National Security Policy


31. Memorandum of Discussion at the 359th NSC Meeting

Source: Agenda item 1: Measures To Carry Out the Concept of Shelter; Agenda item 2: Soviet Civil Defense and Air-Raid Shelter Construction. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Extracts—4 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Drafted on March 21.


32. Memorandum of Conference with the President

Source: Defense proposals for budgetary augmentations. Secret. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Drafted on March 21.


33. Memorandum of Conference with the President

Source: Defense budget and missile development. Secret. 3 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Drafted on March 21.


34. Letter From Eisenhower to John Foster Dulles

Source: Transmits draft speech with proposal to invite Soviet students to U.S. No classification marking. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


35. Memorandum From Lay to the NSC

Source: Transmits NSC Planning Board comments on NSC 5807. Top Secret. 9 pp. NARA, RG 59, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5807 Series.


36. Letter From John Foster Dulles to Eisenhower

Source: Comments on draft speech. No classification marking. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary, Nuclear Exchange.


37. Memorandum From Lay to the NSC

Source: Transmits JCS views on NSC 5807. Top Secret. 3 pp. NARA, RG 59, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5807 Series.


38. Letter From Eisenhower to John Foster Dulles

Source: Thoughts on dealing with Soviet threat. Personal and Confidential. 3 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


39. Memorandum of Discussion at the 360th NSC Meeting

Source: Agenda item 1: Measures To Carry Out the Concept of Shelter; Agenda item 3: Proposed Reorganization of the Department of Defense. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Extracts—15 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Drafted on March 28.


40. Record of Legislative Leadership Meeting

Source: Outer space; Department of Defense reorganization; nuclear test cessation. Confidential. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


41. NSC Report

Source: “Measures To Carry Out the Concept of Shelter.” Top Secret. 8 pp. NARA, RG 59, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5807 Series.


42. Draft Paper

Source: “Some Elements of a National Military Strategy in a Time of Maximum Tension, Distrust and Destructive Capability”; attached to print Document 19. Top Secret. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up, Nuclear Policy.


43. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Conversation among Eisenhower, Gates, and Burke on Defense reorganization. Confidential. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


44. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Quarles) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56300/4-2258. Top Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.


45. Presentation to the NSC by Holaday

Source: Missile development and deployment. Top Secret; attached tables are Secret. 11 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File.


46. Memorandum from McNeil to McElroy.

Source: Comments on NSC 5810. Top Secret. 6 pp. Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up.


47. Memorandum from Twining to McElroy.

Source: JCS views on NSC 5810. Top Secret. 12 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File.


48. Record of Telephone Conversation Between John Foster Dulles and Anderson

Source: Basic national security policy. No classification marking. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations.


49. Draft Briefing Note for 364th NSC Meeting by Cutler

Source: Basic national security policy, NSC 5810. Top Secret. 14 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File.


50. Letter from Cutler to McElroy.

Source: President’s comments on NSC 5810. Top Secret. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Office of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs.


51. Letter from McElroy to Eisenhower.

Source: Transmits report on military reconnaissance satellite program. Secret. 2 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


52. Memorandum of discussion at the 365th NSC meeting of the NSC

Source: Agenda item 6: US–USSR Ballistic Missile Developments. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Extracts—4 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records.


53. Memorandum from Stroh to Robertson.

Source: Transmits views of Chief of Naval Operations on NSC 5810. Top Secret. 9 pp. NARA, RG 59, Central Files, 711.5/5-858.


54. Memorandum from Green (FE) to Robertson (FE).

Source: Comments on CNO’s views on NSC 5810. Top Secret. 2 pp. NARA, RG 59, Central Files, 711.5/5-858.


55. Memorandum of conference with the President

Source: Defense reorganization; nuclear test ban; outer space. Secret. 3 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.


56. Memorandum from Lay to the NSC

Source: Transmits revised pages of NSC 5802/1. Top Secret. 1 p. NARA, RG 59, S/PNSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Continental Defense.


57. JCS paper

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351. Top Secret. 35 pages of source text not declassified.


58. Briefing note for 367th NSC meeting

Source: Status of military mobilization base program. Top Secret. 1 p. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records.


59. Memorandum of discussion at the 367th NSC meeting

Source: Agenda item 3: Status of Military Mobilization Base Program. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Extracts—3 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records.


60. Memoranda From Several DOD/ISA offices

Source: Comments on “U.S. and Allied Capabilities for Limited Military Operations to 1 July 1961.” Top Secret. 10 pp. NARA, RG 218, JCS Files.