Organization and Reorganization Of the Department of State and Foreign Service


27. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration (Jones) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Management Staff Files: Lot 69 D 434, Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1960–1967, Marginal Consular Posts, 1961. No classification marking. Drafted by Paul G. Sinderson, Office of Budget (OB), and James G. Hoofnagle, Office of Budget and Finance (A/BF).


28. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, 2/21/61–3/5/61. No classification marking.


30. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, 6/17/61–6/20/61. No classification marking. Bowles sent a copy of this memorandum to Bundy on June 19 with a note that reads as follows: “I thought you might be interested in seeing a copy of the memorandum I wrote Dean [Rusk] last week on improving the administration.” (Ibid.)


31. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 110.10/7–2061. No classification marking. The memorandum does not indicate a date or drafting office; it was presumably prepared in the Bureau of Administration.


32. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to U.S. Ambassadors

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, Rocs Miscellaneous. Confidential. The letter is a master letter intended for separate transmission to each individual Ambassador. Attached are four additional memoranda, each addressed to “All Chiefs of Mission” and dated July 8: Memorandum No. 1, Leadership and Supervisory Responsibility of the Ambassador (Document 33); Memorandum No. 2, Foreign Service Reporting (not printed); Memorandum No. 3, Establishment of Close Relationship with People of Country of Assignment (not printed); and Memorandum No. 4, Impact of American Official Personnel on Local Community (not printed).


33. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to All Chiefs of Mission

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, ROCs Miscellaneous. Confidential. The memorandum, designated “Memorandum No. 1,” is attached to Document 32.


34. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, 7/21/61–7/27/61. Personal and Private.


35. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, 7/21/61–7/27/61. Confidential. In a letter of July 23 to Adlai Stevenson, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bowles set forth a long and more personal discussion of much the same subject. (Princeton University, Seeley G. Mudd Library, Stevenson Papers, Public Policy Papers, Box 341, File 4)


37. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, 8/5/61–8/14/61. Secret.


39. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, JFK Memos to Departments and Agencies-State. No classification marking.


40. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: National Archives and Records Administration RG 59, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, ROC Lagos. Secret. Secretary Rusk transmitted a copy of the memorandum to President Kennedy under cover of a brief undated memorandum that stated in part: “I believe you will find it of interest. Reports from many quarters indicate that the conferences were highly successful.” (Ibid.)


41. National Security Action Memorandum No. 91

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM No. 91. No classification marking. In a February 23 memorandum to Bowles, Secretary Rusk had asked the Under Secretary to look into policy with respect to publication of the Department’s official historical documentary series Foreign Relations of the United States. Rusk suggested that volumes be published in a regular and predictable chronological sequence to avoid overtones of politics or propaganda. He cited the previous administration’s interest in publishing records on China for the period 1942–1949. Rusk felt that publishing basic papers after a 15-year interval might be suitable, “although there would be those who would argue that this is too short.” (Ibid., Rusk Papers: Lot 72 D 192, Chron Files, February 1961)


42. Paper Prepared in the Office of Management, Department of State

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Management Staff Files: Lot 69 D 434, Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1960–1967, Humelsine Task Force. No classification marking. A covering memorandum of September 5 from Ralph Roberts, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Management, to Assistant Secretary Crockett, indicated that the proposed study of bureau organizational structure would be conducted by Carlisle H. Humelsine, President of Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. Humelsine had formerly served as Executive Secretary of the Department of State (1947–1950) and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration (1950–1952). Secretary Rusk was personally involved in planning for the study.


43. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Bundy Memoranda to the President, 8/22/61–9/30/61. Secret.


44. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to the President’s Special Assistant (Dutton)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, General, 10/l/61–10/6/61. No classification marking. No response to this memorandum was found.


45. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Chron File, October 1961. No classification marking. Drafted by Rusk.


48. 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, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, General, 2/62. No classification marking. In a February 9 memorandum for heads of Bureaus in the Department of State, Battle described procedures for designating Bureau duty officers and stand-by officers in support of 24-hour coverage, coordinated through the Operations Center, to meet emergencies and other matters requiring immediate attention during non-working hours. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 110.10/2–962)


49. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 110.10/2–862. No classification marking. No drafting officer is indicated; the paper was presumably drafted in the Bureau of Administration.


50. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Department of State, President’s Talk to State Department, 3/30/62. Official Use Only.


51. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Crockett) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration (Jones)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Management Staff Files: Lot 69 D 434, Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1960–1967, State Department Organization for Foreign Economic Affairs, 1962. No classification marking. Drafted by Gladys P. Rogers in the Office of Management (OM) on March 21.


53. Memorandum From the Ambassador to Yugoslavia (Kennan) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, State Department, General, 5/26/62–5/31/62. Confidential.


54. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Management (Roberts) to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brubeck)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, 110.10/5–1062. No classification marking. Gladys P. Rogers (OM) is shown as the drafting officer on another copy of this memorandum. (Ibid., Management Staff Files: Lot 69 D 434, Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1960–1967, State Department Organization for Foreign Economic Affairs, 1962)


55. Memorandum From the President’s Special Representative (Bowles) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Departments and Agencies Series, Department of State, General, 5/18/62–5/25/62. Limited Official Use.


56. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, JFK Memos to Departments and Agencies, State. No classification marking.