Human Rights


292. Letter From the Representative to the UN Commission on Human Rights (Tree) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 341.7/4–1761. Official Use Only.


293. Position Paper Prepared in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, IO/UNP Files: Lot 71 D 504, U.N. General Assembly Position Papers, 1953–1967, 16th and 18th UNGA Position Papers, 3rd Committee, 16th GA (1961). Official Use Only. Prepared for the 16th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly.


294. Letter From the Representative to the UN Commission on Human Rights (Tree) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 341.7/5–1462. Official Use Only; Official-Informal.


295. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of International Economic and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs (Rossow) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Gardner)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, IO Files: Lot 67 D 378, Human Rights. Official Use Only. Drafted by Rachel C. Nason (IO/OES). Copies were sent to Eleanor C. McDowell (L/T) and Martin H.A. Van Heuven (L/UNA).


296. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14 ECOSOC. Unclassified. Drafted by Nason on April 22.


297. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to the Representative to the UN Commission on Human Rights (Tree)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14 ECOSOC. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Nason on June 10 and retyped on June 20. Cleared by Robert Rossow, Jr. (IO/OES), Richard N. Gardner (IO), John N. Washburn (L/UNA), and Marian Stilson (OIC).


298. Memorandum From the Director of Special Protocol Services (Sanjuan) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, ORG 8. No classification marking.


299. Memorandum From the Chief of the Economic and Social Affairs Section of the Mission to the United Nations (Finger) to the Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson)

Source: Kennedy Library, Cleveland Papers, Human Rights, Box 19. Confidential. Copies were sent to Charles W. Yost (USUN), Jonathan B. Bingham (USUN), and Nathaniel McKitterick (IO/OES). An attached handwritten note by Stevenson reads: “Mr. Cleveland—Could we discuss this? AES.”


301. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs (Sisco) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Gardner)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14 ECOSOC. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Nathan A. Pelcovits. A note on the memorandum indicates it was not sent.


302. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilson) to the Assistant Secretary (Cleveland)

Source: Kennedy Library, Cleveland Papers, Racial Discrimination File, Box 19. Confidential.


303. Draft Memorandum From the Bureau of International Organization Affairs to President Kennedy

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14 ECOSOC. No classification marking. Drafted on November 4 by Rachel C. Nason. This memorandum formed Tab A of a package sent under cover of a memorandum to the Secretary by Assistant Secretary Cleveland on November 13. In the memorandum, Cleveland suggested that “a low-key proposal, in limited terms, for a United Nations Rapporteur on Human Rights” would be a suitable follow-up to President Kennedy’s address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, during which he called for new initiatives to promote human rights. For text of the President’s speech, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963, pp. 693–698.

The package also included Tab B, a background paper; Tab C, a statement by Legal Adviser Chayes, with concurrence by Assistant Secretary Dutton (see footnote 2, Document 304); and Tab D, Cleveland’s comments on Chayes’ statement (Document 304).


304. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14 ECOSOC. No classification marking. Drafted on November 12 by Rachel C. Nason and retyped on November 13. This memorandum formed Tab D of a package sent to the Secretary by Cleveland on November 13; see footnote 1, Document 303.


305. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (Marshall)

Source: Kennedy Library, Cleveland Papers, Human Rights, Box 19. Limited Official Use. An attached note reads: “Re 3:00 meeting today in Secretary’s office: Secretary and Attorney General have been in touch on the telephone and Secretary has decided not to press ahead with the rapporteur proposal for the time being in view of the judgement that it would make considerable difficulties on the domestic civil rights front and that those considerations must be considered as overriding at this time. Since the question at issue has been settled for this season, the Secretary has called off the meeting he was to have in his office at 3:00 today. Attorney General; Burke Marshall; Sorensen; Chayes and HC.”


307. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (Schwartz) to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SOC 14. No classification marking.