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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

  • No. 246. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Director of Central Intelligence McCone and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)

  • No. 247. Message From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev

  • No. 248. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence McCone to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

  • No. 249. Summary Record of the 36th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council

  • No. 250. Editorial Note

  • No. 251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

  • No. 252. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

  • No. 253. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

  • No. 254. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk

  • No. 255. Circular Telegram to All Latin American Posts

  • No. 256. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

  • No. 257. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of State Rusk

  • No. 258. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

  • No. 259. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

  • No. 260. Memorandum From the President's Military Aide (Clifton) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

  • No. 261. Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

  • No. 262. Memorandum for the Record

  • No. 263. Editorial Note

  • No. 264. National Security Action Memorandum No. 213

  • No. 265. Editorial Note

  • No. 266. Memorandum of Conversation

  • No. 267. Memorandum for the Record

  • No. 268. Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone

  • No. 269. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

  • No. 270. Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

  • No. 271. Notes of President Kennedy's Remarks at the 508th Meeting of the National Security Council

  • No. 272. Memorandum From the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs (Cottrell) to the Executive Committee of the National Security Council

  • No. 273. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brubeck) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

  • No. 274. Summary Record of the 38th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council

  • No. 275. Memorandum for the Files

  • Source:
    Foreign Relations of the United States
    1961-1963 - Volume XI : Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
    Washington, DC : Government Printing Office.
    127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511.