South Africa


404. Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15-5 S AFR. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Pretoria and USUN.


405. Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17-4 US-S AFR. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Pretoria, London, Durban, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth.


406. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Harriman)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Africa. Secret. Also sent to Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs Johnson, Williams, Tyler, and Rostow.


407. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa, 7/13/63-7/31/63. Secret.


408. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. Confidential.


409. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 S AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Campbell and approved in S on August 6.


410. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. Confidential.


411. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. No classification marking.


412. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa, 8/7/63-8/12/63. Confidential.


413. Research Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa, 8/7/63-8/12/63. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/Controlled Dissem. No drafting information appears on the source text. A marginal notation reads: “(Taken from Pres. weekend reading dtd 9/14/63, Tab [illegible]).”


414. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 BAS. Confidential. Drafted by Hall on August 27, cleared by MacKnight and Brown, and approved by Hilliker. Repeated to USUN and London.


415. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12-5 S AFR. Secret. Also sent to Secretary of Defense McNamara.


416. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL-19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Parker on September 26; cleared by Strong, Streeter in draft, Friedman, and Buffum; and approved by Wallner. Also sent to Pretoria and repeated to London.


417. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL-1 S AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Judd and approved by the White House on October 15. The conversation took place at the White House. The source text is labeled “4 of 6 parts.”


418. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa, 9/30/63-10/29/63. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Rusk.


419. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Africa. Confidential. A marginal notation reads: “(Taken from Pres. week-end reading dtd 10/26/63, Tab 4).”


420. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. No classification marking. A handwritten notation reads: “(Included in Pres. week-end reading dtd 11/2-3/63).”


421. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. Confidential.


422. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, South Africa. Confidential.


423. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, South Africa. Confidential.


424. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Aides File. Confidential.


425. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, South Africa, Vol. 2. Confidential. A copy was sent to Belk.


426. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ORG 7 AF. Confidential. Drafted by Hooper, cleared by Cahn, and approved by Hooper. Also sent to Nairobi for Williams.