Korea
61. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. III. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Bundy and approved in S/S on December 8.
62. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Saigon Eyes Only for the Ambassador, Department of Defense for McNaughton, and CINCPAC.
63. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, Saigon, and CINCPAC.
64. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Immediate; Limdis. No time of transmission appears on the telegram. Repeated to the Department of Defense, CINCPAC, and Saigon and passed to the White House.
65. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, Department of Defense, and Saigon.
66. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Limdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, CINCPAC for POLAD, and Saigon.
67. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Exdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, CINCPAC, and Saigon. This telegram and the referenced telegram (see footnote 2 below) were retyped and given to President Johnson as attachments to a December 30 memorandum from Bromley Smith. Smith’s memorandum indicates that Johnson read the telegrams. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. III)
68. Memorandum From Vice President Humphrey to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Security Council File, National Security Council Meetings File. No classification marking.
69. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Top Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Saigon and CINCPAC for POLAD and passed to the Department of Defense.
70. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 15–3 KOR S-US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to the Department of Defense and CINCPAC.
71. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, Saigon, and Tokyo and passed to the Department of Defense.
72. Telegram from the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, Tokyo, and Saigon.
73. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, CINCPAC for POLAD, Tokyo, and Saigon.
74. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Tokyo, Saigon, CINCPAC, and the Department of Defense.
75. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McNaughton) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 1265, Korea 370.02. Secret. Attached to a January 27 transmittal note from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Alvin Friedman to McNamara. In that note Friedman indicated that McNaughton harbored significant reservation about paragraph (a) of his memorandum and intended to fight its implementation unless absolutely necessary. (Ibid.)
76. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Boyes at (DOD) and Fleck; cleared by Fearey, Poats (AID), in draft by Rubin, Heinz, and Friedman (all DOD), in draft by Baker (JCS), in draft by Gibson (DASD), and for substance by Rowan (BOB), and Cooper at the White House; and approved by Berger. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, COMUSKOREA, COMUSMACV, Tokyo, and Saigon.
77. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Also sent to DOD and repeated to Saigon, Tokyo, CINCPAC for POLAD, and COMUSMACV.
78. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. III. Secret.
79. Telegram From the Consulate in Hong Kong to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Seoul, COMUSKOREA, Saigon, and CINCPAC.
80. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the White House
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 US/HUMPHREY. Top Secret; Flash;Nodis.
82. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 27–3 VIET S. Secret; Priority;Limdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, COMUSMACV, CINCPAC also for POLAD, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
83. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McNaughton) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 15–3 KOR S–US. Secret.
84. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 15–3 KOR S–US. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.
86. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, East Asia and Pacific General File, East Asia, FE Weekly Meetings, January through July 1966. Secret. Drafted on June 21. Koren sent this memorandum to Hughes, Denney, and Evans.
87. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330,OSD/OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 4443, Korea 091.112. Secret. Drafted by Boyes and approved by McNaughton on June 28. The meeting took place in McNamara’s office at the Pentagon.
89. Memorandum From William J. Jorden of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Memos, Vol. III, November 1965 to December 1966. Confidential.
90. Letter From the Ambassador to Korea (Brown) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Bundy Files: Lot 85 D 240, East Asia General. Secret. The letter indicates that Bundy saw the document and had a copy of it sent to Rusk, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kohler, and Harriman.