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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-229-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State George Ball to Paris, France and Bonn, Germany to discuss the Nassau Agreement and the proposed creation of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force. Also included is a copy of a speech given by Under Secretary Ball to the Steering Group on Implementing Nassau Decisions at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Paris and reactions to the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-006
This folder contains memoranda, telegrams, and correspondence regarding United States cooperation with France on nuclear weapons safety and control, U.S. relations with France and French President Charles de Gaulle, and nuclear testing by France. Also included in this folder are memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from Under Secretary of State George Ball titled, “Proposed Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle,” and, “A Further Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle,” discussing France and a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-005
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a French nuclear program, United States nuclear assistance to France, and nuclear testing by France in the Pacific Ocean. Of note are a memorandum of conversations between French Minister of Foreign Affairs Maurice Couve de Murville and Under Secretary of State George Ball discussing nuclear policy, trade negotiations, and monetary policy; and a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) titled, “The French Nuclear Strike Program.” Also included in this folder is an organizational chart of the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission). This folder contains French-language materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-004
This file contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a French nuclear program, the potential sale of a Skipjack or other nuclear-propelled submarines to France, and a possible change to United States policy towards a French nuclear program in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-003
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a French nuclear program; a European “force de frappe” (strike force); a potential sale of a nuclear Skipjack submarine to France; and a proposed cooperative program between the United States and France for research and development, production and procurement, and logistics support for nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-070-015
This folder contains reports and memoranda regarding France, particularly in regard to the country's policies toward Algeria.