Africa Region


211. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Moyers) to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. 4, 3/6–5/66. No classification marking.


212. Memorandum From Ulric Haynes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Haynes Memos. Confidential.


213. 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 Richard Helms and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on July 7.


214. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. No classification marking.


215. Report of the Task Force on the Review of African Development Policies and Programs

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Review of African Development Polices and Programs as Directed by the President, Edward M. Korry. Confidential.


216. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. Confidential.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. Confidential.


218. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, Arms Control for Africa. Secret.


219. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL AFR–US. Confidential. Drafted by Alec G. Toumayan and Harry R. Melone, and approved in S on October 4. The conversation was held at the Waldorf Towers in New York.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Histories, President’s Speech on 3rd Anniversary of OAU, 5/26/66. No classification marking.


221. National Security Action Memorandum No. 356

Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 356. Confidential.


222. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Katzenbach to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, Korry Report on African Development Policy & Programs. Confidential.


223. Memorandum From Halvor O. Ekern of the Operations Staff, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, to the Director of the Operations Staff (McAfee)

Source: Department of State, INR Historical Files, Africa General, 1967–1968. Top Secret.


224. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach) to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. Confidential.


225. Summary Notes of the 572d Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings, Vol. 4, 7/13/67, African Problems. Secret; Sensitive; For the President Only. Another record of this meeting is ibid., Tom Johnson’s Notes of Meetings, July 13, 1967–12:08 p.m., NSC Meeting # 572.


226. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings, Vol. 4, 7/13/67, African Problems. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The paper was discussed at the July 13 NSC meeting; see Document 225.


227. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Barr), the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach), and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Gaud) to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, General, Vol. V, 6/66–1/69. Limited Official Use.


228. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, Africa, General. No classification marking. An attached transmittal note from Hamilton to the President reads: “Mr. President: Attached is the memo you wanted concerning Senator McCarthy’s speech on Africa. You should know that the final version of the speech is (1) much more complimentary to us than the AP report suggests, and (2) vastly improved—due to hard lobbying from AID—compared with the original draft which would have called upon you to scrap the current program and start over. I will send a copy of the speech as soon as I can get my hands on it.”


229. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 41. No classification marking.


230. Intelligence Memorandum

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Africa, Union of South, Vol. III, 10/66–9/68. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. According to a note on the source text, “This memorandum was produced solely by CIA. It was prepared by the Office of Current Intelligence and coordinated with the Office of Economic Research, the Office of National Estimates, and the Clandestine Services.”


231. Report From Vice President Humphrey to President Johnson

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/HUMPHREY. Secret.


232. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 AFR–US. Secret. Drafted by Hadsel in AF/AFI. A March 16 covering memorandum from Read to Rostow reads: “The enclosed paper on African foreign policy issues which may arise during 1968 is submitted as a possible topic for a future NSC meeting. The paper was prepared by the Bureau of African Affairs and has been cleared by the Under Secretary.”


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Walt W. Rostow, Non-Vietnam, March-June ’68. Confidential. Drafted by Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, International Meetings and Travel File, President’s Proposed Trip to Africa, August 1968. Secret.