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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • have my profound sympathy in this time of grief• . UNQUOTE WWR/EKH/vmr \ •' ·~ i '\ ~ Wednesday, November 30, 1966 - 3:15 pm Mr. President: At Tab A Secretary Rusk recommends that you approve a stiff but friendly message to Sekou Toure which
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 110: Dec. 10‑17, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • PEOPLE• DIFFERENCES-WHICH-MAY EXIST FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR OUTLOOKS-ONTHE PROBLEMSOF SOUTHEASTASIA AND THE WORLD\-1l Ll. NOT, I •HOPE, PREVENT·THE CONTI NUEO DEVELOPMENT· AN6 .STRE~GTHENlNG ~ETHIS FRl~NDSMiP•. LYNDON6• JOHNSONEND OUOTE· GP•l RUSK
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 41, September 11-14, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • . Private investment in Guinea is for the time being limited almost exclusively to the mining sector, in which Olin Mathieson, Harvey Aluminum and ALCOA, to mention only American companies, have sizeable investments. These companies, and their European
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 25, April 1-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • ~·~ -"'-'" :.\.¼~:-_·/ :~·:,.~.(-~-/)~:'. : _.:.•\,~.!~>-, i.,· .· . ...... :~.-~;...•'.. -- ' ._.- . ;;. •-_ ;: . • ' ,' ' . .,'.:,.~:.._-~,;,;.~..:\:;•.~.. ·,';: ( THIS O?FER WOULD APPLY AT SUCH TIME AS SAFEGUARDS ARE APPLIED HJ No r·J-i l UCLEA~-vJZAPOr; ST ATES UNDER AN EFFECTIVE 1 SAFEGUARDS
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 85: June 29‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • promise to a world free in which the atom will be used b'Many of us recall when the Nuclear recalled must the words Test the ancient begin with a single Since that time towards longer; forward, only for the benefit Kennedy States will do
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 14, October 1 - 31, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • ~ ~~ ,,,...,. Barbados is scheduled to become ind, ~ ndent November 30. The State ,/ Department recommends (Tab A)"that the United States recognize the Government of Barbados at that time, and that you authorize establish­ ment of an Embassy, headed by a resident
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • situation, we must ship at _least 500,000 tons per month in the August-September-October period for arrival in the October-November-December period. Shipping time from the U.S. to India is now averaging 6-8 weeks compared with 4-6 weeks prior to the Suez
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • be a major intervention in. a trouDlet situation. The Soviet Union would be upset and suspicious. Above a ll , Senator Mansfield should remember that he is "an officer ~r the United States Government," as a member of the . legislative branch. Tkerefor e
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • the matter oa theae 1rounda: 1. Suffldent time ha• elapaed lldnce premature diacloaure of the propoaal before yea bad a chance te couider lt. l. The appropriation for our partidpatioa ta the OAS apecUlcally cover ■ co■ta of the ml ■■loa ao tut what la
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • mac1e in the wake of crises .. For it is only in time of crisis that people are moved to contemplate large chang~s: Marshall Plan, NATO, Mutual Security Program, Alliance ~or ProgressJ etc. 2. Both the Vietnamese and NATO crises offer a chance
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • German forces this year. I have added to Secretary Rusk's draft a personal note on page 3, The urgency is this: Kiesinger ough~ to get it before Secretary Rusk sees Willy Brandt on Mondayand in time for him to relay to Brandt your message. B . .PM Wilson
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 3, May 16 - 26, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • . However, they feel that the present situation is tolerable and time is gradually eroding the problem. There are clearly fresh winds blowing in the Israeli Govern­ ment · and greater willingness to think about a long-term Arab­ Israeli accommodation. We do
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • a curfew and braced for further disturbances in the capital and other major cities as opposition party elements, labor unions, students and extremists gave signs of mobil­ izing for protest demonstrations. An uneasy calm prevails. Our Embassy reports its
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • pendltu.r es .and no s.uperscnics -- has given his Finance Minister the greeu light to segotiate with us. I think we hav-, a.chleVQd our lmmedlate objective of buying time on th« purchase of anperaoai.cs by ou.r Latin Ai::nerican friel'h.is. W. 'fl
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 2, May 1 - 15, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • Scranton is coming to the end of his term, and is not eligible for reelection. He has worked in the Department (1958-60).. Walter Reuther has won elections in his union as well as sought to influence them on the national level. In the Board of Consultants
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • had been shifted elsewhere--after a decent interval of time had elapsed--and if someone else whom Tshombe was disposed to trust, or who was more capable of winning his trust, had been assigned to represent us in Leopoldville. This brings me to my
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [3 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • , in exchange for the Front's recognition of Cambodia's existing borders. Prior to that time, several high-ranking National Liberation Front officials have periodically visited Cambodia.) The Front leaders themselves admitted that harassment of their supply
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • , "butchered" it. "Ii' . ._ .... .,.. ' ~ ~ . - i ,. Nonetheless NEWSWEEK apparently picked up the q\lote used by Breslin. TIME intended to use it but, after checking with me, abandoned it. What I told Breslin -- again confirmed by Pierpont -- was simply
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 113: Jan. 1‑15, 1969 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)
  • mar alM attead. No fermal r ... rb are eapecle4 after ,- recelYe tile 111eUl. Yo. llan approwed a&atemell& wblcll will " 1..... ~ the Pi'••• Office at tbe time of tlae ceremo-, (Ta• B). YCMI mlpt waat te to.cb oa oae or two Qftlle poiat• la tat
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • ~ AT...SOME...UNSPECIF.lED-TiME:. IN::'THE:3 ISSUED AN · ORDER ..fO:.SavtET~-ONVO\'~_:-To PAST...:.THE":SOV'YE'F·-~VE~~ENT . . . .. --·· 13 4 - (a){ ) lHOS~~~I T_~ES-~I)r_ANY- ·OTHE~-- ~~~. 5 4 3 2
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • worries are: (1) the occasion is inappropriate -­ these steps have little to do wit h Austria, and (2) we have not consulted with the Allies or the Congress. We feel that this is a good time for at least one announcement and perhaps for two. Speech
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 91: Aug. 11‑21, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • anxieties. However, the primary Soviet concern at the present time is the internal progress of the Soviet Union, the adhesiveness of the Eastern European bloc and the general development of economic relationships with the rest ot the world. The Sov1& Union
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • ; undermining their morale and discouraging the creative initiative which is so essential to a successful foreign policy. At the -3same time •we have resigned from our respom~ibility in the · shaping of policy and the defining or its purposes, submitting too
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 19, January 15 - 31, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • producing two or three times more rice than in any previous year. Since agriculture accounts for nearly 5 0% of India's GNP, a break­ through on this order would have a dramatic effect on the Indian economy. As production increases purchasing power
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • November, and constitutionally the present Assembly assumes the functions of the Assembly after tk,e inauguration of the President and until the new Assembly 1n vonvened. The newly-elected Upper House might be installed by the time the President ls
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 16, December 1 - 13, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • to use larger, better armed units to combat the Revolutionary Development program. 13. The Enemy -- the US. Some of these ~olitical develop- ments in Saigon as well as the trends on the battleground have been apparent for some time. Thus, in order
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • to go forward with a loan to Israel in the amount of $ 6 million arises from a commitment made during FY 1963, at which time the U.S. agreed to provide $ 45 million in loans. Because of a change in procurement plans.i ·$ 6 million of this amount
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)
  • PERSONAL FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM TH!;: PRIME MINISTER . I . DECLASSIFIED . . E.0. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NLJ ?S- .3of. · NARA Date 3-o'lS-ff BY. ~ ' WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VERY PROMPT REPLY TO MY MESSAGE LAST NIGHT FROM MOSCOW. IT ARRIVED . JUST IN TIME
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • ARCHIVES PROCESSING NOTE You will find two versions of the document withdrawal sheets in this file. The original document withdrawal sheets were completed in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since that time, many of the documents have been declassified
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • or North that is that in South Viet Nam concurrently b) What indications ( End FYI Other specific to furnish time? DRV formulation bombin~fl FYI Usual bombing would be of bombin~ would be taken up at the talks? was H~nci's ics stopping
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • time a.ad i• therefore ln a poor pealtion to crltlctze a slnsl• Air :Force error, however tragic lt ta for those who were hit. McG . .B . May 4, 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached memora.Ad.um has been done by Butch Fisher ove7 the last
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Barring an economic recession, the chances are Wilson will have the time he needs. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Ambassador Dean and George Thomson, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. I will also be available. UK Objectives Mr. Wilson
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • : TARGET AND LOCATION Chuc Son Army Bks (N), 10 miles south• west of Hanoi Ha Dong -Bks SW 9 miles . southwest of Hanoi Kinh No RR Yd 9 miles north of Han.oi Lan Son RR/Hwy Br 79 miles northeast of Hanoi TIME (EST) ON TARGET UNIT T:.36 PM 7AF S f
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • SETTLEMENT AND - SUPERVISION.OF PEACEARRANGEMENTS. HE HADESTABLISHED A tlORKING GROUP 'IHICH 2. DO SAlD'-THAT WAS MEC:TING SEVERAL TIMES A •,EEK WITH HIM TO DISCUSS 'poss18LE POSITIONS FOR GVN to TAK! It~ SUBSTA~tTIVE TALKS. HE SHOVED POLITICALCOUNSELOROUTLIN
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • liberalization. We believe it advisable to avoid any steps at this time likely to embarrass the new leadership in its internal course or in its delicate relationships with the Soviet Union and other East European neighbors. Contingencies involving Soviet economic
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • revolution. During this time, the country has experienced many difficulties and changes, which ~ have consumed a great deal of energy. Nevertheless, these four long years full of challenges in fighting and building, have been useful to us in choosing a path
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • bdenaatiaal law aad order woald be lllldermbaed.) ••corUaa -- Wirf di.cl Capt.. Blldler delay la uldaa for aadetaace? (He thoapt he wae Nlaa lauu .... aot ael•d. The PUEBLO deter uf.p, the SS BAMNEJl, wa• harund ••vea time• over the lut year. la the paet
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 95: Sept. 19‑25, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • BOMBARDMENT. BOMBING ANDALLOTHERACTSOF WAR,NORTHVIETNAM WOULD NOT HAVEANYTARGETTO FIGHT. --KVA'flONCOPY 7. THE NORTH VIETNAMESE SUGGESTED THATEITHERDURINGTHEIR STAYIN OSLOOR AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEPARTURE, THEGON ISSUE SOMEPUBLICSTATEMENT ABOUTTHEVISIT
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • cempllcated world. Then are bou.ad to be mom.at• of crl1l• aDd coafllct. la the paat week a crl•l• h.a• arl••• la Korea. "It l• aataral at •wch a time that men ahoald •llould wODder whether the crl•l• cOllld a■k q•nloaa; f:IMty ha•• beea avoWed. whether
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • , which I actually supported. I said. that a "limited war" with Red China then "would involve us in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy." •The Soviet Union had a mutual defense treaty with Red China providing