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Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 1/29/1966, Volume 3, Tab 38," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

, 1966; Noon Vietnam GIA Di-rect or Rabo r n, reading from notes , briefed on the military situation in Vietnam. Six hundr ed trucks are reported in the south -- twice the level of a year ago. They are carrying men and equipment. The North Vietnamese

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 1/24/1968, Volume 4, Tab 62," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

th ere. The President read the North Korean report of the alleged confession made by Commander Bucher, skipper of the Pu eblo , as reported in the FBIS account of a North Vietnamese - English broadcast (copy attached) . Secretary Rusk said

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S., Europe and the Czech Crisis, 9/4/1968, Volume 5, Tab 72," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

sion of Czech r efugees t o the United Sta t es. The statem en t was read. (Cop y /\ttached as TAB A) S ecretary Rusk: Th e Uni t ed State s must grant refug e to those Czechs who want to leave the ir country or who a r e now outside and do not wish

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 2/10/1965, Volume 3, Tab 30," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

recommended. Sec r etar y McNamara read parts of a message from General Westmoreland recommending (Tab q immediate reprisals. (C opy attached) Mr . McGeorge Bundy said that, having talked to Ambassador Taylor recently, he could sum~marize his views as follows

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Situation in Vietnam, 2/8/1965, Volume 3, Tab 29," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Hoi target. (The document from wh ich he read is attached. Tab C.) ._ TOP SECRJ!: l /SENSil'lv E - 3 TOP SECRET /SE}'iSITIVF In response to the President's question, General Wheeler spoke of the difficulty of insuring the security at the Pleiku

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Overflights of Cuba, 5/2/1964, Volume 2, Tab 2," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

~§aett-~a~· Summary Record of National Security Council Meeting No. 530 May 2, 1964, 10~00 AM -- Overflights of Cuba The meeting began without the President. Mr. McCone distributed, and the group read, the attached SNIE 85-2 - 64, "Likelihood

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S. Policy toward Laos, 4/29/1964, Volume 2, Tab 1," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, 5; 00 PM -- U.S . Policy Toward Laos Dir e ctor McCone introduced Mr . Ray Cline who read a paper on the intellig e nce now available which indicates greatly increas ed use of Laos fo r infiltration of men and materials from North to South Vietnam

Folder, "[NSC Meeting] Discussion including / Major POL Targets, 6/22/1966, Volume 3, Tab 42," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

: It is very clear there was no response from Hanoi. We had a l ong read-out from Ronning . There is no give in their position. They indicated they wouldn 1t even talk as they did in Rangoon. There may be a slight lateral shift, but no forward move. Canada

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Middle East War, 6/7/1967, Volume 4, Tab 53," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

rity in maintenance, leadership, training and discipline rather than numerical superiority. The President then went on to read a statement later released to the press (attached) , establishing a Special Committee of the National Security Council to deal

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 8/20/1968, Volume 5, Tab 71," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

on the West, pa:-ti.ct.:.la:rty Berlin. K:-usc~ev callee 5e:-E:i .:.~testicles of the \Vest anci. whe:l he wanted to c :r eate presso.::re !-le sc:_ueez~C: the r e . S..=c:-e:a:-•1 .Rt:sk: Drait ::-e?l Y to Doo:;-yni n read. it'( e ::~vc a pti'blic proble:n

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam Decisions, 2/18/1965, Volume 3, Tab 31," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Saigon might begin its own negotiations very quickly and without our knowledge or participation. The President read the text of an outgoing message, from Secretary Rusk to Ambassador Bruce, which spelled out our proposed policy. He asked the members

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 5/10/1966, Volume 3, Tab 39," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

, and improved their road ne t s. e . Morale is down in Viet Cong ranks and is uncertain in the North Vietnamese army . It is not ye t a t t h e br e aking point. Secretary McNamara read from a Rand report on the ext ensive damage done t o the Vi e t Cong

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam/France/Germany, 5/22/1968, Volume 5, Tab 68," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

from the North Vietnamese who even refuse to acknowledge there are any North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. The Hanoi representatives are prepared to stay in Paris and even read the telephone directory if necessary to keep nonproductive talks go

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Gulf of Tonkin Attack, 8/4/1964, Volume 3, Tab 20," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

the incident. This information we cannot use and must rely on other rep ort s we will be receiving . Secretary Rusk : We should ask the Congressional leaders whether we s hou ld seek a Congres sional r eso lut i on. (The dr aft resolution read by Secretary Rusk

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 3/26/1965, Volume 3, Tab 32," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

policy speech on Vietnam should be prepared. We should enlist new brain power in drafting the things which need to be said. One grows tired of reading only what the other side is saying. We should crank up our propaganda effort. Last week we did

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Mid/East Crisis, Volume 4, Tab 52," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

, the President asked for a new reading on Israeli capability. He said Ambassador Goldberg is l e ss certain about I s raeli superiority. Mr. Helms noted that he had sent a recent as sessment to Ambassador Goldberg but had had no response yet. Both Mr. Helms

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Stockpile Criteria, 10/31/1968, Volume 5, Tab 74," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

31, 1968; 12 :07 to 12 : 35 P . M. Stockpile Criteria The President: Read the order of business . (Cop y at TAB A ) He asked Governor Daniel to summarize the report of the commi ttee which had reviewed the cr iteria upon which s tockpil e

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Various Topics, Panama, etc.", 4/3/1964, Volume 1, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

of advising . The Pr es ident then turned to Panama and read the declaration which he sai d he would make this afternoon if the Council approved. He summarized the U . S. position on the Panama negotiations, i . e . , that we would not accept preconditions

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 11/29/1967, Volume 4, Tab 61," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

milita::y exper..ditu res :n tJ1e budgets o: n o n - ~'..lita ry 2 . The true convers ion from rubles to dollars is ir:lpossible to do with any deg ree of accuracy . The briefing attached to this record was then read. S e cr e tary Rusk: It is important

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Overflights of Cuba; Laos, 5/5/1964, Volume 2, Tab 3," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

be undertaken. He cited again the case of modifying the planes in order to make it possible for the pilot to relight the engi ne at maxi mum altitude in the event of a flameout. Secretary Rusk asked whether we should read anything into the timing

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Report by Sec. Rusk on the NATO meeting at the Hague; Report by Sec. McNamara on his trip to Vietnam, 5/15/1964, Volume 2, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Benjamin H. Read Executive Secretary Enclosure: Translation of Spaak's speech. 5mVICE SET c OP"iFIDEP.ITI AI I NL TIONP_L SECURIT Y COUNCIL RECORD OF LC TIONS NSC Action 2488. BRIEFING BY SECRETP..RY R USK AND SECRET .ARY McNAMJ.RA a. Noted

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Draft Treaty on Non/Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 3/27/1968, Volume 5, Tab 66," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

-~-ol- SE CRET --&:EC !tEI -2 The Pr esid ent introduced General Abrams to the group and stated that he had been working closely with the ARVN for some time so that they will be in a better position to take care of themselves. He read excerpts from

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Assistance to Indonesia, 1/7/1964, Volume 1, Tab 3," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

then existing, we could decide what to do. Secretary Rusk agreed that it would be useful for us to take a reading follow ing the Manila meeting. He said the problem had been brought to the President because the Department was aware of Congressional pressure

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Secretary McNamara's Mission to Vietnam; OAS Action on Venezuelan Arms Cache, 3/5/1964, Volume 1, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

now have authority to do so that we can act in an emergency. We should find out how far the Latin Ame rican states will go. A m bassador Thomp son said the resolution created a problem. Th e R ussians would read the resolution to mean that we

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Peace offensive re Vietnam, 1/5/1966, Volume 3, Tab 37," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

;- ~ -, ~~ ::::#~;;:;:~ --P--==~;;:::::~~~ffil.r==::t=:i;::-:- trom Ben Read"?1 -V7 pilSSible elassified-info : 2~========~~~1:!!..~=4~~=- 112. memo te Seei:etaz;y , 1w Beau ftusk from Leon~ Ma~ks Goafiaeatial. ~ g,3- 'l* (>'-'NY cir"f-3 / $° ~ secret - #Jc memo FILE

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cutback in Nuclear Production; Secretary Rusk's Report on Vietnam; Asst. Secretary Bundy's Report on Laos, 4/22/1964, Volume 1, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

brought us worldwide acclaim and read p2.rts of the attached memorandwn . Bromley Smith *-OP SEGR£T SERVJCE SET .· .COPY J l .. •·' UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY WASHINGTON OFFICE OF nu;: DIRECTOR M.EMOR.ANDU1v1 FOR: SU13JZCTt

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

of his views. He followed rnore or less the draft prepared at his request by Mr . Bundy (copy attached) . At the conclusion, the President: asked Director McCone to present his briefing . The reading copy of Mr . McCone 1 s comments and the accompanying

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Current Issues Affecting US/UK Relations, 6/5/1968, Volume 5, Tab 69," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

TO TREAT THEM ~ITH OLYMPIAN GAUL L ISY O! SDA I No a , THE BKlTlSH PKESS IS F ~ EE 1 HONC:ST 1 WIDELY READ AND lNFLUENTIAlo TWO CO MPE TITIVE TV CHAINS PROVIDE GENERALLY BALANC ED AND Di VERSE NEWS AND COM MENTo THESE AND MANY OTHER MED IA ANO MEANS OF COM

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The 23rd UN General Assembly, 9/25/1968, Volume 5, Tab 73," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

Laird (reported plan to reduce by 9 0, 000 the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam). Handing a copy of Secretary Clifford' s recent Congressional testimony to the Secretary, he asked that the pertinent positions be read to the Council. Secretary

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Ninth OAS Foreign Ministers Meeting; Cyprus; Mainland Southeast Asia, 7/28/1964, Volume 2, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

activity has not affected the morale of the lower commands. Secretary McNamara read sizeable extr acts from General Taylor's telegram referred to by Mr . Ball. He said Taylor's r eport had dampened his fears and he was not now asking the President

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] East/West Trade, 4/16/1964, Volume 1, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

questioned him closely on the sale of U . S . wheat to the USSR. He said if we sold agricultural equipment to the USSR and not to Cuba we would have difficulty in explaining why. He then read U . S. - Soviet trade figures and made the point that U. S . trade

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The World Food Problem, 7/19/1966, Volume 4, Tab 44," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/1968, Volume 5, Tab 63," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

)read :::-.i..-nors tl:at :::iegotiations and a resul:ing co2Ei:io!l J c •.· e:-·:i:::-...... .:::-:~ w e.:-e i:-:i.m:.::ent after Tet. The iniere!lce, of course, was ci.ea:-: Ii p ~ ac;;; i.s so ::ea:-, why go o:.i fighting a."ld getting killed