About Folder
Title
Counter-insurgency
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-098-006
Date(s) of Materials
31 March 1959-13 January 1962
Folder Description
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning research on and policies addressing counter-insurgency and internal warfare in Laos, North Vietnam, and the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include a copy of the 3d Marine Division newspaper TRIAD, a copy of Leatherneck magazine with an article on reconnaissance operations, a report on the activities of the Viet Cong in the village of Binh-Hung, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara's responses to questions regarding specific training programs for military involved in reconnaissance and counter-insurgency in Laos and Vietnam, a memorandum for Commander Tazewell Shepard, Military Aide to the President for the Navy, concerning the experience necessary for Marine Corps engaged in guerilla or anti-guerilla operations, "Guerilla and Anti-Guerilla Operations," a training booklet published by the Marine Corps Educational Center, and a report on a policy research study entitled "Internal Warfare and the Security of the Underdeveloped States" produced by the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
Extent / Physical Description
168 digital pages
Series
Series 08. Subjects.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Subjects. Counter-insurgency
Subject(s)
Contributor(s)
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Media Type
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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