1967
152. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to All United States Information Agency Public Affairs Officers
Source: Johnson Library, Marks Papers, Box 28, PAO Letters. No classification marking. Another copy is in the National Archives, RG 306, United States Information Agency History Program, Subject Files, 1967–1975, Entry A1–1072, Box 5, Mission Statements, 1964–1967.
153. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Subject Files, Federal Government Organizations, EX FG 296, Box FG–315, FG 296 4/25/67–6/15/67. No classification marking. Sent through Kintner who initialed it.
154. Memorandum From the Deputy Director, Policy and Research, United States Information Agency (Ryan) to the Director (Marks)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 4, Field: Near East & South Asia, Middle East Crisis, 1967. No classification marking. Another copy is in National Archives, RG 306, General Subject Files, 1949–1970, Entry UD WW 264, Box 311, INFI Near East Middle East Crisis Agency Output 1967. USIA generated this memorandum in response to the conclusion of the Six Day War between Israel and the UAR (Egypt), Syria and Jordan, June 5–10. Israel defeated the forces of the three Arab nations on June 10.
155. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File, Agency Reports, Box 135 [2 of 2], United States Information Agency, 1967 [3 of 3]. Confidential. Sent through Kintner, who did not initial the memorandum. There is no indication that the President saw the memorandum. Another copy is in Johnson Library, Marks Papers, Box 32, White House Library, Jan–June 1967.
156. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File, Oversized Attachments, Box 192 [1 of 2], Oversized Attachment 12/2/68, Packet #1 [Cater 2/67–10/67 Material re U.S. Government and Private Voluntary Organizations Committee on Voluntary Overseas Activities (COVA), also the Rusk Committee]. Limited Official Use. Cater sent the memorandum to Johnson under a July 11 note in which Cater stated: “Rusk indicates that the Committee is seriously considering a recommendation for a new semi-private Commission to assist voluntary organizations which are doing important work abroad.” Cater explained that Rusk had suggested that Johnson meet with Rusk before a third meeting of the Committee. Cater, at the conclusion of the note, wrote: “See Rusk?” Johnson approved the recommendation and added: “get Walt [Rostow] to put on agenda for regular Tuesday lunch. L.” No record of a discussion of this issue at a regular Tuesday White House lunch was found.
157. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Marks Papers, Box 32, White House Library, July–Dec. 1967. Confidential. There is no indication that the President saw the memorandum. Under an August 8 memorandum, Marks sent Rusk portions of the first and second pages of his July 13 memorandum to the President and noted: “I explored thoroughly the press relations problem of the Mission and concluded that the present press corps was likely to cause serious and difficult problems.” Marks stressed that “our prophecy has regrettably been fulfilled, particularly by the recent story in the New York Times written by R.W. Apple.” (National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 4, Government Agencies—State, Department of, 1967) Marks was likely referring to Apple’s August 7 story “Vietnam: The Signs of Stalemate,” New York Times, August 7, 1967, p. 1.
158. Media Reaction Analysis Prepared in the Office of Policy and Research, United States Information Agency
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, EX FO 6–3, Box 62, FO 6–3 7/21/67–9/30/67. No classification marking. Maguire sent the President a copy of the analysis under a July 27 covering memorandum, in which he wrote: “Leonard Marks summarizes the reaction as generally sympathetic and understanding of the complexities of the problem. Several commentators stress the irony of the situation—because the Johnson administration has done so much more than any other to improve Negro welfare. Radio Moscow, predictably, has highlighted news reports on the riots—and editorialized extensively on economic weaknesses and class distinction as roots of disorder.” (Ibid.)
159. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to All United States Information Agency Public Affairs Officers
Source: Johnson Library, Marks Papers, Box 28, PAO Letters. Limited Official Use.
160. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 4, Field—Soviet Union & Eastern Europe (IAS) 1967. Confidential. Drafted by Marks.
161. News Policy Note Prepared in the Office of Policy and Research, United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, General Subject Files, 1949–1970, Entry UD WW 264, Box 309, Master Copies, 1967. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Sorkin. Sent for action to Modic, Vogel, Findlay, and Sayles. The News Policy Note is an enclosure to Infoguide 68–3, sent via pouch to all Principal USIS posts on July 31. In the infoguide Marks stated that the News Policy Note was being sent “for your information, and to guide you in treating this subject.” (Ibid.)
162. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to Senator Fulbright
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 2, Congressional Relations—A thru Z—1967. No classification marking. Drafted by Wade on July 31; cleared by Hays, Oleksiw, and Wright; cleared in draft by Reinhardt, Hitchcock, Schmidt, and Cannon; White cleared in draft for Ryan.
163. Talking Paper Prepared in the Office of Policy and Research, United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 4, Government Agencies—State, Department of, 1967. No classification marking. Marks sent a copy of the Talking Paper to Harriman under cover of an attached August 9 typewritten note informing him that the Talking Paper had been “released for us in all posts on the U.S. position in the Middle East.” The note indicates that copies of the Talking Paper were also sent to Walt Rostow and Eugene Rostow. (Ibid.)
164. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to the Chairman of the United States Advisory Commission on Information (Stanton)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 1, Advisory Group—Information 1967. No classification marking. Drafted by Marks on August 31. Copies were sent to Novik, Larmon, Hoyt, and Van Husen Vail. An unknown hand wrote “sent 9/1 nra” in the bottom right-hand corner of the memorandum. NRA are the initials of Marks’ secretary.
165. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to the White House Staff Assistant for Cabinet Affairs (Maguire)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director Subject’s Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 5, Government Agencies—White House—General, 1967. No classification marking. Drafted by Marks.
166. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File, Agency Reports, Box 135 [2 of 2], United States Information Agency, 1967 [3 of 3]. No classification marking. Sent through Maguire, who did not initial the memorandum. Maguire sent the memorandum to Johnson under a September 20 covering note in which he noted that Marks “reports on a new USIA-AID-Peace Corps effort to improve the American image presented in foreign textbooks and classrooms.” (Ibid.) Marks sent a copy of the memorandum to Cater also under a September 20 covering note. In it Marks stated: “I thought you would be interested in the attached biweekly report. It covers the same ground that we discussed the other day.” An unknown hand wrote on the note “DC has seen.” (Ibid.)
167. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the 303 Committee (Jessup) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Box 44, Radio Free Europe, Vol. 1. Secret; Eyes Only. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. XVII, Eastern Europe, Document 17.
168. Program Action Memorandum Prepared in the Office of Policy and Research, United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1967–1967, Entry UD WW 108, Box 7, IOP—Research, 1967. Confidential.
169. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File, Agency Reports, U.S. Information Agency, Box 135 [2 of 2], United States Information Agency, 1967 [2 of 3]. Confidential. Sent through Maguire, who did not initial the memorandum.
170. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Helms to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Box 44, Radio Free Europe, Vol. 1. No classification marking. Steigman sent the memorandum to Helms under a November 18 typewritten covering note, in which he stated that Rusk “has asked me to tell you that the attached memorandum is completely satisfactory to him.” (Ibid.) Printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. XVII, Eastern Europe, Document 18.
171. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, East Asia and Pacific, United States Information Agency (Oleksiw) to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, Marks Papers, Box 30, Educational TV—Vietnam. Confidential. A copy was sent to Marks.
172. Talking Paper Prepared in the Office of Policy and Research, United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, General Subject Files, 1949–1970, Entry UD WW 264, Box 309, Master Copies, 1967. No classification marking. All brackets are in the original. The Talking Paper was distributed by pouch to all USIS posts under cover of Infoguide 68–14, December 15. According to the Infoguide, Talking Paper No. 35 updated Talking Paper No. 27, “The Issues in Vietnam,” which was sent March 4, 1966, as Infoguide 66–7, a copy of which is in the National Archives, RG 306, General Subject Files, 1949–1970, Entry UD WW 264, Box 313, Master Copies, 1966.
173. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (Frankel) to the Director of the United States Information Agency (Marks)
Source: University of Arkansas Libraries, Special Collections Division, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Historical Collection (CU), MC 468, Group VII, Government Advisory Committee (GAC) on International Book and Library Programs, Series 4: Chronological Files: Correspondence, Box 206, Interagency Book Committee (3 of 3), folder 206–23. No classification marking. Frankel sent a copy of the memorandum to Ball under a December 29 memorandum. (Ibid.)