Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-128a-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Yemen (then also known as the Yemen Arab Republic or North Yemen). Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding a proposed visit of Crown Prince Al-Badr; telegrams and memoranda from John S. Badeau, American Ambassador to the United Arab Republic (UAR); Robert W. Komer, senior staff member of the National Security Council; and William H. Brubeck, National Security Advisor on Africa; regarding the presence of Egyptian forces in Yemen, negotiations with UAR President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the possibility of United Nations intervention in the North Yemen Civil War, and the appointment of Yemeni Ambassador to the United States Mohsin A. Alaini. This folder also contains a telegram to President Kennedy from British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan regarding the latter's decision to not recognize the new Yemeni regime.