Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume VII, Arms Control and Disarmament

Arms Control and Disarmament

62. Memorandum From the President’s Special Adviser on Disarmament (McCloy) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 1, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 8/31-9/5/61. Confidential.

65. National Security Action Memorandum No. 87

Washington, September 5, 1961.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464, Atomic 400.112 8 Apr 61 (Jun-Nov 61). Top Secret; Restricted Data. A stamped notation on the source text reads: “Sec Def has seen.”

66. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 5, 1961, 12:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau.

67. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, September 5, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5611/9-561. Confidential; Niact. Approved by the President and Secretary Rusk. The time of transmission is not legible.

68. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, September 7, 1961, 9:22 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5611/9-761. Top Secret; Priority.

69. Brief of Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, September 8, 1961.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 64 A 2382, 350.09. Secret. Attached to a memorandum from Major General Richard Collins, Director of Intelligence, Joint Staff, to McNamara. The full text of SNIE 11-11-61 is in the Supplement.

70. Memorandum From the President’s Military Representative (Taylor) to President Kennedy

Washington, September 8, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing, 9/8-9/26/61. Top Secret. A note on the source text reads: “Sent to H[yannis] P[ort] weekend of 9/9/61.” Copies were sent to Wiesner, Lemnitzer, Dulles, and Bundy.

71. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Washington, September 14, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/9-1461. No classification marking.

72. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger)

Washington, September 15, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Robert W. Komer 9/61. Confidential. Copies were sent to Sorensen, Rostow, and Bundy.

73. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, September 18, 1961, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/9-1861. Secret; Niact. Passed to the White House.

74. Paper Prepared for President Kennedy

Washington, undated.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464, Atomic 400.112, June-Sept 61. Secret; Restricted Data. No drafting information appears on the source text. Transmitted to President Kennedy on September 20 under cover of a brief letter signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric and AEC Chairman Glenn Seaborg. Another copy of the paper is in the Kennedy Library, National Security File, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 9/8-26/61.

75. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 21, 1961, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and Akalovsky. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s suite in the Waldorf Towers.

76. Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy

Putsunda?, September 29, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 76 D 435, Kennedy-Khrushchev Correspondence, 1961-1963. No classification marking. For the full text of this letter, see vol. VI, Document 21.

77. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for Science and Technology (Wiesner) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 29, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 9/27-10/11/61. Secret.

78. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, [ date not declassified ].

[Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Intelligence Estimates, RD/Codeword, 11-61, USSR. Top Secret; Restricted Data. Extract—5 pages of source text and the document number not declassified.]

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

Washington, October 7, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 9/27-10/11/61. Secret; Restricted Data.

80. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State Executive Secretary (Battle)

Washington, October 7, 1961.

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, China. Top Secret. Drafted by Rusk.

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

Washington, October 9, 1961.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464, Atomic 400.112 Oct 61. Secret; Restricted Data. A stamped notation reads: “SecDef has seen.”

82. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 10, 1961, 6 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, Departments and Agencies Series, ACDA, Disarmament, Committee of Principals 3/61-11/63. Secret; Restricted Data. Drafted by P.J. Halla of ACDA on October 12 and approved in S on October 25. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s Conference Room.

83. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Washington, October 10, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Subjects Series, Nuclear Testing 10/11-15/61. Confidential. A typed note on another copy indicates that Rusk signed the memorandum on October 10 and gave it to Cleveland to deliver to the White House. (Department of State, Central Files, 700.5611/10-1061)