Philippines
380. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Philippines, General, 1/63–6/63. Confidential. Drafted by Bell. The ending time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) The source text is labeled “Part I of IV”; for Parts II–IV, see Documents 381–383.
381. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Philippines, General, 1/63–6/63. Confidential. Drafted by Bell. The ending time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) The source text is labeled “Part II of IV”; for Parts I and III–IV, see Documents 380 and 382–383.
382. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Philippines, General, 1/63–6/63. Confidential. Drafted by Bell. The ending time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) The source text is labeled “Part III of IV”; for Parts I–II and IV, see Documents 380–381 and 383.
383. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Philippines, General, 1/63–6/63. Official Use Only. Drafted by Bell. The ending time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) The source text is labeled “Part IV if IV”; for Parts I–III, see Documents 380–383.
384. Letter From the Ambassador to the Philippines (Stevenson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman)
Source: Department of State, EA/Phil Files: Lot 66 D 502, POL 27–9 War Damages. Confidential; Official–Informal.
385. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 65 A 3501, Philippines 200.0–680.1, 1963. Secret.
386. Letter From the Ambassador to the Philippines (Stevenson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL PHIL–US. Confidential; Official-Informal.
387. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conferences Series, President’s Proposed Trip to the Far East, 3/63–6/63. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that the memorandum was part of the President’s June 15–16 weekend reading.
388. Memorandum From the Secretary of Defense’s Assistant for Special Operations (Lansdale) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 PHIL–US. Confidential. A copy was sent to McNamara. The source text is a copy sent to Alexis Johnson; see Document 389.
389. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 PHIL–US. Personal and Confidential. A draft by Bell, dated July 27, was substantially revised by Johnson. This draft is attached to a July 29 memorandum from Hilsman to Johnson, in which Hilsman stated that he felt strongly that Lansdale should not go to the Philippines because he was “a symbol of the policy we have abandoned.” Hilsman noted that since Lansdale’s past affiliations were known, his mission would raise questions of U.S. interference in Philippine domestic affairs. Hilsman noted that there was a competent Embassy staff in Manila to report on Philippine developments. (Ibid.)
390. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, EA/Philippines Files: Lot 66 D 502, POL 27–9 War Damage. No classification marking.
391. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 PHIL. Secret. Repeated to CINCPAC.
392. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL PHIL–US. Confidential. Drafted by Hilsman and approved in the White House on December 2. The meeting was held at the White House.
393. Memorandum for the Record
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 PHIL. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]
394. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 67 A 4565, Philippines 200.6 to 680.1, 1963. Secret.
395. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, EA/Philippines Files: Lot 66 D 502, POL 27–9 War Damage. Confidential. Drafted on December 17 by Ballantyne; cleared in draft by Czyzak; John P. White, Legislative Officer; Verne B. Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance; Donald L. Ranard, Director of the Office of Far Eastern Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; and Heyl of AID; and cleared by U. Alexis Johnson. A handwritten note indicates that the memorandum was sent to the White House on December 26.