Finland
189. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–1661. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved by the White House on November 2. The meeting was held at the White House. In February 1961, the Finnish Government indicated its desire for a Kekkonen visit to the United States to coincide with an already planned visit to Canada. (Memorandum of conversation between Rusk and Seppala, February 23; ibid., Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330) Ambassador Gufler presented an invitation to Kekkonen on April 15.
190. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–161. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Moscow.
191. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–161. Secret. Drafted by Christensen.
192. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–361. Confidential. Repeated to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Moscow, London, Paris, and Bonn.
193. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–661. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.
194. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–1661. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Oslo, Stockholm, Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.
195. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–1761. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Moscow.
196. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–1761. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cook; cleared by BNA, SOV, and S/S; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
197. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–1761. Confidential; Priority. Received at 10:46 p.m.
198. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2061. Secret (With Top Secret Attachment). Drafted by Burdett.
199. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2061. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Burdett and cleared by Rusk and Bundy. Repeated to London and Moscow.
200. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2161. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Burdett and Christensen, cleared by Davis, and approved by Johnson. Also sent to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and London and repeated to Moscow, Paris, Bonn, and Ottawa.
201. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2161. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:45 p.m. and passed to the White House. Also sent to Moscow and London.
202. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2261. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cook, Beyer, Christensen, and Rewinkel and approved by Burdett. Also sent to Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen and repeated to London, Moscow, Bonn, and Paris.
203. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2261. Secret. Received at 10:58 a.m. on November 23. Repeated to London, Bonn, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Moscow.
204. 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, 375/11–2561. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen and Rewinkel, cleared by RA and EUR, and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Moscow.
205. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2861. Secret. Drafted by Cook and approved in G on November 30.
206. 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, 375/11–2861. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen and Burdett; cleared in draft by BNA, RA, EUR, SOV, and Kohler; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Moscow.
207. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11–2961. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Moscow, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Paris.
208. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC Subgroup Meeting July 20, 1961. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Moscow.
209. Memorandum of Conversation Between President Kekkonen and the Ambassador to Finland (Gufler)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/1–562. Confidential. Transmitted as an attachment to a January 5 letter from Gufler to Tyler.
210. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/2–262. Confidential. Repeated to Helsinki and Stockholm.
211. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/2–562. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Kohler.
212. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/2–1362. Secret. Also sent to Moscow.
213. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/2–1462. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by BNA, RA, the Bureau of Budget, and Department of Defense; and approved by Burdett.
214. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/2–1762. Secret. Repeated to London and Moscow.
215. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/2–2462. Secret. Repeated to London, Stockholm, and Moscow.
216. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.611/2–2462. Secret. Drafted by Burdett and Christensen and cleared by BNA, RA, Kitchen, and the Department of Defense. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Moscow, Paris Topol, Ottawa, and Reykjavik.
217. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E1/3–762. Top Secret.
218. Circular Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.611/3–1062. Secret. Drafted by Owen, cleared in draft by Burdett, and approved by Rewinkel. Repeated to Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, Moscow, Paris Topol, and Ottawa.