Indonesia
263. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–662. Secret; Niact.
265. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer 5/62. Secret.
266. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 5/62. Secret. There is an indication on the source text that this is McGeorge Bundy’s copy, but no indication whether the President saw it.
267. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–1662. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Tyler, Beaudry, and Rusk; cleared by Rice and McGhee; and approved by Rusk. Repeated priority to The Hague and to USUN.
268. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 5/62. Secret. There is an “OK” written on the source text, apparently by Kaysen.
269. Memorandum From the Director of Central Intelligence’s Assistant (Knoche) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files. Secret.
270. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Portugal, Azores Base. Secret.
271. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 5/62. Secret. Copies were sent to Kaysen and Forrestal.
272. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/6–862. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to The Hague and USUN.
273. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/6–862. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to The Hague and USUN.
274. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, General, 7/1 /62–7/10/62. Secret. A note on a transmittal sheet to this memorandum indicates that it was part of the President’s weekend reading, July 13. According to the Department of State copy of the memorandum, it was drafted by Lindquist and Beaudry and cleared by Wallner and by Rice and Burdett in draft. (Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/7–1062)
275. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to Attorney General Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 7/62. Secret.
276. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, General, 7/11/62–7/20/62. Secret. A note on the source text indicates the memorandum was part of the President’s weekend reading, July 20.
277. Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. II, 7/62–8/62. Drafted and initialed by Robert Kennedy who sent a copy to Bell.
278. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. II, 7/62–8/62. No classification marking.
279. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/7–2762. Secret. Drafted by Stone and approved in S on August 2. The meeting ended at noon. (Johnson Library, Rusk Appointment Book)
280. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. II, 7/62–8/62. Secret. The Department of State copy of this memorandum indicates Beaudry drafted it and Harriman, Tyler, and Wallner cleared it. (Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/7–2662)
281. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/7–2662. Secret. Drafted by Stone and approved in S on August 2.
282. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security. Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 7/62. Secret.
283. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer 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, West New Guinea, 8/1/62–8/6/62. Secret. A copy was sent to Robert Kennedy. A note on the source text indicates the memorandum was part of the President’s weekend reading, August 8.
284. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/8–262. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Bell and Rusk, cleared by Harriman and Stone, and approved by Rusk.
285. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/8–362. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to The Hague, priority to Canberra, London, USUN, CINCPAC.
286. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 8/62. Secret.
287. National Security Action Memorandum No. 179
Source: Kennedy Library National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC, NSAM 195. Secret. Copies were sent to Robert Kennedy, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Maxwell Taylor, McGeorge Bundy, Robert Johnson, Komer, and Forrestal.
288. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542, 091 Indonesia. Secret.
289. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Murrow) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.98/9–1462. Secret.
290. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 798.5-MSP/9–2462. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that Ambassador Jones, who was in Washington for consultations, saw the memorandum. A note at the end by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs Avery F. Peterson reads: “In short, for reasons you know of, Mike comes down for emergency support only at this stage. AVP”
291. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC, NSAM 195. Secret. The Department of State copy of this memorandum indicates that it was drafted by Peterson, cleared by Frank K. Sloan for DOD, Janow for AID, FitzGerald for CIA, Dan Moore for USIA, Kenneth R. Hansen and Robert Amory for BOB, and Dillon and W.W. Diehl for Treasury. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.98/10–1062)
292. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 195. Secret