Pueblo Crisis
272. Action Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Berger) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Exdis; Sensitive.
273. Information Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident, Vol. Ib, Part A (beginning February). Secret. The memorandum indicates that the President saw it.
274. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Flash;Nodis; Cactus. Given to the President under February 10 covering memorandum from James L. Brown, Briefing Officer, White House Situation Room, which indicates that the President saw it. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident—Cactus IIa, Cactus Seoul Cables, February 10 to February 28, 1968)
275. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Tom Johnson’s Notes of Meetings, Luncheon Group, February 13, 1968. Top Secret. Drafted by Tom Johnson. The meeting was held in the White House.
276. Action Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Berger) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis.
277. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Flash; Nodis; Cactus. Rostow forwarded this telegram to President Johnson with an explanatory memorandum, February 16, which indicates that the President saw it. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident—Cactus IIa, Cactus Seoul Cables, February 10 to February 28, 1968)
278. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Berger) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis.
279. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Memos, Vol. V. Secret. This is a retyped version of the telegram given to the President with an attached memorandum from Rostow, February 20, who wrote: “I am not at all sure that his [Porter’s] particular scenario is the right one; but we had better get a scenario soon.” A note on the telegram indicates that the President saw it.
280. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Flash;Nodis; Cactus. A copy of this telegram was given to the President under a February 20 covering memorandum from Arthur McCafferty that indicates the President saw it. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident—Cactus IV, Cactus Misc. Papers, February to December 1968)
281. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus. A retyped copy of this telegram was given to the President under a February 20 covering memorandum from Arthur McCafferty that indicates the President saw it. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident—Cactus IV, Cactus Misc. Papers, February to December 1968)
282. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis; Cactus. Also sent to Moscow, London, and Tokyo. Drafted by Berger, cleared by Rostow and Read, and approved by Rusk. Rostow sent a copy of this telegram to the President at his ranch in Texas, explaining that he, Rusk, and Clifford met that morning, February 22, and rejected apologizing to the North Koreans based on the alleged confession by the crew, and developed the approach contained therein. (Telegram CAP 80489 from Rostow to the President, February 22; Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident, Vol. Ib, Part B [beginning February])
283. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis; Cactus.
284. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus. Repeated to Tokyo, London, Moscow, Stockholm, and Bern. Drafted by Yager; cleared by Walsh, Clifford, and Rostow; and approved by Katzenbach. Forwarded to the President at his ranch in Texas; that copy indicates that the President saw it. (Telegram CAP 80531, February 24, Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident, Vol. Ib, Part B [beginning February])
285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis; Cactus. Repeated to Seoul. Drafted by Toon; cleared by Walsh, Clifford, Yager, and Rostow; and approved by Katzenbach.
286. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis; Cactus.
287. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis; Cactus. Drafted by Yager; cleared by Brown and Warnke; and approved by Katzenbach.
288. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus.
289. Memorandum From Alfred Jenkins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Security Council History, Pueblo Crisis, 1968, Vol. VII, Day-by-Day Documents, Part 14. Top Secret. A copy was sent to Jorden.
290. Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Brown) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis.
291. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus.
292. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Warnke) to Secretary of Defense Clifford
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/OASD/ISA Files: FRC 73 A 1250, Korea 385.3. Secret. The memorandum indicates that Clifford saw it on March 5.
293. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus.
294. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis; Cactus. Drafted by Brown, cleared by Walsh and Katzenbach, and approved by Brown.
295. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Warnke) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Nitze)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/OASD/ISA Files: FRC 73 A 1250, Korea 385.3. Confidential. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates that Nitze saw it.
296. Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Brown) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis.
297. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea—Pueblo Incident—Cactus IV, Cactus Miscellaneous Papers, February to December 1968. Secret; Nodis. Attached to a memorandum from Rostow to the President, March 14, in which Rostow noted “Rusk’s proposals on the Pueblo as we approach a dead end” and expressed “one thought: mine Haiphong and regard our Pueblo men as prisoners of the Vietnam war.” Rostow’s memorandum indicates the President saw it.
298. Memorandum From the Director of the Korean Task Force (Brown) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Nodis.
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus.
300. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Immediate;Nodis; Cactus. Drafted by Yager and Brown, cleared by Steadman and Walsh, and approved by Katzenbach.
301. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 33–6 KOR N–US. Secret; Priority;Nodis.