September–November 1962: U.S. Policy on Berlin During the Cuban Missile Crisis
143. Memorandum for the President
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany, Berlin. Top Secret. The source text bears no drafting information, but is attached to a memorandum from Nitze to the Executive Committee of the NSC, October 27, stating that it had been agreed by the Berlin-NATO Subcommittee at its meeting that day. A record of the fourth meeting of the subcommittee, held at 11 a.m. on October 27, is in Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 65 D 438, Miscellaneous.
144. Memorandum From David Klein of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany, Berlin. Secret.
145. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–2862. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ausland and Kranich; cleared by Kitchen, Hillenbrand, Tyler, R/PM, and the Department of Defense (ISA); and approved by Johnson. Repeated to Bonn, Berlin, London, Moscow, SHAPE, U.S. Element Live Oak, CINCEUR, USAFE, and USAREUR.
146. Memorandum From David Klein and Colonel Lawrence J. Legere to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany, Berlin. Top Secret. Initialed by Klein.
148. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–562. Secret; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Paris and Moscow.
149. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Berlin-NATO Subcommittee (Nitze) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany, Berlin. Top Secret. A handwritten note on the source text reads: “Ret’d from Mrs. Lincoln 11/5/62.”
150. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/11–762. Secret; Priority; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Cash and Mautner, cleared by Thompson and Kranich, and approved by Hillenbrand. Repeated to Bonn and London.
151. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Advance Planning Subcommittee (Rostow) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Germany, Berlin. Secret. Initialed by Rostow.