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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-103-003
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding United States relations with Haiti. Topics include a loan agreement to build an international airport in Haiti; elections and the constitutionality of President Francois Duvalier’s candidacy; and the political, economic, and military situations in Haiti. Of note are letters from President Duvalier to President John F. Kennedy regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder are U.S. action plans for potential outcomes of Haiti’s presidential elections and the departure or removal of President Duvalier.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-101-006
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding elections in Guatemala and the candidacy of former Guatemalan President Juan José Arévalo, demonstrations related to the election, and a military coup overthrowing Guatemalan President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President Ydigoras discussing the Central American common market. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-171-022
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding the hospitalization and subsequent resignation of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and British views toward France. Also included are Memoranda of Conversations between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-159-014
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding Spain. Topics include a successor to Head of State General Francisco Franco and post-Franco Spain, renegotiation of United States military bases in Spain, OAS (Organization of American States) activity in Spain, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and Spanish territories in Africa and relations with Morocco.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-159-013
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding Spain. Topics include speculation on a successor to Head of State General Francisco Franco, the resignation of John Davis Lodge as United States Ambassador to Spain, a request by Don Juan de Borbón (also known as the Pretender) for a meeting with President John F. Kennedy, and relations between Spain and Morocco. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Spanish writer José María Gironella.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-152-003
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and the Philippines. Topics include the election of Diosdado Macapagal as President of the Philippines; the Philippine sugar and tobacco industries; and presentations of credentials by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines William E. Stevenson and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Emilio Abello. Also included are materials regarding President Macapagal’s visit to the U.S. including a prospective itinerary.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-068-001
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic including the military coup ousting President Juan E. Bosch; relations between the civilian junta, military leaders, and other political parties; the growing threat of communism; student demonstrations; and recognition of the new government by the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-067-014
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic including the military coup ousting President Juan E. Bosch; the installation of a civilian junta and deportation of former President Bosch; and suspended relations between the United States and Dominican Republic, including the recall of U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Bartlow Martin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-067-013
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic, including the military coup ousting President Juan E. Bosch and installation of a civilian junta; the effect on economic and military aid due to suspended relations with the United States; and the response of various Latin American countries to the military coup.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-067-012
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic including the military coup ousting President Juan E. Bosch, concerns over the influence of communism in the region, and the effect on economic and military aid due to suspended relations with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-067-011
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic. Topics include civilian unrest resulting from restrictions on labor strikes, the potential threat of a military coup to oust President Juan E. Bosch, communist influence in the region, and relations between the Dominican Republic and the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-067-010
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding the Dominican Republic. Topics include relations between President Juan E. Bosch and various political and military leaders in the Dominican Republican; the potential for a military coup as a result of opposition to the President’s policy on communism and social reform efforts; and United States aid to the Dominican Republic, including economic and military assistance programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-066-010
This file contains Department of State memoranda and reports regarding the election of Juan E. Bosch as President of the Dominican Republic, the subsequent military coup ousting Bosch as President, and policy towards the Dominican Republic. Also included is a report by U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Bartlow Martin discussing President Bosch’s success as a leader; his relations with the Catholic clergy, political leaders, and members of the military; and opposition to his policy on communism and social reform efforts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-393-006
This file contains memoranda, reports, and correspondence regarding the Dominican Republic. Topics include Unites States education and economic aid programs; President of the Dominican Republic Juan E. Bosch’s policies on communism and social reform efforts; relations between President Bosch and various political and military leaders; and details regarding the military coup ousting President Bosch. Also included is a report on the situation in the Dominican Republic by U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Bartlow Martin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-015
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 85 (NSAM 85) titled, “State Visits,” to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-014
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 84 (NSAM 84) titled, “Specific State Visits,” to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-010
This folder contains memoranda regarding the 16th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Topics include outer space, disarmament, an economic initiative, and the UN as an international peacekeeper. Also included in this folder are a memorandum and responses by country concerning Chinese representation in the UN, and a list of chiefs of state planning to attend the meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-425-002
This folder contains a briefing book compiled in preparation for a state visit by Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The briefing book contains talking papers for President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, an itinerary, background materials on aid to Iran and Iran’s foreign relations, and biographical profiles of Iranian officials.
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JFKNSF-423-003
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding relations between Indonesia and the Netherlands and the transfer of West Irian (also known as West Irian Jaya and West Papua), United States military and economic aid to Indonesia, and Indonesian President Ahmed Sukarno’s visit to the U.S. Of note are letters and telegrams between President John F. Kennedy and President Sukarno.