Introductory Material
Openings
Using the Collection
Declassification
Records of mandatory review declassification actions
Preliminary Description of Contents
List of Series
Series 1. Countries
Series 2. Regional Security
Series 3. Trips and Conferences
Series 4. Departments and Agencies
Series 5. Subjects
Series 6. Meetings and Memoranda
Series 7. Chester V. Clifton
Series 8. Carl Kaysen
Series 9. William H. Brubeck
Series 10. Ralph A. Dungan
Series 11. McGeorge Bundy
Series 12. Robert W. Komer
Series 13. Henry Kissinger
Series 14. Charles Johnson
Series 15. Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Series 16. NSC Administrative Files
APPENDICES
Index to National Security Council Meetings
Index to Standing Group Meetings
Index to ExComm Meetings
Index to Meetings on Vietnam
Index to National Security Action Memoranda
Index to Special Group Meetings
APPENDICES
Index to National Security Council Meetings
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Box 313
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1961
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1. 2/1/61 475th Mtg.
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1. Attendance at National Security Council Meetings.
2. Significant World Developments Affecting U. S. Security.
3. Military Budgets And National Security Policy.
4. Studies of Executive Branch Organization.
5. National Security Policies Requiring Urgent Attention.
6. Organization And Procedures Of The National Security Council. |
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2. 2/9/61 476th Mtg.
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1. Significant World Developments Affecting U. S. Security.
2. Discussion Of Crisis Areas.
3. National Security Policies Requiring Urgent Attention. |
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3. 3/29/61 477th Mtg.
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A Review Of North Atlantic Problems For The Future.
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4. 4/22/61 478th Mtg.
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1. U.S. Policy Toward Cuba.
2. Strengthening The Basic U. S. Posture Toward The Communist World.
3. The Geneva Test Ban Negotiations.
4. Review Of U.S. Space Program. |
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5. 4/27/61 479th Mtg.
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1. The Situation In Laos.
2. U. S. Policy In Vietnam.
3. Emergency Freedom Fund.
4. U. S. Policy Toward Cuba.
5. Privileged Nature of NSC Discussions. |
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6. 4/29/61 480th Mtg.
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1. U. S. Policy With Respect To Laos.
2. U. S. Policy In Viet NAM. |
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7. 5/1/61 481st Mtg.
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U.S. Policy With Respect To Laos.
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8. 5/5/61 482nd Mtg.
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1. U. S. Policy With Respect To Laos.
2. The Geneva Test Ban Negotiations.
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9 5/5/61 483rd Mtg.
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1. U. S. Policy Toward Iran.
2. U. S. Policy Toward Korea.
3. U. S. Policy Toward Cuba.
4. U. S. Policy Toward The Dominican Republic And Haiti.
5. U. S. Policy Toward British Guiana.
6. U. S. Policy In Mainland Southeast Asia. |
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10. 5/19/ 61 484th Mtg.
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1. Military Considerations Involved In The Resumption Of Nuclear Testing.
2. U. S. Policy Toward Iran.
3. U. S. Policy In Vietnam.
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11. 6/13/ 61 485th Mtg.
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1. Report By the President On The European Trip.
2. Korea.
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12. 6/29/ 61 486th Mtg.
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1. Kuwait.
2. Berlin.
3. Laos.
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13. 7/13/61 487th Mtg.
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Berlin |
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14. 7/19/ 61 488th Mtg.
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Berlin |
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15. 7/20/61 489th Mtg.
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The Net Evaluation Subcommittee.
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16. 8/8/61 490th Mtg.
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Nuclear Testing.
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17. 10/13/61 491st Mtg.
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1. Future Meetings Of The Council.
2. Policy Toward Yugoslavia And Poland.
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18. 11/2/61 492nd Mtg.
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Nuclear Testing. |
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19. 11/15/61 493rd Mtg.
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1. Briefing On Communist China.
2. South Viet NAM.
3. Tribute To CIA Director Allen Dulles.
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20. 12/5/61 494th Mtg.
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Volta River Project. |
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21. 12/19/61 495th Mtg.
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Report On Paris Meetings. |
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1962
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1. 1/18/62 496th Mtg.
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1. Noted the President's informal statement.
2. Review of the Military Aid Program. |
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2. 2/27/62 497th Mtg.
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Nuclear Testing. |
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3. 3/28/62 498th Mtg.
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Geneva Negotiations. |
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4. 4/18/62 499th Mtg.
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Nuclear Atmospheric Test Series, 1962. |
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5. 6/26/62 500th Mtg.
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U. N. Considerations in U. S. Policy Review of Policy for 17th General Assembly. |
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6. 7/9/62 501st Mtg.
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Soviet Long-Range Attack Capabilities. |
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7. 1/10/62 502nd Mtg.
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Soviet Long-Range Attack Capabilities. |
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8. 7 /17/62 503rd Mtg.
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U.S. Economic Defense Policy. |
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9. 9/6/62 504th Mtg.
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Results of 1962 Nuclear Test Program to Date and Tests for Remainder of Program. |
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10. 10/20/62 505th Mtg.
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Soviet Strategic Missiles in Cuba. |
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11. 10/21/62 506th Mtg.
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Soviet Strategic Missiles in Cuba. |
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12. 10/22/62 507th Mtg.
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Soviet Strategic Missiles in Cuba. |
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Box 314
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1963
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1. 1/22/63 508th Mtg.
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National Security Problems. |
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2. 3/13/63 509th Mtg.
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General Discussion of U.S. Policy in Latin America and Europe. |
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3. 4/2/63 510th Mtg.
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1. U.S. Policy Toward Europe.
2. U.S. Policy Toward Cuba. |
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4. 4/10/63 511th Mtg.
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Laos. |
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5. 4/20/63 512th Mtg.
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U.S. Policy Toward Laos. |
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6. 4/22/63 513th Mtg.
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U.S. Policy Toward Laos. |
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7. 5/9/63 514th Mtg.
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Air Defense for India. |
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8. 7/9/63 515th Mtg.
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Instructions for Harriman Mission. |
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9. 7/31/63 516th Mtg.
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Chinese Communist Intentions. |
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10. 9/12/63 517th Mtg.
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The Net Evaluation Subcommittee. |
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11. 10/1/63 518th Mtg.
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Sale of U.S. Wheat to The USSR and Soviet Satellites. |
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12. 10/2/63 519th Mtg.
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McNamara-Taylor Report on Vietnam. |
Index to STANDING GROUP MEETINGS, 1962, 1963
There were evidently two phases to the Standing Group. The first, from January 1962 to August 1962, was a small group consisting of the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs as Chairman, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs. Bromley K. Smith acted as secretary. The group met at 2:30 P.M. on Fridays.
The second phase began in the Spring of 1963, following some careful consideration of purpose, composition and functions by McGeorge Bundy, Robert Kennedy, and others. They realized the need for some sort of regularized form of interdepartmental coordination, but did not want to recreate the old Operations Coordinating Board. The group that began meeting in April 1963 was larger than the earlier Standing Group. McGeorge Bundy, the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, acted as Chairman. Members included: the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Attorney General, the Undersecretary of the Treasury, the Director of USIA, the Administrator of AID, the Special Counsel to the President. Others appeared with the Group as needed for briefings or comment. The Group met on Tuesdays at 10:30 A.M.
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Box 314
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1/5/62 |
Established the Standing Group;
Report of the Steering Group on Military Aid Program |
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1/12/62 |
Report of Steering Group on Military Aid Program;
Presidential Letter to Governor Marin;
Purpose and Composition of Standing Group |
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1/19/62 |
Progress Report on Iran;
Status of NSC 5704/3 ("U.S. Economic Defense Policy") |
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2/2/62 |
Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Testing |
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2/9/62 |
Algeria;
Congo |
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2/16/62 |
Nuclear Testing |
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3/2/62 |
Dispersal of Nuclear Weapons;
Syria;
Angola |
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3/9/62 |
Dispersal of Nuclear Weapons;
U.S.-Belgian Section of 144-b Agreement;
U.S. Military Sales to France |
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3/23/62 |
Iran |
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5/11/62 |
Soviet Penetration of Civil Air Transport in Africa; Status of NSCC 5726/1 |
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5/18/62 |
US-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Matters;
Korean-Japanese Relations |
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5/25/62 |
Chinese Food Problem |
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7/20/62 |
Revision of Finnish Peace Treaty |
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8/3/62 |
Development of Guidelines for Future Production & Stockpiling of Nuclear Weapons |
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Box 315
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4/16/63 |
Meeting Established the New Special Group |
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4/23/63 |
Cuba |
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4/30/63 |
Cuba |
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5/7/63 |
Cuba |
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5/14/63 |
Cuba |
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5/21/63 |
Iran;
Cuba;
Communications with Congress on the Coffee Agreements |
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5/28/63 |
Cuba and Sugar |
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6/18/63 |
Cuba |
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7/9/63 |
Cuba and Spain |
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7/16/63 |
Cuba and Sugar |
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7/30/63 |
Harriman's Report on His Trip to Moscow on the Test Ban Treaty |
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8/27/63 |
Spanish Base Negotiations |
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9/10/63 |
East-West Trade |
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10/l/63 |
Cuba and Brazil |
Index to Executive Committee Meetings 10/62 - 3/63
The Executive Committee of the National Security Council was established by NSAM #196 of 22 October 1962. The President was the Chairman. Other members included: the Vice-President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Undersecretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ambassador at Large, the Special Counsel to the President, and the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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1 10/23/62 |
Cuba;
President's Trip to Brazil;
Effective Communications |
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2 10/23/62 |
Cuba |
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3 10/24/62 |
Cuba;
Communications Situation |
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4 10/25/62 |
Cuba |
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5 10/25/62 |
Cuba;
Germany |
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6 10/26/62 |
Cuba |
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7 10/27/62 |
Cuba |
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8 10/27/62 |
Cuba |
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9 10 /27/62 |
Cuba |
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10 10/28/62 |
Cuba |
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11 10/29/62 |
Cuba |
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12 10/29/62 |
Cuba |
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13 10/30/62 |
Cuba |
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14 10/31/62 |
Cuba |
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15 10/31/62 |
Cuba |
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16 11/l/62 |
Cuba |
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17 11/2/62 |
Cuba;
Atomic Testing |
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18 11/3/62 |
Cuba;
Announcements of Ending Current Nuclear Test Series |
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19 11/3/62 |
Cuba;
Announcements of Ending Current Nuclear Test Series |
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20 11/5/62 |
Cuba |
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21 11/6/62 |
Cuba |
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23 11/8/62 |
Cuba |
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24 11/12/62 |
Cuba |
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25 11/12/62 |
Cuba |
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26 11/16/62 |
Cuba |
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26A 11/17/62 |
Cuba [in State Dept. Conference Room without President and Vice-President] |
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27 11/19/62 |
Cuba |
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28 11/20/62 |
Cuba |
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29 11/21/62 |
Cuba |
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30 11/23/62 |
Cuba (Hyannisport) |
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31 11/29/62 |
Cuba |
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32 12/3/62 |
Cuba;
Harriman Trip to India & Pakistan |
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32A 12/4/62 |
Cuba |
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33 12/6/62 |
Cuba |
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34 12/10/62 |
Cuba |
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35 12/11/62 |
U.S. Short-term Policy Towards Brazil |
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36 12/17/62 |
Cuba;
Congo |
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37 12/17/62 |
Cuba;
Operating Plan for the Congo |
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38 1/25/63 |
Part I: Cuba;
Part II: European Policy |
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39 1/31/63 |
U.S. Policy Towards Europe |
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40 2/5/63 |
Part I: Cuba;
Part II: U.S. Policy Towards Europe |
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41 2/12/63 |
Multilateral Nuclear European Force |
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42 3/29/63 |
Cuba |
Index to MEETINGS ON VIETNAM
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Date Time
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Participants
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Box 316
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8-27-63 4:00 p.m. |
Rusk, Ball, McNamara, Gilpatric, RFK, Taylor, Carter, Murrow, Nolting, Krulak, Hilsman, Helms, Colby, McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (began w/o JFK; he came in after it started.) |
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8-28-63 noon |
LBJ, McNamara, Ball, Dillon, RFK, Carter, Taylor, Gilpatric, Harriman, Nolting, Krulak, Murrow, Helms, Hilsman, Colby, Bundy, Clifton, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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8-28-63. 6:20 p.m. |
LBJ, Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, RFK, Taylor, Murrow, Gilpatric, Harriman, Krulak, Carter, Nolting, Helms, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) (JFK met privately w/ Rusk, McNamara and Taylor beforehand.) |
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8-29-63 noon |
Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, Carter, Murrow, Harriman, Gilpatric, Krulak, Nolting, Hilsman, Helms, Bundy, Clifton, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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8-30-63 2:30 p.m. |
(@ State Dept.) LBJ, Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, Carter, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Murrow, Nolting, Hilsman, Helms, Colby, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/JFK) |
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8-31-63 11:00 a.m. |
(@ State Dept.) LBJ, Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, Carter, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Murrow, Nolting, Hilsman, Helms, Colby, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. |
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9-3-63 noon |
Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, RFK, Carter, McCone, Taylor, Krulak, Harriman, Gilpatric, Nolting, Hilsman, Colby, Clifton, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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9-6-63 10:30 a.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, RFK, Murrow, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Nolting, Hilsman, Helms, Colby, Bundy, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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9-10-63 10:30 a.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, RFK, McCone, Bell, Murrow, Harriman, Gilpatric, Nolting, Krulak, Hilsman, Phillips, Mendenhall, Colby, Bundy, Clifton, Forrestal, Smith (w/JFK) |
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9-10-63 5:45 p.m. |
(@ State Dept.) McNamara, RFK, McCone, Harriman, Bell, Murrow, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Hilsman, Colby, Phillips, Janow (AID), Bundy, Sorensen, Forrestal, Smith. |
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9-11-63 6:00 p.m. |
(Situation Room, w/o JFK) Rusk, RFK, McCone, Murrow, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Hilsman, Manning, Janow, Colby, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. |
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9-11-63 7:00 p.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, RFK, McCone, Murrow, Taylor, Krulak, Harriman, Gilpatric, Hilsman, Manning, Janow, Colby, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/JFK) |
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9-12-63 6:00 p.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, RFK, McCone, Bell, Murrow, Taylor, Krulak, Harriman, Nolting, Gilpatric, Hilsman, Manning, Janow, Colby, Bundy, Sorensen, Forrestal, Smith. (in Cabinet Room, w/o JFK) |
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9-16-63 11:00 am |
(@ State Dept.) Rusk, McNamara, Dillon, McCone, Ball, Bell, Murrow, Harriman, Taylor, Krulak, Gilpatric, Manning, Colby, Janow, Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. |
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10-3-63 6:00 p.m. |
(Situation Room, w/o JFK) McNamara, Dillon, Ball, McCone, Bell, Wilson (Acting Dir. USIA), Harriman, Krulak, Gilpatric, Hilsman, William Bundy, Janow, McGeorge Bundy, Clifton, Forrestal, Smith. |
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10-4-63 4:00 p.m. |
(Situation Room, w/o JFK) McNamara, Dillon, RFK, Harriman, Gilpatric, Bell, McCone, Wilson, Krulak, Hilsman, William Bundy, Janow, Koren (from Hilsman's office), McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. |
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10-5-63 9:30 a.m. |
LBJ, Rusk, McNamara, Harriman, Taylor, McCone, Bell, Bundy, Forrestal. (w/JFK) |
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10-29-63 4:20 p.m. |
LBJ, Rusk, McNamara, RFK, McCone, Taylor, Krulak, Harriman, Alexis Johnson, William Bundy, Helms, Mendenhall, Colby, McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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10-29-63 6:00 p.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, Krulak, Harriman, Hilsman, Alexis Johnson, William Bundy, Mendenhall, McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
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11-1-63 10:00 a.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, RFK, McCone, Taylor, Krulak, Harriman, Hilsman, Manning, Sylvester, William Bundy, Colby, Cooper (CIA), Salinger, Clifton, McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (w/JFK) |
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11-2-63 9:15 a.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, McCone, Taylor, Krulak, Bell, Wilson, Harriman, Hilsman, William Bundy, Manning, Ray Cline (CIA), McGeorge Bundy, Forrestal, Smith. (began w/o JFK; he came in later) |
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11-2-63 4:30 p.m. |
Rusk, McNamara, McCone, Krulak, Bell, Wilson, William Bundy, Hilsman, Janow, Cooper, Greenfield (State), Koren (State), Salinger, McGeorge Bundy, Smith. (w/ JFK) |
INDEX TO SPECIAL GROUP (CI) MEETINGS 6/61 - 11/62
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Meeting & Date
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Agenda (pages)
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Minutes (pages)
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01) 06/08/61 |
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4pp |
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02) 06/22/61 |
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4pp |
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03) 10/20/61 |
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04) 01/05/62 |
1p |
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05) 01/18/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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06) 01/25/62 |
1p |
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07) 02/01/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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08) 02/08/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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09) 02/15/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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10) 02/21/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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11) 03/01/62 |
2pp |
3pp |
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12) 03/08/62 |
1p |
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13) 03/15/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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14) 03/22/62 |
2pp |
2pp |
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15) 03/29/62 |
1p |
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16) 04/05/62 |
1p |
4pp |
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17) 04/12/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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18) 04/19/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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19) 04/26/62 |
2pp |
2pp |
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20) 05/03/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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21) 05/10/62 |
1p |
2pp |
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22) 05/17/62 |
1p |
4pp |
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23) 05/24/62 |
1p |
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24) 05/31/62 |
2pp |
4pp |
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25) 06/07/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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26) 06/14/62 |
3pp |
3pp |
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27) 06/19/62 |
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2pp |
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28) 06/21/62 |
1p |
4pp |
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29) 06/28/62 |
2pp |
2pp |
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30) 07/12/62 |
2pp |
3pp |
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31) 07/19/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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32) 07/26/62 |
1p |
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33) 07/30/62 |
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3pp |
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34) 08/02/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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35) 08/09/62 |
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3pp |
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36) 08/16/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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37) 08/23/62 |
2pp |
3pp |
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38) 08/30/62 |
2pp |
3pp |
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39) 09/06/62 |
1p |
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40) 09/13/62 |
1p |
3pp |
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41) 09/20/62 |
1p |
2pp |
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42) 09/27/62 |
2pp |
2pp |
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43) 10/04/62 |
1p |
2pp |
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44) 10/11/62 |
1p |
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45) 10/18/62 |
1p |
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46) 11/05/62 |
1p |
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