by Watchful Citizen » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:09 am
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>This section of the History Matters Archive presents important reports and documents on Vietnam policy during the Kennedy administration and the early Johnson administration. The Foreign Relations of the United States volumes were published in 1991. The other documents presented here were all declassified during the 1990s.<br><br>These records add detail to the long-obscured withdrawal plan which was put together in the spring of 1963, and implementation of which began just weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy. A close reading also adds weight to the argument, put forth in the most detail by Dr. John Newman in his book JFK and Vietnam, that Kennedy was well aware of the problems with the war effort, and had decided to withdraw anyway. This view is at odds with the more conventional historical thesis that both Kennedy and his military advisors were unduly optimistic about the war effort, and American involvement deepened once it was realized that this rosy view was false (in the aftermath of the November Diem coup and into 1964).<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/frus_61-63_3/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>FRUS 1961-63 Volume III: Vietnam January-August 1963<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/frus_61-63_4/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>FRUS 1961-63 Volume IV: Vietnam August-December 1963<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/jcs_central_files/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>Joint Chiefs of Staff Central Files<br>----------------------------------<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/frus_61-63_3/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>FRUS 1961-63 Volume III: Vietnam January-August 1963<br><br>The Foreign Relations of the United States series of volumes is published by the State Department, using records from a wide variety of government sources. These volumes are typically published a few decades after the period covered, in order that much of the record be declassified and available for use in these studies.<br><br>This volume, covering Vietnam foreign policy for the first 8 months of 1963, was published in 1991. It does not contain all relevant records for the period; for instance the proceedings of the 8th Secretary of Defense Conference on Vietnam were not declassified until late 1997.<br><br>This volume covers the period in which Kennedy administration withdrawal plans were put together, the Buddhist crisis erupted in South Vietnam, and an aborted coup attempt against Vietnamese President Diem was made with conflicting support from the U.S.<br><br>Title (PDF: 35 K)<br>Preface (PDF: 381 K)<br>Contents (PDF: 43 K)<br>List of Sources (PDF: 259 K)<br>List of Abbreviations (PDF: 178 K)<br>List of Persons (PDF: 272 K)<br>I. Reassessment, January 1-March 14 ... (PDF: 9186 K)<br> <br>1. Editorial Note <br> <br>2. 1/2/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>3. 1/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>4. 1/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>5. 1/2/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>6. 1/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>7. 1/2/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation Between ... (Hilsman) and General Roland H. Anthis, Saigon, ... <br> <br>8. 1/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) <br> <br>9. 1/10/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>10. 1/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>11. 1/11/63 - Current Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence, CIA <br> <br>12. 1/15/63 - Report to the Special Group for Counterinsurgency <br> <br>13. 1/16/63 - Memorandum from the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>14. 1/17/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency <br> <br>15. 1/17/63 - Memorandum From the Chairman of the JCS Naval Aide (Bagley) to the Chairman of the JCS (Taylor) <br> <br>16. 1/23/63 - Letter From the Counselor of the Embassy of Vietnam (Manfull) to ... (Wood) <br> <br>17. 1/24/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>18. 1/25/63 - Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff <br> <br>19. 1/25/63 - Memorandum From ... (Hilsman) and Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>20. 1/25/63 - National Security Action Memorandum No. 217 <br> <br>21. 1/28/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Counsil Staff to the President <br> <br>22. 1/29/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Heavner) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>23. 1/30/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the USIA (Wilson) to the Director (Murrow) <br> <br>24. 1/30/63 - Letter From the Assistant Secrety of State for Far Easter Affairs (Harriman) to the Ambassador in Vietnam... <br> <br>25. 1/31/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>26. 1/63 - Report by an Investigative Team Headed by the Chief of Staff, US Army (Wheeler) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff <br> <br>27. 2/1/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>28. 2/1/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Director, Pacific and Far East Division, USIA (Moore) to ... (Wilson) <br> <br>29. 2/4/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>30. 2/5/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>31. 2/6/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>32. 2/7/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington <br> <br>33. 2/8/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>34. 2/8/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal ... to the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Far East, AID (Janow) <br> <br>35. 2/8/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>36. 2/9/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation between ... (Harriman) and the Chief of Staff, US Army (Wheeler) ... <br> <br>37. 2/9/63 - Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State ... (Harriman) to the Chairman of the JCS (Taylor) <br> <br>38. 2/14/63 - Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to the Vietnamese Secretary of State ... (Thuan) <br> <br>39. 2/15/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>40. 2/16/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>41. 2/23/63 - Letter From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Harkins) to President Diem <br> <br>42. 2/25/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>43. Editorial Note <br> <br>44. 2/26/63 - Letter From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Trueheart) <br> <br>45. 2/27/63 - Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>46. 2/27/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>47. 2/27/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>48. 2/28/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>49. 3/5/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense ... (Bundy) to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>50. Editorial Note <br> <br>51. 3/7/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>52. 3/7/63 - Memorandum From the President's Special Representative ... (Bowles) to the President <br> <br>53. 3/8/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>54. 3/8/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>55. 3/11/63 - Telegram From the United States Information Agency to Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>56. 3/11/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>57. 3/12/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>58. 3/13/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>59. 3/14/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington <br>II. Increasing Tensions Between the United States and South Vietnam, March 15 - May 8 ... (PDF: 7799 K)<br> <br>60. 3/15/63 - Memorandum From the Counselor and Public Affairs Officer of the Embassy in Vietnam (Mecklin) to ... (Manell) <br> <br>61. 3/18/63 - Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to Secretary of State ... Thuan <br> <br>62. 3/18/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>63. 3/20/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>64. 3/20/63 - Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State or Political Affairs' Special Assistant (Jorden) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>65. 3/21/63 - Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State or Political Affairs' Special Assistant (Jorden) to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>66. 3/22/63 - Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>67. 3/26/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>68. 3/28/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>69. 3/29/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>70. 3/30/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>71. 3/30/63 - Telegram From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Harkins) to ... (Felt) <br> <br>72. 4/63 - Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State ... (Hilsman) to the Secretary of State <br> <br>73. 4/1/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, ... <br> <br>74. 4/1/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>75. 4/2/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor) <br> <br>76. 4/3/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>77. 4/4/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, ... <br> <br>78. 4/4/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington, ... <br> <br>79. 4/4/63 - Letter From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) <br> <br>80. 4/4/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>81. 4/5/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>82. 4/7/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>83. Editorial Note <br> <br>84. 4/8/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>85. 4/9/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>86. 4/10/63 - Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State <br> <br>87. Editorial Note <br> <br>88. 4/12/63 - Memorandum for the Record of a Conversation With the Presidential Counselor (Ngo Dinh Nhu) ... <br> <br>89. 4/13/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>90. 4/16/63 - Telegram From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President, ... <br> <br>91. 4/17/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>92. Editorial Note <br> <br>93. 4/17/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br> <br>94. 4/17/63 - National Intelligence Estimate <br> <br>95. 4/18/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>96. 4/18/63 - Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State <br> <br>97. 4/18/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Wood) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>98. 4/22/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>99. 4/22/63 - Central Intelligence Agency Information Report <br> <br>100. 4/25/63 - Airgram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>101. 4/26/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>102. 5/1/63 - Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Rural Affairs ... (Phillips) to ... (Brent) <br> <br>103. 5/1/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>104. 5/1/63 - Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman) to ... (Bundy) <br> <br>105. 5/2/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Heavner) to the Director (Wood) <br> <br>106. 5/3/63 - Memorandum for the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) and the Commander, MAC, Vietnam (Harkins) <br> <br>107. 5/6/63 - Memorandum for the Record of the Secretary of Defense Conference, Honolulu, ... <br> <br>108. 5/6/63 - Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman) to ... (Murrow) <br> <br>109. 5/6/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>110. 5/7/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>111. 5/8/63 - Memorandum From the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) to ... (Nitze) <br>III. Beginning of the Buddhist Crisis, May 9 - June 16 ... (PDF: 7417 K)<br> <br>112. 5/9/63 - Telegram From the Consulate at Hue to the Department of State <br> <br>113. 5/9/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington ... <br> <br>114. 5/9/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Heavner) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>115. 5/9/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>116. 5/10/63 - Telegram From the Consulate at Hue to the Department of State <br> <br>117. 5/10/63 - Telegram From the Consulate at Hue to Department of State <br> <br>118. 5/10/63 - Manifesto of Vietnamese Buddhist Clergy and Faithful <br> <br>119. 5/10/63 - Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to Secretary of State ... Thuan <br> <br>120. 5/10/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>121. 5/11/63 - Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff <br> <br>122. 5/13/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>123. 5/15/63 - Letter From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Harkins) to President Diem <br> <br>124. 5/15/63 - Letter From the Assistant Administrator for the Far East, AID (Janow) to ... (Phillips) <br> <br>125. 5/15/63 - Memorandum from the Deputy Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Heavner) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>126. 5/17/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>127. Editorial Note <br> <br>128. 5/17/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>129. 5/18/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>130. 5/21/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>131. 5/22/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>132. 5/23/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington, ... <br> <br>133. 5/23/63 - Letter From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Nolting) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>134. 5/23/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>135. 5/25/63 - Letter from the Charge in Vietnam (Trueheart) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>136. 5/27/63 - Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to ... (Harkins) <br> <br>137. 5/29/63 - Telegram From the Assistant Secretary of Defense ... (Nitze) to ... (Felt) <br> <br>138. 5/29/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>139. 5/30/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>140. 5/31/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>141. 6/1/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>142. 6/1/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>143. 6/1/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>144. 6/3/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>145. 6/3/63 - Current Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence, CIA <br> <br>146. 6/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>147. 6/3/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>148. 6/3/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>149. 6/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>150. 6/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>151. 6/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>152. 6/4/63 - Letter From the Director of the USIA (Murrow) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>153. 6/5/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>154. Editorial Note <br> <br>155. 6/6/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>156. 6/7/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>157. 6/8/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>158. 6/8/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>159. 6/8/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>160. 6/9/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>161. 6/9/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>162. 6/10/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>163. 6/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>164. 6/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>165. 6/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>166. 6/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>167. 6/11/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>168. 6/12/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>169. 6/12/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>170. 6/13/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>171. 6/13/63 - Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency, Washington, ... <br> <br>172. 6/14/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>173. 6/14/63 - Telegram From Prince Sihanouk to President Kennedy <br> <br>174. 6/14/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>175. 6/14/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>176. 6/15/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>177. 6/16/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>178. Editorial Note <br> <br>179. 6/16/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br>IV. The Deepening Crisis, June 17-August 20 ... (PDF: 12067 K)<br> <br>180. 6/19/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>181. 6/19/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>182. 6/20/63 - Message From President Kennedy to Prince Sihanouk <br> <br>183. 6/21/63 - Research Memorandum From ... (Hughes) to the Secretary of State <br> <br>184. 6/22/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>185. 6/22/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>186. 6/25/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>187. 6/26/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>188. 6/26/63 - Special National Intelligence Estimate <br> <br>189. 6/27/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>190. 6/28/63 - Central Intelligence Agency Information Report <br> <br>191. 6/28/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>192. 6/28/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>193. 6/29/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>194. 6/29/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>195. 7/1/63 - Telegram From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to ... (Bundy), at Rome <br> <br>196. 7/1/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>197. 7/1/63 - Research Memorandum From ... (Denney) to the Acting Secretary of State <br> <br>198. 7/2/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>199. 7/2/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>200. 7/3/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>201. 7/3/63 - Letter From the Charge in Vietnam (Trueheart) to President Diem <br> <br>202. 7/3/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>203. 7/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>204. 7/4/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>205. 7/4/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, ... <br> <br>206. 7/4/63 - Memorandum From ... (Rostow) to the Secretary of State <br> <br>207. (undated) - Report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Special Assistant ... (Krulak) <br> <br>208. 7/5/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, ... <br> <br>209. 7/6/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>210. 7/7/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>211. 7/7/63 - Telegram From Malcolm Brownse ... David Halberstam ... Peter Kalischer ... Neil Sheehan ... to the President <br> <br>212. 7/8/63 - Central Intelligence Agency Information Report <br> <br>213. 7/9/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>214. 7/9/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>215. 7/9/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to ... (Bundy) <br> <br>216. 7/10/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State <br> <br>217. 7/10/63 - Special National Intelligence Estimate <br> <br>218. 7/11/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>219. 7/15/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>220. 7/15/63 - Memorandum From ... (Rice) to the Secretary of State <br> <br>221. 7/16/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>222. 7/16/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>223. 7/17/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>224. 7/17/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>225. Editorial Note <br> <br>226. 7/17/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, Saigon, ... <br> <br>227. 7/18/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, Saigon, ... <br> <br>228. Editorial Note <br> <br>229. 7/19/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>230. 7/19/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>231. Letter From the Ambassador in India (Bowles) to ... (Bundy) <br> <br>232. 7/20/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>233. 7/20/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>234. 7/23/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>235. 7/24/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>236. 7/24/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Kattenburg) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>237. 7/25/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>238. 7/26/63 - Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, ... <br> <br>239. (undated) - Report From the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Manning) to the President <br> <br>240. 7/27/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>241. 7/28/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>242. 7/30/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>243. 8/1/63 - Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between ... (Harriman) and ... (Hilsman), ... <br> <br>244. 8/2/63 - Central Intelligence Agency Information Report <br> <br>245. 8/5/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>246. 8/6/63 - Memorandum From ... (Hilsman) to the Acting Secretary of State <br> <br>247. 8/7/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>248. 8/8/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>249. 8/9/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>250. 8/10/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>251. 8/12/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>252. 8/13/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>253. 8/14/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>254. Editorial Note <br> <br>255. 8/15/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Vietnam Working Group (Kattenburg) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>256. 8/16/63 - Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, CIA (Helms) to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>257. 8/16/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Special Assistant ... (Krulak) to ... (McNamara) <br> <br>258. 8/19/63 - Memorandum From Senator Mike Mansfield to the President <br> <br>259. 8/20/63 - Memorandum From Thomas F. Conlon of the Vietnam Working Group to ... (Hilsman) <br> <br>260. 8/20/63 - Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) <br>V. Raids on the Pagodas and a Possible Coup; August 21-28 ... (PDF: 4753 K)<br> <br>261. 8/21/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>262. Editorial Note <br> <br>263. 8/21/63 - Department of State Daily Staff Summary <br> <br>264. 8/21/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (Carroll) to ... (McNamara) <br> <br>265. 8/21/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Special Assistant .... (Krulak) <br> <br>266. 8/21/63 - Memorandum Prepared the the Office of Current Intelligence, CIA <br> <br>267. 8/22/63 - Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to ... (Harriman) <br> <br>268. 8/22/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>269. 8/23/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>270. 8/23/63 - Memorandum From the Chairman of the JCS (Taylot) to the Secretary of State <br> <br>271. Editorial Note <br> <br>272. 8/23/63 - Department of State Daily Staff Summary <br> <br>273. 8/24/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>274. 8/24/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>275. 8/24/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>276. 8/24/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>277. 8/24/63 - Memorandum From ... (Mecklin) to the Ambassador (Lodge) <br> <br>278. 8/24/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>279. Editorial Note <br> <br>280. 8/24/63 - Telegram From Michael V. Forrestal ... to the President, at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts <br> <br>281. 8/24/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>282. 8/24/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Special Assistant ... (Krulak) <br> <br>283. 8/25/63 - Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the JCS <br> <br>284. 8/25/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>285. 8/25/63 - Telegram From Michael V. Forrestal ... to the President, at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts <br> <br>286. 8/25/63 - Message From the Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Lodge) <br> <br>287. 8/26/63 - Voice of America Broadcast, Saigon, ... <br> <br>288. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>289. 8/26/63 - Memorandum for the Record of a Meeting at the White House, Washington, ... <br> <br>290. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>291. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>292. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>293. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>294. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>295. 8/26/63 - Telegram From the Chairman of the JCS (Taylor) to ... (Harkins) <br> <br>296. 8/26/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>297. 8/27/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>298. 8/27/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>299. 8/27/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>300. 8/27/63 - Telegram From the Commander, MAC, Vietnam (Harkins) to the Chairman of the JCS (Taylor) <br> <br>301. 8/27/63 - Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between ... (Harriman) and ... (Hilsman), ... <br> <br>302. 8/27/63 - Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to the President <br> <br>303. 8/27/63 - Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, ... <br> <br>304. 8/27/63 - Memorandum for the Record by the Secretary of Defenses's Assistant ... (Lansdale) <br> <br>305. 8/27/63 - Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam <br> <br>306. 8/28/63 - Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State <br> <br>307. 8/28/63 - Telegram From the CIA Station in Saigon to the Agency <br> <br>308. 8/28/63 - Memorandum From the Director of the USIA (Murrow) to the President <br> <br>309. 8/28/63 - Telegram From the Chairman of the JCS (Taylor) to ... (Harkins) <br>Index (PDF: 1695 K)<br>-----------------------------------------------<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://history-matters.com/archive/vietnam/frus_61-63_4/contents.htm">history-matters.com/archi...ntents.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>FRUS 1961-63 Volume IV: Vietnam August-December 1963<br><br><br>The Foreign Relations of the United States series of volumes is published by the State Department, using records from a wide variety of government sources. These volumes are typically published a few decades after the period covered, in order that much of the record be declassified and available for use in these studies.<br><br>This volume, covering Vietnam foreign policy for the last 5 months of 1963, was published in 1991.<br><br>This volume covers the period of the coup against the Diem regime in Vietnam, followed three weeks later by the assassination of President Kennedy and the transition to the Johnson Presidency.<br><br>Title (PDF: 31 K)<br>Preface (PDF: 363 K)<br>Contents (PDF: 35 K)<br>List of Sources (PDF: 259 K)<br>List of Abbreviations (PDF: 172 K)<br>List of Persons (PDF: 299 K)<br>I. Reassessment in Washington and Inaction in Saigon, August 28-September 7: The Coup Stalls, ... (PDF: 7595 K)<br> <br>1. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 28,1963, Noon <br> <br>2. Editorial Note <br> <br>3. The President
