Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States' policies toward Southeast Asia. Materials in this folder include a letter to Special Assistant to the President and National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy from W. Averell Harriman, Governor of New York and Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, regarding Thailand, reports of conversations between American diplomatic officers and communist officials regarding increased military forces in Thailand and South Vietnam, and materials from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, including memoranda and a draft of a speech on American policy objectives in Southeast Asia.