Foreign Assistance Policy
61. Presidential Determination No. 67–14
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 73 A 518, LEG 4–1 Presidential Determinations FY 1967. Confidential.
62. Memorandum From Edward K. Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, U.S. Food Aid Policy [1 of 2], Box 15. No classification marking. Sent under cover of a January 11 note to Rostow from Hamilton who wrote: “Attached is the memorandum to the President on food aid which we discussed yesterday. I checked it out with Charlie Schultze. He concurs. The sentiments ascribed to Califano and Katzenbach represent their views as of about a week ago. Schultze particularly hopes that Katzenbach will weigh in heavily on this one.” A handwritten “L” appears on the source text.
63. Memorandum From Edward K. Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) and the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Aid, Box 16. Confidential.
64. Letter From the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Fulbright) to President Johnson
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 73 A 518, LEG 4–1 Presidential Determinations FY 1967. No classification marking. A copy was sent to Gaud.
65. Letter From President Johnson to the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Fulbright)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Presidential Determinations, Vol. IV [2 of 2], Box 40. No classification marking.
66. Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Gaud) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Aid, Box 16. Secret; Eyes Only.
67. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, AID, vol. IV [2], Box 2. Confidential. A handwritten “L” appears on the source text. A handwritten note indicates the memorandum was received at 4 p.m.
68. Summary Notes of the 576th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Johnson Library, National Security Council Meetings File, National Security Council Meetings, Vol. 4 Tab 58, 10/11/67, Discussion of U.S. Food Aid. Confidential; Sensitive; For the President Only. A list of attendees at the meeting was attached to the source text; they were: McNamara, Rusk, Anthony Solomon, Helms, JCS Acting Chairman General McConnell, Fowler, Freeman, OEP Director Daniel, Schultze, Gaud, Rostow, George Christian, Bromley Smith, DeVier Pierson, and Edward Hamilton.
69. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Foreign Assistance Programs—President’s Advisory Committee on [Perkins Committee] [2 of 3], Box 17. Confidential. Drafted by Edward K. Hamilton.
70. Report of the Task Force on Foreign Aid
Source: Johnson Library, Central File, FT 600/Task Force on Foreign Aid, Box 36. Confidential. The report was transmitted to Joseph Califano by Nicholas Katzenbach under cover of a December 11 memorandum that noted that the report, which represented the consensus of the members of the Task Force, did not cover the program for military assistance. The agencies represented on the Task Force were the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Health, Education and Welfare; Agency for International Development; Council of Economic Advisers; Bureau of the Budget; and the White House.
71. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Warnke) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 71 A 4546, 091. 3 MAP. Confidential.
72. Memorandum From Edward K. Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Aid, Box 16. Secret.
73. Summary Notes of the 581st Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Security Council File, NSC Meetings, Vol. 5, Tab 63, 2/7/68, Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, Box 2. Secret; Sensitive; For the President Only. Drafted by Bromley Smith. The source text is misdated September 7, 1968. Another account of this meeting was prepared by Tom Johnson. (Ibid., Tom Johnson’s Notes of Meetings)
74. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistants (Califano and Rostow) and the Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Zwick) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Assistance Programs—President’s Advisory Committee on [Perkins Committee], [2 of 3], Box 17. Confidential.
75. Draft Memorandum for President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Aid, Box 16. Secret; Sensitive. The source text bears no drafting information. No record of whether it or a revised version went to the President has been found.
76. Memorandum From Edward K. Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Aid, Box 16. Secret; Sensitive.
77. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Presidential Determinations, Vol. IV [2 of 3], Box 40. Confidential.
78. Presidential Determination No. 68–12
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Presidential Determination, Vol. IV [1 of 2], Box 40. No classification marking.
79. Report of the President’s General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, Perkins Committee—President’s General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs—C. Tyler Wood Files—CY 66 thru CY 70. No classification marking. An attached October 28 letter from James A. Perkins, Chairman of the Committee, transmitted the report to President Johnson. The letter reads in part: “The experience of serving on the Committee has been a rich and rewarding one for all the members. We cannot help but be disturbed, however, at the increasing difficulty in securing public support for U.S. foreign assistance. Because of our deep concern, we have attempted, over recent months, to consolidate our ideas about ways in which foreign assistance programs could be strengthened.” The source text comprises pp. 1–3 of the 43-page report. For another extract, see Document 145.
80. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Assistance Programs—President’s Advisory Committee on [Perkins Committee] [1 of 3], Box 17. No classification marking.
81. Letter From President Johnson to the Chairman of the President’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs (Perkins)
Source: Johnson Library, Edward R. Fried Files, Chron File, Box 3. No classification marking. Drafted by President Johnson, Edward R. Fried, and Roger P. Morris.
82. Letter From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Gaud) to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Zwick)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 73 A 518, FY 67 and FY 69, BUD Budget (October–December) FY 1969. Confidential.
83. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Zwick)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 286, AID Administrator Files: FRC 73 A 518, FY 67 and FY 69, BUD Budget (October–December) FY 1969. No classification marking. Drafted by Arthur A. Hartman (U).
84. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Foreign Assistance Programs—President’s Advisory Committee on [Perkins Committee] [1 of 3], Box 17. No classification marking.