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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-085-001
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include the potential integration of West Berlin into the Federal Republic of Germany (also known as the Eleventh Land concept); the probable character of an air corridor contest between the Soviet Union and Germany (Democratic Republic), and the U.S., France, and Great Britain; an intelligence assessment of Soviet Union intentions for Berlin; and the closure of the Soviet Commandant’s office in East Berlin. Also included in this folder is a paper expressing the views of the Departments of State and Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff titled, “The Preferred Sequence of Military Actions in a Berlin Conflict.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-022
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda between Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs regarding the resignation of Kissinger as a consultant and related administrative details. Also included in this folder is a memo by Kissinger in preparation for a visit by Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer discussing nuclear weapons, United States defense policy, and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning an exchange of toasts between President Kennedy and Heinrich Lubke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn, Germany. In his remarks President Lubke discusses his hopes for a reunified Germany, and explains his theory that direct international relations foster positive international relations. In his toast to President Lubke, President Kennedy characterizes positive relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany as crucial to both countries' national security. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the toasts and note cards with talking points.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-279-003
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and reports from the Department of State and Joint Chiefs of Staff J-3 (Operations) Directorate coordinating the planning and execution of military exercise Long Thrust, an exercise jointly sponsored by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Commander-in-Chief of the United States European Command (USCINCEUR), and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe (CINCENT) to demonstrate strategic mobility of U.S. troops through airlift deployment and field training exercises in Central Europe, including Germany (Federal Republic). Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-279-001
This file contains memoranda and telegrams from the Department of State and various White House officials regarding Exercise Big Lift, a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) strategic mobility exercise in Germany (Federal Republic) executed in coordination with United States European Command (USEUCOM) to demonstrate U.S. rapid long-range reinforcement capabilities. Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage and public response.