Germany and Berlin
211. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, President’s Trip to Europe. Secret; Sensitive.
212. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 163. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Obst and approved in S on April 24 and in the White House on June 28. The meeting was held in Kiesinger’s office.
213. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Adenauer Funeral. Secret.
214. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GER W–US. Secret; Nodis. No drafting information is on the source text, which was approved in the White House on June 28. The meeting was held at the Chancellor’s private residence. A copy of this memorandum was sent to the Embassy in Bonn “for Ambassador McGhee only.”
215. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 13. Secret; Priority; Nodis.
216. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, and Rome.
217. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,NATO 3 LUX. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, Moscow, and Berlin.
218. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential.
219. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 GER W. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Obst and approved in the White House on July 13. The discussion took place during a luncheon in honor of former Chancellor Erhard. The source text is noted as a “revision” of the original memorandum. The original read: “The Chancellor wanted the President to know that there will be no cuts in troops.” In a memorandum attached to the source text, Benjamin Read, Executive Secretary of the Department of State, noted: “Although we have every reason to believe that Mr. Obst is accurate in recalling the statement, subsequent information including a check with Ambassador McGhee indicates that Ambassador Knappstein’s statement should have been qualified to indicate that there had been no decision on troop cut levels.”
220. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Chronological File. Confidential.
221. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Paris. London, Moscow, Berlin, USAREUR, EUCOM, USAFE, and SHAPE.
222. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Kiesinger Visit. Secret.
223. Letter From John J. McCloy to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt Rostow, vol. 38. No classification marking. In an August 14 memorandum to the President, attached to the source text, Rostow provided a brief summary of the contents of the letter and commented: “You will, I believe, wish to read this letter from John McCloy. He underlines that the critical objective of the [Kiesinger] visit should be to achieve a significant meeting of the minds on détente.” President Johnson appointed McCloy as U.S. Special Representative to the United States-United Kingdom-Federal Republic of Germany talks on Central European Defense on October 11, 1966.
224. Record of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Drafted by Christian. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room prior to Kiesinger’s arrival.
225. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GER W–US. Secret. Drafted by McGhee and approved in S on October 31. Brandt accompanied Chancellor Kiesinger on his August 13–19 visit to Washington. For text of public statements issued during and at the conclusion of the visit, see Department of State Bulletin, September 11, 1967, pp. 325–330. McGhee commented on the visit in At the Creation of a New Germany, pp. 228–229.
226. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Kiesinger Visit. Secret. Drafted by Puhan. The meeting was held at the White House.
227. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GER W–US. Secret. Drafted by Leddy and Obst and approved in S on August 24, by Secretary Fowler, and by Secretary McNamara. The meeting was held at the Blair House.
228. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, Kiesinger Visit. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Obst. The meeting was held in the White House.
229. 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, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, EUCOM for General Burchinal, USAREUR for General Polk, USAFE for General Preston, and USCOB for General Fergusson.
230. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, and Paris.
231. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Moscow, London, and Paris.
232. Letter From the Ambassador to Germany (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential.
233. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 14. Secret; Priority; Exdis.
234. Special Report Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
[Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 14. Secret. Extract—2 pages of source text not declassified.]
235. Memorandum From Edward Fried of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 14. No classification marking. Drafted by Richard Ullman.
236. Paper Prepared by the Policy Planning Council
Source: Department of State, Policy Planning Council Files: Lot 71 D 273, Division of Europe and Germany. Secret. Drafted by Brzezinski. A note on the source text reads: “This paper was prepared by a member of the Policy Planning Council as background for discussion of the German problem. It was discussed within the Council and in the Interagency Planning Group. It is now being distributed to a limited number of interested officials in Washington and in several embassies abroad.”
237. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL GER W–US. Confidential. Drafted by Johnpoll; cleared by Katzenbach, Kohler, Leddy, and Stoessel; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to USNATO for Ambassador Cleveland and to Moscow for Ambassador Thompson.
238. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Germany, vol. 14. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Repeated to Moscow for Ambassador Thompson.
239. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL EUR E–GER. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Paris, London, Moscow, USNATO, Belgrade, and Warsaw.
240. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files,POL 28 GER B. Confidential. Drafted by Hirschfeld; cleared in GER, FBX, and L; and approved by Stoessel. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow, and USNATO.