Soviet Union


243. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Department of Sate,S/AL Files: Lot 67 D 2. Secret. Drafted by Thompson. Copies were sent to Bundy, Tyler, Foster, and Martin J. Hillenbrand (Director of the Berlin Task Force and of the Office of German Affairs).


244. Current Intelligence Weekly Review

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-S01060A. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared by CIAʼs Office of Current Intelligence. The source text comprises pp. 3-4 of the Weekly Review section of the issue.


245. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123-Midthun, Kermit S. Confidential.


246. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.6111/10-1562. Secret. The source text is attached to an October 15 memorandum of transmittal from Bowles to Rusk. Copies were sent to Ball and U. Alexis Johnson.


248. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/10-1662. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Kohler had presented his credentials on September 27.


249. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/10-1662. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.


250. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.5411/10-1662. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.


251. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.3722/10-1662. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.


252. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/10-1662. Secret; Priority. Eyes Only.


253. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series,USSR, Gromyko Talks. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved in the White House on October 23. The meeting was held at the White House.


254. Current Intelligence Weekly Review

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-S01060A. Secret. Prepared by CIAʼs Office of Current Intelligence. The source text comprises pp. 1-6 of the Special Articles section of the issue. Photographs of Kosygin, Kozlov, Mikoyan, Brezhnev, and Suslov are not reproduced.


255. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/10-2062. Secret; Priority.


256. Memorandum by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairsʼ Special Assistant (Garthoff)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General. Secret. Attached to an October 29 memorandum from Robert W. Komer of the NSC Staff to Bundy, which stated that it was the best analysis of the Soviet backdown over Cuba that he had seen. Documentation on the Soviet removal of missiles from Cuba is in Foreign Relations, 1961–1963, volume XI.


257. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 911.2161/10-3062. Confidential.


258. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Press Secretary (Salinger) to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/10-3162. Secret. Copies were sent to Bundy, Rusk, and Thompson.


259. Memorandum From Carl Kaysen of the National Security Council to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Staff Memoranda, Kaysen. Secret.


260. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.00/11-762. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.


261. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Board of National Estimates (Kent) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone

Source: Department of State, Katzenbach Files: Lot 74 D 271, Cuba. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.


262. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.41/11-962. Secret. Drafted by Frank Cash (EUR) and approved in S on November 14. The meeting was held in the Secretaryʼs office.


263. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brubeck) to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/11-962. Secret. Attached to a note from Brubeck to Rusk, November 9, which notes Ruskʼs approval to send it to the White House for the Presidentʼs weekend reading. Also attached to the source text is a memorandum from Rostow to Rusk, November 9, which states that it had been prepared by a group representing EUR, ACDA,FE, IO, L, G/PM, and S/P.


264. Airgram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.3722/11-962. Confidential. Drafted by Eugene S. Staples, USIA, cleared in draft with Davies, and approved by McSweeney.


265. Memorandum of Conversation Between the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Dobrynin Talks. Confidential.


266. Memorandum of Conversations Between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (Halaby) and the First Deputy Chief of Aeroflot (Schetchikov)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.6194/11-2162. Secret. The source text was attached to a November 21 memorandum of transmittal from Halaby to Rusk. Schetchikov was in Washington to attend the Dulles International Airport dedication ceremonies.


267. Letter From the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) to the Ambassador at Large (Thompson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/11-1962. Confidential. Drafted by Bowles. Copies were sent to Manning and Sorensen.


268. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.61/11-2762. Confidential. Repeated to Bonn, Berlin, Paris, and London.


269. Memorandum Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Secret.