December 1962–January 1963: Collapse of the Katangan Secession
347. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.70G11/12–462. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to USUN, Brussels, Elisabethville, and London.
348. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–662. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to USUN, Brussels, London, Paris, and Elisabethville.
349. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–862. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution. Received at 2:35 p.m. and repeated to Brussels.
350. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–762. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by McGhee and cleared by Williams, Sisco, and Burdett. Also sent to London, Leopoldville, USUN, and Elisabethville.
351. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–862. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Sisco; cleared by Williams, Burdett, and Cleveland; and approved by McGhee. Also sent to Brussels, London, Léopoldville, and Elisabethville.
353. Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1162. Top Secret.
354. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1262. Top Secret; Priority; Noforn. Drafted by Sisco, Buffum, and Godley; cleared by Burdett, Cleveland, Williams, and McGhee; and approved by Ball. Also sent to Elisabethville and USUN and repeated to Paris for Rusk, who was attending the NATO Ministerial Meeting.
355. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Paris
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 870G.00/12–1262. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by McGhee and cleared by Williams, Cleveland, and Ball.
356. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate in Elisabethville
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1362. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Godley and Ball’s Special Assistant Arthur A. Hartman; cleared in substance by Williams, Wallner, and Burdett; and approved by McGhee. Also sent to Léopoldville and repeated to Paris for Rusk and to Brussels, London, and USUN.
357. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1362. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Godley and Williams; cleared in substance by McGhee; approved by Williams. Repeated to Paris for Rusk and to Brussels, London, and Elisabethville.
358. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Congo Security, 1962. Secret.
359. Memorandum for President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Congo Security, 1962(B). Secret. Drafted by Sisco, Buffum, and Cleveland.
360. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, Congo, 12/14/62. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Kaysen.
361. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Top Secret; Eyes Only.
362. Memorandum for President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Congo Security, 1962(B). Top Secret; Eyes Only. The memorandum bears no drafting information. Bundy’s copy of this memorandum bears a notation that it was received from the Department of State on December 17. (Ibid., National Security Files, Congo)
364. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Secret.
365. Memorandum by the President’s Special Counsel (Sorensen)
Source: Kennedy Library, Sorensen Papers, Classified Subject File, Congo. No classification marking. The document is headed “TCS–12/17/62” and bears a handwritten notation “NSC.” There is no indication that this memorandum was sent to anyone. For Sorensen’s recollection of the discussion that prompted this memorandum, see Kennedy, p. 638.
367. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1762. Top Secret; Niact; Eyes Only. Drafted and approved by Williams and cleared in draft by Cleveland, Burdett, Greene, and McGhee. Repeated to USUN and Brussels for Stevenson and MacArthur.
368. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1862. Top Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Drafted by Sisco and Cleveland, cleared in draft by Rusk and by Kaysen, and approved by Cleveland.
369. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.5811/12–1862. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Robert J. McCloskey, Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Robert J. Manning; cleared in substance by Williams and Cleveland; and approved by Manning.
370. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1962. Confidential; Priority. Received at 1:18 p.m. Repeated to USUN, Brussels, Elisabethville, London, and Paris.
371. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1962. Top Secret; Niact. Received at 2:54 p.m.
372. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 325.70G/12–1962. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved by the White House on December 31. The conversation was held at the Prime Minister’s house. For Macmillan’s recollections of the discussion of the Congo at Nassau, see At the End of the Day, 1961–1963, p. 283.
373. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 870G.25/12–1962. Confidential; Priority. Received at 9:20 p.m. and repeated to Brussels and USUN.
374. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–1962. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 10:35 p.m. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, and Nassau.
375. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Box 25, Chairman’s Staff Group. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Colonel Legere for General Taylor.
376. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at Nassau
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/12–2062. Top Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Drafted by Sisco; cleared by Cleveland, Williams, Andrews, and McGhee; and approved by Rusk. An attached note from the Department of State duty officer to Brubeck states that Rusk had directed that the telegram should not be repeated to USUN for Stevenson and to Léopoldville for Gullion, as the telegram had indicated.