Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-006
This folder contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 56 (NSAM 56) titled, “Evaluation of Paramilitary Requirements,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a report to President John F. Kennedy from Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric on the evaluation of paramilitary requirements as referenced in NSAM 56.