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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications,” to numerous department and agency officials from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The NSAM establishes the Subcommittee on Communications under the Executive Committee of the National Security Council with William H. Orrick, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration, as Chairman.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-002
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 175 (NSAM 175) titled, “DOD-State Concept for Communication between National Leaders,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-016
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 255 (NSAM 255) titled, “Instructions Governing Use of the Direct Communications Link Between Washington and Moscow,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 255 and a report by the Defense Communications Agency titled, “System Plan for the United States/Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] Emergency Communications Link.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include international relations, Radio Free Europe, and a meeting between the President and General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe. Of note is a newspaper article from The Sun Weekly about British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home.