Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIV, Africa

South Africa: Document List

Document 574: Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 9, 1964, 2:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14–1 S AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Hall on January 10, and approved in M on January 20.

Document 575: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, January 11, 1964, 3:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 S AFR. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Deputy Director for Southern African Affairs Peter Hooper on January 8; cleared by Assistant Legal Adviser for African Affairs Charles Runyon, G/PM Director for Operations Howard Meyers, C. Edward Dillery of SCI, Colonel Hatch of Joint Staff, IO/UNP Officer in Charge of Dependent Area Affairs Richard V. Hennes, Sloan in DOD, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Politico-Military Affairs Jeffrey C. Kitchen, Director of the Office of Eastern and Southern African Affairs Jesse M. MacKnight, and Deputy Under Secretary Johnson; and approved by Williams. Sent to Cape Town and repeated to Pretoria.

Document 576: Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sloan) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)

Washington, January 25, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 S AFR. Secret.

Document 577: Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Cape Town, February 12, 1964, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to London and Pretoria and passed to the White House.

Document 578: Memorandum From the Director of the Office of International Scientific Affairs (Rollefson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams)

Washington, March 9, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SP 15 S AFR–US. Secret. Drafted by C. Edward Dillery of SCI on March 6. Copies were sent to Kitchen, Rostow in S/P, and Cleveland. A March 9 covering memorandum from Rollefson to Williams states that the attached was a revision of his February 18 memorandum on the same subject. (Ibid.) He noted that NASA had undertaken a further intensive review of its requirements and had been able to modify them. It now appeared possible that the requirement to provide tracking coverage for the monitoring of Project Apollo orbits could be met in part through the use of airborne and shipborne equipment. In addition, negotiations had been completed for the location of a second NASA deep space instrumentation facility in Spain.

Document 579: Briefing Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, March 10, 1964.

Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, Box 7, NSC Subcommittee Meeting, January 1 through December 31, 1964. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

Document 580: Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, March 18, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. I, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/63–10/64. No classification marking.

Document 581: Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Cape Town, March 19, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, USUN, and Pretoria.

Document 582: Memorandum for the Record

Washington, March 20, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 68 A 306, 470 South Africa. Secret. Prepared by Frank K. Sloan. A stamped notation in the margin reads: “Mr. McNaughton has seen.”

Document 583: Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, April 13, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 69 A 7425, Africa 381 (28 Mar 64). Secret.

Document 584: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson

Washington, April 20, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 295, U.S. Policy Toward South Africa. Secret.

Document 585: Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Cape Town, April 22, 1964, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 S AFR. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, USUN, Pretoria, and Lagos.

Document 586: National Security Action Memorandum No. 295

Washington, April 24, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 295, U.S. Policy Toward South Africa. Secret. An information copy was sent to the Secretary of Commerce. Copies were sent to Bundy, Brubeck, Haynes, Johnson, and NSC Files.

Document 587: Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, May 4, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of McGeorge Bundy, “B.” Confidential.

Document 588: Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, May 20, 1964.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Director of Central Intelligence John A. McCone, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 20.

Document 589: Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, May 22, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 69 A 7425, Africa 381. Secret.

Document 590: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Southern African Affairs (Hooper) to the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Hilliker)

Washington, June 5, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 S AFR. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Runyon and Hall.

Document 591: Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, June 5, 1964.

Document 592: Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, June 18, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14–1 S AFR/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Director of the Office of UN Affairs William B. Buffum and Hennes.

Document 593: Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, July 30, 1964.

Source: Department of State, S/S-NSAM Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 295. Secret. Drafted by Hooper; cleared by Fredericks, Dillery, P. Wesley Kriebel of IO/UNP, Officer in Charge of U.K. Affairs Thomas M. Judd, George L. Warren of G/PM, and William R. Duggan of the Policy Planning Council.

Document 594: Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 17, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. I, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/63–10/64. Confidential.

Document 595: Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 22, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. I, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/63–10/64. Secret.

Document 596: Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 23, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. I, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/63–10/64. Secret.

Document 597: Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Johnson

Washington, November 20, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Cables and Memos, Vol. I, 11/63–10/64. Secret.

Document 598: Memorandum for the Record

Washington, November 30, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. I, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/63–10/64. Secret. Prepared by McGeorge Bundy. Copies were sent to Rusk and McNamara.

Document 599: Memorandum From Charles E. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, December 23, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/64–9/66. Secret.

Document 600: National Policy Paper

Washington, January 18, 1965.

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 72 D 139, South Africa. Secret; Noforn. The preface states that Part One of this paper is a comprehensive, authoritative, and approved statement of U.S. policy toward South Africa, and that all agencies and bureaus with major responsibilities affecting U.S. relations with South Africa participated in drafting it and concurred in the strategy and courses of action it sets forth. Secretary Rusk approved and signed the paper on January 18.

Document 601: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, March 31, 1965, 4:28 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14–1 S AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Officer in Charge of Republic of South Africa Affairs W.B. Campbell on March 25; cleared by AFE Special Assistant for Southern Africa Economic Affairs Peter H. Delaney, Sarich in Commerce, and Hooper; and approved by Williams. Sent to Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Durban, and repeated to all other Africa posts, London, and USUN by pouch.

Document 602: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, April 12, 1965, 3:46 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 S AFR–US. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Meyers; cleared by Captain Coward in OPNAV, Williams, and Hooper; and approved by Kitchen. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to Pretoria.

Document 603: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, April 13, 1965, 6:24 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Campbell and Kriebel; cleared by Hooper, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs Stephen M. Schwebel, Sisco, Buffum, MacKnight, Deputy Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs Frank D. Taylor, Runyon, Fredericks, and Komer at the White House; and approved by Williams. Sent to Cape Town and London, and repeated to Pretoria, Paris, Rome, USUN, Bonn, Ottawa, Tokyo, The Hague, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo by pouch.

Document 604: Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, May 3, 1965.

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 72 D 139. Secret.

Document 605: Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Cape Town, May 5, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 S AFR–US. Confidential; Immediate. No time of transmission appears on the source text; the telegram was received at 3:13 p.m. Repeated to Pretoria and Defense.

Document 606: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, June 10, 1965, 10 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11. Secret.

Document 607: Memorandum From Charles E. Johnson and Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, July 13, 1965, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12. Confidential. The source text is attached to a memorandum from Bundy to President Johnson that reads: “Mr. President: I think this memorandum, drafted by two members of my staff, is worth reading. The statement referred to in the last paragraph will not be issued except in response to questioning. For your information, Charles Johnson is a veteran NSC Staff Officer who monitors NASA and AEC. Rick Haynes is a talented young Negro Foreign Service Officer who covers Africa under Bob Komer. It was Johnson’s initiative that led to the contingency planning which had given us a prospect of alternative facilities if we run into a dead-end with the South Africans. McG. B.”

Document 608: Note From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff

Washington, July 29, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. II, Cables, 11/64–9/66. Secret.

Document 609: Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, July 31, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 295, U.S. Policy Toward South Africa. Secret. Sent under cover of a July 31 memorandum from Executive Secretary Benjamin Read to McGeorge Bundy at the White House. No drafting information appears on the source text.

Document 610: Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read)

Washington, September 2, 1965.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSAM Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 295. Secret.

Document 611: Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 7, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15 S AFR–US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hall on September 8 and approved in S on September 21.

Document 612: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 13, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. II, 11/64–9/66. Secret. Copies were sent to Bator, Cooper, Johnson, Keeny, and Komer of the NSC Staff.

Document 613: Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, undated.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 295, U.S. Policy Toward South Africa. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. An October 15 covering memorandum from Read to Bundy reads: “In response to Mr. Komer’s memorandum of September 2, 1965, we have prepared the attached supplementary comment concerning the Department’s status report of July 31, 1965, on National Security Action Memorandum No. 295 of April 24, 1964.” See Document 610 for Komer’s questions concerning the report.

Document 614: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, December 7, 1965, 7:28 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14 S AFR/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Officer in Charge of U.N. Political Affairs Patricia M. Byrne of IO/UNP; cleared by Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs Elizabeth Ann Brown, Williams, EUR Regional Planning and United Nations Adviser Edward T. Lampson, and Legal Adviser Leonard C. Meeker; and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary of International Organization Affairs David H. Popper. Repeated to London and Pretoria.1

Document 615: Memorandum From the Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Frutkin) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams)

Washington, December 14, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 295, U.S. Policy Toward South Africa. Secret. Copies were sent to McGeorge Bundy, to the Department of State’s Acting Director of International Scientific and Technological Affairs Herman Pollack, and to NASA Administrator James E. Webb

Document 616: Memorandum From the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Webb) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, January 15, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, South Africa. Secret.

Document 617: Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Mann)

Washington, February 21, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 S AFR. Secret.

Document 618: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Mann) to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer)

Washington, February 24, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, South Africa. Confidential.

Document 619: Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, June 2, 1966.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Richard M. Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on June 2.

Document 620: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, June 22, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 7, 5/26–6/29/66. Confidential.

Document 621: Summary Notes of the 561st Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, July 14, 1966, 12:10 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings, Vol. 3, Tab 43, Southwest Africa, 7/14/66. Top Secret/Sensitive; For the President Only.

Document 622: Memorandum Prepared by the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Washington, July 14, 1966.

Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 318, July 14, 1966. Confidential. Filed with a covering memorandum to the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Defense, the AID Administrator, USIA Director, and Director of Central Intelligence.

Document 623: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson

Washington, July 23, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/64–9/66. Secret.

Document 624: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, August 17, 1966, 8:14 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Buffum, cleared by Palmer and Meeker, and approved by Buffum. Sent to Cape Town, also sent to Pretoria and USUN, and repeated to London and by pouch to Monrovia and Addis Ababa.

Document 625: Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Washington, September 6, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 11/64–9/66. No classification marking. Attached is a note from Rostow to the President that reads: “Mr. President: The attached memorandum is self-explanatory. I believe the risks of our silence are greater than the risks of our candor; but I did not wish to clear this without your guidance.” Prime Minister Verwoerd was stabbed to death in the South African Parliament on September 6.

Document 626: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, September 21, 1966, 8:29 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Ralph W. Stephan of AF/AFS and Runyon, cleared by Campbell and Popper, and approved by Palmer. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to Pretoria, London, and USUN.

Document 627: Intelligence Report Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, November 1, 1966.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 24 S AFR. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Sent under cover of a November l memorandum from the CIA’s Director for Research and Reports William N. Morell, Jr. to Assistant Secretary Palmer.

Document 628: Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Washington, November 14, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. III, 10/66–9/68. Confidential.

Document 629: Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, December 1, 1996.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Director of Central Intelligence Richard M. Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on December 1.

Document 630: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, January 4, 1967, 8:26 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central File, DEF 7 S AFR–US. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Donald R. Morris and Frank A. Sieverts of U and approved by Katzenbach. Sent to Pretoria, and repeated to Cape Town.

Document 631: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, February 3, 1967, 11:51 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 S AFR–US. Confidential; Flash. Drafted by Country Director for South Africa G. Edward Clark; cleared by Deputy Assist-ant Secretary for African Affairs William C. Trimble and Captain Coward of G/PM; and approved by Katzenbach. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to Pretoria.

Document 632: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, February 12, 1967, 8:09 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 7 S AFR–US. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Clark; cleared by Palmer, Morris, and Coward; and approved by A. Hugh Douglas of S/S–O. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to Pretoria and Durban, and to DOD.

Document 633: Memorandum by the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Vance)

Washington, February 21, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 72 A 2468, 092 South Africa. Secret. A copy was sent to the Under Secretary of State and the Director of the National Security Agency.

Document 634: Memorandum From the Secretary of the Navy (Nitze) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Vance)

Washington, March 4, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 4546, 680.1 South Africa. Secret.

Document 635: Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, April 5, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 4546, 680.1 South Africa. Secret.

Document 636: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, April 15, 1967, 1:39 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Popper on April 13; cleared by Deputy Legal Adviser Carl F. Salans, Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs William H. Gleysteen, Palmer, and Clark; and approved by Sisco. Sent to USUN, Ottawa, Rome, Tokyo, and London, and repeated to all African posts.

Document 637: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, April 28, 1967, 8:47 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by IO/UNP Officer in Charge of Dependent Area Affairs Donald McHenry; cleared by Brown of UNP and Clark; and approved by Sisco. Also sent to Cape Town, and repeated to Pretoria, London, Rome, and Ottawa.

Document 638: National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, May 4, 1967.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the source text, the estimate was submitted by Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Rufus Taylor and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 4.

Document 639: Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Sisco) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Rostow)

Washington, May 11, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential. Drafted by Elizabeth Ann Brown.

Document 640: Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 21, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 S AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Coward on July 11.

Document 641: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, July 10, 1967.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. Limited Official Use.

Document 642: Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to Foreign Minister Muller

Washington, August 26, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL S AFR–US. Confidential. Drafted by Clark and cleared by Coward, Gleysteen, Charles H. Gustafson of L/AF, Byron B. Morton of SCI, and Palmer.

Document 643: Editorial Note

Document 644: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, September 21, 1967, 6:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Lesotho (Basutoland), Vol. I, 8/66–5/68. No classification marking.

Document 645: Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 30, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 S AFR. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Peter F. Krogh of S/S on October 6, and approved in S on October 16. The meeting took place in Secretary Rusk’s office. The source text is marked “Part 6 of 8 parts.” The other parts are ibid.

Document 646: Memorandum of Conversation

Lusaka, October 4, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 13 AFR. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Second Secretary of Embassy Frank Crump on October 11. The source text is an enclosure to airgram A–138 from Lusaka, repeated to Dar-es-Salaam and Pretoria.

Document 647: Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Nitze) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)

Washington, October 19, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 4546, South Africa, 333—452.1, 1967. Secret.

Document 648: Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Nitze)

Washington, November 15, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 4546, South Africa, 333—452.1, 1967. Secret.

Document 649: Letter From Senator Robert F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, November 15, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 SW AFR. No classification marking. Sent to Under Secretary Katzenbach with a covering memorandum from Kennedy to Katzenbach that reads: “Dear Nick: I understand you know something about this. I hope you can get the State Department to do something. Best, Bob.”

Document 650: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, November 28, 1967, 0113Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR/UN. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by McHenry and Martin Jacobs of IO/UNP; cleared by Clark, Runyon, Gley-steen, and Philip B. Heymann of U (info only); and approved by Popper. Repeated to Pretoria.

Document 651: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Rostow) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)

Washington, December 20, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 S AFR. Secret.

Document 652: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, January 17, 1968, 1852Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 S AFR. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by McHenry and Jacobs on December 5, 1967; cleared by Irving Cheslaw of EUR/ BMI, Deputy Legal Adviser Murray J. Belman, Seymour S. Goodman of E, Burns of Commerce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Politico-Military Affairs Philip J. Farley, Rush W. Taylor of EUR/AIS, Gleysteen, and Clark; and approved by Katzenbach. Also sent to Pretoria and Rome, and repeated to Johannesburg, Ottawa, Paris, and USUN.

Document 653: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, February 10, 1968, 2230Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 SW AFR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Clark; cleared by Palmer, Donald F. Herr of U, and Runyon; and approved by Clark. Sent to Cape Town and Pretoria, and repeated to London, Ottawa, and USUN.

Document 654: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, March 9, 1968, 2112Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 S AFR–US. Secret. Drafted by Palmer and Clark; cleared by Van Dyke in the Vice President’s Office, Runyon, and Jacobs; and approved by Palmer. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to USUN and Johannesburg.

Document 655: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, March 28, 1968, 2336Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 SW AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Runyon; cleared by Clark, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs Herbert K. Reis, Brown of UNP, and Francis J. Seider of U; and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Thomas H.E. Quimby. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to London, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and USUN.

Document 656: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Washington, April 11, 1968, 2009Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 29 SW AFR. Confidential. Drafted by Campbell on April 9; cleared by Clark, Gleysteen, Runyon, and Palmer; and approved by Thomas O. Enders of M. Sent to Cape Town, and repeated to USUN, Pretoria, Durban, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth.

Document 657: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece

Washington, April 17, 1968, 0012Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 SW AFR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Campbell and Runyon on April 16; cleared by Clark, Richard W. Bogosian of NEA, Brown of UNP, Edward W. Holmes of AFSE, ARA Country Director for Brazil Jack B. Kubisch, Joseph Godson in EUR, and John T. Dreyfuss of ARA; and approved by Palmer. Sent also to Blantyre, Bonn, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Canberra, The Hague, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Ottawa, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, and Vienna. Repeated to Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and USUN.

Document 658: Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, April 19, 1968.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. III, Memos and Miscellaneous, 10/66–9/68. Confidential.

Document 659: Memorandum of Meeting

Washington, May 23, 1968.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 73 A 1250, South Africa 463. Secret; Exdis. Prepared by the Special Assistant and Staff Director of the Senior Interdepartmental Group in the Office of the Under Secretary, Arthur A. Hartman.