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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-169-008
This file contains Department of State memoranda and telegrams regarding relations between the United States and Arab nations. Also included is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and President of the United Arab Republic (UAR) Gamal Abdel Nasser discussing U.S. aid to the Middle East and foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-169-005
This file contains Department of State memoranda regarding relations between the United States and the United Arab Republic (UAR). Also included is a copy of a letter from President of the UAR Gamal Abdel Nasser to President John F. Kennedy, discussing improved relations between the countries as a result of U.S. aid, and American foreign policy in Israel and Palestine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-003
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue; opposition by Israel and Arab nations; and the United States position on the issue. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between Dr. Johnson and President John F. Kennedy; and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Walworth Barbour, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and other Israeli officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-002
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue; opposition by Israel and Arab nations; and the position of Turkey, France, and the United States to the plan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-148a-001
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a plan by Dr. Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue and reactions from Arab countries to the Johnson Plan, including opposition by Israel. Also included in this folder are summaries of meetings between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-125-011
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding Jordan’s economy; government elections; water development along its borders; and relations with Israel, the UAR (United Arab Republic), and the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a draft of a United States contingency plan for Jordan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0914-055
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy's remarks given at a Bonds for Israel dinner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech the Senator discusses the Middle East, the role of Israel, and the United Nations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1023a-006
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon concerning United States policies towards the Middle East, particularly Iran, Israel, and the Egyptian city of Suez.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0957-023
This folder contains memoranda, newspaper articles, a press release of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, and correspondence between Senator Kennedy and various individuals concerning American-Israeli relations, American-Soviet relations, the prospect of a Catholic president, and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign trip to Rochester, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-015
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 regarding a conflict in Yemen and the participation of the United Arab Republic (UAR), relations between the UAR and Saudi Arabia, and United States involvement in Israel-Arab relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-326-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding guerilla warfare including Israel’s policy and an issue of guerillas and border crossing in Southeast Asia. Also included in this folder is a paper titled, “Guerrillas,” by Peter Paret and John W. Shy of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center of International Studies at Princeton University.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-436-005
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding countries in the Middle East including Israel, the effect of a nuclear test ban treaty in the region, United States and French policy towards Middle Eastern countries, and the implication of oil nationalization. Also included in this folder is a report by Robert Amory and Edward K. Hamilton, both of the International Division of the Bureau of the Budget, on a trip to various countries in the Near East (Middle East).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Israel. Materials pertain to arms limitation negotiations between Israel and the United Arab Republic (UAR). Also included in this folder is a folder titled, "Arab-Israeli Arms Control Initiative."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Israel, and consists of a briefing book for the visit of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Israel. Materials consist of United States intelligence reports regarding French-Israeli relations; the trial for Adolf Eichmann; the resignation of David Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister of Israel; and a paper by an ad hoc working group of the United States Intelligence Board titled, "The Arab-Israeli Situation."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Israel. Materials concern Israel’s atomic energy activities, inspections by the United States at the nuclear facility at Dimona, and a meeting between President Kennedy and Special Representative Dr. Joseph Johnson of the Palestine Conciliation Commission. Of note is correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion regarding Arab-Israeli relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Israel. Materials pertain to an Israeli nuclear reactor, the death of President of Israel Itzhak Ben-Zvi, and the inauguration of Shneour Zalman Shazar as the new President of Israel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0899-008
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “Israel: A Miracle of Progress,” given at the B’nai Zion 50th anniversary dinner held at the Commodore Hotel in New York City. In his speech the Senator discusses Israel’s role in the Middle East and regional tensions caused by nationalism and the growing threat of communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893-001
This folder contains drafts and copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy at various dinners and organizational events. Topics of the speeches include a reinvigoration of the Democratic Party, the Republican Party's victory in the election of 1952, and United States relations with Israel and the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a statement on Memorial Day. Of note are several items with notations and handwritten drafts by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-011
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at the annual banquet of the Histadrut Zionist Organization in Baltimore, Maryland. In his speech the Senator discusses Israel and seven factors influencing the future of the Middle East including oil, the Soviet Union, nationalism, Egypt, and Israel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-010
This folder contains copies of an introduction by Senator John F. Kennedy of Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir at a dinner in her honor in Boston, Massachusetts. In his introduction Senator Kennedy discusses the personal achievements of the Foreign Minister Meir and her contributions to the state of Israel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-011
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy at the America Salutes Israel celebration at Yankee Stadium in New York. In his speech the Senator discusses the history and creation of the Israeli state and calls for the United States to provide aid to Israel in the face of Middle Eastern aggression.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-019
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 231 (NSAM 231) titled, “Middle Eastern Nuclear Capabilities,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-015
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations near foreign embassies and abroad for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also known as the Soviet Union), Guinea, Iran, and Israel. Also included is the final report of the Subcommittee on Communications and a draft NSAM titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System.” The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0901-004
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at the Greater Washington Observance of Israel’s 10th anniversary in Washington D.C. In his speech Senator Kennedy discusses the achievements of Israel, including its foreign policy, domestic economy, and scientific advancements. He goes on to discuss Israel's relations with other countries in the Middle East.