VIII. The Taylor Mission to Southeast Asia October 15-November 3, 1961
199. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/10-2861. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bangkok, Hong Kong (for General Taylor who was stopping there en route from Bangkok to Manila), Manila for General Taylor, Paris, London, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Geneva for FECON, and CINCPAC for PolAd.
200. Letter From the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Viet-Nam (McGarr) to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 6439, Viet 091. Top Secret. The source text is stamped: “SecDef has seen.”
201. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/10-3161. Secret; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC for PolAd, Manila for General Taylor, Bangkok, Geneva for FECON, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, London, Paris, Ottawa, New Delhi, and Hue.
202. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Viet-Nam Country Series. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Rostow, Smith, Ewell, and Parrott.
203. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lemnitzer) to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 64 A 2382, Viet-Nam 092 Jan.-Oct. 1961. Top Secret.
204. Telegram From the United States Delegation at Hakone to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/11-161. Secret; Limit Distribution. Another copy of the telegram indicates that Rusk was the sole drafter. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 1984) Printed also in Pentagon Papers: Gravel Edition, vol. II, p. 105. The Secretary was in Hakone, along with other Cabinet members, to take part in the first meeting of the Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs, November 2-4.
206. Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt), to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-015-69. Top Secret. A note on the source text indicates that copies were also sent to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other Pacific commands. The Taylor Mission stopped briefly at CINCPAC headquarters on November 2 en route to Washington.
207. Memorandum From Senator Mansfield to the President
Source: University of Montana, Mansfield Papers, Series XXII, Box 103, Folder 16. Confidential.
208. Telegram From the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Viet-Nam (McGarr) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lemnitzer)
Source: National Defense University, Lemnitzer Papers, 1961 Eyes Only Messages. Secret; Eyes Only. Repeated for information to General Decker. No time of transmission is given on the source text.
209. Paper Prepared by the Ambassador to India (Galbraith)
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office File, Viet-Nam Country Series, Security 1961. Secret. The source text was attached to a signed letter of November 3 from Galbraith to the President, which reads in full: “You asked for my views on Vietnam. They are set forth in this paper. I might add that they are shared by Abe Chayes, who has collaborated with me in preparing the paper.” Galbraith was in Washington for the State visit of Prime Minister Nehru.