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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • on the coming Korean elections (Presidential on May,3, National Assembly later in May). More detailed discussion of each of these problems is included in the attached briefing book. You may wish to read Secretary Rusk's covering memorandum at Tab A. W. W
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • with or the violation. of our word. TJ.e peace I speak of ls a peace under whlch a man can go to bed at night and feel confident he will awake in the morning. when he awakens, slaughtered. hope. A peace in which. he will not find hie neighbor or his village elders
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • under whlch a man can go to bed at night and feel confident he will awake in the morning. when he awakens, slaughtered. hope. A peace in which. he will not find hie neighbor or his village elders A peace la which men can raise their families
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 100: Oct. 16‑22, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • will be sent. · )'J;~j,~ ,_ I j 1 Benjamin H. Read • . :I Executive Secretary l .J' .• 'I Enclosures: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1 ! . I I Letter to Ambassador Bunker Letter from Ambassador Bunker Foreign Service Inspectors' Recommendation (extract) Section 911
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • A #10~ memo ostow from Ben Read secret t!l.f...(/;-J 7 ct -1-JJ f/ NL J ~ -- JS.], ~o P, es1dent from Prime Mir1 ist'er ~ It -eecPet · #106 memo-- - to Presiden-t-from-Ro-s-t-ow >b ,'/L J e. "!J4c/t,f r-~ Phi+i-ppi-ne-s- 09/01/frfj ~~ 8f 1
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [1 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • operations in South Vietnam. ·, · ·' ' There is evidence of increased truck traffic from Haiphong alo.ng Route 5 and from the Chicom border along Route lA. Much night-time activity has been reported. Visitors to Hanoi report seeing large numbers oi oil
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • . _ Rusk hopes you will read Brown's Tuesday UN speech (Tab BY•.. He .. describes it as "gutsy and courageous". -2- 3. Our ABM Decision Brown may: express disappointment at our lack of consultation with NATO. say he fears effects of our decision
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • hinders better relaticr-s with the USSR is in a word Vietnam. !hyevsky'o later piece (we ue reading a TASS sum:r.ory; the full t ext ie not yet avail.&b le in Washington) gives a fullcr list of problems which c~ente obstacle3 to better re lations
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • . 1295 , ("'.'.C. .6 2 NL.I 17- b'I By ·LU¥' , NA A Date 1-1~..c,c, SUGGESTED MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER. SATO OF JAPAN I haye read your thoqhtful of all. to expre•• letter of March 25, 1968 and wiah. first my appreclatlo11 for the renewed aupport you
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • of our meeting with you last week. Jack Valenti has given us time at 11 :30 on Friday for a meeting with you, and your night reading for tomorrow will have the papers for Friday's discussion. Mean­ while 1 I have one further thought that you may wish
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 92: Aug. 22‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • . and agreement on the•e paper• intraovernmental cooperation In view of the great importance two papers in their entirety. of this proposal, are a further example that ha• been achieved I urge you to read the I call your particular attention to the manner 1D
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 105: Nov. 9‑14, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • on the air that night, Tuesday night, the 29th of October and make his speech and announce that he was stopping the bombing that night, because that was the date, and that*he was going to meet with the other side and with the GVNin Paris on Saturday, the 2nd
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 32, June 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • ). You have sent similar messages before. In 1965 and 1966 Ambassador White read your message at the end of her own speech. She would like to do so again this year. (State agrees that a message be sent. ) Francis M. Bator Message approvedL No Speak
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [2 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • !; (13) PROTECT. THE nIGHTS pJ,m INTF.RESTS 0~ VIETMP·lf.SE OVERSEAS: C14) PROTECT ·" THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS . AND INJERESTS OF FciREI~N -RESIDENTS' -IN ·souTH VIET~NAM ... • ."I -1.... _.., !. ~ ; '. ' . • \. .. '1 ; • ., ... •• I-, , "1
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 30, June 1-12, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)
  • wortli reading tb.ese two accounts of Sov.l et attitudes on May 31 -- before hostUities -- and Monday, June 5. Ku.znetsov,, in the second. telegram, is one of the ablest Soviet diplomats. Hi account -o l the three Soviet mlscalculatlona is probably
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • HIMSELF. THIS IN 2. THE COMMENTS BELOW SHOULD BE READ WITH MIND.) THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES OF CURRENT CUBAN FOREIGN POLICY ARE TO FURTHER THE STRUGGLE AGAINST AMERICAN "IMPERIALISM," TO AID IN MAKING THE CUBAN ECONOMY STRONG AND INDEPENDENT
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 111: Dec. 18‑25, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • to .: · r~~po_t1?might be_misinterpreted and concur in the Ambassado}.''s :.strong recommendation that a reply-be sent. ...., 81{(2., ~ Benjamin Ii. Read Executive Secretary I' . Enclosu1"e: • Suggested reply to \ King Hussein SECRET - GROUP 3
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)
  • ) WWRutow:rla INFORMATION -Friday, January 19. 1968 5:50 p.m. Mr. President: · You may wish to read. thla asaessment of :it la summarized on page 1. · Aria••- 1.S(c}(d) 3.4(b)(1)(6) W. W. _Roatow SANITIZED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 ciZG.K£t?:: NLJ By ~ 1
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • in this connection. But you also read the statement word for word, and therefore the Leadership heard you say exactly what the statement says about timing, namely, that {at the time of the statement) "air action is now in execution against gun boats and certain
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 83: June 20‑25, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • ·•• ffOPSECRET.· .S~MSITifJE. . ,-=-i :i" iJ.i..?±!.3.!-;----- ·- -. • - ◄ • :F z; ~OP SEC~FT-SENSITJYE E~CLOSURE l. The NIGHT SONG Study Group Report, dated 20 ~arch ~967, ~~de specific recommendations in the areas of night-viewing A$ a sensors
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • yesterday on his way · · back to Israel and I had a long talk with him late last night. What he said increased the doubts I already had · . about whether it would be right to advise King Huss~in to negotiate with Israel separately from the other Arabs
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • and· sratltude. Ori.a•. Sl~ f. :l, .. 7 . Hl• Excellucy Ou•ta.vo Dia~ Ord.as P :r.e 1ldellt of the Ualted Meldcan. State Mealco, D. F.. . ., ,. ~ ·•. LBJ/JV/vm April 16, 1966 '-.., Mydeu Tony: On Ike ftlpt home, l read aaaia yo"r •peech u
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • measures to persuade Cubans in southern Florida to wait until orderly SEGRE'Y' MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON SEGRE I arrangements could be worked out. obtaining their cooperation. -2- We have been largely successful in Late last night
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • 2:30 pm Lv Asuncion 5:30 pm Ar Rio de Janeiro Aerial survey of River Plate system with President of Argentina (also Uruguay, ii possible). Motorcade into Asuncion for lunch. Motorcade.. Night free. Monday, April 17 a. m. 12:30 pm 2:00 pm
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • A 1 p 04/29/65 A !tom Beaja:min Read - copy of Saigon cable Secret ~f" '-1--11./ }JLJ 'I- o FILE LOCAT ION Nati on al Security File , tl> McGeorge Bundy , Memos to the President , vol. April 15 - May 31 , 1965 RESTRICTION CODES . (A) Closed
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 25, April 1-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • :· HAV£ ·TO :JiAIT.'.· UNTIL ' THE: . .NJREEMENT.·:_1s. READY :BEFORE.:;,W£; KNOW.· WHETHER{ ;THE . WAIVER ;· IS··· EVOl ;­ NEEDED.~:,.. .. - . . . . . .. .~ THE ·. INSTRUCTION READS As···roLLOWSI -w£. PROPOSE·;.TO- . INDICATE'. At:·_THE :_ 1-iEETING
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • ..., 8BCRET-EXDIS Roatow - MEMORANDUM INFO: .ATION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINOTOX iiBC!t]!';Y - Ma.rch 21, 1968, 7 :45 a.. m. r JJ()YY Mr:. President: As you know from the press, the Israelis la.st night mounted a major raid on Arab terrorist bases
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • NUMBERS ARE. BEST 'NUMBER TONIGHT · IS 457,0~0 CDOWN .. FRO M LAST NIGHT'S 527,000) -- 6.5,000 IN I CTZ PAGE 6 RUMJIR 19121 S ! CR! 'f 66, 000 IN I I CTZ, 247,000 IN III CTZ (205,000 IN SAIGON/GIA DINH · ACCORDI NG TO MSWR), AND 79,000 IN IV CTZ. COUNT
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 90: Aug. 1‑10, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • of.Article.40(3), as indicated in the proclamation . • .,;. I . 4(tt4~111il1!~0 I I .1 • ifenjamin H. Read Executive se·cretary .j .I ............ :. . '• Enc losur·e: Proclamation. I ' I ---- . ., ' .... 11----- ------ INFORMATION TOPSEC
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • , _we were strongly of the opinio~ u:itU yesterday night., when you got in touch with all 0£ us, to recommend that we ci~au ehould ..atop our intcrvcnticn in the London 1::·rnrket. But ·taking into account your req\!o!lt,. tho b
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 101: Oct. 23‑28, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • explained that the document I was about to give him was a personal oral comrnu..."1.ication reflecting what was 1 on the President s mind. He read the document care.fully~ fct·~ fl)• With respect to para. l, he said that only he, Dobrynin, knows fully
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 32, June 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • - TO HAVE A &LOCKlNQ THIRD. ESI' !MATES OF THE OTHER S.lDE •s STRENGTH RUN At , . to "· ASSUMING THE 18 LAT IN AMER lCANS HOLD f lRM AND VOTE ACIAlNst THE YUGOSLAV RlSOL UT ION, Wi NIGHT ADD AN EST JIIATED- 11 OR A DOZEN NATO COUNTRIES, AUSfRALlA 1 NEV
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 69: Mar. 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • ON ~JNCAY CR MONDAY NIGHT. I HOPE THAT IT WILL MEET WITH YOUR FULL APPROVAL~ AND THAT YOU MIGHT BE PREPARED TO MAKE A RESPONSIVE STATEMENT . ?ROi1tPTLY :THEREAFTER. I DO NOT KNOW HO\# SOVIETS 1iILL HANDLE nus, BUT "VE WILL KEEP YOU VERY -CLOSELY POSTED
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 10, August 1-11 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • to the United Nations later this fall, I hope we can discuss th.es e and other issues of common interest in greater detail. ! Sincerely, His Majesty Hassan ll King of Morocco Rabat ~ I I .. ., ., Mist~r President, We had the pleasure of reading
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • in our institution and in Latin America. Respectfully yours, Felipe Herrera F1'iday, Sept. 2.-Z, 1967 12:00 noon. Thi-& conve·: rsation on the Middle East aact Viet Nam between Gene and the Soviet Embassy Counseloi- ia worth reading. On Viet. Nam he
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • NIGHT OF JUNE .27/28 AT HOUSEIN VITRYSUR SEINE NOTFARFROMORVDELEGATION ...:.- :. J:lEADQUARTERS. THE.L:0CATION WAS PROPOSEDBY THE DRV AND APPARENTLY ~ONCESERVED· A ·A COMMUNICATlONS CENTERFROMTHEM.ALSOATTENOING 1 . •.: THE MEETl_NGWEREHABIB ANO
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • of the United States of America 1712 New Hampshire Avenv.e Washington, D. C. _ .. N. W. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Saturday, Augu1t lZ, 1967 7:30 P. M. Mr. President: This is General Westmoreland'• detailed MiUtary A sseesment for July in read$ble form
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [2 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • not be read as the considered opiriion of this Agency. Although these papers provide a use­ ful and provocative preliminary analysis of a number of recently captured documents and intelligence reports, they omit reference to other important materials bearing