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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-049
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's address upon signing H.R. 9118 at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. The bill established the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, an organization that focuses on strengthening U.S. national security.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-100-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee and the Kennedy administration's efforts to achieve a substantial global reduction in national armaments and armed forces. Materials in this folder include memoranda to President Kennedy from William C. Foster, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, concerning proposals and policy questions the United States should agree upon before entering future disarmament conferences.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). Materials concern a proposal for a new disarmament agency from Acting Deputy Director of the United States Arms Control Administration Edmund A. Gullion, a press release announcing William Foster as director of the ACDA, and background information for a meeting between the President and the General Advisory Committee. Of note are numerous press releases concerning disarmament including reports on nuclear test ban negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland and an exchange of views on disarmament from the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR).