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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Preface
Sources
List of Persons
List of Abbreviations
No. 1.
Briefing Paper
No. 2.
Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Kennedy
No. 3.
National Security Action Memorandum No. 194
No. 4.
Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor)
No. 5.
Memorandum From the Director of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 6.
Editorial Note
No. 7.
Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Kennedy
No. 8.
Memorandum by Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 9.
Memorandum of Discussion With the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 10.
Memorandum From the Central Intelligence Agency Project Officer for Operation Mongoose (Harvey) to the Chief of Operations, Operation Mongoose (Lansdale)
No. 11.
Editorial Note
No. 12.
Memorandum by Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 13.
Memorandum From the Director for Operations of the Joint Staff (Unger) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze)
No. 14.
Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Martin) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
No. 15.
Memorandum From the Ambassador at Large (Bowles) to President Kennedy
No. 16.
Editorial Note
No. 17.
Editorial Note
No. 18.
Transcript of a Meeting at the White House
No. 19.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 20.
Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
No. 21.
Off the Record Meeting on Cuba
No. 22.
Memorandum of Meeting
No. 23.
Memorandum for the File
No. 24.
Editorial Note
No. 25.
Letter From the Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson) to President Kennedy
No. 26.
Memorandum for Discussion
No. 27.
Memorandum by Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 28.
Memorandum for the File
No. 29.
Memorandum of Conversation
No. 30.
Editorial Note
No. 31.
Record of Meeting
No. 32.
Special National Intelligence Estimate
No. 33.
Editorial Note
No. 34.
Minutes of the 505th Meeting of the National Security Council
No. 35.
Memorandum for the Files
No. 36.
Notes on Meeting With President Kennedy
No. 37.
Editorial Note
No. 38.
Minutes of the 506th Meeting of the National Security Council
No. 39.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
No. 40.
Editorial Note
No. 41.
Minutes of the 507th Meeting of the National Security Council
No. 42.
National Security Action Memorandum 196
No. 43.
Memorandum for the File
No. 44.
Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
No. 45.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan
No. 46.
Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
No. 47.
Minutes of Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 48.
Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
No. 49.
Editorial Note
No. 50.
Record of Action of the Second Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 51.
Memorandum for the Files
No. 52.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Uni
No. 53.
Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to President Kennedy
No. 54.
Memorandum From the Acting Chairman of the Board of National Estimates (Smith) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 55.
Record of Action of the Third Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 56.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey
No. 57.
Memorandum From the Chairman of the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (Rostow) to President Kennedy
No. 58.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 59.
Editorial Note
No. 60.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 61.
Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kenned
No. 62.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 63.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 64.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 65.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 66.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson)
No. 67.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 68.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
No. 69.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 70.
Memorandum for the Files
No. 71.
Record of Action of the Fourth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 72.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 73.
Summary Record of the Fifth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 74.
Record of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan
No. 75.
Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
No. 76.
Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to Secretary of State Rusk
No. 77.
Paper Prepared by the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 78.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 79.
Summary Record of the Sixth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 80.
Memorandum From ABC Correspondent John Scali to the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman)
No. 81.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil
No. 82.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 83.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 84.
Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
No. 85.
Editorial Note
No. 86.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 87.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan
No. 88.
Memorandum From the Chairman of the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (Rostow) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 89.
Memorandum Prepared by the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 90.
Summary Record of the Seventh Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 91.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 92.
Record of the Fourth Meeting of the Berlin-NATO Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 93.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 94.
Summary Record of the Eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 95.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
No. 96.
Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to Secretary of State Rusk
No. 97.
Summary Record of the Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 98.
Current Intelligence Memorandum
No. 99.
Editorial Note
No. 100.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No. 101.
Telegram From the Embassy in Brazil to the Department of State
No. 102.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 103.
Summary Record of the Tenth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 104.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
No. 105.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 106.
Memorandum of Conversation
No. 107.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 108.
Summary Record of the 11th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 109.
Memorandum From the Chairman of the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (Rostow) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security (Bundy)
No. 110.
Memorandum of Conversation
No. 111.
Summary Record of the 12th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 112.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 113.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 114.
Summary Record of the 13th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 115.
Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
No. 116.
Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 117.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 118.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson)
No. 119.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 120.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 121.
Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
No. 122.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 123.
Summary Record of the 14th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 124.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson)
No. 125.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 126.
Memorandum From the Chairman of the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (Rostow) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 127.
Summary Record of the 15th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 128.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 129.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 130.
Summary Record of the 16th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 131.
Record of Action at the 16th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 132.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 133.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 134.
Summary Record of the 17th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 135.
Record of Action Taken at the 17th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 136.
Summary Record of the 18th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 137.
Editorial Note
No. 138.
Summary Record of the 19th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 139.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 140.
Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
No. 141.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 142.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 143.
Summary Record of the 20th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 144.
Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to President Kennedy
No. 145.
Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 146.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 147.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 148.
Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
No. 149.
Telegram From President Kennedy to the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
No. 150.
Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
No. 151.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 152.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 153.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Among the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson), the Under Secretary of State (Ball), and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
No. 154.
Summary Record of the 21st Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 155.
Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
No. 156.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 157.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 158.
Summary Record of the 22d Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 159.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 160.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Among the Under Secretary of State (Ball), the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson), and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 161.
Paper Prepared by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze)
No. 162.
Summary Record of the 23d Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 163.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 164.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 165.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Among the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson), the Under Secretary of State (Ball), and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
No. 166.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 167.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 168. > Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 169.
Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Kennedy
No. 170.
Summary Record of the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 171.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 172.
Summary Record of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 173.
Editorial Note
No. 174.
Memorandum of Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 175.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Permanent Representative to the Mission to the United Nations (Stevenson) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 176.
Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 177.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy)
No. 178.
Memorandum of Conversation Between Attorney General Kennedy and Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 179.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy)
No. 180.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy)
No. 181.
Message From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
No. 182.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 183.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 184.
Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 185.
Summary Record of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 186.
Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to President Kennedy
No. 187.
Paper Prepared for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor) for a Meeting With President Kennedy
No. 188.
Memorandum of a Conference With President Kennedy
No. 189.
Memorandum of Conversation Between President Kennedy and Former President Eisenhower
No. 190.
Summary Record of the 26th-A Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 191.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 192.
Summary Record of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 193.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy)
No. 194.
Editorial Note
No. 195.
Memorandum of Conversation Between Alexander Fomin of the Soviet Embassy and John Scali of the American Broadcasting Corporation
No. 196.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 197.
Summary Record of the 28th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 198.
Editorial Note
No. 199.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 200.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 201.
Summary Record of the 29th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 202.
Message From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
No. 203.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 204.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 205.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 206.
Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 207.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 208.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 209.
Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy
No. 210.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 211.
Message From the Director of Central Intelligence (McCone) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 212.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 213.
Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk
No. 214.
Memorandum Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency
No. 215.
Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
No. 216.
Summary Record of the 31st Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 217.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 218.
Memorandum of Conversation
No. 219.
Memorandum of Conversation
No. 220.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
No. 221.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 222.
Summary Record of the 32d Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 223.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 224.
Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to President Kennedy
No. 225.
Memorandum From the Vice President's Military Aide (Burris) to Vice President Johnson
No. 226.
Summary Record of the 32d-A Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 227.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 228.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee (McCloy) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 229.
Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
No. 230.
Summary Record of the 33d Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 231.
Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 232.
National Security Action Memorandum No. 208
No. 233.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 234.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 235.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 236.
Telegram From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic (Dennison)
No. 237.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
No. 238.
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
No. 239.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 240.
Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Murrow) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
No. 241.
Summary Record of the 34th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
No. 242.
Memorandum for the Record
No. 243.
Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
No. 244.
Message From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
No. 245.
Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
