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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-111-017
This folder contains telegrams and copies of letters between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, President John F. Kennedy, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan regarding India-China border conflicts, air defense for India, and discussions between India and Pakistan on Kashmir.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-013
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include relations between United States and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic (UAR), and China and India; Yemen; and aid to Greece.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-004
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include United States policy towards Pakistan and Kashmir, the communist threat in Asia, potential resumption of nuclear testing by the U.S., a review of the Military Assistance Program (MAP), and a reduction in funding for police programs overseas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-313-028
This folder contains a report by the Military Assistance Steering Group regarding the threat of communism, military and economic assistance, and United States policy towards Greece, Turkey, Korea, and the Republic of China.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-006
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Cuba, the Soviet Union, France and President Charles de Gaulle, Germany, nuclear weapons and the test ban treaty, and Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-017
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy discussing relations with Pakistan and a trip by Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball, Portuguese territories in Africa, and an upcoming trip by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor to South Vietnam. Also included in this folder is a detailed agenda for a meeting regarding Secretary of State Dean Rusk's upcoming trip to Moscow and points for discussion including disarmament, Laos, trade, and Germany and Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-025
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding trips to Pakistan and Germany by Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), and meetings between Kissinger, various Indian officials, and German officials including West German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Strauss. Topics of the meetings include disarmament, nuclear weapons, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and negotiations with the Soviet Union on the situation in Berlin and the possible unification of Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-002
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, France-Algeria relations, Syria’s secession from the UAR (United Arab Republic), and United States military policy in Berlin and relations with the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-001
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include nuclear weapons test resumptions by the Soviet Union, representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), disarmament, and relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-017
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include changing the structure and procedures of the National Security Council; background materials for meetings with Dean Acheson, adviser to President Kennedy and former Secretary of State, on NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and a potential multilateral nuclear weapons force; and relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-230-008
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding an assessment of SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization), including voting procedures; a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Pote Sarasin, Secretary General of SEATO; issues between Pakistan and India; and relations between the United States and Thailand.