About Folder
Title
National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 255, Instructions Governing Use of the Direct Communications Link between Washington and Moscow, 1963: July-September
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKNSF-341-016
Date(s) of Materials
1963: 20 June-27 September, undated
Folder Description
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.”
Extent / Physical Description
117 digital pages
Series
Series 06. Meetings and Memoranda.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files. Meetings and Memoranda. National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 255, Instructions Governing Use of the Direct Communications Link between Washington and Moscow, 1963: July-September. JFKNSF-341-016. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996
Department of Defense. Defense Communications Agency. 5/12/1960-6/25/1991
Media Type
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Copyright Notice
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Page Last Updated:
October 28, 2023 10:16:24 AM EDT
October 28, 2023 10:16:24 AM EDT