Office of the Historian

List of Sources

  • Department of State
    • Decimal Central Files. Through January 1963 the Department of State continued to use the decimal central file system familiar to users of previous volumes of the Foreign Relations series. Most of the documents in this volume through January 1963 were selected from the following files:
      • 120.1520: Stevenson trip to Latin America
      • 123 Jones, J. Wesley: personnel matters relating to J. Wesley Jones
      • 371.04: Meetings of Consultation of OAS Foreign Ministers
      • 371.05: Council of the Organization of American States
      • 371.8: OAS Committee on Economic Cooperation
      • 411.39: trade between the United States and the Dominican Republic
      • 611.19: U.S. relations with Panama
      • 611.15: U.S. relations with Honduras
      • 611.20: U.S. relations with Latin America
      • 611.23: U.S. relations with Peru
      • 611.32: U.S. relations with Brazil
      • 611.35: U.S. relations with Argentina
      • 611.38: U.S. relations with Haiti
      • 611.39: U.S. relations with the Dominican Republic
      • 612.37: Mexican relations with Cuba
      • 635.00: international relations of Argentina
      • 710.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to the Western Hemisphere
      • 711.11-KE: files relating to President Kennedy
      • 713.00: Central American political affairs
      • 713.20: political affairs in South and Central America
      • 713.5: Central American defense affairs
      • 720.5: Latin American defense affairs
      • 720.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to Latin America
      • 721.00: Colombian internal political affairs
      • 723.00: Peruvian internal political affairs
      • 723.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to Peru
      • 731.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to Venezuela
      • 732.00: Brazilian internal political affairs
      • 732.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to Brazil
      • 735.00: Argentine internal political affairs
      • 736.5-MSP: U.S. military assistance to the West Indies
      • 737.00: Cuban internal political affairs
      • 738.11: U.S. political relations with Haiti
      • 739.00: Dominican Republic internal political affairs
      • 741.D: British Guiana political affairs
      • 811.20: economic relations between the U.S. and South and Central America
      • 811.0032: economic relations between the U.S. and Brazil
      • 812.00: internal economic relations in Mexico
    • Subject-Numeric Central Files. In February 1963 the Department adopted a subject-numeric central file system.
      • AID (US) 9 PAN: U.S.-Panama economic aid negotiations
      • CSM 10 LAT AM: communism in Latin America
      • DEF 12 CUBA: Cuban armaments
      • DEF 19 US-LAT AM: U.S. military aid to Latin America
      • PET 6 PERU: Peruvian oil companies
      • PET 15 ARG: industrial organization and control of Argentine petroleum industry
      • POL ARG-US: U.S.-Argentine relations
      • POL BR GU: British Guiana political affairs
      • POL BR GU-US: U.S.-British Guiana relations
      • POL BRAZ: Brazilian political affairs
      • POL DOM REP-HAI: Dominican Republic-Haitian relations
      • POL HAI-US: U.S.-Haitian relations
      • POL PERU-US: U.S.-Peruvian relations
      • POL 1 BR GU-US: U.S.-British Guiana relations, general policy and background
      • POL 1 BRAZ-US: U.S.-Brazilian relations, general policy and background
      • POL 1 US: U.S. political affairs, general policy and background
      • POL 2 DOM REP: general political reporting on the Dominican Republic
      • POL 3 COAS-IA: Council of the Organization of American States
      • POL 7 ARG: visits and meetings with Argentine leaders
      • POL 7 COSTA RICA: President Kennedy’s meeting with Central American Presidents
      • POL 7 PERU: visits and meetings with Peruvian leaders
      • POL 14 ARG: Argentine elections
      • POL 14 PERU: Peruvian elections
      • POL 15 DOM REP: Dominican Republic Government
      • POL 15 HAI: Haitian Government
      • POL 16 DOM REP: recognition of Dominican Republic
      • POL 17-1 DOM REP-US: U.S.-Dominican Republic diplomatic representation
      • POL 19 BR GU: colonial government of British Guiana
      • POL 26 ARG: coups in Argentina
      • POL 26 DOM REP: coups in the Dominican Republic
      • POL 26 HAI: coups and rebellions in Haiti
      • POL 26 LAT AM: coups in Latin America
      • POL 27-1 HAI: invasion of Haiti
      • POL 36 CUBA: travel between Cuba and other countries
      • POL PANAMA-US: U.S. relations with Panama
    • Lot Files. These are the special decentralized files of the policymaking level of the Department of State, including the Executive Secretariat, overseas Foreign Service posts, and U.S. special missions. A list of the lot files used or consulted for this volume follows.
      • ARA/IPA Files: Lot 69 D 211
        • Files of Inter-American conferences, both specialized and sponsored by the Organization of American States, 1956-1965.
      • ARA/NC Files: Lot 67 D 77
        • Subject files for British Guiana, 1950-1964.
      • Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366
        • Records of official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and international conferences attended by the President or Secretary of State, 1961, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533
        • Records of official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and international conferences attended by the President or Secretary of State, 1962, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110
        • Records of official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and international conferences attended by the President or Secretary of State, 1961-1964, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Interdepartmental Committee on Foreign Economic Policy Files: Lot 65 D 68
        • Records of the Interdepartmental Committee of Under Secretaries on Foreign Economic Policy, 1961-1963.
      • Latin America Task Force Files: Lot 61 D 298
        • Minutes of the Task Force on Latin America, 1961.
      • NSAM Files: Lot 72 D 316
        • Department of State master file of NSAMs 1-371, 1961-1968.
      • Policy Guidelines: Lot 67 D 396
        • Master file of Guidelines for Policy and Operations papers, 1961-1966.
      • Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204
        • Correspondence between the President and Secretary of State and heads of government and foreign ministers for 1953-1964, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149
        • Memoranda of conversation between the President and foreign visitors, 1956-1964, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 476
        • Memoranda of conversation between the President and foreign visitors, October 1963-October 1966, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192
        • Files of Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 1961-1969, including texts of speeches and public statements, miscellaneous correspondence files, White House correspondence, chronological files, and memoranda of telephone conversations.
      • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330
        • Memoranda of the Secretary’s and Acting Secretary’s conversations, 1961-1964.
      • Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 66 D 147
        • Minutes of the Secretary of State’s staff meetings and memoranda of Chester Bowles telephone conversations, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121
        • Files of the Policy Planning Council, 1962.
      • S/P Files: Lot 70 D 199
        • Files of the Policy Planning Council, 1963-1964.
      • S/P-NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1
        • Serial and subject master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence for 1948-1961, as maintained by the Policy Planning Staff.
      • S/PC Files: Lot 71 D 273
        • Files of Policy Planning Staff member Ernest K. Lindley, 1962-1968.
      • S/S-NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95
        • Miscellaneous files of the National Security Council, including records of actions, 1947-1963, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • S/S-NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265
        • Files pertaining to National Security Council meetings, including policy papers, position papers, administrative documents, but not minutes of the meetings themselves, for 1961-1966, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316
        • File of National Security Action Memoranda (NSAMs), 1961-1968, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
      • State-JCS Meetings: Lot 70 D 328
        • Records of the meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and representatives of the Department of State for 1959-1963, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
    • Record Group 59, General Records of the Department of State
      • S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548
        • Records of the Policy Planning Council for 1957-1961.
      • S/P Files: Lot 69 D 121
        • Records of the Policy Planning Council for 1962.
      • S/S-NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351
        • Master file of National Security Council documents, correspondence, and related Department of State memoranda for 1947-1961, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abliene, Kansas
    • Whitman File
      • Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower as maintained by his personal secretary, Ann C. Whitman.
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, Texas
    • National Security File:
      • Agency Files
      • Aides’ Files
    • Rusk Appointment Books
    • Vice Presidential Security File
  • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Ball Papers
      • Papers of George W. Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, 1961, and Under Secretary of State, 1961-1963, consisting of records of telephone conversations during his tenure as Under Secretary.
    • National Security Files:
      • Chester V. Clifton Series
      • Countries Series: Argentina, Brazil, British Guiana, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Peru
      • Departments and Agencies Series
      • Meetings and Memoranda Series
      • Regional Security Series
      • Subjects Series
      • Trip and Conference Series
      • William H. Brubeck Series
    • President’s Appointment Books
    • President’s Office Files
      • Countries Series
    • Schlesinger Papers
      • Papers of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Special Assistant to the President.
  • Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C.
    • Harriman Papers
      • Papers of Averell W. Harriman, Ambassador at Large, 1961; Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, 1961-1963; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 1963.
  • National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
    • Lemnitzer Papers
      • Papers of General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1960-1962.
    • Taylor Papers
      • Papers of General Maxwell D. Taylor, Military Adviser to the President 1961-1962; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-1964.
  • Princeton University, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton, New Jersey
    • Stevenson Papers
      • Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson, Representative at the United Nations, 1961-1963.
  • Washington National Records Center, Suitland, Maryland
    • Record Group 330, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
      • McNamara Files: FRC 71 A 3470
        • Files of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara for 1961-1968.
      • OSD Files: FRC 65 A 3464
        • Files of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense and their assistants for 1961.
      • OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542
        • Files of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense and their assistants for 1962.
      • OASD/ISA Files: FRC 64 A 2382
        • General and country files of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for 1961.
      • OASD/ISA Files: FRC 65 A 3501
        • General and country files of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for 1962.
      • OASD/ISA Files: FRC 67 A 4564
        • General and country files of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for 1963.
      • OASD/ISA Files: FRC 69 A 926
        • Top Secret files of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for 1961-1963.
      • OASD/(C) A Files: FRC 71 A 2896
        • Files of the Secretary of Defense relating to the Cuban missile crisis, 1961-1963.
  • Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.
    • Administrator Files: Lot 286 65 481
      • Files of the AID Administrator for 1961-1962.
    • Administrator Files: Lot 286 67 1530
      • Files of the AID Administrator for 1962-1965.
  • Central Intelligence Agency
    • Files of John A. McCone, 1962-1965, Job 80-B01258A
    • Office of the Deputy Director of Intelligence Registry, Job 79-R01012A
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Bowles Papers