July 1966–December 1968: Reconciliation Attempts; Assessing Cambodiaʼs Support of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese; Attempts to Encourage Cambodia To Confront the Problem; Cambodian Detention and Release of the U.S. Crew of LCU 1577
246. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/Black. Secret. Drafted by William Bundy.
247. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Southeast Asia Development Program (Black Committee) (ADB), Vol. III. Secret.
248. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Miscellaneous Cables and Memos, 1/67–12/68. No classification marking.
249. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Helms to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Miscellaneous Cables and Memos, 1/67–12/68. Secret.
250. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Nitze) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 72 A 1499, Cambodia 000.1, 1968 (092 Cambodia). Top Secret. Drafted by J.H. Mobley of ISA on September 26.
251. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to Secretary of Defense Clifford
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Top Secret. Drafted by Bennett and cleared by Corcoran and Porter.
252. Memorandum From Marshall Wright of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Miscellaneous Cables and Memos, 1/67–12/68. Top Secret.
253. Information Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Cambodia, Miscellaneous Cables and Memos, 1/67–12/68. No classification marking. There is an indication on the source text that the President saw this memorandum.
254. Telegram From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Wheeler) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (McCain)
Source: Center for Military History, Abrams Papers, Messages, 1754. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Repeated to Abrams.
255. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 33–4 CAMB–US. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Saigon, but not passed to Bangkok, Vientiane, and Canberra by the Department as requested by the Embassy.
256. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Wheeler) to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Nitze)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, 5E (3), 11/68–1/69, Cambodia. Top Secret; Sensitive.
257. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CAMB–US. Confidential; Exdis. Repeated to Bangkok.
258. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: Department of State, EA/VN Files: Lot 74 D 51, Cross Border. Top Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Bennett and cleared by Godley and Corcoran.
259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–7 CAMB. Secret; Immediate, Nodis. Drafted by Bundy, cleared with Godley and Corcoran, and approved by Rusk.
260. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 33–4 CAMB. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Bennett and Corcoran, cleared with Bromley Smith and Bundy, and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, and CINCPAC.
261. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (McCain) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Wheeler)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, 5 (D) 1, Allies Troop Commitments, 3/67–1/69. Top Secret; Eyes Only. On December 19, Wheeler repeated this telegram to Rostow, Rusk, and Helms.
262. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 33–4 CAMB. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Bennett; cleared by Corcoran, Flowerree, Rear Admiral Shepard of OASD/ISA, and B.G. Glick of the Joint Staff/J–3; and approved by Godley. Also sent to JCS and repeated to Bangkok, CINCPAC, and COMUSMACV.
263. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (McCain) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Wheeler)
Source: Center for Military History, Abrams Papers, Messages, 2104. Top Secret. Repeated to Abrams, CINCPACFLT Admiral Hyland, CINCPACAF General Nazzaro, and Lieutenant General Hutchin of CINCPAC Admin.