January 1964–May 1965: Neutrality Proposals; Border Incidents and U.N. Consideration; Deterioration and Break in U.S.-Cambodian Relations
135. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 2 CAMB. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Saigon, Vientiane, USUN, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
136. Information Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Sisco) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, UN 3 SC. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Buffum and John W. Kimball of UNP. A note on the source text indicates that Rusk saw it on June 5.
137. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S/UN. Confidential. Drafted by William G. Jones and Patricia M. Byrne of UNP; cleared by Buffum, Trueheart, Mendenhall, Salans, and Stephen M. Schwebel of L/UNA; and approved by Cleveland. Also sent to Saigon and Phnom Penh and repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, London, Paris, Abijan, Rabat, Rio de Janeiro, Oslo, Taipei, and La Paz.
138. Note From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Trueheart)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Secret.
139. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI Executive Registry Files (McCone), Job 80–B01676. Secret.
140. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 CAMB. Confidential. Repeated to Phnom Penh, Saigon, and Bangkok.
141. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Secret. Drafted by Hirschfeld and cleared by Trueheart.
142. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Trueheart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Secret. Drafted by Hirschfeld. Trueheart added a covering memorandum noting that these points had been approved by Kidder and passing on a request from CIA that they receive a copy.
143. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S/UN. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Kimball and Sisco, cleared by Green, Cleveland, and Forrestal, and approved by Rusk. Also sent to USUN and Phnon Penh and repeated to CINCPAC.
144. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–VIET S. Secret. Drafted by Peters and seen by Bundy.
145. Action Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Sisco) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32–1 CAMB–VIET S. Confidential. Drafted by Kimball and cleared by Green and Corcoran.
146. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 CAMB–US. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by David H. McKillip, Director of Western European Affairs, cleared by Trueheart, and approved by Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. Repeated to Saigon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.
147. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cambodia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17 CAMB–US. Secret; Flash. Drafted and approved by Bundy and cleared by Rusk.
148. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Confidential. Drafted by Spivack and Hirschfeld, cleared by Bundy, Trueheart, Corcoran, and Bonsal, and in draft with Eric L. Fox of L/FE, and approved by Harriman. Sent to Bangkok, London, New Delhi, Paris, Phnom Penh, Saigon, Vientiane, and CINCPAC.
149. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cambodia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Confidential. Drafted by Trueheart, cleared by Marshall P. Jones, Director of FE/EX, and approved by Green. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Vientiane, and CINCPAC.
150. Memorandum From James C. Thomson, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. III, Memos 8/64–6/65. Secret.
151. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. III, Memos, 8/64–6/65. No classification marking. The source text indicates that the President saw it.
152. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Confidential. Drafted by Dexter and Salans, cleared with Trueheart, in draft with Corcoran and Bonsal, in substance with Albert A. Lakeland, Jr. of SOA, and approved by Bundy. Repeated to Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Saigon.
153. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–14 CAMB. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved in S on April 27. The meeting took place at the White House.
154. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CAMB. Secret;Exdis.
155. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, Tape F 65.1, Side A, PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
156. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Vol. III, Memos, 8/64–6/65. No classification marking. The source text indicates that the President saw it.