Office of the Historian

May 1961

11. Memorandum from Belk to Bundy, May 15

May 15, 1961

Transmits paper on “Weapons Custody and Use.” No classification marking on Belk memorandum. Attachment is Top Secret. 4 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, AEC General, 11/60–11/61.

12. Memorandum from McCloy to Bundy, May 16

May 16, 1961

Conveys draft reply from President Kennedy to Prime Minister Macmillan to Khrushchev on disarmament. Secret. 4 pp. Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, General, April–May 1961.

13. Telegram 2888 from Moscow, May 24

Moscow, May 24, 1961, 1 p.m.

Khrushchev’s views on tripartite control. Confidential. 3 pp. Department of State, Central Files, 397.5611–GE/5–2461.