Philippines


295. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 17–1 PHIL–US. Confidential. Drafted by Barnett and approved by the White House on July 15. The meeting was held at the White House.


296. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 PHIL. Secret. Drafted by Ballantyne and cleared by Green, Barnett, Cuthell, and Miller; also cleared with DOD/OSD/ISA, AID, Commerce, L/FE/SPA, and E/OR and E/AN.


297. Note From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Macapagal Visit, 1964. Secret.


298. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. I, 11/63–11/64. Secret. This memorandum was sent to the White House under an October 3 covering memorandum from Read to Bundy.


299. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. I, Memos, 11/63–11/64. Secret.


300. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. I, Memos, 11/63–11/64. Secret. Drafted by Bundy and approved by the White House on October 9. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Johnson and Macapagal met alone in the President’s office in the White House from 5:01 to 5:15 p.m. They were then joined by William Bundy and Ledesma and the meeting lasted until 5:31 p.m. (Ibid.)


301. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL PHIL–US. Secret. Drafted by Blair. The meeting was held at Blair House.


302. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. VII, Oct.–Dec., 1964. Secret. There is an indication on the memorandum that the President saw it.


303. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff Files, Official File, 9155.3 (22 Jan 1965). Confidential. Drafted by Captain Neill on January 22 and approved by Solbert on January 27. The meeting was held in McNaughton’s office.


304. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 3717, 381 Philippines. Secret.


305. Memorandum From Chester L. Cooper of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. II, Memos, 6/64–6/66 [1 of 2]. Secret.


306. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and James C. Thomson, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. II, Memos, 6/64–6/66, [1 of 2]. Secret.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. XII, July 1965. Secret.


308. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. II, Cables, 6/64–6/66. Secret; Immediate; Priority. Drafted by Ballentyne and Cuthell, cleared by William Bundy and Komer, and approved by Rusk.


309. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Vol. II, 6/64–6/66. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to Saigon. This telegram was passed to the White House where it was retyped and that copy was sent to the President who saw it. (Ibid.)


310. Letter From President Macapagal to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Philippines, Macapagal Correspondence, 12/63–12/65. No classification marking.


311. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Confidential; Priority; No Distribution Outside Department; Limdis. Drafted by Robert L. Flanegin of SPA; cleared by Berger and Thomson in draft; and approved by Cuthell.


312. Letter From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bell) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McNaughton)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 3717, Philippines, 333–381 (381 Philippines). Secret.


313. Memorandum Prepared for the 303 Committee

Source: National Security Council, Special Group/303 Committee Files, Subject Files, Philippines. Secret; Eyes Only.


314. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and James C. Thomson, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, 9/1/65–9/22/65. No classification marking.


315. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Philippines, 1964–1968. Secret.


316. Memorandum From the Chief of the Far East, Directorate of Operations (Colby) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)

[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files: Job 78–00061R, Philippines, 1965–1966. Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]


317. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 14 PHIL. Secret. Drafted by Paul M. Kattenburg, Officer in Charge of Philippine Affairs, and Cleared by Cuthell.


318. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 14 PHIL. Confidential. Repeated to Tokyo, Taipei, Djakarta, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur, Canberra, Wellington, Bangkok, Vientiane, Singapore, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


319. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15–1 PHIL. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Saigon, CINCPAC for POLAD, CHJUSMAGPHIL, CINCPACREPPHIL, 13th AF CAB.


320. Telegram From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Smith) to President Johnson in Texas

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, International Meetings and Travel File, Vice President’s Trip, Far East, 12/27/65. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Also sent for information to Bill Moyers.


321. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Exdis; Flash. Drafted in the White House, cleared by William Bundy, and approved by Read. Repeated to the White House.


322. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Valenti) to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, International Travel and Meetings File, Vice President’s Trip, Far East, 12/27/65. No classification marking. There is no indication on the memorandum that the President saw it, but Valenti wrote “Bundy” on the first page.


323. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INR/EAP Files: Lot 90 D 165, NIE 56–66. Secret; Controlled Dissem. A table of contents and a map are not printed. A note on the covering sheet indicates the estimate was prepared by the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense and the NSA. The USIB concurred with it on February 17, with the exception of the FBI and AEC representatives who abstained on the grounds that the topic was outside their jurisdiction.