Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XXI, Africa

187. National Security Action Memorandum No. 16⁰

Washington, February 13, 1961.

TO

• The Secretary of State

SUBJECT

• Economic Support for Newly-Independent Areas

The record of action of the NSC meeting of February 9, 1961¹ shows in Paragraph 3. b. that the President has approved revision of NSC policies along the lines recommended by the Secretary of State to provide flexibility for the United States to supplement Western European support to newly-independent areas whenever such action is in the United States interest. In my judgment, this action constitutes a revision of the applicable policies, but if new language is desired in all the appropriate documents, we will expect to receive it from the Department of State.

McGeorge Bundy

0. Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAMs, NSAM 16. Top Secret.
1. A record of the February 9 meeting of the National Security Council is in the Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meeting No. 476. The subject of NSAM No. 16 was covered by NSC Record of Action No. 2404-b.