This selection of documents was declassified 10/1/09 - 9/30/10 and includes materials declassified in part as well as those declassified in their entirety.
USSR • Middle East • Southeast Asia • Latin America • Far East • NATO • Psychological Strategy • Intelligence •
Communism • Cotton • Minerals Stockpiling • Labor Issues • Military Assistance
USSR
NSC Intelligence Directive No. 13, Exploitation of Soviet and Satellite Defectors Outside the U.S., January 19, 1950 [OSANSA, NSC Series, Policy Papers Subseries, Box 20, NSC 5706/2 Defectors, Escapees and Refugees from Communist Areas (3)]
NSC Report on U.S. Policy on Soviet and Satellite Defectors, April 3, 1951 [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 41, Refugees, Escapees and Exchanges (1)]
Memo re CIA estimate of probable consequences of the death of Stalin, April 10, 1953 [NSC Staff Papers, Special Staff File, Box 7, Special Staff Memos (2)]
Progress report on implementation of U.S. policy on Soviet and satellite defectors, July 2, 1953 [OSANSA, NSC Series, Policy Papers Subseries, Box 1, NSC 86/1 Defectors, Escapees and Refugees from Communist Areas]
Report of the Net Capabilities Evaluation Subcommittee, November 3, 1954 [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 37, Net Evaluation Subcommittee (3)]
Middle East
DDE Diary Notes (page 10 re Iran), October 8, 1953 [DDE’s Papers as President, DDE Diaries Series, Box 4, DDE Diary Oct.-Dec. 1953]
An Appraisal of U.S. Interests and Policies in the Middle East 1967-75, February 15, 1967 [Robert Anderson Papers, Box 147, Middle East 1967 (3)]
Southeast Asia
Progress report on U.S. objectives with respect to Southeast Asia, July 30, 1954 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 79, OCB 091 Southeast Asia File #2 (1)]
Memo regarding suggested policy on sale of arms and war materials to Burma, August 17, 1954 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 25, OCB 091 Burma File #1 (1)]
Memo regarding suggested policy on sale of arms and war materials to Burma, September 21, 1954 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 25, OCB 091 Burma File #1 (1)]
Report on analysis of internal security situation in Burma, November 16, 1955 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 25, OCB 091 Burma File #1 (6)]
Latin America
NSC Progress Report on U.S. Policy toward Latin America, September 11, 1957 [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 63, Latin America (3)]
Memo #1 of meeting regarding the Kennedy Administration’s policy toward Cuba, March 12, 1962 [Robert Anderson Papers, Box 71, Cuba (1)]
Memo #2 of meeting regarding the Kennedy Administration’s policy toward Cuba, March 12, 1962 [Robert Anderson Papers, Box 71, Cuba (1)]
Memo of discussion with John Stephens of Bank of England regarding Cuba, December 11, 1960 [Robert Anderson Papers, Box 73, Gold-British Discussions Oct.-Dec. 1960]
Far East
Report on Far Eastern trip, June 2, 1955 [DDE’s Papers as President, Administration Series, Box 30, Reed Philip]
NATO
Summary of M-Day major combat units, land forces, Central Region, no date [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 109, Secretary of Defense (3)]
Memo regarding France, January 14, 1959 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 87, France Problems 1958-59 (3)]
Letter regarding “De Gaulle Plan,” January 15, 1959 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 87, France Problems 1958-59 (3)]
Biographies of representatives, Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, April 2-4, 1959 [DDE’s Papers as President, Administration Series, Box 27, NATO Meeting April 1959]
Telegram regarding tripartite demonstrations of determination re Berlin, July 23, 1959 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 86, Berlin-Live Oak 1958-60 (2)]
Letter re LIVE OAK, August 17, 1959 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 86, Berlin-Live Oak 1958-60 (2)]
Letter regarding garrisons in the Middle and Far East theatres, March 24, 1960 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 87, Forces (4)]
Memo on Berlin contingency planning, August 30, 1961 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 86, Berlin-Live Oak 1961 thru 30 August (1)]
Message regarding Berlin Command (Steinstucken), September 5, 1961 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 110, Secretary of State (1)]
Telegram regarding Berlin, September 19, 1961 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 86, Berlin-Live Oak 1961 1 Sept.-31 Dec. (4)]
Telegram regarding LIVE OAK, October 16, 1961 [Lauris Norstad Papers, Box 86, Berlin-Live Oak 1961 1 Sept.-31 Dec. (3)]
Psychological Strategy
Memo regarding the implementation of PSB D-27 Japan, April 8, 1953 [NSC Staff Papers, PSB Central File Series, Box 13, PSB 091 Japan (3)]
Memo regarding Psychological Strategy Program for Japan, April 9, 1953 [NSC Staff Papers, PSB Central File Series, Box 13, PSB 091 Japan (3)]
Report on Psychological Supporting Plan, no date (May 1953) [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 34, International Military Organizations VFC (2)]
Progress Report on U.S. Psychological Strategy based on Thailand, February 26, 1954 [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 62, Thailand (2)]
Intelligence
Memo regarding screening of cables and despatches, February 2, 1953 [NSC Staff Papers, PSB Central Files Series, Box 20, PSB 311.21 Telegrams]
Memo of Discussion regarding the Asia Foundation and the Congress of Cultural Freedom, January 23, 1959 [DDE’s Papers as President, NSC Series, Box 11, Special Meeting of NSC 1/22/59]
Communism
Report of NSC 1290d Working Group, February 16, 1955 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 16, OCB 014.12 Internal Security File #1 (3)]
Report to the NSC pursuant to NSC action 1290-d, World Communism, September 12, 1955 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 17, OCB 014.12 Internal Security File #1 (9)]
Report on analysis of internal security situation in Burma, November 16, 1955 [NSC Staff Papers, OCB Central File Series, Box 25, OCB 091 Burma File #1 (6)]
Report to the NSC Pursuant to NSC Action 1290-d, World Communism, November 23, 1955 [NSC Staff Papers, Disaster File Series, Box 32, Internal Security-Foreign Constabulary Forces (1)]
Cotton
Memcon regarding Cottonier matter, January 25, 1956 [Dennis FitzGerald Papers, Box 23, Telephone Conversations January 1956 (1)]
Minerals Stockpiling
Memo regarding stockpiling program, January 13, 1956 [OSANSA, Special Assistant Series, Subject Subseries, Box 9, Stockpile October 1954-January 1956]
Labor Issues
Diary Notes of October 8, 1953 regarding labor issues, Earl Warren, Trieste, Iran and Korea [DDE’s Papers as President, DDE Diary Series, Box 4, DDE Diary Oct.-Dec. 1953]
Military Assistance
Memo re military assistance programs in Spain, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Far East, no date [U.S. President’s Committee on Information Activities Abroad, Box 2, Map Training #10 (5)]