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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-ROWK-06
Interviewee(s)
Komer, Robert W. (Robert William), 1922-2000
Biographical Note
(1922 - 2000) Senior staff member, National Security Council (1961-1965)
Interviewer(s)
Dennis O'Brien
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
30 January 1970
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Robert W. Komer, recorded interview by Dennis O'Brien, January 30, 1970, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Person(s)
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
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Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1976-015
Transcript
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