Office of the Historian

VI. Civil War in Laos, October 19–December 31, 1960

493. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Honolulu, December 23, 1960—3:39 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–2360. Top Secret; Niact. Repeated to the Department of State. The source text is the Department of State copy.

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

Washington, December 26, 1960—5:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–2660. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Chapman, cleared with SEA and IO/UNP in substance, and approved by Parsons. Repeated priority to Bangkok.

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

Washington, December 27, 1960—9:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–2360. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Admiral Heinz of the Department of Defense; cleared with SEA, U/MSC, and JCS; and approved by Parsons. Also sent priority to Bangkok and repeated priority to CINCPAC and CINCPAC for POLAD.

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

Washington, December 29, 1960—9:44 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/12–2960. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Steeves and Chapman, cleared by SEA and in draft by Merchant, and approved by Parsons. Also sent niact to Bangkok and to Paris and repeated to Saigon, London, Phnom Penh, and CINCPAC for POLAD.

498. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, December 31, 1960, 11:30 a.m.

Washington, December 31, 1960, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Privileged. Drafted by John Eisenhower. According to another account of this meeting, the discussion lasted until 12:45 p.m. (Informal notes by Merchant, December 31; Department of State, Central Files, 611.51J/12–3160)