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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-014
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, United States policy and objectives in Southeast Asia, and a proposal for a National Community Development Program in Colombia. Of note is a report by Bowles concerning the foreign aid program titled "The Need for More Specific Criteria in the Programming Economic Assistance." Also of interest is a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Counselor of the Polish Embassy Dr. Marian Dobrosielski.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-124-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Southeast Asia. Materials in this folder include a telegram, a memorandum, a handwritten document by the President, a listing of President Kennedy's appointments for 18 February 1961, a list of Cabinet members and advisors present for meetings regarding Southeast Asia, and suggested talking points for President Kennedy's meeting with Pote Sarasin, Secretary General of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Communist China (Peoples Republic). Materials consist of a memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency titled, "The Chances of a Chinese Communist Military Move into Southeast Asia," regarding the food shortage in the People's Republic of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-111-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Asia. Materials concern an economic report of Vietnam, memoranda to the President from Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy of summaries of meetings regarding Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asian planning. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles titled, "The Situation in South Asia: Its Implications for U.S. Policy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-135-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning the presence of communist ideology in Southeast Asia and American policy towards nations in the region. Materials in this folder include copies of a partial text of Senator Kennedy's speech to the Executives' Club of Chicago and a program for a roundtable discussion held at the University of Chicago (with handwritten notations by the Senator).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-135-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning the presence of communist ideology in Southeast Asia and American policy towards nations in the region. Materials in this folder include newspaper articles, a copy of a speech by Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, a copy of Senator Kennedy's speech "The War in Indochina," a pamphlet entitled "Our Disgrace in Indo-China," a transcript of a press conference by French President General Charles de Gaulle, an except from the Congressional Record, and a copy of a proposed amendment to the Mutual Security Act of 1951.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-015
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of September 13, 1962 (News Conference 43). Materials primarily consist of briefing papers and draft press conference announcements. Topics include civil rights and the occurrence of violence with voter registration efforts in Georgia and Mississippi, Cuba, Southeast Asia, and the international economy. Also included is a transcript of an address titled, "Some Reflections on the Employment Act," given by President of the National Bureau of Economic Research Arthur F. Burns.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States' policies toward Southeast Asia. Materials in this folder include a letter to Special Assistant to the President and National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy from W. Averell Harriman, Governor of New York and Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, regarding Thailand, reports of conversations between American diplomatic officers and communist officials regarding increased military forces in Thailand and South Vietnam, and materials from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, including memoranda and a draft of a speech on American policy objectives in Southeast Asia.