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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-004
This folder contains papers, memoranda, and draft outlines by Policy Review (PR) study groups regarding Europe and the United States including military policy; economics; and the relation between domestic politics and foreign policy in Germany, France, and Italy. Also included in this folder is a partial transcript of a press conference given by French President Charles de Gaulle discussing the Nassau Agreement and French relations with Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-002
This folder contains memoranda, papers, addresses, and telegrams regarding Europe. Topics include Great Britain and the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community), European unity, United States military policy and aid to Europe, and relations with France. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between President John F. Kennedy and Gaetano Martino, President of the European Parliament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding tariff negotiations; the TEA (Trade Expansion Act) and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade); agricultural trade negotiations; a friendship treaty between France and Germany (also known as the Élysée Treaty); and discussions between Belgium, the Netherlands, and others on Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community).
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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-161-011
This folder consists of telegrams and memoranda between the United States Department of State and the United States Embassy in Bern, Switzerland concerning the relationship between the United States and Switzerland, and international economics. Of note is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of Switzerland Paul Chaudet offering congratulatory remarks on the orbital flight of Colonel John Glenn. Also included in this folder is memoranda concerning the appointment of Robert L. McKinney as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-144-008
This file contains a report by the Special United States Economic Mission to Nigeria regarding U.S. foreign aid and the economy in Nigeria.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-296-002
This folder contains a letter, a press release, and memoranda concerning congressional hearings, accomplishments, and bipartisanship; balance of payments; economic stimulation; foreign policy; and the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-305-006
This folder contains outlines, memoranda, and drafts for a speech given by President John F. Kennedy before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In his speech President Kennedy discusses international relations, Berlin, disarmament, economic programs, and the importance of the UN as peacekeepers. Also included in this folder is a draft of remarks by President Kennedy to the American people regarding the crisis in Berlin, the Soviet Union's resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing, and disarmament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-305-004
This folder contains letters, memoranda, and drafts of speeches by President John F. Kennedy on a variety of topics including economics; foreign aid; communism; nuclear weapons; and international relations, particularly Berlin, Cuba, the Soviet Union, and Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-303-010
This folder contains memoranda of the agendas for Planning Group meetings, assignments, and status updates. Also included in this folder are numerous papers concerning United States foreign aid to underdeveloped countries, the EEC (European Economic Community) and trade, and U.S. strategy for long-term development and productivity.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-303-009
This folder contains a paper prepared by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State entitled, “U.S. Policy Toward Government-Owned Enterprise in Transitional Free World States,” discussing the role of government in the economy of a country and foreign aid to state-owned enterprise.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-009
This folder includes memoranda, speeches, and article drafts by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include United States relations with the Soviet Union, nuclear deterrents in Europe, communism, economics, the Cold War, principle foreign affairs issues in the administration of President John F. Kennedy, and relations between the U.S. and other members of the Atlantic Alliance (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-008
This folder contains speeches and memoranda by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include Europe and the balance of payments, communism, the Soviet Union, Berlin, and nuclear weapons. Also included in this folder is a geographical listing of foreign nations and individuals titled, “Kind Words,” to be used as a reference guide for potential commendations by United States officials. Of note is a letter from Director General of the Atlantic Institute Henry Cabot Lodge to Rostow discussing international relations and proposing a new organization for all free nations called, “Confederation of the Free.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-007
This folder contains memoranda from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and later Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State, to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, speech theme suggestions for the President, policy towards the Communist Bloc, and a proposal for domestic and foreign economic policy. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a “Meet the Press” interview with Rostow discussing nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union, Laos, Vietnam, and communism.
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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319a-003
This folder contains a letter from Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles’ son Sam and daughter-in-law Nancy, teachers in Nigeria, discussing their suggestions and concerns on the Peace Corps program. Also included in this folder is a paper on India’s economic developments and needs titled, “The Indo-American Development Program: The Problems and Opportunities," written by Bowles in 1952 when he was United States Ambassador to India.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-013
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy regarding a conflict in Yemen and the balance of payments. Also included in this folder are final instructions for a team led by Ambassador Livingston T. Merchant to discuss a potential multilateral nuclear force within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various issues including the United States economy, and Great Britain and the Common Market. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of a conversation between Schlesinger and Rogelio Frigerio, advisor to President of Argentina Arturo Frondizi, discussing the Argentine economy, Alliance for Progress, and the removal of President Frondizi from office.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-003
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various issues including Berlin, renegotiation of United States military bases in Spain and Portugal, an announcement of plans for a future presidential library for President John F. Kennedy, and the reassignment of Chester Bowles from Undersecretary of State. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Schlesinger before the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi, India titled, “Ideology vs. Democracy.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-326-015
This folder contains correspondence between Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and numerous individuals on various topics including economics, foreign aid, limited warfare, and the centennial of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Also included is a paper titled, "U.S. Foreign Policy: A Strategic Concept."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-019
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding economic discussions with President of Sudan Ibrahim Abboud, and a luncheon with Eugene Black, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Also included in this folder is a draft memorandum by Rostow titled, “Neutralism and Foreign Aid: Or Belgrade Revisited.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-017
This folder contains an appendix to an outline on the new United States foreign aid policy, referred to as the Decade of Development, discussing the historical impact of economic assistance programs on the U.S. economy including ICA (International Cooperation Administration) programs and Development Loan Fund operations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-016
This folder contains memoranda to and from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, on various topics of foreign affairs and Kaysen’s resignation from the National Security Council. Also included in this folder is a draft of a speech for President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-015
This folder contains memoranda to and from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, on various topics of foreign affairs including international economics; Cuba; and Berlin, disarmament, and relations between United States and Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-011
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 225 (NSAM 225) regarding the balance of payments to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, 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.