Arabian Peninsula
81. Record of Meeting
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO/NE (Critchfield) Files: Job 80-00105A, Box 2, IRG/NEA Working File, Communist Presence—Arabian Peninsula, Persian Gulf. Secret. Drafted by Sober on November 4.
82. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 19 ADEN. Secret. Drafted by Moore; cleared by Mary J. Sommer (EUR/BMI), Frederick H. Sacksteder, Jr. (AF/AFN), Gabriel J. Paolozzi (IO/UNP), and Atherton; and approved by Davies. Sent to Cairo, London, Jidda, Kuwait, Taiz, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Aden, Dhahran, USUN, CINCSTRIKE, and Tunis.
83. Airgram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL BAHRAINIS. Secret. Drafted by Moore; cleared by Eliot, Sommer, and Director of the AID Office of Near Eastern Affairs James C. Flint, Churchill (PC), UN Economic Affairs Division Chief Leighton van Nort, CU Near Eastern Programs Chief David Scott, and William C. Salmon (SCI); and approved by Hare. Repeated to Jidda, London, Kuwait, and Tehran.
84. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Aden.
85. Memorandum From W. Howard Wriggins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Wriggins Memos, 1967. No classification marking.
86. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; No Dissem Abroad; Controlled Dissem. Prepared in the CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence. A note on the memorandum indicates it was produced solely in the CIA by the Office of Current Intelligence and coordinated with the Clandestine Services.
87. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy Office in Yemen
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Brewer and cleared by Bergus. Repeated to Sanaa, London, Cairo, Jidda, and Aden.
88. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate in Aden
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Noforn. Drafted and approved by Brewer; cleared by Judd, Bergus, Wolle, and by Davies in substance. Repeated to London, Cairo, Sanaa, USUN, Amman, Athens, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Kuwait, Moscow, Dhahran, CINCMEAFSA, and Tel Aviv.
89. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files, 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to London, Taiz, Aden, and USUN.
90. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Limdis; Noforn. Drafted by Brewer on March 21, cleared by Davies and Judd, and approved by Katzenbach. Sent to Aden, Cairo, London, Jidda, Sanaa, USUN, and CINCSTRIKE.
91. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Noforn. Drafted by Brewer, cleared by Mary Sommer Seasword (EUR/BMI), and approved by Battle. Repeated to Sanaa, Taiz, Cairo, USUN, and Aden.
92. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Battle) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret; Exclusive Distribution. Drafted by Brewer and cleared by Davies.
93. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, OSD Files: FRC 72 A 2468, Saudi Arabia 1967, South Arabia 092, 9 May 67. Secret.
94. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79-R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Director of Central Intelligence Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 18.
95. Record of Meetings
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 4/1/66-12/31/67. Secret.
96. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File, Briefing Papers for NSC Meeting, May 24, 1967. Secret. Attached to a May 23, 7 p.m., memorandum from Rostow to the President noting that although the regular May 24 NSC meeting was scheduled to discuss problems the United States faced in South Arabia, Rostow recommended that following Nasser’s move against Israel the President use the NSC meeting to discuss the Middle East crisis instead. A record of the May 24 NSC meeting is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, volume XIX.
97. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File, Briefing Papers for NSC Meeting, May 24, 1967. Secret. Prepared in the Office of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Aden Affairs of the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs for a May 24 meeting of the National Security Council. Attached to Rostow’s May 23 memorandum to the President (Document 96).
98. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Battle) to Acting Secretary of State Katzenbach
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Secret. Drafted by Brewer. A copy was sent to Director of the INR Office of Research and Analysis for Near East and South Asia Granville S. Austin.
99. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, South Arabia, Vol. I, 7/67-11/67. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; No Dissem Abroad/Controlled Dissem. Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Intelligence. A note on the memorandum indicates it was produced solely in the CIA for the use of the CIA representative on the Interdepartmental Regional Group, Middle East. It was prepared by the Office of Current Intelligence and coordinated with the Office of National Estimates and the Clandestine Services.
100. Record of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 4/1/66-12/31/67. Secret. Drafted by Sober on July 27.
101. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL UK-US. Secret. Drafted by Michael Sterner (NEA/IAI).
102. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate in Aden
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 13 ADEN. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer and approved by Davies. Repeated to Jidda and London.
103. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Brewer and Dinsmore on September 29; cleared by Irving Cheslaw (EUR/BMI), David W. McClintock (INR/RNA), Edward A. Padelford (NEA/RA), Brewer, and Davies; and approved by Battle. Repeated to Aden, Dhahran, Jidda, Kuwait, Tehran, and CINCSTRIKE/MEAFSA.
104. Memorandum From the Country Director for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Aden (Brewer) to the Director of the Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sober)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, NEA/RA Files: Lot 71 D 218, Holmes Study, 1967. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the memorandum.
105. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 33 PERSIAN GULF. Secret. Repeated to Jidda, London, Kuwait, Dhahran, and CINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA.
106. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 ADEN. Confidential. Repeated to London, Kuwait, Aden, Dhahran, and Tehran.
107. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 16 ADEN. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on November 3 and approved in the Office of the Secretary of State on November 7.
108. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Regional Organizations
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 16 ADEN. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Brewer on October 31; cleared by Davies, William Dixon Boggs (EUR/RPM), and Seasword; and approved by John I. Getz (EUR/RPM). Repeated to London, Aden, Jidda, and Tehran.
109. Memorandum From John W. Foster and Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, South Arabia, Vol. I, 7/67-11/67. Secret.
110. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Aden & South Arabia, 4/1/66-1/20/69. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer. Prepared for a meeting of the Interdepartmental Regional Group for Near East and South Asia on November 16 at 3 p.m. Attached to a November 9 memorandum from Sober to IRG/NEA members (IRG/NEA 67-43) noting that the forthcoming meeting on November 16 would be devoted to a review of developments since the last meeting on the subject and further consideration of U.S. policy toward the emerging new state of South Arabia. He suggested that the attached paper might serve to focus the discussion.