V. The Kong Le Coup and U.S. Policy Debate, August 9–October 18, 1960


385. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/8–3060. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Chapman and Parsons and cleared with SEA and Merchant (in substance). Repeated to Bangkok, London, Paris, Phnom Penh, Saigon, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


386. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/8–3160. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Chapman; cleared with SEA, WE, BNA (in draft), and with the Department of Defense; and approved by Parsons. Also sent priority to Bangkok and Saigon and repeated to London, Canberra, Paris, Phnom Penh, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


387. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–460. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Chapman and Usher, cleared with OSD/ISA, and approved by Parsons. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Paris, London, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


389. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–660. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Chapman and Parsons and cleared with SEA and John Holdridge of CA. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Paris, London, Moscow, Taipei, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


391. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1060. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Manila, Paris, London, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


393. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1060. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Chapman, cleared by Usher, and approved by Parsons. Repeated priority to Bangkok, Paris, London, and Canberra and to Saigon, Phnom Penh, CINCPAC for POLAD, and USUN.


394. Paper Prepared by the Assistant White House Staff Secretary (Eisenhower)

Source: Eisehower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret.


395. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1560. Secret; Niact. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Paris, and London. Received at 4:33 p.m.


396. Memorandum of Discussion at the 459th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 15, 1960

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Boggs on September 15.


397. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Gates)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 64 A 2093, 092 Laos. Top Secret.


398. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1560. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Usher and Chapman and cleared with SEA, in draft with the Department of Defense, Merchant, Parsons, and Steeves. Repeated to Bangkok, London, Paris, Phnom Penh, Saigon, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


399. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1860. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated priority to Bangkok, to London, Paris, Phnom Penh, Saigon, and CINCPAC for POLAD. Received at 1:29 p.m.


400. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1760. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Chapman, cleared by Usher, and approved by Parsons.


401. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1860. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Usher and Chapman and cleared in draft with Knight of the Department of Defense and with Steeves. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Paris, London, and CINCPAC for POLAD. The time of transmission is illegible on the source text.


402. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–1960. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.


403. Memorandum of Discussion at the 460th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 21, 1960

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on September 21.


404. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2260. Secret; Niact. Repeated for information to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Manila, Paris, London, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


405. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2360. Secret; Niact. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Bangkok, London, Paris, Phnom Penh, and Saigon. Received at 3:03 p.m.


406. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2360. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Steeves and cleared with Cumming and with Dillon in substance. Repeated niact to Paris, Canberra, Wellington, and USUN.


408. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–2560. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Also sent to Vientiane and USUN and repeated to Saigon, Paris, London, Canberra, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


410. Memorandum of Discussion at the 461st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 29, 1960

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on September 29.


411. Memorandum for the Record by the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/9–3060. Secret.


412. Telegram From the Department of State to the Ambassador in Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–160. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Steeves and Chapman and cleared with SEA, with the Department of Defense and Secretary Herter in substance, and with Merchant in draft. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, London, Paris, Canberra, and CINCPAC.


414. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–260. Secret; Niact. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh, London, and Paris.