Administrative Information
Historical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series 1. General Correspondence
Series 2. Special Correspondence
Series 3. Speech Files
Series 4. Legislative Files
Series 5. Press Conferences
Series 6. Staff Memoranda
Series 7. Departments and Agencies
Series 8. Subjects
Series 9. Countries
Series 10. Personal Secretary's Files
Series 11. Special Events through the Years
Series 12. White House Signal Agency
Series 13. Presidential Recordings (White House Meetings and Telephone Recordings file)
ADDITIONS
Addition of June 2005
Collection Description
Series 12. White House Signal Agency.
Boxes 139-139A
This series consists of 28 rolls of 16mm microfilm of traffic logs and selected incoming and outgoing messages that passed through the White House communications center during the period 1/1/61 through 11/22/63. The entire series of microfilm is closed because a high proportion of the items filmed are classified CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET in accordance with national security regulations. Electrostatic copies of portions have been made available for research use as indicated.
There is no indication from the material itself as to why these documents were selected for microfilming, although it is clear that the material here represents but a portion of the total traffic passed by the White House communications center. A cursory scan of the film indicates that it is not of good quality and that it is difficult to read on a standard 35mm microfilm reader.
Of particular interest are logs of traffic passed during trips to Canada, Europe and South America in 1961, trips to Mexico City and Nassau in 1962, and the trip to Costa Rica in 1963. Of additional interest are logs and traffic passed during several of President Kennedy's trips around the United States, including his last trip to Texas in 1963.
The series is arranged chronologically for the most part, although there are inconsistencies as may be noted in the list of contents.
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Box 139
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Roll 10
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6/22/62-7/1/62 * Mexico City, Mexico, Logs & Traffic |
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Roll 28
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11/20/63-11/22/63 Receive Logs & Traffic and Undated
11/01/63-11/22/63 Send Log
Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #20033 and contains through #20569, 221900Z) (1-4 of 9 folders) |
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Box 139a
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Roll 28
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #20033 and contains through #20569, 221900Z) (5-9 of 9 folders)
11/1-22/63 Send Traffic (Through CAP 63629, 22190OZ)
11/16-18/63 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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The following rolls are closed to research
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Roll 1
Closed
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January 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Augusta Logs and Traffic |
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February 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic |
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March 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
3/26/61 Key West, Fla., Logs and Traffic
3/26/61-4/4/61 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs and Traffic |
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April 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
4/28/61 New York, Logs and Traffic |
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May 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
5/13/61-5/15/61 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs and Traffic
5/15/61-5/18/61 Ottawa, Canada, Logs and Traffic
5/27/61-5/30/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic
5/29/61 Boston, Mass., Logs and Traffic
5/30/61 New York, Logs and Traffic
5/29/61-6/5/61 London, England, Logs and Traffic
5/29/61-6/4/61 Vienna, Austria, Logs and Traffic
5/15/61-6/3/61 Paris, France, Logs and Traffic |
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June 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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Roll 2
Closed
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
6/8/61-6/12/61 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs and Traffic
6/30/61-7/9/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic |
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July 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
7/14/61-7/17/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic
7/21/61-7/24/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic
7/28/61-7/30/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic |
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August 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
8/4/61-8/7/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs and Traffic |
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Roll 3
Closed
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8/11/61-8/14/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
8/17/61-8/21/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
8/25/61-8/28/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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September, 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
9/8/61-9/11/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
9/15/61-9/18/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
9/22/61-9/24/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
9/24/61-9/26/61 New York, Logs & Traffic
9/26/61-10/2/61 Newport, Rhode Island, Logs & Traffic |
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October, 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #8421) |
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Roll 4
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #8422)
10/7/61-10/9/61 Newport, R.I., Logs & Traffic
10/10/61-10/11/61 Fort Bragg, N.C., Logs & Traffic
10/11/61 Chapel Hill, N.C., Logs & Traffic
10/12/61-10/16/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
10/20/61-10/23/61 Newport, R.I., Logs & Traffic
10/29/61-10/30/61 Poteau, Okla., Logs & Traffic |
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November, 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
11/2/61 New York, Logs & Traffic
11/3/61-11/5/61 Newport, R.I., Logs & Traffic
11/3/61-11/5/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
11/13/61-11/18/61 Seattle, Wash., Logs & Traffic
11/18/61 Bonham, Tex., Logs & Traffic (Perrin AFB)
11/13/61-11/18/61 Phoenix,, Ariz., Logs & Traffic
11/13/61-11/19/61 Los Angeles, Calif., Logs & Traffic
11/13/61-11/16/61 San Diego,, Calif., Logs & Traffic
11/22/61-11/27/61 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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December, 1961 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #9436) |
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Roll 5
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued beginning with #9437)
12/5/61-12/6/61 New York, Logs & Traffic
12/7/61 Miami, Fla., Logs & Traffic
12/10/61-12/16/61 San Juan, P.R, Logs & Traffic
12/11/61-12/18/61 Bogota, Colombia, Logs & Traffic
12/12/61-12/16/61 Caracas, Venezuela, Logs & Traffic
12/19/61-12/22/61 Bermuda, Logs & Traffic
12/6/61-12/31/61 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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January, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
1/1/62-1/5/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic
1/24/62-1/29/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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Roll 6
Closed
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic |
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February, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #999) |
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Roll 7
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #1003)
2/21/62-2/28/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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March, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
3/8/62-3/11/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic
3/9/62-3/11/62 Miami, Fla., Logs & traffic
3/23/62 Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Logs & Traffic
3/21/62-3/26/62 Palm Springs, Calif., Logs & Traffic
March, 1962 First Lady's Trip to India, Pakistan, & London
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic |
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April, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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Roll 8
Closed
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
4/13/62 Cherry Point, N,C, Logs & Traffic
4/13/62 Norfolk. Va., Logs & Traffic
4/17/62-4/27/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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May, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic |
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Roll 9
Closed
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5/3/62-5/6/62 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic
5/3/62 New Orleans, La., Logs & Traffic
5/8/62 Atlantic City, N.J., Logs & Traffic
5/12/62-5/13/62 Milwaukee, Wisc., Logs & Traffic
5/18/62-5/20/62 New York, Logs & Traffic |
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June, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
6/6/62 West Point, N.Y. Logs & Traffic
6/11/62 New Haven, Conn., Logs & Traffic |
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Roll 10
Closed
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July, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Traffic
Receive Logs
6/22/62-7/1/62 * Mexico City, Mexico, Logs & Traffic
7/3/62-7/4/62 Philadelphia, Pa., Logs & Traffic
7/6/61-7/9/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
7/19/62-7/22/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
7/13/62-7/16/62 * Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
7/27/62-7/30/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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August, 1962 |
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Send Logs Send Traffic |
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Roll 11
Closed
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Send Traffic (Continued with CAP 5371-62)
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #4756) |
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Roll 12
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #4757)
8/1/62-8/16/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
8/7/62-8/13/62 St. John's Island, Me., Logs & Traffic
8/17/62 Pueblo, Colo., Logs & Traffic
8/16/62-8/17/62 Pierre, S. Dak., Logs & Traffic
8/17/62-8/18/62 Merced, Calif., Logs & Traffic
8/18/62 Yosemite, Calif., Logs & Traffic
8/18/62 Fresno, Calif., Logs & Traffic
8/18/62-8/19/62 Los Angeles, Calif., Logs & Traffic
8/24/62-8/26/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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September, 1962 |
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9/3/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
9/7/62-9/10/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
9/11/62-9/12/62 Cape Canaveral, Fla., Logs & Traffic
9/11/62-9/12/62 Huntsville, Ala., Logs & Traffic
9/11/62-9/12/62 Houston, Tex., Logs & Traffic
8/24/62-9/24/62 * Newport, R.I., Logs & Traffic
9/15/62-9/18/62
USS Joseph P. Kennedy
, Logs & Traffic
Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #5366) |
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Roll 13
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Beginning with #5367) |
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October, 1962 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
10/4/62-10/7/62 Detroit, Mich., Logs & Traffic
10/4/62-10/7/62 Muskegon, Mich., Logs & Traffic
10/4/62-10/7/62 Flint, Mich., Logs & Traffic
10/4/62-10/7/62 Minneapolis, Minn., Logs & Traffic
10/4/62-10/7/62 St. Cloud, Minn., Logs & Traffic
10/18/62-10/20/62 St. Louis, Mo., Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 Buffalo, N.Y., Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 Pittsburgh, Pa., Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 Chicago, Ill., Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 Springfield, Ill., Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 Cleveland, Ohio, Logs & Traffic
10/11/62-10/18/62 New York, Logs & Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #6251) |
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Roll 14
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Beginning with #6253) |
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Roll 15
Closed
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November, 1962 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #7916) |
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Roll 16
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #7917)
Send Logs
Send Traffic
11/19/62-11/26/62 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic
11/26/62 Hunter AFB, Fla., Logs & Traffic
11/26/62 Homestead AFB, Fla., Logs & Traffic
11/26/62 Key West, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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December, 1962 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
Send Logs
Send Traffic (Through CAP 5647-62) |
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Roll 17
Closed
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Send Traffic (continued, beginning with CAP 5649-62)
11/5/62-11/6/62 * Boston, Mass., Logs & Traffic
12/8/62 Indian Springs AFB, Nevada, Logs & Traffic
12/6/62-12/9/62 Palm Springs, Calif., Logs & Traffic
12/7/62 Offutt AFB, Neb., Logs & Traffic
12/7/62 Los Alamos, N. Mex., Logs & Traffic
12/7/62-12/8/62 Albuquerque, N. Mex., Logs & Traffic
12/14/62-12/15/62 New York, Logs & Traffic
12/12/62-12/20/62 Nassau, Bahamas, Logs & Traffic
12/20/62-1/8/63 * Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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January, 1963 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic
Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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February, 1963 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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Roll 18
Closed
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Receive Logs Receive Traffic |
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March, 1963 |
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Receive Logs Receive Traffic (Through #11 676) |
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Roll 19
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #11677)
Send Logs
Send Traffic
3/7/63-3/21/63 San Jose, Costa Rica, Logs & Traffic
3/15/63-3/21/63 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic
3/23/63 Chicago, Ill., Logs & Traffic |
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April, 1963 |
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Receive Logs Receive Traffic |
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Roll 20
Closed
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
4/10/63-4/17/63 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic |
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May, 1963 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic |
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Roll 21
Closed
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Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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June, 1963 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #14309) |
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Roll 22
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #14210)
Send Logs
Send Traffic |
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July, 1963 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #14952) |
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Roll 23
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #14953) |
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August, 1963 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #16079) |
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Roll 24
Closed
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Receive Traffic (continued, beginning with #16081)
Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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September, 1963 |
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Send Logs
Send Traffic
Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #17086, page 1) |
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Roll 25
Closed
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9/27/63-9/28/63 Mt. Lassen, Calif., Logs & Traffic
9/26/63 Tacoma, Wash., Logs & Traffic
9/20/63 * New York, Logs & Traffic
9/27/63 Salt Lake City, Utah, Logs & Traffic
9/28/63 Palm Springs, Calif., Logs & Traffic
9/24/63 * Stewart, AFB, New York, Logs & Traffic
9/24/63-9/25/63 Duluth, Minn., Logs & Traffic
9/26/63 Great Falls, Mont., Logs & Traffic
9/13/63-9/21/63 * Newport, R.I., Receive Logs & Traffic
9/25/63-9/26/63 Jackson Hole, Wyo., Logs & Traffic
9/27/63-9/28/63 Redding, Calif., Logs & Traffic
9/13/63-9/21/63 * Newport, R.I., Send Logs & Traffic
9/1/63-9/7/63 * Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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October, 1963 |
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Receive Logs
Receive Traffic (Through #18262) |
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Roll 26
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #18263)
Send Logs
Send Traffic
10/19/63 Boston, Mass., Logs & Traffic
10/20/63 Hyannis, Mass., Logs & Traffic |
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November, 1963 |
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Receive Logs (Through 221900Z)
Receive Traffic (Through #19088) |
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Roll 27
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #19089; and contains through #20031) |
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Roll 28
Closed
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Receive Traffic (Continued beginning with #20033 and contains through #20569, 221900Z)
11/1-/22/63 Send Logs (Through 22190OZ)
11/1-22/63 Send Traffic (Through CAP 63629, 22190OZ)
11/2/63 Chicago, Ill., Logs & Traffic
11/9/63 New York, Logs & Traffic
11/15/63 New York Logs & Traffic
11/16-18/63 Palm Beach, Fla., Logs & Traffic
11/18/63 MacDill AFB, Fla., Logs & Traffic
11/21/63 San Antonio, Tex., Logs & Traffic
11/21/63 Houston, Tex., Logs & Traffic
11/21-22/63 Fort Worth, Tex., Logs & Traffic
11/22/63 Austin, Tex., Logs & Traffic (support)
11/22/63 Dallas, Tex., Logs & Traffic |
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