A ‘Controlled’ Freeze, January 1966–May 1967
177. Memorandum for President Johnson
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 USSR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Thompson and cleared by EUR, FE, ACDA, IO, E, and H. Forwarded to Rostow by Read under an October 7 covering note stating that the memorandum “represents the Department’s views” and that “Rusk saw and concurred in an earlier draft essentially on the same lines.” Rostow forwarded the memorandum to the President at 9:15 a.m. on October 10 together with an October 9 briefing memorandum on non-proliferation from Bator and an October 7 briefing memorandum on Vietnam from Harriman. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—Walt W. Rostow, Vol. XIV)
178. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Thompson and approved by the White House on October 13. The full text of this memorandum, most of which deals with Vietnam, is printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. IV, Document 264. A memorandum of the part of the conversation dealing with non-proliferation is ibid., vol. XI, Document 157. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. The time and place of the meeting are from the President’s Daily Diary. (Johnson Library) Dobrynin’s recollections of the meeting are in his memoir, In Confidence, pp. 144–145; Johnson’s are in The Vantage Point, pp. 248–249. Johnson discussed the meeting in a telephone conversation with Fulbright on October 11, calling it a “very delightful, scintillating, stimulating, exciting, enjoyable hour and 45 minutes.” It was “very, very frank. Both of us spoke rather bluntly. He does by nature and I did by purpose.” (Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between Johnson and Fulbright, 5:20 p.m., Tape F66.28, Side A, PNO 2)
179. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret; Nodis. Drafted and initialed by Thompson and approved in the White House on October 13.
180. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret; Limdis. Drafted and initialed by Stoessel and approved in the White House on November 10.
181. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, USSR, Gromyko Conversations, Vol. I. Secret. No drafting information appears on the memorandum, but it was initialed by Thompson.
182. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, INCO-FISH US. Confidential. Drafted by Wolf on October 17 and approved in S/AL on October 20.
183. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163. Secret; Nodis. No drafting information appears on the memorandum, but it is initialed by Thompson.
184. Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Thompson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, S/AL Files: Lot 67 D 2. Secret.
185. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Confidential; Priority; Nodis. The telegram bears no time or date of transmission; it was received in the Department of State at 7:31 p.m. November 14.
186. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 US–USSR. Confidential. Repeated to Paris, London, Bonn, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia, Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Hong Kong.
188. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Confidential. No time of transmission appears on the telegram; it was received in the Department of State at 5:41 a.m. December 6.
189. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL US–USSR. Secret. Drafted by Judd and approved in G on January 9. The memorandum is part 3 of 5. The meeting was held in Kohler’s office. Kohler was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on October 13 and entered on duty November 29.
190. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, PS 7–1 US–USSR. Confidential; Limdis. No time of transmission appears on the telegram; it was received at 6:44 a.m.
191. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 76 D 435. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Kohler and approved in S on February 23.
192. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Attorney General Clark
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between the President and Clark, Tape 67.03, Side A, PNO 3. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
194. Letter From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to Senator Karl Mundt
Source: Johnson Library, Legislative Background, Consular Treaty. No classification marking.
195. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, CUL 8 USSR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Wortzel and approved by Leddy.
197. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL US–USSR. Confidential.
199. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 80–B01285A, DCI (Helms) Files, DCI (Helms) Memo for the Record, Folder 9. Secret.
200. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL USSR. Secret; Limdis.
201. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files, 1967–69, POL US–USSR. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
202. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, OS 12 USSR. Secret; Priority; Limdis.
203. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL US–USSR. Secret; Priority; Nodis.
204. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–4 US–USSR. Secret. Drafted by Rostow on March 4 and approved in M. The meeting was held after dinner at Rostow’s residence.
205. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Thompson)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Svetlana Alliluyeva. Secret; Flash. Nothing on this telegram indicates how it was transmitted.