Office of the Historian

November 1961–February 1962: Search for a Coalition Government; Support for Souvanna Phouma; Pressure on Phoumi Nosavan

281. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Washington, January 28, 1962, 9:23 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2862. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Vientiane and Geneva Fecon.

282. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Washington, January 29, 1962, 6:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2962. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross and Queneau, cleared by Cleveland and Rice, and approved by Harriman. Repeated niact to Bangkok and CINCPAC POLAD.

283. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Vientiane, January 29, 1962, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2961. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Geneva for Fecon, priority to London, Paris, and Bangkok, and to Saigon and CINCPAC for POLAD.

284. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Washington, January 30, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 1/16/62–1/31/62. Secret. A handwritten note on the source text by Bundy indicates that the President saw it.

285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Washington, January 31, 1962, 7:16 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–3062. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cross, cleared by Cleveland and Rice, and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Bangkok and CINCPAC POLAD.