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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-008
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United Nations (UN) and UN General Assembly meetings including UN space activities, financial problems in the UN, and voting procedures. Also included in this folder are policy proposals by Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, on United States strategy at the 16th UN General Assembly meeting and on a wider scale, and an information report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on a meeting between the Chiefs of Missions to the UN of Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc satellite countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-004
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include discussions with the Soviet Union delegation on UN financing; Portuguese territories in Africa; UN Security Council elections; outer space; Chinese representation in the UN; and nuclear weapons including test ban negotiations, proposals for denuclearized zones, and disarmament. Also included in this folder are weekly summaries of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-003
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Francis T.P. Plimpton, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include an incident between Senegal and Portugal; UN financing, particularly for peacekeeping operations; human rights; UN membership for Kuwait; outer space; and the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Third Report on African Developments at the 17th United Nations General Assembly.”
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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-310-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding the strategy and policies of the United States for the 16th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Topics include the UN and outer space, creation of a UN Development Authority, Chinese representation, and a proposed joint declaration by the U.S. on disarmament. Also included in this folder is a press release announcing the representatives and alternates of the U.S. delegation to the 16th UN General Assembly.