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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-184-005
This file contains copies, drafts, and memoranda regarding correspondence between Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev and President John F. Kennedy on Laos, Cuba, nuclear weapons, and a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-013
This folder contains a Record of Actions and a summary for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman’s trip to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-009
This folder contains an agenda, memoranda, a summary, a list of attendees, and a Record of Actions for meeting number 515 of the National Security Council (NSC) discussing a trip by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Also included in this folder is a draft of a nuclear weapons test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-026
This folder contains a draft of the test ban treaty and summaries of meetings regarding the test ban treaty negotiations between the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain; potential French reaction to the treaty; and instructions for Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman in his communication with members of the Russian delegation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-025
This folder contains a draft of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding test ban treaty negotiations between the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain. Also included in this folder is a summary of a meeting discussing the test ban treaty, revisions to the letter to President de Gaulle, and potential French reaction to the treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-024
This folder contains summaries of meetings regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Of note is a letter from President John F. Kennedy to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Also included in this folder are drafts of a non-aggression pact and a test ban treaty by the Soviet Union and the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-027
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 239 (NSAM 239) titled, “U.S. Disarmament Proposals,” to Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster and the Committee of Principals from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a response to NSAM 239 by the ACDA titled, “A Gradual Approach to Arms Control and Disarmament.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-282-003
This folder contains a correspondence and a report on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy's hearings on a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-006
This folder contains correspondence and reports documenting the positions of various members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate regarding nuclear weapons and disarmament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-007
This folder contains correspondence and reports documenting the advice and opinions of various members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-008
This folder contains correspondence and reports documenting the positions of various members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-009
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda related to President John F. Kennedy's communications with members of the United States Senate regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-010
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda related to the Citizens Committee for a Nuclear Test Ban.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-013
This folder contains drafts and correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's message to Congress regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Of note is a draft with handwritten edits by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-266-013
This folder contains the testimony of nuclear physicist Edward Teller before the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services in the United States Senate, regarding the impact of a potential nuclear test ban treaty on military preparedness.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-266-032
This folder contains a report on the United States Senate's hearing on a nuclear test ban treaty, including a summary of governmental reactions to the treaty; draft treaties; and copies of related correspondence.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-266-033
This folder contains memoranda and reports regarding United States military officials' views on the implementation and impact of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on the armed forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-404-004
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing and the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains carbon copies of Bundy's memoranda to President John F. Kennedy and notes regarding the President's upcoming speeches in Texas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-404-003
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing and Vietnam, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains carbon copies of Bundy's memoranda to President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-013
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 269 (NSAM 269) titled, “Procedure for Approval of Certain Nuclear Tests,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from 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-341-014
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 254 (NSAM 254) requesting a review of the technical possibilities for clandestine violations of the test ban agreement for atmospheric, underwater, and outer space tests, to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda and reports related to NSAM 254.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-404-001
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing and the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains carbon copies of Bundy's memoranda to President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-264-005
This folders contains material related to foreign reaction to the signing of the Test Ban Treaty. It includes reports on governmental reactions, radio and press reaction, and initial media reactions from the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Foreign Broadcast Information Service, and the United States Information Agency.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-464-007
This folder contains the text of various expert statements submitted to United States Senate committees during debates over the ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-464-004
This folder contains a memorandum summarizing a meeting between Glenn Seaborg, Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, and President John F. Kennedy, regarding policy under the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.