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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-002
This folder contains memoranda to and by Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding arms control; resumed disarmament negotiations; a United Nations (UN) draft resolution on disarmament for the Soviet Union; and a report titled, “The Theory and Practice of Deterrence.” Of note are drafts of a memorandum titled, “Stevenson Reply to Zorin on General and Complete Disarmament.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-001
This folder contains memoranda and papers on disarmament, nuclear weapons, and arms control. Of note is a memorandum to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled, “Nuclear Weapons: The Dilemma and Thoughts on Its Resolution.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-006
This folder contains memoranda from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include the threat of communism, guerilla warfare, Vietnam, and policy planning. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Rostow on disarmament at the 6th Pugwash Conference held in Moscow. Of note is a letter to Rostow from Massachuetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Leon Trilling regarding the Soviet Union’s space program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-326-008
This folder contains a draft paper by Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, discussing guerilla warfare, communist doctrine, and United States objectives and policy considerations for unconventional warfare.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-303-002
This folder contains memoranda concerning policy planning and areas of concern for national security and international relations, including Berlin, arms control, Communist China, South Vietnam, guerilla warfare, and Latin America. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled, “The Problem We Face,” discussing Cuba, Communism, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.