About Folder
Title
Disarmament: Nuclear test ban negotiations, 28 April 1961-March 1962
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-100-013
Date(s) of Materials
4 April 1961-31 March 1962
Folder Description
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning international negotiations over the prohibition of test detonations of nuclear weapons. Materials in this folder include minutes from meetings with presidential advisors, a brief update on a disarmament conference in Geneva, Switzerland, a suggested timetable for the nuclear test ban conference, a joint statement on disarmament by the United States and United Kingdom, and a press release of President Kennedy's statement regarding diplomat and advisor Arthur H. Dean's contributions to nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. The folder also includes a letter from Grenville Clark to John J. McCloy, Advisor to the President on Disarmament, concerning bans on atmospheric testing, a memorandum to the President from Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. regarding the necessity for international support on policy decisions, a memorandum to National Security Advisor and Special Assistant to the President McGeorge Bundy from Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson regarding McCloy's report and the United Nations' position on disarmament, and a memorandum from Dean to Secretary of State Dean Rusk concerning the progress of negotiations in Geneva.
Extent / Physical Description
62 digital pages
Series
Series 08. Subjects.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Subjects. Disarmament: Nuclear test ban negotiations, 28 April 1961-March 1962
Subject(s)
Media Type
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