II. U.S. Relations With the Phoui Sananikone Government, September 1958–July 1959
195. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Jenkins) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Laos) Files: Lot 65 D 169, 300 General US Govt Attitudes and Action. Confidential. Drafted by Elden B. Erickson of SEA.
196. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 851J.13/9–2958. Top Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris, London, and CINCPAC.
197. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 851J.13/9–2858. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Corcoran; cleared by SEA, FE, FE/L, and Dulles; and approved by Robertson. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD, Saigon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, London, and Paris.
198. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–458. Secret. Repeated to London, Saigon, Paris, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh.
199. Notes on the Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board, Washington, October 8, 1958
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Preliminary Luncheon Notes III. Secret. Drafted by Jeremiah J. O’Connor, Operations Coordinator in the Office of the Under Secretary. Kocher sent Parsons a briefing paper, dated October 8, for use at this meeting. (ibid., FE Files: Lot 60 D 90, OCB and NSC 1958; included in the microfiche supplement)
200. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 851J.13/10–2658. Secret. Repeated to Phnom Penh, Saigon, Bangkok, Manila, and Hong Kong.
201. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/11–2158. Top Secret.
203. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Kocher) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Laos) Files: Lot 65 D 169, Memoranda concerning increase in PEO Staff Laos. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and cleared in draft with L/FE.
206. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific’s Political Adviser (Steeves) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/1–1659. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Vientiane.
208. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2059. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Received at 3:03 p.m.
209. Telegram From the Department of State to the Commander in Chief, Pacific’s Political Adviser (Steeves)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5–MSP/1–2059. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Corcoran; cleared in SEA, FE, and EUR/BNA; and approved by Robertson. Repeated to Vientiane.
210. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/1–2959. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and cleared by Kocher.
211. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5–MSP/2–459. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Corcoran and approved by Kocher. Repeated to Paris and CINCPAC for POLAD.
213. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/2–1759. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and concurred in by Kocher and Parsons. An earlier memorandum with an identical subject title, but without a recommendation, was sent to and noted by Dulles on January 19. (ibid., 751J.5/1–1959; included in the microfiche supplement)
214. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5–MSP/2–2459. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Paris and CINCPAC.
215. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/3–559. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran, cleared by Kocher and Parsons, and approved by Robertson. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.
216. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.5/5–2559. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris, Saigon, and CINCPAC. Received at 12:40 p.m.
217. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5–MSP/3–2259. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:02 p.m., March 26.
218. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/3–2859. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Parsons and Corcoran; cleared by Jenkins, Kocher, WE, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and approved by Robertson. Also sent priority to Paris and repeated to Saigon and CINCPAC for POLAD.
219. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/4–1059. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and cleared by Kocher.
220. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Kocher) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Laos) Files: Lot 65 D 169, 403.2 Lao Army Training, Dec. 1958–Apr. 1959. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran and cleared with WE and the Department of Defense in substance. None of the tabs was attached.
221. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McElroy)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/ISA Files: FRC 63 A 1672, 353 Laos. Secret.
222. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Kocher) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.5/5–1159. Secret. Drafted by Corcoran, approved by Ambassador Smith, and sent thorugh Parsons. None of the tabs was attached. The telegrams contained in Tabs A, B, and C (see footnotes 2–4 below) are included in the microfiche supplement.
223. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.55/5–1559. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution.