Soviet Union
183. Current Intelligence Weekly Review
Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-S01060A. Secret. Prepared by CIAʼs Office of Current Intelligence. The source text comprises p. 20 of the Weekly Review section of the issue.
184. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
185. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2084. Secret. Drafted by Burdett and approved by the White House on May 4.
186. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Press Secretary (Salinger) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Dobrynin Talks. Secret. Copies were sent to Bundy and Bohlen.
187. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Intelligence Estimates. Secret. Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 2.
188. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.00/5-462. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn, and to Athens for Secretary Rusk who was attending the North Atlantic Council meeting.
189. Memorandum From the Secretary of Stateʼs Special Assistant (Bohlen) to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series,USSR. Confidential.
190. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files: Job 80-B01285A. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone on May 8.
193. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 101/5-1262. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Bundy. According to Salinger, when he, Sorensen, and Akalovsky arrived at Sheremetyevo Airport late in the afternoon on May 11, they were met by Ambassador Thompson who told Salinger that he was going to spend the next day with Khrushchev. (Salinger, With Kennedy, p. 222) Since he had not been expecting to talk with Khrushchev, Salinger, after a quick briefing at the Embassy, cabled the President for instructions. No copy of this telegram has been found. The source text is the White House response.
195. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/5-1362. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. For another account of Salingerʼs meetings with Khrushchev on May 12 and 13, see With Kennedy, pp. 223-237. Transcripts of the private conversation are in the Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conferences Series, Salinger Trip to the USSR, and Department of State, Central Files, 101/5-1562, as transmitted in telegram 2965 from Moscow, May 15. A copy of Sorensenʼs account of the visit is in the Kennedy Library, Salinger Papers, Box 154.
196. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 101/5-1862. Secret; Limit Distribution.
199. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.13/5-3162. Confidential; Limit Distribution.
201. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations (Dutton) to the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Fulbright)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.00/3-962. No classification marking. Drafted by William J. Barnsdale (EUR/EE) on March 16.
205. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to Foreign Minister Gromyko
Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Chron. Confidential. Drafted by Rusk. The source text is attached to a brief message from Rusk to Dobrynin asking him to transmit it to Gromyko. On June 30 the Department of State sent a similar message to the Embassy in Moscow asking for agrement on Kohler and requesting no publicity until the White House had made an announcement on the appointment. (Telegram 2990; ibid., Central Files, 123 Kohler, Foy D.)
207. Memorandum of Conversation Between the Presidentʼs Advisor on Disarmament (McCloy) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/7-362. No classification marking.
210. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.6141/7-862. Confidential.