Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XIII, Western Europe and Canada

Economic and Political Integration

61. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, January 24, 1963, 9:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375.42/1–2463. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland, cleared in substance with Schaetzel, and approved by Ball. Also sent to Rome, Brussels Busec, The Hague, London, and Luxembourg, and repeated to Paris.

62. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, January 28, 1963, 9:53 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375.42/1–2863. Secret; Niact. Drafted and initialed by Rusk and cleared with Ball, Tyler, and the President. Repeated to Bonn.

63. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, January 30, 1963, 8:41 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4165/1–2963. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Vine and Popper; cleared by Schaetzel, Spiers, and Meloy; and approved by Ball. Repeated to Bonn, Brussels, and London.

64. Summary Record of NSC Executive Committee Meeting No. 39

Washington, January 31, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Executive Committee Meetings. Top Secret; Sensitive.

65. Letter From President Kennedy to Chancellor Adenauer

Washington, February 1, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

66. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, February 1, 1963, 3:58 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 4 Fr-WGer. Secret. Drafted by Stalder (GER) and approved by Tyler. Also sent to London, Brussels, and Paris.

67. Telegram From the Mission to the European Communities to the Department of State

Brussels, February 2, 1963, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential, Priority. Repeated to Bonn, The Hague, Luxembourg, Paris, Rome, London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Ottawa, Stockholm, Vienna, and Geneva.

68. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, February 3, 1963, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol Fr-US. Confidential. Repeated to London, Brussels, Rome, The Hague, Luxembourg, and Bonn.

69. Summary Record of NSC Executive Committee Meeting No. 40

Washington, February 5, 1963, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Executive Committee Meetings. Top Secret; Sensitive. In the first portion of the meeting, the Executive Committee discussed Cuba.

70. Instructions From President Kennedy to the Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Bruce)

Washington, February 5, 1963.

Source: Johnson Library, Vice Presidential Security Files, NSC I. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text, but the instructions were discussed and approved at the NSC Executive Committee meeting on February 5; see Document 69.

71. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 5, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol WGer-Fr. Secret. Drafted by Brandin and approved in S on February 7. A memorandum of Carstens’ conversation with Tyler at 11:30 a.m. along these lines is ibid., ECIN 6 EEC.

72. Editorial Note

73. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, March 6, 1963, 8:18 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 7 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel, cleared with the White House, and approved by Ball. Repeated to Bonn, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Paris, and Rome.

74. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 22, 1963, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def W Eur. Secret. Drafted by Brandin and approved in S on March 26. Brief memoranda of Brentano’s conversations with Ball on March 21 and the President at 10:30 a.m. on March 22 along similar lines are ibid., Pol 4 Fr-W Ger and Pol 1 Eur. The meeting was held in the Under Secretary’s Conference Room.

75. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 9, 1963, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, ECIN 3 EEC. Confidential. Drafted by Tuthill on April 10 and approved by the White House on April 24. The meeting was held at the White House. A 9-page memorandum of Mansholt’s conversation with Freeman on April 8 concerning poultry, grains, and rice is ibid., INCO Poultry US.

76. Memorandum of Conversation

Bonn, May 20, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 7 US Kennedy. Confidential. The source text was transmitted as enclosure 2 to airgram 2465, May 22. The meeting was held in the Chancellor’s office at Palais Schaumburg. McGhee presented his credentials on May 18; this was his first meeting with the Chancellor.

77. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, June 12, 1963, 2:09 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, INCO Poultry EEC. Limited Official Use. Drafted in E/OT and RPE and cleared with Vine, E, and STR.

78. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Missions in Europe

Washington, June 14, 1963, 9:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 3 W Eur. Secret. Drafted by Vine; cleared with RPE, BNA, WE, GER, and EUR; and approved by Tyler. Sent to Bonn, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, Paris, Rome, and The Hague.

79. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Kennedy

Washington, June 20, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Pol 7 US/Kennedy. Secret. Drafted by Ball.

80. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Missions

Washington, August 3, 1963, 5:28 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Inco-Poultry US. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Freedman (EUR), cleared with RPE and USIA, and approved by Blumenthal. Sent to all missions except Sofia, Moscow, Budapest, and Bucharest.

81. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, August 30, 1963, 4:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, INCO Poultry US. Limited Official Use; Operational Immediate. Drafted in STR and cleared by the Departments of State and Agriculture. Repeated to Paris, Rome, Bonn, The Hague, Luxembourg, and Geneva.

82. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, September 20, 1963, 2:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, INCO Poultry US. Limited Official Use; Operational Immediate. Drafted by Hedges and Rehm (STR) and cleared in draft with Herter, Ball, Freeman, and Hodges.

83. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 4, 1963, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D149. Secret. Drafted by Meloy and approved in U on October 10 and in the White House on October 24. A memorandum of a similar conversation between Ball and Spaak on October 5 is ibid., Central Files, Pol Eur-Fr.