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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-002
This file contains materials for President John F. Kennedy in response to a memo from the President to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding eight questions on United States nuclear policy towards France and European nuclear matters. Also included in this folder are copies of articles by Raymond Aron published in the French newspaper Le Figaro discussing relations between the U.S. and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-001
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and draft papers regarding the United States policy towards France and the French nuclear program, nuclear assistance to France by the U.S. and Great Britain, a nuclear program within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and press attitudes toward a nuclear sharing program with France. Also included in this folder is a paper by Malcolm W. Hoag titled, “Nuclear Control After Nassau.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-098-001
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include Berlin contingency planning with a nuclear demonstration plan, the filming and potential broadcast by NBC Television Network of an escape attempt by East Berlin refugees via a tunnel, policies for future action to assist wounded refugees in East Germany, and an Ambassadorial Working Group meeting on Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include U.S. helicopter flights over East Berlin, observances for the one year anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, potential travel requirements by the Germany (Democratic Republic), and protocols for air corridor use. Of note are telegrams regarding an effort by CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) to film an attempted escape of East Berlin refugees via a tunnel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-171-015
This file contains memoranda regarding Great Britain including air defense exercises in India, a United States news media story about a potential security lapse, and British involvement in India and Pakistan relations. Also included is a copy of a speech by Lord Privy Seal and Member of Parliament Edward Heath on foreign affairs given as part of a debate in the British House of Commons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-212-007
This file contains memoranda regarding negotiations for Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community, or EEC) and resistance by French President Charles de Gaulle, and United States relations and policies toward European countries. Also included are reports of foreign news media reaction to a veto by France of Great Britain’s admittance into the Common Market.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-212-001
This file contains memoranda regarding European integration and Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community, or EEC). Also included is a transcript of a CBS News broadcast titled, “Mr. Europe and the Common Market,” and copies of speeches by Dr. Walter Hallstein, President of the Commission of the EEC, titled, “America and Europe: A New Initiative,” and, “The EEC and the Community of the Free World.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-011
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Topics include U.S. economic aid; the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; leaks to the press; and the response of the South Vietnamese government to demonstrations by Buddhists and students.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-199-005
This file contains memoranda and reports regarding South Vietnam. Topics include the political climate surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, the oppression of Buddhists and the effect on Viet Cong activity, and programs by the Agency for International Development (AID) and United States Information Agency (USIA) for South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Pope Paul VI to the Archibishop of Vietnam Paul Nguyen Van Binh. Also included are transcripts of interviews between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Cronkite, and on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
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JFKNSF-198-005
This folder contains telegrams to and from the United States Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam regarding demonstrations by Buddhists and students and the subsequent imposition of martial law, the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, and censorship of outgoing press by the South Vietnamese government. Also included in this folder are telegrams summarizing meetings between Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, and President Diem.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-296-006
This folder contains an article by Philip Benjamin entitled, “Kirk Finds Africa Wary on College: Says Many Think Students Are ‘Exploited’ in U.S.;” a booklet by David D. Henry entitled, “The 1960 Nigerian-American Scholarship Program;” and correspondence concerning the African Scholarship Program at universities in America and foreign exchange students.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-011
This folder contains memoranda concerning conversations between journalists and staff members, primarily Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council. Topics include Cuba, the Soviet Union, Pakistan, and Yemen.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-003
This folder contains materials in preparation for President John F. Kennedy's speech before the Inter-American Press Association in Miami, Florida and include a draft of a speech on the Alliance for Progress by W. Averell Harriman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; a draft of a paper on the Soviet Union presence in Latin America, communism and Cuba, and inter-American policy; and staff memoranda on various topics. Also included in this folder are excerpts from President Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64).
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JFKNSF-305-020
This folder contains a press release and drafts for a speech given by President Kennedy to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric, space, and underwater nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), and explains that the task of maintaining peace must be shared by all nations. President Kennedy also proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment. Also included in this folder are telegrams regarding international media reaction to the President's speech.
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JFKNSF-305-018
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning international media reaction to President John F. Kennedy's speech on nuclear weapons and disarmament at American University. Also included in this folder are materials regarding Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev's response to the speech as published in the Soviet newspapers Pravda and Izvestiya.
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JFKNSF-305-017
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning international and domestic media reaction to President John F. Kennedy's speech on nuclear weapons and disarmament at American University. Also included in this folder are materials concerning coverage and distribution of the speech in the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-305-016
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning reaction by the international media to President John F. Kennedy's speech on nuclear weapons and disarmament at American University.
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JFKNSF-305-014
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding international reaction to President John F. Kennedy's speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
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JFKNSF-305-013
This folder contains a report of preliminary reactions by international media to President John F. Kennedy's speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
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JFKNSF-305-011
This folder contains a report by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service on the international media reaction to President John F. Kennedy's speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-305-010
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding international media reaction to President John F. Kennedy's speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
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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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JFKNSF-316-009
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and summaries of meetings regarding United States policy towards Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem; the influence of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Diem, and his wife, Madame Nhu; and military effort against the Viet Cong. Also included in this folder are excerpts of interview transcripts between President John F. Kennedy, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, and Walter Cronkite of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Evening News.
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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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JFKNSF-320-001
This folder contains memoranda to and from National Security Council staff member Gordon Chase on various issues of national security and foreign affairs including an independent nuclear deterrent, the forced retirement of Foreign Service officer Edward Page Jr., and the publication Aufbau and a supplement on Berlin.