132. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/10–1261. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Eisenberg and cleared by Vance, Wallner, Buffum, Burdett (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs), and in draft by Fredericks. Repeated to USUN, Léopoldville, and London.

133. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/10–2761. Confidential. Drafted by Woodruff and Eisenberg; cleared in substance by Officer in Charge of UK and Ireland Affairs Joseph Sweeney and Wallner; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Léopoldville, Brussels, Paris, and USUN.

134. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–161. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Léopoldville, London, Paris, and USUN.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–361. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Blue and cleared by Vance and Cleveland. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, Elisabethville, and USUN.

136. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–361. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Vance and Woodruff; cleared in substance by Wallner, Burdett, Williams, and Ball; and approved by Vance. Also sent to Brussels and repeated to USUN, London, Paris, and Léopoldville. Ambassador at Large Harriman was in Geneva attending the Conference on Laos.

137. Telegram From the Consulate General in Geneva to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–561. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Léopoldville and repeated to Brussels, London, Paris, and USUN.

138. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–761. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Sweeney, cleared by Eisenberg and in substance by Cleveland, and approved by Williams. Repeated to London, USUN, Brussels, and Paris.

139. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–761. Confidential. Drafted by Officer in Charge of United Nations Political Affairs Nathan Pelcovits, cleared by Eisenberg and Buffum and in substance by Colonel Greene of the Department of Defense, and approved by Wallner. Repeated to Léopoldville.

140. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. The Department of State copy indicates that the memorandum was drafted by Buffum and Tron. (Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–1161)

141. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and Edmund S. Glenn of the Division of Language Services. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s appointment book. (Kennedy Library) The conversation also included discussion of Berlin; a memorandum of that portion of the conversation, along with additional material concerning Spaak’s visit, is in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 1995.

142. Editorial Note

143. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/11–2561. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Léopoldville, and Brussels.

144. Telegram From the Consulate in Elisabethville to the Department of State

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo, 12/2/61–12/13/61. Confidential; Niact; Presidential Handling. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, Luanda, and USUN.

145. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–161. Confidential. Drafted by Woodruff and Miller; cleared by Wallner, Burdett, and Cleveland; and approved by Fredericks. Also sent to London and Paris and repeated to Léopoldville, Rome, The Hague, USUN, and Salisbury.

146. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–361. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Léopoldville and Brazzaville.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–561. Confidential; Niact. Received at 12:47 p.m. and repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, USUN, and Elisabethville.

148. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 332.70G/12–561. Confidential. Drafted by Vance and approved in S on December 20. The time of the meeting is taken from Secretary Rusk’s appointment book. (Johnson Library)

149. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–561. Official Use Only. Also sent to USUN and Salisbury and repeated to London, Paris, Brussels, and Elisabethville.

150. Telegram From the Consulate in Elisabethville to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–661. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, London, Paris, Salisbury, and USUN.

151. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–661. Confidential. Repeated to USUN, Léopoldville, Elisabethville, London, Paris, The Hague, and Salisbury.

152. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files. Secret. A note on the title page reads in part as follows: “Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence. The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.” Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 7 December 1961.” The representatives of the AEC and FBI abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

153. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. Drafted by Eisenberg and Canup, according to the Department of State copy. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.00/12–961) A handwritten note on the source text reads: “Bundy has original.”

154. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1161. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN, Léopoldville, London, and Brussels. Rusk was in Paris December 10–15 for quadripartite Foreign Ministers meetings and a NATO Ministerial Meeting. Documentation is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 2002 and 2003.

155. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Paris

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1161. Secret. Drafted by Tron, Buffum, Sisco, and Ball; cleared by Vance and Burdett; and approved by Ball. Repeated to USUN, Léopoldville, Brussels, London, and Paris.

156. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Paris

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1261. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Cleveland, cleared by Vance and in substance by Miller, and approved by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs McGhee. Repeated to USUN for Stevenson and to London, Brussels, and Léopoldville.

157. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1461. Secret; Niact. Received at 10:26 a.m. on December 13 and repeated to USUN, Brussels, London, and the Department as telegram 1480, which is the source text. The source text, which is incorrectly dated December 14, does not indicate the time of transmission.

158. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Burdett. Filed with an undated covering memorandum from Battle to Bundy. The conversation apparently took place between 4:35 and 5 p.m. Washington time. The President’s appointment book indicates that Ball, Cleveland, Williams, and Dungan were with him at that time. (Kennedy Library)

159. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12– 1361. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Burdett and approved by the White House on December 20. The conversation took place after President Kennedy and Ball spoke to Rusk in Paris; see Document 158.

160. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1361. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by Burdett and cleared in substance by Williams, Wallner, Dungan, and McGeorge Bundy. Repeated to USUN, Paris for Rusk, Brussels, and London.

161. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1461. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, Brussels, and USUN.