An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1961-1963
At the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description
Administrative Information
Abstract
Papers 1961-1963
Lawyer, government official. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1961); Under Secretary of State (1961-66). Subject files, transcripts of telephone conversations.
Access
Open.
Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed April 1982, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
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Provenance
Received from George W. Ball of Princeton, NJ, in March 1982 (Acc. 1982-027).
Extent
About 3500 pages (3 linear feet, 11 linear inches ; 4.5 cubic feet)
Classified Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents containing national security classified information were removed from this collection. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).
Date Opened
June 2001
Processed by
Kara Drake
Encoded by
James M. Roth
George W. Ball, 1909-1994 (#16 )
Biographical Note
George W. Ball was born on December 21, 1909, in Des Moines, IA. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University in 1930. He received his J.D. in 1933, and was admitted to the Illinois bar the following year. Ball began his career of government service working in the General Counsel's Office of the U.S. Department of Treasury (1933-1935). As a government official, he also served in the Lend Lease Administration, which later became the Foreign Economic Administration (1942-1944). From 1944 to 1945, Ball was Director of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in London, England. Briefly, following WWII, Ball served as General Counsel for the French Supply Council in Washington, DC (1945-1946). Ball, continuing in government service, became Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in 1961. From 1961 to 1966, he served as the Under Secretary of State. He also served as permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations. George W. Ball died on May 26, 1994.
Collection Overview
The Papers of George W. Ball consists of one series: Memoranda of Telephone Conversations. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Most items are memoranda of telephone conversations between Ball and his numerous contacts. The documents in this collection cover the period 1961 to 1963.
List of Series
Series 1. Memoranda of Telephone Conversations
Series Description
Series 1. Memoranda of Telephone Conversations, 1961-1963.
About 3500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Memoranda of telephone conversations between Ball and his numerous contacts. The documents in this collection cover the period 1961 to 1963.
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Box 1
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AID, 9/21/61 - 10/25/63
Africa, 5/9/63 - 10/22/63
Agriculture, 2/10/61 - 11/20/63
Albania, 10/21/61
Aleutians, 8/7/61
Algeria, 12/15/61 - 10/28/63
Alliance for Progress, 2/28/62 - 11/9/62
Argentina, 11/21/61 - 11/5/63
A-Tests, 10/30/61 - 2/19/62
Australia, 6/14/62 - 7/24/63
Austria, 9/25/61 - 6/20/63
Ball, George W.: Confirmation, 1/17/61 -1/18/61
Balance of Payments
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1/23/61 - 8/24/62
9/12/62 - 10/21/63
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Belgium, 10/28/61 - 1/4/63
Bilderberg Group, 3/10/61 - 7/26/63
Bolivia, 9/24/62
Brazil, 4/20/61 - 7/5/63
Britain
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3/31/61 - 11/20/62
12/3/62 - 11/8/63
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Box 2
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British Guiana, 8/23/61 - 6/26/63
Bulgaria, 1/24/62
Business Interests, 12/5/62 - 6/20/63
Cambodia, 1/3/61 - 3/19/62
Canada, 4/26/61 - 11/8/63
Ceylon, 1/28/63 - 2/7/63
Chile, 6/26/61 - 3/8/62
China: Peking, 3/21/62 - 9/12/62
China: Taiwan, 8/7/61 - 7/23/63
CIA, 9/27/61
Commercial Policy, 2/7/61 - 5/13/63
Colombia, 12/20/61
Common Market
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7/24/61 - 12/12/62
1/17/63 - 11/21/63
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Congo
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9/22/61 - 11/13/61
12/5/61 - 12/22/61
1/3/62 - 8/29/62
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Box 3
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9/5/62 - 12/31/62
1/1/63 - 9/27/63
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Congress
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6/23/61 - 10/8/62
1/25/63 - 11/22/63
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Cuba
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1/24/61 - 12/30/62
1/5/63 - 10/31/63
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Disarmament, 8/7/61 - 9/20/63
East/West Trade, 3/1/63 - 10/18/63
ECAFE, 3/2/61
Ecuador, 1/19/61
EFTA, 8/1/61
Export-Import Bank, 6/22/61 - 10/31/63
Finland, 10/13/61
Foreign Aid, 2/9/61 - 12/12/63
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Box 4
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France, 3/3/61 - 11/20/63
GATT, 4/12/61 - 8/14/62
General, 9/26/61 - 11/6/63
Germany: East, 8/10/61 - 7/27/63
Germany, West, 1/31/61 - 11/20/63
Ghana-Volta Project, 2/24/61 - 4/9/63
Greece, 2/15/61 - 7/11/62
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Box 5
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Guatemala, 3/15/62 - 3/19/62
Guinea, 4/11/61 - 10/8/62
Haiti, 4/19/63
Honduras, 10/3/63
Hungary, 5/1/63 - 11/7/63
ICAO, 8/17/62
ILO, 6/22/63
IMF, 5/8/61 - 10/8/61
India, 11/1/61 - 9/9/63
Indonesia, 8/24/61 - 9/26/63
Iran, 5/8/61 - 3/23/63
Iraq, 10/20/63
Israel, 4/28/62 - 5/18/63
Italy, 8/7/61 - 10/26/63
Japan, 3/4/61 - 8/1/63
Jordan, 2/10/61 - 5/3/63
Kenya, 5/15/62
Kitchen Committee, 9/22/61 - 9/28/61
Korea, 6/28/61
Kuwait, 4/4/63
Laos, 1/30/61 - 7/1/63
Latin America, 1/23/61 - 8/16/63
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Box 6
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Lebanon, 4/10/62
Libya, 6/22/62
Malaysia, 7/19/63
Mexico, 3/10/61 - 7/1/63
Military Aid, 3/17/61 - 1/22/62
Miscellaneous, 3/1/61 - 11/21/63
Mozambique, 5/9/63
Multilateral Force, 1/27/63 - 10/25/63
NATO, 1/31/61 - 10/28/63
Netherlands, 4/10/61 - 5/8/62
New Zealand, 12/12/61 - 7/26/63
Nigeria, 6/23/61
Nixon, Richard M., 3/25/61
OECD, 2/3/61 - 11/6/63
Okinawa, 7/31/61 - 8/25/61
Pakistan, 3/10/61 - 11/4/63
Palestine Refugees, 12/7/61
Panama, 8/22/61 - 9/28/62
Peace Corps, 2/17/61 - 5/11/63
People and Positions
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1/12/61 - 3/19/62
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Box 7
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4/6/62 - 11/21/62
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Peru, 10/14/61 - 6/27/63
Peterson, Howard: Trade Legislation, 10/2/61 - 11/13/61
Philippines, 2/13/63 - 4/23/63
Poland, 5/4/62 - 7/31/63
Portugal, 11/30/61 - 10/20/63
Puerto Rico, 9/27/62
Reorganization of Foreign Assistance, 1/18/61 - 10/17/61
Ruanda-Burundi, 2/21/62 - 7/13/62
Satellite Bill, 8/1/62 - 8/29/62
Saudi Arabia, 3/23/63 - 6/27/63
Shipping, 2/1/61 - 4/8/61
South Africa, 7/27/61 - 10/31/63
Spain, 2/6/63 - 5/3/63
Steel Price Crises, 4/13/62 - 4/11/63
Sudan, 10/6/61 - 6/12/62
Sugar, 1960 - 1963
Sweden, 5/28/62
Syria, 12/22/61
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Box 8
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Tanzania, 7/15/63 - 7/16/63
Tariff Commission, 3/12/62 - 3/17/62
Tax Bill, 12/8/61 - 12/31/62
Textiles, 2/7/61 - 10/20/63
Thailand, 6/19/62 - 7/19/63
Third World, 8/9/61 - 11/1/61
Togo, 2/19/63
Trade: General, 1/31/61 - 11/5/63
Trade: Legislation
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1/2/62 - 9/28/62
10/10/62 - 11/20/63
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Box 9
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Trinidad, 8/15/62 - 8/23/62
Trust Territories, 8/22/61 - 8/29/61
Tunisia, 1/28/61 - 10/18/61
Turkey, 9/4/62 - 5/20/63
UAR, 6/8/61 - 10/25/63
United Nations, 3/14/62 - 9/26/63
USSR
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1/31/61 - 6/26/63
7/2/63 - 11/22/63
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U.S. and Europe, 3/2/61 - 7/10/63
Venezuela, 5/15/61 - 8/2/63
Vietnam, 1/15/62 - 10/4/63
Yemen, 2/19/63 - 8/21/63
Yugoslavia, 9/8/61 - 10/16/63
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