Arms Control and Disarmament
181. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, Central Policy File: FRC 86 A 5, Folder 3539. Top Secret; Nodis; Priority. Drafted by Raymond L. Garthoff (G/PM) on February 15; cleared by Walsh, Kohler, Fisher, and Malcolm Toon (EUR/SOV); and approved by Katzenbach.
182. Message From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Rostow Files, Kosygin, Box 10. Secret; Nodis. The source text is a typewritten copy of telegram 3560 from Moscow.
183. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State, 1967. Confidential. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Secretary Saw.”
184. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-6. Secret; Nodis; Priority. Drafted and approved by Secretary Rusk on February 26.
185. Letter From Chairman Kosygin to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Box 11, Arms Control Messages Exchanged Between President Johnson and Chairman, USSR, Vol. 1, Box 11. No classification marking.
186. Oral Statement Delivered to the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Thompson)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Arms Control Messages Exchanged Between President Johnson and Chairman, USSR, Vol. 1. No classification marking.
187. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Pen Pal Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163, Special US-USSR File, Pen Pal Series, 1963. Top Secret; Nodis.
188. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State 1967. Secret. The source text was submitted under cover of a March 4 memorandum from Mildred J. Asbjornson (S) to the Secretary informing him that “Mr. Gene Rostow has asked if you would meet with him and Messrs. Leddy, Kohler, possibly this afternoon on the trilateral talks.” The handwritten initials “DR” next to an approving line indicate that Rusk agreed to meet at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon.
A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Sir: A dissenting memorandum from EUR is at Tab C.” This attachment, not printed, consists of two parts. The first, undated telegram drafted by George S. Springsteen (EUR), cleared by Leddy (EUR), Hinton (EUR/RPE), Baker (EUR/RPM), Fisher, and Rostow, and approved by Rusk, expresses EUR’s principal view that alternative suggestions should be considered to gain our Allies agreement on Article III which could then be broached to the Soviets. Specifically, Springsteen wrote, “We are prepared to take account of two suggestions they [the Europeans] have advanced. One would concern compatible treatment of transition period throughout draft and other would deal with definitional problem of special materials and equipment.” Part two is a March 4 covering memorandum from Leddy to Rusk.
189. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State, 1967. Secret.
190. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-6. Secret; Limdis; Immediate; Priority. Repeated to Bonn. Drafted by Fisher (ACDA/DD); cleared by Leddy (EUR), Rostow (M), and Walsh (S/S); and approved by Rusk.
191. Notes of Meeting
Source: Seaborg, Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 304-306. No classification marking.
192. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, Central Policy File: FRC 86 A 5, Folder 3546. Top Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Raymond L. Garthoff (G/PM) on March 16; cleared by Kohler, McNaughton, Fisher, Stoessel, Walsh, and Rostow; and approved by Katzenbach.
193. Memorandum From the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Foster) to President Johnson
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 71 A 4546, 388.3, March-May, 1967. Confidential. A stamped notation on the source text reads: “Mr. Barber has seen.”
194. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Non-Proliferation Treaty, 7/22/66, Vol. I, Box 26. Confidential. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “rec’d 1:45 P.” Another reads, “4/9/67—Mr. Rostow telephoned Mr. Katzenbach.”
195. Telegram From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson, in Texas
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, ABM Negotiations (I) 1/67-9/68, Box 231. Top Secret. A typed notation on the source text indicates that the telegram was received at the LBJ Ranch at 2:20 p.m. on April 15.
196. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Non-Proliferation Treaty, 7/22/66, Vol. I, Box 26. Secret; Nodis. The source text is undated; however, it was submitted to the President under cover of two May 16 memoranda both from Walt Rostow. The first memorandum, 11:05 a.m., informed the President that “Secretary Rusk will probably wish to raise this at lunch today.” The second, 4 p.m., requested that the President make a decision urgently in time for Secretary Rusk to send a letter to Foreign Minister Brandt explaining the U.S. position before the North Atlantic Council meeting scheduled for the following day, May 17. The approval block of this memorandum is checked.
198. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, S/S-I Files: Lot 79 D 246. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Walt Rostow and approved in S on July 5.
199. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State, 1967. Secret.
200. Letter from the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Seaborg) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, Central Policy File: FRC 85 A 83, Committee of Principals Record Book, January-December, 1967. Secret; Restricted Data. The source text was sent to Rusk under cover of an August 14 memorandum from Kohler requesting Rusk’s approval to circulate the source text to the members of the Committee of Principals. Rusk indicated his approval with a checkmark on the covering memorandum with the date “8/15/67” next to it.
201. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Non-Proliferation Treaty, 7/21/67, Vol. II, Box 26. Confidential. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “rec’d 1:46 p.m.”
202. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk, Secretary of Defense McNamara, and the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State, 1967. Secret; Noforn.
203. Memorandum From Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR,ABM Negotiations (II), Box 231. Secret.
204. Letter From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to the Representative to the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee (Foster)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 80, Miscellaneous Papers. Secret; Exdis.
205. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-6. Secret; Exdis.
206. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-6. Secret; Exdis.
207. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Rostow Files, Meetings with the President, July thru December 1967, Box 1. Secret; Nodis.
208. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA/D Files: FRC 77 A 52, Memoranda to the Secretary of State, 1967. Secret.
209. Memorandum From Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR,ABM Negotiations, 1/67-9/68, Box 231. Secret; Nodis.
210. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-4. Top Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Vincent Baker (EUR/RPM) on September 13; cleared by Philip J. Farley (G/PM), Wyle (DOD/OSD/ISA), Leddy (EUR), Fisher (ACDA), and Robert G. Houdek (S/S-S); and approved by Rusk. Beginning in mid-1967, the dates and transmission times of all outgoing Department of State telegrams were in six-figure date-time groups. The “Z” refers to Greenwich mean time.