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317. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–2562. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Bangkok, London, and Paris, priority to Geneva for Fecon, CINCPAC for POLAD, and Moscow, and to Saigon and Phnom Penh.
318. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–2662. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Geneva for the Secretary, London, Paris, Vientiane, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
319. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–2862. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross; cleared by Johnson, Harriman in draft, McGeorge Bundy in substance, and Bromley Smith; and approved by Koren. Repeated to Geneva for Fecon, to New Delhi, London, Paris, Bangkok, and CINCPAC.
320. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–3162. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to Bangkok, London, Paris, Geneva for Fecon, CINCPAC for POLAD, and to New Delhi and Moscow.
321. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–3162. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to Bangkok, London, Paris, Geneva for Fecon, CINCPAC for POLAD, and to New Delhi and Moscow.
322. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–1662. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Bangkok, London, Paris, Geneva for Fecon, CINCPAC for POLAD, New Delhi, and Moscow.
323. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.51J/4–262. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bangkok.
324. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative’s Naval Aide (Bagley) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Laos 7, T–028–69. Secret.
325. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memorandum Series: Staff Memos, M.V. Forrestal, 1/62–5/62. Secret.
326. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos; General, 4/1/62–4/18/62. Confidential. Drafted by Queneau on April 10. The meeting was held at the White House. The time is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) Michael Forrestal prepared a brief, April 9, for this meeting. (Ibid., Meetings and Memos Series: Staff Memos, M.V. Forrestal, 1/62–5/62)
327. Memorandum From the United Nations Adviser, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (Sullivan) to the Secretary of State’s Assistant (Cutler)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–1662. Secret. Drafted by Sullivan. A note on the source text indicates that the Secretary saw it. Sullivan’s title as U.N. Adviser did not adequately explain his job, which was assistant and adviser to Harriman on Laos.
328. Memorandum From the United Nations Adviser, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (Sullivan) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–1662. Secret. Drafted by Sullivan. A handwritten note on the source text by Harriman reads: “To Sec. State. W.A.H.”
329. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 4/1/62–4/18/62. Secret. Drafted by Forrestal.
330. National Security Action Memorandum No. 149
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 149. Secret. Also published in Declassified Documents, 1980, 447B.
331. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–1962. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Cross; cleared in draft by Harriman, Sullivan, and Forrestal; cleared in substance with Heinz of DOD/ISA and David H. Henry, Deputy Director of SOV; and approved by Koren. Sent also priority to Bangkok as telegram 1601. Repeated to London, Paris, Geneva for Fecon, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Moscow, and CINCPAC POLAD.
332. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.51J/4–1962. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Koren, cleared by Cross and McGeorge Bundy, cleared in draft by Harriman and Forrestal, and approved by Koren. Sent also to Bangkok as telegram 1603.
333. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–2362. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated priority to Vientiane.
334. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–2362. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bangkok.
335. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–2562. Secret. This memorandum and the enclosures were drafted by Bruns and cleared by Cross, Koren, and Rice.
336. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/4–2862. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Burdett and approved by the White House on May 4.
337. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/5–162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated niact to Paris and Vientiane, priority to London, and to Geneva Fecon.
338. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, M.V. Forrestal, 1/62–5/62. Secret.
339. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, M.V. Forrestal, 1/62–5/62. Secret. Drafted by Forrestal. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.)
340. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 5/1/62–5/9/62. No classification marking.
341. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/5–362. Secret; [distribution indicator not declassified].
342. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative’s Naval Aide (Bagley) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Laos 7, T–028–69. Secret. Taylor’s initials appear on the source text.
343. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Among the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy), Acting Secretary of State Ball, and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Laos. No classification marking. No drafting information appears on the source text.
344. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Acting Secretary of State Ball
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Laos. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.
345. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Acting Secretary of State Ball and the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Laos. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.
346. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 5/1/62–5/9/62. Top Secret. Drafted by Forrestal. The President’s appointment book has an entry for a meeting from 5:10 to 6:12 p.m., which includes the participants mentioned by Forrestal, but also includes David Bell, Jerome Wiesner, Glenn Seaborg, Gerald Johnson, Carl Kaysen, Charles Johnson, Harold Brown, and R.E. Hollingsworth. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)