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National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 252, Establishment of the National Communications System

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Digital Identifier:
JFKNSF-341-012
Title:
National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 252, Establishment of the National Communications System
Date(s) of Materials:
16 November 1962-27 March 1964, undated
Folder Description:
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.
Extent:
104 digital pages
Collection:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Series Number:
06.
Preferred Citation:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files. Meetings and Memoranda. National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 252, Establishment of the National Communications System. JFKNSF-341-012. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Physical Description:
104 digital pages
Media Type:
Paper
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