205. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret.

206. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–1561. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Vientiane and Moscow.

207. Editorial Note

208. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret.

209. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

210. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 10/61. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

211. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–2661. Top Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Bangkok for Taylor. A note on the source text indicates that it was passed to the White House.

212. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–2661. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Bangkok for Taylor, niact to Vientiane, and to Saigon. A note on the source text indicates that it was passed to the White House.

213. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Conference on Laos

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/10–2661. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cross, cleared in draft by Anderson and Cleveland and by McConaughy, and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. Repeated niact to Vientiane and priority to Saigon and Bangkok.

214. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves) to Acting Secretary of State Bowles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/11–161. Secret. Drafted by Steeves.

215. Notes of Telephone Conversation Between Acting Secretary of State Bowles and President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 66 D 147, Chester Bowles’ Telephone Conversations. Confidential. Transcribed in Bowles’ office.

216. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Battle) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 11/61. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that it was taken from the President’s weekend reading folder of November 4.

217. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 11/61. Secret. Prepared by U. Alexis Johnson. Sent to McGeorge Bundy at the White House by Battle under cover of a memorandum of November 2. In that memorandum, Battle explained that Johnson had not had an opportunity to review or sign the memorandum after dictating it that morning.

218. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/11–261. Secret.

219. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on Laos to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/11–261. Secret; Niact.

220. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Laos: General, 11/61. Secret.