MEMO FROM ALLEN W. DULLES RE BRIEFING WITH SENATOR KENNEDY.

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00689268
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2020
• Case Number: F-2015-02241
• Publication Date: September 21, 1960

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FOP. THE RECORD:
ptertrbe...r 1960
On S:..tueda.y. night, 17 September, about 9:00 p. m. , while I was
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, I received a telephnne call
`.ronn r.-,.rf!-:er of Senator Kennedy's staff,. stating the Senator would
a on Monday morning, 19 September, at 10:45 at hiz house
'n n.
anewered that I would be available at the time and place
mentio:,.ed. The contact was apparently made to me following a call to
our,ratch Or.fice, as their log shows:
8:15 p. m. Mr. Robert Kennedy called requesting
Mr. Defiles' telephone number. Advised Mr. Kennedy
that Mr. Dulles presently dining at residence of
�John Walker ... provided him with number. Mr.
Kennedy then requested Mr.. Dulles' home telephone
number. "Peovided.
When I reached the Kennedy house. on Monday morning, there were
no presn men or photographers in the nei.7.1horhood and the re.has been no
prts reference to the briefing.
When I arrived, Senator Kennedy was in conference with Senator
Gore ar.d several others and I had a chance to talk with a roan who was
waitin; and who identified himself to me as Fri-ince Sadruddin Khan, the
brother of the late Aly Khan and uncle of the Aga Khan. I found we had met
some years ago. I expressed deep sympathy at the tragic death of his
brother; inquired about the 'kga Khan. He told me that he NV as working
with one of the U. N. agencies.
When Senator Kennedy came out, I insisted that lie see Prince �
Sadru.cidin ahead of me as I knew this meeting would be very brief while
I would be with the Senator for some time.
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J.. v.'as Kb rusitc!-, objcctiv, :12 corning to the
U. N. iind what was he likely o do, and
1:71i;ut were the critical areas vhich rri.10-it blow up over
thk.. neet six or seven weeks prior to the election.
T. told Cee Seee.tor. that there were vari(.)us diffeeent proc.ostications
as to ir.qeeeellehey's beh.a.vior hut I thought that 1-e:tetizai1y he v;;.e.hed to try
to veer?: out ...a. with the President and would not v:;.tnt to go hack
if he ceeld help it, without this meeting. I ez.id that despite all that had
tee;eep. ple.ee, the Ruesian people still cor.eider that the President is a
inreri 01 ii.reat n d ins and prestige arel that it would /lot help IZhrushchev's
preetiF;e if he �did not have this meeting. I said, of course, that he would
enehe much of this opportunity to contact Bloc and neutralist leaders, and
petrticular try to influence the African leaders. I had a feeling that he
eeoeld ueth over-belligerent in his public addreees in order not to
e.ee:eoy the possibility of a mceeting with the F- ee.Fit3ent, althoe;ih .=.,ould
eve:r1c.nk the ise�ue-of overflights, etc. I felt that be had been building
c...t.-.eeir. vi,::riees areas - Berlin, Coro, e.sa baCkg: d t .D his
eder to stress the importance of everyLody cetting tozether eeici
declAn:tions about disarmament, .Incl the like. Much, of
von'id depend upon the treatm.f.!.pA and ri:ception he received at the
he eel:eel:le of outbursts in cane he -.vete annoyed o: thwarted
in 11:�e ol:jectives.
I then reN.,iewed briefly the troubled areas: Culs.a, Congo, Berlin,
Lta06, Jordan, Syeia, Sinu-Soviet disputes, the apparent success of the
Soviee's orbiting into space of animals, etc.
The Senator asked me if I had read General Medaris' book in
which he seemed to take a .very great interest. I said that I had not
e.lthoueh I had read some articles of his: He asked me whether the LIAR
was to be voted in as a member of the Security Council. I said that
I c.o not 1.now, that it was about their turn, but as far as I knew no final
been reached.
Before leaving I made it clear to the .-'eteltor that I was available
for 1::eiefing him whenever he desired, although I had some plans for
.7.:urope in October if the C. N. meeting settled down to more
routine work. I said that I would leave it to his judgment as to when
he a briefing.
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The Sen:!!...-r.: cordial, t.,7111:.ed briefly about
Carl not Ihi:A he had made many mi:,talz.es. 1�Ie lauhed and
that well, po!.