Arms Control and Disarmament


152. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, in Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/3-1362. Confidential; Priority. Drafted and initialed by Fisher (ACDA) and cleared by Kaysen (White House), Nitze (Defense) (by Fisher), and Navez (S/S).


154. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/3-1462. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved in S on June 14. The meeting was held at the British Mission, Villa la Fenetre.


155. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Kaysen Series, Disarmament, Basic Memoranda, 2/62-4/62. Confidential. The source text does not indicate to whom this memorandum was sent. An earlier March 13 draft, identical in most points to the text printed here, was sent to Kaysen. (Ibid., Kaysen Series, Disarmament, Position Papers, 2/62-4/62) See the Supplement.


156. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, M-K, 1961-1962. Top Secret.


157. Letter From the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Seaborg) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, 18-Nation Committee, Geneva, March 62. Confidential.


158. Telegram From the Delegation to the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/3-1562. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London and Moscow.


159. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/3-1862. Secret. Drafted by Goodby (ACDA) and cleared by Long (ACDA). Repeated to London.


160. Memorandum From the Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission (Haworth) to the Assistant Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Long)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Weapons, Testing, 2/17-4/4. No classification marking. Attached to the source text is a memorandum from Haworth to McGeorge Bundy, March 20, which reads: “It occurred to me that you might be interested in the enclosed memorandum I have written to Dr. Long in connection with the UK-US technical meeting last weekend.”


161. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Acting Secretary of State Ball

Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Disarmament. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.


162. Letter From the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Weapons, Testing, 2/17-4/4. Confidential. Attached to the source text is a March 20 cover note from Stevenson to McGeorge Bundy, in which Stevenson wrote: “I hesitate to prolong this discussion, but I wonder if you would be good enough to consider the enclosed letter and pass it along to the President.”


163. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Acting Secretary of State Ball

Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Disarmament. No classification marking.


164. Letter From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Fisher) to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Source: Department of State, Special Group (CI) Files: Lot 68 D 451, 1/1/62-7/31/62. Confidential.


165. Minutes of Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, 1962, No. 498, 3/27/62. Top Secret. The source text, which is dated March 29, bears no drafting information. A summary of this NSC meeting from Gerry Studds (S/S-S) to various Department of State and ACDA principals, March 29, and the NSC record of actions of this meeting, March 28, are both in Department of State, S/S-NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95, Records of Action by the National Security Council. A memorandum of discussion of this NSC meeting, March 28, was prepared by McCone. (Central Intelligence Agency, Meetings with President 12/1/61-6/30/62) See the Supplement.


166. Letter From President Kennedy to Prime Minister Macmillan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/4–362. Top Secret. The source text bears a typed notation: “Send thru Department, night action, Eyes Only for Bruce for earliest delivery Wednesday a.m. (April 4) to the Prime Minister—from the President.” The text was transmitted in telegram 5292 to London, April 3. (Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/4–362)


167. Teletype Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Weapons, Joint US/UK Statement on Nuclear Testing 4/10/62, 3/62-4/62. Top Secret.


168. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5/4-562. Secret. Drafted by William E. Gathright (ACDA/IR) and approved by Foster for ACDA on April 9 and by the Secretary on April 10.


169. Minutes of Meeting

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, 18-Nation Conference, Geneva, 4/1/62-4/11/62. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information. A list of 14 participants on the last page of the memorandum is not printed.


171. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 71 A 3470, McNamara Records, NATO-NSC Meeting. Confidential.


172. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/4-1162. Secret. Drafted by Gathright and approved in ACDA by Foster on April 16 and in S by Emory C. Swank on April 20.


173. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Kaysen Series, Disarmament, Basic Memoranda, Memorandum to the President 4/12/62. Secret. Copies were sent to Bundy and Wiesner.


175. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Attached to the source text is a note from Ormsby Gore to the President, April 17, explaining that the Prime Minister asked him “to pass to you the enclosed message on the neutrals’ proposals at Geneva on nuclear tests.”


177. Memorandum of Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/4-2362. Secret. Drafted by Secretary Rusk.


178. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5611/4-2762. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and approved in S on May 11.


179. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/4-2862. Secret. Drafted by Burdett (EUR) and approved by the White House on May 4. The meeting was held at the White House. Reference to “the afternoon meeting” in the penultimate paragraph indicates that the discussion of nuclear testing resumed in the afternoon. Macmillan visited Washington April 27-29 to discuss questions of common concern with President Kennedy.


180. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/4-2862. Secret. Drafted by Burdett (EUR) and approved by the White House on May 4. The meeting was held at the White House.