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Folder, "INDIA - December 1963-1964 [3 of 4]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

President, The White House, WASHINGTON, D.C. sincerely, Bahadur -::-_i..T iONAL August SECURITY cou ~crL 4, 1964 Bob The attached is from a· recent to me from Chet Bowles. ( letter 11 drawing with The issue" is the old chestnut India

Folder, "Israel - Volume 6, 12/66 - 7/67 [3 of 4]," Country Files, NSF, Box 140 (Item)

if Israel would make the deal proposed by David in the first part of paragraph 16 (p. 17). Exports to the U.S.: DOD is pressing this as hard as it can; perhaps Bob McNamara could press it a little harder. Desalinzation: This should go forward urgently: Jack

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)

wishes for a year which will certainly be hard but he hopes will be rewarding. W. W. Rostow WWRostow:rln 1 ::3j '@µ;mcnrp -- SENSITIVE Saturday, January 14, 1961 2:30 p. m. Mr. President: Herewith three moves in the peace field reported by Gov

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 7, June 21-30, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

that the quantity likely to become available for reallocation would·be very small in comparison with the 200,000 ton reallocation which the Dominicans had originally · hoped to obtain. The Embassy has confirmed that allocation of even token quantities should have

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Soviet Military Capabilities, 12/5/1963, Volume 1, Tab 2," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

the meeting by repeating a sentence which he had read at the beginning~ i . e .: 11 The greatest single requirement ;is that we find a way to ensure the survival of civilization in the nuclear age . A nuclear war would be the death of all our hopes

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. 31, June 13-20, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)

for your letter of June 14 on the tragic events of recent weeks in the Middle East. 1 value the opportunity it presents to share with you some of our own concerns over these events and our hope that this time the peoples of the Middle East can build

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

is in vcey general teTms. known if it Wo a!_)provc a.."'ldstrongly tn.\pport your going t,, the Ill,1.F~ Ap:irt !rom the meneures it shows th-, U.S. b ready to ncilve the problem. • l i . I • I! :I I i We very much hope tho'lt tho progr~ will be 1

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

for your timely and constructive report. As always I greatly value your views. I hope that at a mutually convenient time after your return there will be an opportunity for you · to meet with senior officials in the Executive Branch for a further

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 8, July 1-15 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)

•BFSTRJCTEP DATA 1 ~ M§T¥G!!D DAT£! - z. - 5. . The Bureau ol tb.e .Budget ha.a reviewed thia propo ■ al. BOB believe• Chat aome obaolete weapona ahould be retired on a faster echedule than 11 now being propoaecl. lt doe• not recommend that you

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)

of friendship that link our two countries, and will neve:r forget your dedicated work in the cause of peace and freedom. You have·, old friend, my hopes for your happiness and health in the years to come. UNQUOTE ~ /(a-~ .,....__. following confirmation

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 27, May 1-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)

and the ranking Liberal Party member of the Belgian Government. Mr. de Clercq hopes very much to have the opportunity to meet you and the Belgian Embassy supports his request. At considerable political risk, the Belgian Government forthrightly agre ed last year

Folder, "India: Food, 1964-1965 [3 of 5]," Files of Robert Komer, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

ft.AN ARE BEING POSTPONED IN HOPE, AS ONE PLANNING OFFICIAL Ptrf IT, THAT INTERNATIONAL SITUATION WILL BECOME CLEARER IN THAT PERIOD.

Folder, "Cuba [Background Material Used in Compiling Plank/Chase Report] [1 of 3]," Files of Gordon Chase, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

. s. c1tizell8 whose properly maybo expropriatedJ and e.xpresaes hope ror further exchan;1ea ot views. June 12 Amba~st.tdor Bonsal urges Pr-.µr..eMinister Castro the importaree ot closo relations betwae Cuba and the' U. S. because of tho

Folder, "Shastri Visit (Proposed) [2 of 3]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 22-1 (Item)

the Prime Minister re with dates meetkt hers on Jam,11ar.y10. the State of the tl1mi©nmeissage an.d (»the!' ®haents and first understands that a December wi~it is oot wcrkabl~p and while the Preaident would very much like convenient fully hopes

Folder, "INDIA - 1965 [3 of 4]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

or Pakistan. is one of international not making any new I very much appreciate your writing and hope that hospital in In~lia will somehow receive relief from ---- '11 ~ /4 .. ,. est per. sonal __ ' ~ L) ,,~ regar~ ~ ..- - 1.1 taA__. rr

Folder, "India [1 of 2]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

AND RA.W .MATERIALS AND TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES. GOVERNMENTPRESS NOTV '.EXPRESSED HOPE THAT WITH SUFFICIENT ASSISTANCE FORTHCOMING••FROM : FRL ..NDLY COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTINS, IMPORTS CAN BE LIBERALIZED IN VERY NEAR FUTURE. •,·. . ,; .1

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 3, May 16 - 26, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

in concluding that the large bloc of silent swing voters may well decide the winner. Many of these of course will cast their vote not on the mer its of the candidates or on the issues, but in the hope of joining the winner. It is difficult to gauge the effect

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

and to reopen the downtown ~ ...' \m:eassaae;r B\:l:nk&iF £OD.firmed at 5·00 P· m today that the fii:.s..t two gt ett:ps ef ;r eeels, eensistiag of about 2 50 men e a eh, have B:lre $d.y been ~ located. He is hopeful that the 'balance ef son1e 500 700 men

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

do not think, however, that he has any real hopes of getting the nomination himself or that he would make the effort to do so. ~ Michael V. Forrestal .... rpQp SECRET M y 27 • . 1964 MEMORANDUM TO -THE PRESIDENT H re ls an important m mo~andum

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

con·t·· rme t -o exl)lo:ce every 1Jossi le L ''11c1..L --~0:i: 0. h):·101,)rable an" I)et:.:,ce 1 solut.:.r,~r.1 a11 : ·t is _.,-i y_· s:i. ., cel'e hope th:.--1t al. :r>a~~"tit::8 to t} c c7_i,_.,;_mte wil 1 ", -! · ~spond to the endeavour o~ those

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

: Ambassador Lodge hopes to see the Pope in Rome on May 2. I / . Monday, April 25, 1966 SEC:SET FROM AMBASSADOR LODGE (Saigon 4188} I spoke to Papal delegate Palmas about the possibility of my calling at the Vatican on Monday, May 2, during my stopover

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

FOR WAL~ROSTOW REGRETDELAYIN SENDINGWEEKLY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT,~UT HOPE TO GET THIS OF'F TOMORROW. CIRCUiiiSTANCES HERE LAST F~W DAYS HAV~ MA~EIT NECkSSARY TO CONCENTRATE ON EM~RGENCIES.AS WITHYOU, - IT HAS MEANT BEDlG ON THE JOB 24 RE I VIA

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

an added personal and contemporary character to useful exchanges of views. "I hope to write to you at greater length a little later on about your message to me a few days ago after Bob McNamara's visit to Vietnam, and to give you a few thoughts from

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 87: July 5‑12, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)

for constitutional leadership; Huong widely respected. -- Overall trend unfavorable to enemy; Hanoi1s hopes for GVN collapse or Paris breakthrough dimmed by SVN response to Tet and by American firmness. -- Thieu and Ky predict massive new enemy attacks; Bunker cites

Folder, "INDIA - 1966 (to March 31) [1 of 3]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

to undue ties with Peiping. If the Pak military, who were Ayub's power base, became convinced that there was no hope of any more MAP from the US this would powerfully risk their moving closer to the Chicoms. We Americans felt that India• had for too long

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 326-340," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

Vietnam could become a m od^l that would eventually attract the people of South Vietnam to a sim ilar system. By 1960, all of these hopes had been dashed. Though South Vietnam had major latent political problems^it must have appeared to Hanoi

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. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

States Senate, Washington It is to be hoped that those who believe significant is the wide differer. in freedom will not condone the enforced salaries between states, rangin1 per annum in Mississippi of Soviet Jewry.-Yours S1R-lt was, of course, Mr

Folder, "CHINA (CPR) Nuclear Explosion Capability 1964-1965-1966," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 14 (Item)

---- /)li..!;r DEC . e.o.13 ~.l~,N 4 . _· --- , 196 - February ac l've been sitting on attache ption you' har paper, on ass • u ine a. icon nuclear ly fin it ur ent first hope is that LBJ ml look at tne (at .y sugge·.stion he w ,.r .1.arize

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [4 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

independence and mobility for U.S.. groups. Think banquet like lunches by province officials should be replaced with box lunches or other informal Hope observers can spend as much time in field as possible, returning to Saigon late for tallying

Folder, "Cuba [Background Material Used in Compiling Plank/Chase Report] [3 of 3]," Files of Gordon Chase, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

ar,r♦oarane~ of t.aldng sidoc .t~l t l:ier . fe:r or n~inst ~rrarien r~form end ex,re.s~.t the hope th."\t Dr,. l~e-lee or·n~

Folder, "INDIA - December 1963-1964 [4 of 4]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

in the falL ;;. HHS ~ ..~NTIAL DECLASSIFIED E.O. 'i3 Se, NSC Memo, 1/3 , ....r":< By...,... __ , , Dm- line (I Ne Del i - pril 28, 1964. De r Bob: h ve recently .] 1ic t •ons for Ind· en g·v·n gr t d a of hou ht tot e and other deve o i g

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

as our domestic budgetary needs, that it is hoped that a million tons will suffice but because of our concern for India we do not want com pletely to foreclose the possibility of a further shipment. Mention would also be made of the shipping problems

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

they how have the confidence that makes action in this realm a practical possibility. On the economic side, I would wait for Bob Komer' s observations. I ·.' 2. I· lI Action in the North I think the thing to avoid here is an impression of "lashing out

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

\ /} oe,/ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON .... COJ>TFIDE~lTL~ L Thursday, December 9, 1965 MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT 1. I attach Bob McNamara's account of his telephone conver sation with members of Congress on South Vietnam. It is highly

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)

. ~~!.LITARY RISKS TO ACHIEVE ·psYCH9LOGlCAL IMPACT-,-·Hc HOPED!HJ.b -THI S I HPACT wOUL.D GI:Nl: RATEPOP·VLAR UPRI S I NG AGAI NST • THe• GV ·, D. S.\FF ECT1O, OF' GVN .••ARMED FORCES,--ANO· COLLAPSE-OF-US-:-DETE~M-1NA_H.ON ,TO PURSUE THE W~RJ PTHUS

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

and proper th:.t I should give you a "year-end report" of my first few 6£0££1 ·· -- --- -·- - ---~--- -- --- - - 4 months here. It is attached as Appendix B. 5. As I'm sure you_ know, A~ita Bryant didn't accompany Bob Hope this year because, properly

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 25, April 1-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)

:·JE FRIENDLINESS HE ENCOUN7ER:3:D t't)\D!VG TUE GOV::'.RNL 1ENT LEADERS ti.ND PEOPLE EVERYWHERE HE ~NT IN GEI-rnANY. HE RETURNS FULL OF ENTHUSIASM AND EIGH HOPES FOJ THE FUTURE COOP·ERAT ION BETWEEl'J OU~ COUNT~l:2S. 1 1 I SH.AR£ HIS ZWfHUSIASM