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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-050
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks upon announcing John McCone as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). The press copy includes remarks from former CIA director Allen Dulles and McCone.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-012
This folder contains a summary of international news media reaction to the release of Soviet Colonel Rudolph Abel and Americans Francis Gary Powers and Frederic L. Pryor from custody as a result of the 1960 U-2 incident, during which an American U-2 Central Intelligence Agency aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union, prompting a deterioration in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (FIAB). Materials consist of a report by the FIAB titled, "Conclusions and Recommendations of the President's Committee on Information Activities Abroad," and a memorandum to the President from National Security Council Advisor for Internal Security J. Patrick Coyne titled, "Reorganization of Intelligence and Covert Action Activities."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include relations between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer and President of France Charles de Gaulle, Cuban involvement with communist subversion in Venezuela, and the CIA’s role in South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Representative Frank C. Osmers to Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee concerning the effectiveness of intelligence and the CIA regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “A Short Study of the Supersonic Transport Development, Schedule and Cost” by Clarence L. Johnson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include awards for CIA field agents and the appointment of Major General Marshall Sylvester Carter to Deputy Director of the CIA. Of note is the CIA Board of Inquiry's report on Francis Gary Powers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include the nonaligned nations conference, the resignation of General C.P. Cabell as Deputy Director of the CIA, a memorandum to the President from Clark M. Clifford regarding the five most important areas for reformation within the CIA, and suggested topics for the President when meeting with John McCone, the new Director of the CIA. Of note is a handwritten announcement by the President concerning John McCone and Allen Dulles.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and consists of a "Current Intelligence Weekly Review."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Materials include CIA Bulletins regarding international issues with Laos, the Congo, the Soviet Union, and Libya; the situation with France and Algeria; and probable reactions to possible U.S. courses of action against the Castro regime. Of note is a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger concerning a review and possible reorganization of the CIA.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and consists of letters to Congressmen from residents of Fairfax County expressing their displeasure at the new CIA headquarters to be built in Langley, Virginia.