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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-013
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include a NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting attended by Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Harlan Cleveland; a multilateral force (MLF); a trip to the United States by NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker; and the resignation of General Lauris Norstad as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander-in-Chief Europe, and the succession of General Lyman Lemnitzer.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-013
This folder contains a memorandum to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 12 (NSAM 12) discussing the distribution of United States military forces in Vietnam to more effectively combat guerilla warfare.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-029
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes remarks by General Lemnitzer and Roswell L. Gilpatric, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Materials concern the appointment of the President's Chief of Staff, including a transcript of a United States Senate briefing featuring Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman Lemnitzer, and Missouri Senator Stuart Symington; a summary of a meeting between the President, the JCS, and additional members of the military; and a draft statement by the President concerning his expectations of the JCS.