Arabian Peninsula
111. Record of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Aden & South Arabia, 4/1/66-1/20/69. Secret. Drafted by Acting Staff Director John F. Buckle on November 17.
112. 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; Priority. Drafted by Brewer on November 16; cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Walter J. Stoessel and Looram; and approved by Brewer. Repeated to Beirut, Amman, Tehran, Kuwait, Jidda, Aden, USUN, Rome, and Addis Ababa.
113. 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 33 PERSIAN GULF. Secret. Drafted by Dinsmore and Brewer on November 17 and cleared by Davies and Cheslaw.
114. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 16 ADEN. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer and Dinsmore on November 21, cleared by Brown, and approved by Brewer. Sent to Aden, Amman, Beirut, Jidda, Kuwait, London, Tehran, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
115. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate in Aden
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 16 ADEN. Secret. Drafted by Brewer, cleared by Robert H. Newman (L/NEA), and approved by Battle. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Beirut, Jidda, London, Asmara, COMIDEASTFOR, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.
116. Information Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, South Arabia, Vol. I, 7/67-11/67. Secret.
117. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 16 S YEMEN. Secret.
118. Airgram 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 15 S YEMEN. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Political Officer Stephen J. Palmer, Jr., and approved by Political Officer William J. Galloway. Repeated to Aden, Beirut, Bonn, Dhahran, Jidda, Kuwait, Tehran, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
119. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 YEMEN. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Walsh; cleared by Battle, Eugene Rostow, and Helms; and approved by Acting Secretary Katzenbach. Also sent to Ankara, Tel Aviv, Amman, and Jidda and repeated to London, USUN, US MISSION NATOTOSEC, Moscow, Tunis, Morocco, Beirut, Addis Ababa, New Delhi, and Rawalpindi.
120. Telegram From the Embassy in Southern Yemen to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL S YEMEN-US. Confidential. Repeated to Jidda and London. The Embassy in Aden was established on December 7, 1967.
121. 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 16 S YEMEN. Confidential; Noforn. Drafted by Dinsmore, cleared by Deputy Director of AID’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs Ruth Fitzmaurice and Cheslaw, and approved by Brewer. Repeated to Aden and Jidda.
122. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Battle) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, NEA/ARP Files: Lot 69 D 523, Persian Gulf, POL—General, January 1968. Secret. Drafted by Sterner; and cleared by Brewer and Davies, and in draft by Cheslaw and Eliot. A copy was sent to G/PM Director of Operations for Politico-Military Affairs Joseph J. Wolf.
123. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 TRUCIALST. Secret. Drafted by Eliot; cleared by Dinsmore and Staff Assistant Robert G. Grey, Jr. in the Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs; and approved by Rockwell. Repeated to London, Jidda, Dhahran, Kuwait, and CINCSTRIKE.
124. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 TRUCIALST. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer and Dinsmore on January 23; cleared by Eliot, Cheslaw, and Country Director for Turkey John M. Howison; and approved by Brewer. Repeated to Ankara, Dhahran, London, Kuwait, Rawalpindi, Tehran, and CINCSTRIKE.
125. Research Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files, 1967-69, POL 19 MUSCAT & OMAN. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. A note on the memorandum reads: “This report was produced by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Aside from normal substantive exchange with other agencies at the working level, it has not been coordinated elsewhere.”
126. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL BAHRAINIS-US. Confidential. Drafted by David G. Newton on February 5.
127. Telegram From the Consulate General in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, DEF 1 UK. Secret. Repeated to Jidda, Tehran, Kuwait, and London.
128. Action Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran, 1/1/68-6/30/68. Secret.
129. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files, 1967-69, POL 33 PERSIAN GULF. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Eliot on January 31; cleared by Brewer and Saunders, and in draft by Battle and Katzenbach; and approved by Rockwell. Repeated to Dhahran for Ambassador Eilts, and to Jidda, Kuwait, and New Delhi for Rostow.
130. Message From the Shah of Iran to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran, 1/1/68-6/30/68. No classification marking. Telegram 108773, February 2, which transmitted the text of the message, states that it was delivered at 3 p.m. on February 1.
131. 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 February 3.
132. Background Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, United Kingdom, Visit of PM Harold Wilson Briefing Book, 2/7-9/68. Secret. Drafted by Sterner and cleared by Brewer.
133. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) and Edward Fried of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, United Kingdom, Visit of PM Wilson, 2/7-9/68. Secret.
134. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Southern Yemen
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL S YEMEN-US. Secret. Drafted by Dinsmore and Brewer on February 2; cleared by CU Near Eastern Programs Chief David Scott, McCloskey, and Quinn (DOD/ISA); and approved by Brewer. Repeated to Jidda.
135. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran, 1/1/68-6/30/68. Secret.
136. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, DEF 1 UK. Secret. Drafted by Davies, cleared by Sisco, and approved by Battle. Sent to London, Jidda, Tehran, Aden, Kuwait, and Dhahran.
137. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 19 BAHRAIN IS. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on February 20; cleared by Rockwell, Davies, Hartley, Eliot, Assistant Legal Adviser for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Donald A. Wehmeyer, Cheslaw, Murray (DOD/ISA), and Colonel Herbert J. McChrystal (G/PM); and approved by Battle. Sent to Beirut, Amman, Jidda, Aden, Dhahran, Kuwait, Tehran, London, CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, and COMIDEASTFOR.
138. 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 33 PERSIAN GULF. Secret. Drafted by Brewer on February 9 and cleared by Davies and Eliot. Copies were sent to Country Director for Soviet Union Affairs Malcolm Toon, Country Director for United Kingdom, Ireland, and Malta Affairs J. Harold Shullaw, Sober, and Director of the INR Office of Research and Analysis for Near East and South Asia Granville S. Austin. Secretary Rusk’s initials on the memorandum indicate he read it.
139. Intelligence Report
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Middle East, Vol. I, 6/65-3/68. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Directorate of Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency. A note on the first page of the memorandum indicates it was “produced solely by CIA” in the Office of Current Intelligence and coordinated with the Office of Strategic Research and the Clandestine Services.
140. Memorandum From John W. Foster of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Yemen, Cables & Memos, Vol. 11, 7/64-12/68. Secret.