Germany and Berlin
151. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 305, CF 30. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by McGhee and approved in S on August 12. The source text is marked “Part 6 of 11.” Parts 5 and 8 are printed as Documents 150 and 152. Part 2, a discussion of French and NATO issues, is printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. XIII, pp. 412–414.
152. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 305, CF 30. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by McGhee and approved in S on August 12. The source text is marked “Part 8 of 11.” Parts 5 and 6 are printed as Documents 150 and 151. Part 2, a discussion of French and NATO issues, is printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. XIII, pp. 412–414.
153. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 6 US. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. No time of transmission is on the source text; the telegram was received at 3:06 p.m.
154. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 10. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Puhan. The meeting was held at the White House.
155. Letter From Chancellor Erhard to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Head of State Correspondence, Germany, Chancellor Erhard, vol. 3. Confidential. The source text is marked “Translation.”
156. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Secret; Limdis.
157. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 28 GER B. Confidential. Repeated to Berlin, Moscow, Paris, and London.
158. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 10. Secret. A note on the source text reads: “Fr. Secy of Defense. Recd Pres. ofc 7–27–66, 7 p.m.” A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that the President saw the memorandum.
159. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 9. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. A notation on the source text indicates the memorandum was received at 11:45 a.m. and that the President saw it.
160. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Nodis. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Passed to the White House.
161. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential; Limdis.
162. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. The text of the telegram was received from the White House.
163. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 1 EUR E–GER W. Confidential; Personal.
164. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 32–4 GER. Secret. Drafted by Crowley, cleared in EUR and S/P, and approved by Stoessel. Repeated to London and Paris.
165. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Senator Russell Long
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Long, September 1, 1966, 10:07 a.m., Tape F66.22, Side A, PNO 1. Secret. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
166. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential. Repeated to London and Paris.
167. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Erhard Visit September 1966. No classification marking.
168. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 15–1 GER W. Secret; Limdis.
169. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 83. Confidential. No indication of drafting officer is on the source text, which was approved in S on September 23. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf Towers.
170. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Erhard 1966. Secret. Drafted by Rostow.
171. Text of Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, vol. 13. According to Rostow’s September 19 memorandum (Document 170), the telegram was received that day. In a memorandum to the President, September 20, attached to the source text, Rostow summarized and endorsed McGhee’s conclusions.
172. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Erhard 1966. Secret.
173. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Fowler to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 12. Secret. Fowler reiterated these points in a 4:15 p.m., September 26 telephone conversation with the President. (Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Secretary of the Treasury Fowler, September 26, 1966, 4:15 p.m., Tape 66.26, PNO 1 and 2)
174. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GER W–US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Obst. A note on the source text reads: “Uncleared interpreter’s notes.” The meeting was held at Blair House.
175. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Erhard Visit September 1966. Secret.
176. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 11. Confidential. Drafted by Puhan and approved in the White House by Bromley Smith on December 2. The meeting was held at the White House. McGhee discussed Erhard’s visit in At the Creation of a New Germany, pp. 190–193, 199–200. President Johnson discussed the visit and its background in The Vantage Point, pp. 306–308.
177. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 GER W. Secret. Drafted by Obst on September 29. The meeting was held at the Department of State. The source text is marked “Part I of I.”
178. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and McNamara, September 26, 1966, 7:40 p.m., Tape F66.26, Side B, PNO 1. Secret. The transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
179. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 11. Confidential. Drafted by Obst and approved by Bromley Smith of the White House on December 2. The meeting was held at the White House. The source text is marked “Part 1 of 3.” Part 2, dealing with educational exchanges, is not printed. Part 3 is Document 180.
180. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 11. Confidential. Drafted by Obst and approved by Bromley Smith of the White House on December 2. The meeting was held at the White House. The source text is marked “Part 3 of 3.” Part 1 is Document 179. Part 2, dealing with educational exchanges, is not printed.