PRESIDENT'S REQUEST THAT YOU ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER TO DEVELOP A REPORT ON THE BOMB HALT, CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS AND THE DIEM MURDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-2-7-17-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: October 10, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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F iOM Henry A. Kissinger
SUBJECT: Presldejzti I"Z.equest that You Assign a Staff Member
to L eve.lop a Report on the Bomb Halt., Cuban Missile
Crisis and the Llem Murder
By memorandum of September Z.4, 1969, the resident asked for a
complete report on the bomb halt from all vantage points, as well
as whatever data we could get on th Cuban missile crisis and the
?tem murder.
Attached is the correspondence on this matter, together with your
covering note in which you recommend that Torn Huston be used
for this purpose. YOU should be aware that we completed for the
resident a thorough research of all the records dealing with the
bombing halt. They are available U you decide to put Tom Huston
on this job. I fear we will have somewhat more difficulty with the
Cuban missile crisis and the i:tem murder, but I would like to designate
a member of my staff to work with Huston in:
a. Converting the research data already completed the
bomb halt to a more politically oriented document responsive to
the President's desire.
b. ?Jbtaining from State, efense and CIA that data which is
available on the Cuban missile crisis and the item murder.
If you would ask Huston to contact me, I will insure that the project
gets started in response to the President'i direcdve.
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Date
Tues. September 23, 1969
FOR ACTION:
Dr. Kissinger
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
Time:
12:00 P.M.
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Sat. September 27, 1969
DUE: Date:
SUBJECT:
2:00 P.M.
Time:
President's request that massign a staff member to
develop a report on the Bomb Halt, Cuban missile crisis
and th12-Diem murder.
ACTION REQUESTED:
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For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations
Prepare Adonda and Brief ? Draft Reply
For Your Comments Draft Remarks
REMARXS:
Please submit an interim report on what action will be taken
to comply with the attached request.
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a .crita
delay in submitting the required material, please K. R. COLE, IR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. For the President
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: DR. KISSINGER
FROM: THE PRESIDENT
With no urgency but as a continuing assignment, you will recall that
I want as complete a report as we can possibly get on the Bomb Halt
from all vantage points what we learned in the campaign, what we heard
during the campaign, what the records show, the conversations of Rusk,
etc. I know that much of the information is not available, but I want
to be sure that we have this record as complete as we possibly can get
it. The same goes for the 'Cuban missile crisis and the Diem murder;
the latter two I realize are ancient history, but someone on your staff
should be able to dig up information on these subjects. Perhaps Tom
Huston might be a good candidate or Clark Mollenhoff, although I
realize we do not want to risk too much publicity.
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