Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-128a-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Vietnam. Materials in this folder include a list of military forces available for use in Vietnam, a report from American officials summarizing an investigative visit to Vietnam, a summary of prominent political figures in Vietnam prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency, and summaries of strategies for negotiations and military actions. This folder also contains telegrams and memoranda regarding the Buddhist crisis, military operations in the region, the status of pending foreign aid appropriations legislation, negotiations with Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam, Vietnamese attitudes towards the American presence in Vietnam, and the 1963 South Vietnamese coup during which Diem was deposed and later executed.