Rhodesia
517. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Zambia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 11–2 RHOD. Secret; Flash. Drafted by Mann and Mulcahy; cleared by Williams, Solomon, and McElhiney; and approved by Mann. Repeated to Dar-es-Salaam, Leopoldville, London, and Salisbury.
518. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Haynes Files, Chrono (Haynes), 3/1/65–6/15/66. Confidential.
519. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Zambia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by McElhiney and Chalfin on December 23, cleared by Mann and Haynes, and approved by Williams.
520. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Haynes Memos. Confidential. Copies were sent to Komer and Saunders.
521. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Rhodesia, Vol. I. Secret. A copy was sent to Komer.
522. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted, cleared, and approved by Bruce Lancaster of S/S.
523. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted, cleared, and approved by Bruce Lancaster of S/S.
524. Message From President Johnson to Prime Minister Wilson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18. No classification marking. A covering note from Bundy to the President dated January 8, 11:30 a.m., reads: “Mr. President: Bob Komer has negotiated the attached rather short and straightforward message to Prime Minister Wilson (Tab A) in answer to his message of yesterday on Rhodesia. I think it meets the requirements. You may also want to look at a second message which came in yesterday (Tab B), but which does not require an additional answer. McG.B.” A handwritten notation indicates that the President’s message was sent at 3:30 on January 8, presumably through the “privacy channel” referred to in Document 523.
525. Note From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Komer Memos. Secret.
526. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by John P. Walsh of S/S, and approved by Mann.
527. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18. Secret. “For Information Only” is handwritten at the top of the source text, which also bears a handwritten “L,” indicating that the President saw the memorandum.
528. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the source text indicates that the President saw the message. The message was sent to the President along with a January 14 memorandum from Komer noting that the key point was probably the agreement with Kaunda that Zambia should not cut its economic links with Rhodesia until at least mid-February; that airlift demands would “go way up” when that happened; and that Wilson was “quietly trying to position himself to use force for the final kill.” (Ibid.)
529. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Haynes Files, Chrono (Haynes), 3/1/65–6/15/66. Confidential.
530. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Rhodesia, Vol II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 3/66–12/68. Secret.
531. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 70 D 236, SIG/DOC: 3—4/14/66— Southern Rhodesia: Next Talks With the British. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text which is filed with a covering note of April 4 from Staff Director of the Senior Interdepartmental Group (SIG) Harry H. Schwartz transmitting the paper for consideration at the fifth SIG meeting scheduled for April 5. The meeting was subsequently rescheduled and held on April 12.
532. Record of Agreements and Decisions at the Fifth Meeting of the Senior Interdepartmental Group
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 70 D 263, SIG/RA: #5—May 3, 66—Discussion on France, NATO, and Rhodesia. Secret; Exdis.
533. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Rhodesia, Vol. II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 2/66–12/68. Confidential.
534. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD. Secret; Nodis.
535. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 RHOD. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Stoessel, and approved by the White House on May 18. The meeting took place at the White House.
536. Message From Prime Minister Wilson to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 67 D 262, Presidential Correspondence, UK/Wilson to Pres. Secret; Nodis.
537. Letter From President Johnson to Prime Minister Salazar
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 5, 5/26/66–6/29/66.
538. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Spiers and approved in S on June 20. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London. The source text is marked “Part III of III.”
539. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Rhodesia, Vol. II, Memos and Miscellaneous, 2/66–12/68. Secret.
540. Memorandum From Halvor O. Ekern of the Operations Staff, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, to the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and North European Affairs (Shullaw)
[Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Southern Rhodesia, 1965–1966. Top Secret; Eyes Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]
541. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Dean, cleared by Ball, and approved by Sisco. Repeated to USUN, Salisbury, Capetown, and Lisbon.
542. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Exdis. The text was received from the White House and approved by Read of S/S. Repeated to USUN.
543. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Goldstein, and approved in S on October 28. The source text is marked “Part 4 of 7.”
544. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Nodis. Drafted at the White House and approved by John P. Walsh of S/S.
545. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk in Manila
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret; Nodis. Drafted and approved by John P. Walsh of S/S. Repeated to London for the Ambassador. Secretary Rusk was in the Philippines October 21–27 for the Manila summit conference on Vietnam, October 24–25.
546. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 16 RHOD. Secret. Drafted by Goldstein, and approved in S on November 21. The source text is marked “Part 1 of 3.” The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office.