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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-225-010
This file contains memoranda and reports from various government departments and agencies regarding support for missile technology and nuclear aid to France. Materials include a Department of Defense report titled, "Policy on Sharing Nuclear Information, Materials and Delivery Systems with France"; a Department of State report titled, "Nuclear Aid to France"; and minutes from a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-007
This file contains Department of Defense cables regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam, recommendations from a report by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor assessing the military situation against the Viet Cong, and the text of a letter to President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem from General Taylor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-017
This file contains memoranda regarding National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency,” a proposal to establish The National Academy of Foreign Affairs for continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs. Also included is a report in response to NSAM 131 by the Department of Defense discussing counter-insurgency training in United States military schools and principle courses offered.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-005
This file contains tabs A-15 through A-25 from a memorandum for General Maxwell Taylor from the Department of Defense titled, “Report on Participation of U.S. and Latin American Armed Forces in the Attainment of Common Objectives in Latin America,” and discusses proposals by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The memorandum is in response to National Security Action Memoranda number 118 (NSAM 118) titled, “Participation of U.S. and Latin American Armed Forces in the Attainment of Common Objectives in Latin America.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-004
This file contains a memorandum for General Maxwell Taylor from the Department of Defense titled, “Report on Participation of U.S. and Latin American Armed Forces in the Attainment of Common Objectives in Latin America,” and discusses proposals by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The memorandum is in response to National Security Action Memoranda number 118 (NSAM 118) titled, “Participation of U.S. and Latin American Armed Forces in the Attainment of Common Objectives in Latin America.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-375-007
This folder contains memoranda regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) including NATO’s defense policy and a paper written by NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker, MRBMs (medium-range ballistic missiles), and United States policy towards NATO. Also included in this folder is a paper by U.S. Departments of State-Defense Study Group titled, “Assessment of European Attitudes toward the Control and Use of Nuclear Force in the Defense of Europe,” discussing NATO’s role in nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-022
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 92 (NSAM 92) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy regarding a potential increase in military forces in Europe and the effect on Berlin and a long-term defense plan for NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Also included in this folder are memoranda to President Kennedy from Secretaries Rusk and McNamara, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon in response to NSAM 92.