December 1961-January 1962: First Meetings Between Ambassador Thompson and Foreign Minister Gromyko
272. Message to Attorney General Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163. Secret. Attached to a brief note from Rusk to McNamara stating that Bundy had handed it to him on the morning of January 18. A similar translation by Bohlen is attached to a memorandum from him to Rusk, also dated January 18. It states that the message was received by the Attorney General, that it offered little hope, and seemed “to be rather bad tempered.” Bohlen’s translation bears the word “Memorandum” at the top of the text.
273. Notes on the Berlin Meeting
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings with the President. Secret. Drafted on January 22.
274. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1-1062. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hillenbrand; cleared by Rusk, Ball, Bohlen, Guthrie, and Kaysen; and initialed and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Bonn, Paris, London, and Berlin.
275. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1-1962. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hillenbrand on January 26; cleared by Rusk, Ball, Kaysen, Guthrie, and Bohlen; and approved by Kohler.
276. Letter From the President’s Special Representative in Berlin (Clay) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Box 34, Clay Cables. Personal and Confidential.
277. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1-3162. Confidential; Eyes Only. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by the White House on February 7. The meeting was held in the White House.
278. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/2-162. Confidential; Priority.
279. Letter From Acting Secretary of State Ball to Secretary of Commerce Hodges
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 862B.181-LE/2-162. Secret. Drafted by Martin (GER) on January 29 and cleared by Brandin (GER), Freshman, and Hillenbrand.
280. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/2-262. Secret.
- The source text bears neither a date nor place of origin. This date is derived from Rusk’s attached note to McNamara.↩