September–November 1961: Harriman’s Mission To Southeast Asia; Resumption of the Dialog With the Soviets
175. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–461. Top Secret. Drafted by Johnson and approved by the Secretary.
176. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–761. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to London for Harriman, Paris, Saigon, Vientiane, Geneva for Fecon, Phnom Penh, and CINCPAC POLAD.
177. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 9/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
178. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1261. Top Secret. Drafted by U. Alexis Johnson and approved by Rusk. The time of transmission is illegible.
179. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1261. Secret; Limited Distribution.
180. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1361. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Geneva, Paris, London, Saigon, Bangkok, New Delhi, priority to Rangoon and Vientiane, and to Moscow. Harriman was en route to Burma for his discussion with Souvanna Phouma; see Document 184. The discussion he describes in this telegram took place in Geneva.
181. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 9/61. Secret. The source text is undated, but from internal evidence it was probably written on September 14.
182. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 9/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
183. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia: General, 9/1/61–9/20/61. Secret.
184. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1861. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to Bangkok, niact to London and Paris, Phnom Penh, priority to Saigon, Geneva for Fecon, CINCPAC for POLAD, Moscow, New Delhi, and niact to USUN.
185. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2061. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to Paris, London, Bangkok, Saigon for Harriman, to Phnom Penh, niact to USUN for Rusk, priority to New Delhi, to Ottawa, and priority to CINCPAC for POLAD.
186. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Southeast Asia, National Planning, No. 2. Secret.
187. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative (Taylor) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia: General, 9/21/61–9/30/61. Top Secret. A note on the source text indicates that it was sent to Newport as part of the President’s weekend reading, September 27.
188. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative (Taylor) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia: General, 9/21/61–9/30/61. Top Secret. A note on the source text indicates that it was sent to Newport as part of the President’s weekend reading, September 27.
189. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2261. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN for the Secretary and to Vientiane eyes only for Ambassador.
190. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 9/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
191. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2961. Top Secret. Repeated to USUN Eyes Only for the Secretary.
193. Memorandum From the Head of the Delegation to the Conference on Laos (Harriman) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–361. Top Secret.
194. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.00/10–561. Top Secret. Drafted by Johnson.
195. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia: General, 10/7/61–10/11/61. Secret.
196. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Williams) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, McNamara Files: FRC 71 A 3470, Southeast Asia. Top Secret.
197. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
198. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Security Series, Southeast Asia: General, 10/7/61–10/11/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
199. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Akalovsky. The conversation took place at the White House.
200. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Conference on Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–661. Top Secret. Drafted by Cross; cleared by McConaughy, Steeves, and Walter L. Cutler, Rusk’s Staff Assistant; noted by Anderson, Cleveland, and William H. Leurs of SOV; and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. Repeated as airgrams, eyes only for the Ambassadors in Moscow, Saigon, Vientiane, and Bangkok.
201. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–1061. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated priority to Vientiane and Moscow and to USUN.
202. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–1061. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Vientiane and Moscow and to USUN.
203. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
204. Memorandum From the President’s Military Adviser (Taylor) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Regional Countries Series, Southeast Asia: General, 10/11/61–12/31/61. Top Secret.