Office of the Historian

Iraq

192. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, May 31, 1967, 8:45 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iraq, Cables&Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-7/68. Secret.

193. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Washington, June 2, 1967, 1:09 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by David L. Gamon (NEA/ARN), Houghton, and Eugene Rostow on June 1; cleared by Davies; and approved by Rostow. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Jidda, Tel Aviv, London, Jerusalem, and USUN.

194. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State

Baghdad, June 6, 1967, 2315Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 17 US-IRAQ. Confidential; Flash. Repeated to London, Tehran, USUN, DIA, CINCEUR, and CINCSTRIKE. Passed to the White House.

195. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State

Baghdad, June 8, 1967, 1600Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 23-9 IRAQ. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to USUN, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jidda, London, Moscow, Paris, CINCSTRIKE, and DIA.

196. Memorandum From the Ambassador to Iraq (Strong)

New York, June 29, 1967.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 7 IRAQ. Confidential. Drafted by Strong. Copies were sent to the Secretariat, Davies, and NEA/ARN.

197. Intelligence Note From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, September 1, 1967.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 23-9 IRAQ. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

198. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Brussels, June 7, 1968, 1643Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 17 IRAQ-US. Confidential. Repeated to Beirut, London, and Tehran.

199. Memorandum From John W. Foster of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Washington, July 17, 1968.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iraq, Cables &Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-7/68. Secret.

200. Memorandum From John W. Foster of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Washington, July 22, 1968.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iraq, Cables &Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-7/68. Secret.

201. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 23, 1968, 12:33-1 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL IRAN-IRAQ. Confidential. Drafted by McClelland and approved in the Office of the Secretary on October 29. The memorandum is Part VI of VI. The meeting was held at the Department of State and the time is taken from Rusk’s Daily Diary. (Johnson Library)