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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-004
This folder contains agendas, summaries, and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the continued removal of Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Also included in this folder is a telegram summarizing a meeting between John J. McCloy, chairman of the General Advisory Committee on Disarmament of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and Vasily V. Kuznetsov, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-003
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the removal of Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Of note is a letter to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-002
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-001
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the build-up of Soviet Union military equipment, personnel, and missiles in Cuba; United States missiles in Turkey; and the embargo placed on Soviet ships into Cuba. Of note are messages to President John F. Kennedy from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-017
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions for National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the build-up of Soviet Union military equipment, personnel, and missiles in Cuba. Also included in this folder are intelligence reports by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), lists of Soviet ships to and from Cuba, and international reaction to the events.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-015
This folder contains background material and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding United States trade policy towards the Soviet Union, and the potential for expansion of trade with the Soviet Union and other bloc countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-013
This folder contains a Record of Actions and a summary for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman’s trip to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-012
This folder contains background materials, a summary, and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding proposed statements by President John F. Kennedy on United States policy towards Cuba and the price of sugar on the international market. Also included in this folder is a memorandum titled, “A Cuban Balance Sheet: Batista and Castro,” comparing the regimes of former Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro, current Cuban Prime Minister.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-010
This folder contains background materials and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding United States policy towards Cuba, including a proposed covert and integrated action program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-009
This folder contains background materials, a summary, and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding the price of sugar on the international market, and United States policy towards Cuba. Topics of background materials include potential actions against Cuba; U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba; oil supplies in Cuba; and Fidel Castro, the Cuban Prime Minister.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-005
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a summary, and a Record of Actions for a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group regarding United States policy towards Cuba. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations on Laos between Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Soviet Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko, and Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-004
This folder contains background material for meeting number two of the National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group. Materials include excerpts of news conferences, speeches, and television interviews given by President John F. Kennedy regarding United States policy towards Cuba, the Bay of Pigs incident, the Soviet Union presence in Cuba, and U.S. military intelligence. Also included in this folder is a press release of President Kennedy’s remarks at the annual convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, as well as a transcript of the question and answer period following the President's speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-001
This folder contains memoranda regarding the establishment of a Standing Group Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) for the management of national security issues. Topics include Cuba and the threat of communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-019
This folder contains agendas, background memoranda, and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meetings. Topics include United States and Soviet Union cooperation in matters of outer space, relations between Korea and Japan, a treaty allowing Finland to acquire guided missiles, and guidelines for the production and stockpiling of special nuclear materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-014
This folder contains a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 519 of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics consist of United States policy towards Vietnam and a report by Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor on their trip to South Vietnam to assess military efforts to defeat the Viet Cong.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-013
This folder contains a summary, a Record of Actions, and background materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries. Also included in this folder are materials from the Office of Export Control of the Department of Commerce regarding commodities licensed for export to Eastern European countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-012
This folder contains materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries, including memoranda from various departments and agencies offering opinions on the potential sale. Also included in this folder is a report by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State titled, “Trade Expansion as a Potential Lever in U.S. Relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-011
This folder contains an agenda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 517 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing a report by the Net Evaluation Subcommittee regarding potential outcomes of a nuclear weapons exchange between the United States and Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-010
This folder contains an agenda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 516 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memorandum titled, “Possibilities of Greater Militancy by the Chinese Communists.” The memorandum focuses on China’s relations with the Soviet Union, India, Laos, and other countries in Asia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-009
This folder contains an agenda, memoranda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 515 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing a trip by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Also included in this folder is a draft of a nuclear weapons test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-008
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 514 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing United States policy towards India and a proposed shared commitment with Great Britain to provide air defense for India if Communist China should attack.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-007
This folder contains telegrams, background memoranda, a list of attendees, a summary, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 513 of the National Security Council (NSC). The meeting focused on the military situation in Laos between neutralist forces and the Pathet Lao, and United States policy towards Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-006
This folder contains background memoranda, a list of attendees, a summary, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 512 of the National Security Council (NSC). The meeting focused on Laos and a military situation in Plaine des Jarres between neutralist forces and the Pathet Lao.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-003
This folder contains background memoranda; a summary, including a list of attendees; and a Record of Actions for meeting number 509 of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include Cuba and the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, United States objectives in Europe, and U.S. policy towards Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-002
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a list of attendees, and a Record of Action for meeting number 508 of the National Security Council (NSC) wherein President John F. Kennedy discusses national security issues. Topics include Cuba; France, Great Britain, and a multilateral nuclear force; United States trade negotiations; foreign aid; and the economy. Of note is a meeting summary containing the President’s handwritten notes. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a news conference held by White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.