) forces. The memoranda include advice to President John F. Kennedy regarding requests made by United States Ambassador to France, James M. Gavin, to supply France with enriched uranium for military purposes.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-006
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and nuclear weapons programs including an agreement with France for mutual defense, Belgium and NATO forces, Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community) membership and plutonium, and the Atomic Cooperation Agreement.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-016
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include United States contributions to NATO’s defense infrastructure, nuclear weapons, a proposed a multilateral nuclear force (MLF), the Nassau Agreement, and remarks on issues facing Europe and NATO by British Minister of Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec-Douglas Home at a meeting of the NAC (North Atlantic Council).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-008
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NAC (North Atlantic Council) meetings and discussions regarding a NATO nuclear force and the use of conventional versus nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-007
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NAC (North Atlantic Council) meetings, Berlin contingency planning, political control of nuclear weapons, and a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-006
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NATO strategic and defense planning; a NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting discussing nuclear testing, disarmament, and the situation in Berlin; and relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NATO long-term military planning, NAC (North Atlantic Council) meetings regarding a balance between the use of conventional and nuclear weapons, and the role of NATO forces and military planning for the situation in Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-004
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Topics include NATO strategic and defense planning; a summary of a NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting discussing nuclear testing, disarmament, and the situation in Berlin; and the position of France and Germany on NATO defense planning.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-075a-001
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Germany. Subjects include trade, Berlin, Chancellor of German Konrad Adenauer and the political climate, and relations with France and the United States. Also included are numerous Memoranda of Conversations between various U.S. and German officials, including President John F. Kennedy and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, discussing Berlin, disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-075-002
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and Germany including the sale of military equipment to Germany and the U.S. balance of payments. Also included are numerous Memoranda of Conversations between various U.S. and German officials, including President John F. Kennedy, German Ambassador to the United States Wilhelm G. Grewe, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Erich Mende, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, discussing Berlin, disarmament, and the purchase of UN (United Nations) bonds and vested assets.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-074-010
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and Germany including a visit to Germany by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and German Ambassador to the United States Wilhelm G. Grewe, the sale of military equipment to Germany and the U.S. balance of payments, and nuclear weapons. Additional topics include the election in Germany and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-171-002
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Great Britain, including admittance into the EEC (European Economic Community), nuclear weapons, a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and leader of the Liberal Party of Great Britain Jo Grimond, and the death of Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-170a-002
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Great Britain including negotiations for admittance into the EEC (European Economic Community), nuclear weapons, and a reduction of United States Air Force personnel in Great Britain.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-170a-001
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Great Britain including negotiations for admittance into the EEC (European Economic Community), nuclear weapons, and a United States tariff on bicycles.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-170-019
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Great Britain, including negotiations for admittance into the EEC (European Economic Community), atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, nuclear matters with France, and transatlantic flights between the United States and British Isles.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-072-004
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding France including participation in a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) multilateral nuclear force, an assassination plot against French President Charles de Gaulle, French territories, and criticism by the French media of the United States agricultural policy and Trade Expansion Act.
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JFKNSF-037-004
This folder contains memoranda regarding policies and actions after the Cuban Missile Crisis including the removal of Soviet Union IL-28 bombers and offensive weapons from Cuba, plans for a potential air attack on Cuba, and the Federal Aviation Agency response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder is a paper by the Department of State titled, “Cuban Contingency Paper,” discussing United States air surveillance of Cuba and potential responses, and actions to take in the event of non-removal of the IL-28 bombers by the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-375-008
This folder contains memoranda and reports regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and a nuclear defense force in Europe including reports titled, “NATO Polaris Forces,” and, “NATO Nuclear Forces.” Also included in this folder is a Department of State memorandum titled, “Reported De Gaulle Plan for an East-West Settlement.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-375-007
This folder contains memoranda regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) including NATO’s defense policy and a paper written by NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker, MRBMs (medium-range ballistic missiles), and United States policy towards NATO. Also included in this folder is a paper by U.S. Departments of State-Defense Study Group titled, “Assessment of European Attitudes toward the Control and Use of Nuclear Force in the Defense of Europe,” discussing NATO’s role in nuclear weapons.
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JFKNSF-332-003
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 101 (NSAM 101) titled, “Follow-Up on the President’s Speech to the United Nations [UN] General Assembly on September 25, 1961,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a memorandum from Secretary Rusk to President John F. Kennedy regarding his UN address; a memorandum of the United States economic and social initiative at the UN General Assembly; and a booklet by the Department of State titled, “Freedom From War: U.S. Program for General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World.”
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JFKNSF-229-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State George Ball to Paris, France and Bonn, Germany to discuss the Nassau Agreement and the proposed creation of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force. Also included is a copy of a speech given by Under Secretary Ball to the Steering Group on Implementing Nassau Decisions at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Paris and reactions to the speech.