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

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

211. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Netherlands

Washington, September 11, 1963, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def(MLF)3. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel and cleared in draft with Furnas, Owen, Popper, Bruce, and BNA. Repeated to Brussels, Paris, Bonn, London, and CINCLANT.

212. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 23, 1963, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def(MLF)3. Confidential. Drafted by Stone and approved in the White House on September 27. Piccioni was in the United States to attend the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.

213. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 4, 1963, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def(MLF). Confidential. Drafted by Judd and approved by the White House on October 15. The meeting was held at the White House.

214. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, October 11, 1963, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def(MLF) 3. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.

215. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 16, 1963, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 4 NATO. Secret. Drafted by Van Hollen and approved in the White House on October 19. The meeting was held at the White House.

216. National Security Action Memorandum No. 270

Washington, October 29, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 270. Top Secret.

217. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, November 21, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, Def 4 NATO. Top Secret.