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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the probability of the Soviet Union to establish a space station; possible adverse environmental effects of large-scale experiments; a comparison of the space program and NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget to previous administrations; and a memorandum by The RAND Corporation titled, “Military Space Activities and the Cold War (U),” summarizing space programs and actions by the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a report of a meeting of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space by Leonard C. Meeker, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State, and U.S. delegate to the committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-282-010
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-282-011
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The folder includes a 5-year chronology of NASA's history since its founding.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 271 (NSAM 271) titled, “Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters,” to Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report by NASA in response to NSAM 271.