71. Editorial Note

On February 19, 1962, Secretary of Defense McNamara, Admiral Felt, Ambassador Nolting, General Harkins, Assistant Secretary of State Harriman, and numerous other officials met at CINCPAC Headquarters in Honolulu for the third Secretary of Defenseʼs Conference. A full record of the meeting is in Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: FRC 68 5159, SGN (62) 19 GVN-DEFSEC-CINCPAC. For a summary record, see Document 77. Regarding the second Honolulu Conference, January 15, see Document 22.