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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XXI, Africa

Ghana: Document List

Document 223: Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Penfield) to the Under Secretary of State (Bowles)

Washington, February 17, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2614/2-1761. Confidential. Drafted by Eisenberg and cleared by Ferguson, Kenney, and Kerr.

Document 224: Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Washington, March 7, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745J.11/3-761. No classification marking. Drafted by Toomey on March 6 and cleared by Penfield, Cleveland, Bell, Kohler, and NITZE. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “hand carried to WH by AF/Penfield 3/7/61 per R Perkins.”

Document 225: Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 8, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745J.11/3-861. Secret. Drafted by Penfield on March 9 and approved by the White House on March 21. The conversation was held at the White House.

Document 226: Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Springsteen) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Martin)

Washington, May 16, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2614/5-1661. Confidential. Drafted by Springsteen. Copies were sent to Williams, Linder (Export-Import Bank), and Coffin (DLF).

Document 227: Letter From President Kennedy to President Nkrumah

Washington, June 29, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2614/6-2961. Confidential.

Document 228: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana

Washington, August 4, 1961, 8:34 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2614/7-2761. Confidential. Drafted by Kenney, cleared by Padberg, and approved by Kerr.

Document 229: Editorial Note

Document 230: Memorandum From the President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy

Washington, September 13, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAMs, NSAM 89. Secret.

Document 231: Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hilsman) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, September 14, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Ghana. Secret; Noforn. On September 15, Battle forwarded a copy of the memorandum to McGeorge Bundy at the White House under cover of a memorandum that reads: “Enclosed is a paper prepared in the Department which might be of interest to you.”

Document 232: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and the Acting Under Secretary of State (Ball)

Washington, September 21, 1961, 6:40 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Ghana, Volta Project. No classification marking.

Document 233: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana

Washington, September 27, 1961, 8:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2614/9-2761. Secret; Priority; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Padberg and Chayes; cleared by Springsteen, Dumont, and Ferguson; and approved by Chayes. Repeated to London.

Document 234: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Kennedy and the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Ball)

Washington, September 29, 1961, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Ghana, Volta Project. No classification marking.

Document 235: Memorandum From the President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy

Washington, October 2, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Ghana, Vol. I, Volta River Project, 1961. Secret. A copy was sent to Belk.

Document 236: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Chad

Washington, October 10, 1961, 8:22 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845J.2610/10-1061. Confidential. Drafted by Foulon, cleared by Freund and Herz, and approved by Ferguson.

Document 237: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Ball) to President Kennedy

Washington, October 18, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Ghana. Official Use Only. No drafting information appears on the source text.

Document 238: Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, November 16, 1961.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI Files, Job 79 R 1012, Box 189. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.” All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on November 16, except the Atomic Energy Representative and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

Document 239: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Washington, December 1, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Ghana, Vol. I, Volta River Project, 1961. Secret.

Document 240: Notes for the Record

Washington, December 5, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, National Security Council Meetings, 1961, No. 494. Top Secret. Drafted by Bundy on December 18.

Document 241: National Security Council Record of Action No. 2444

Washington, December 5, 1961.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, National Security Council Meetings, 1961, No. 494. Secret. Taken at the 494th meeting on December 5; see Document 240.

Document 242: Letter From President Kennedy to President Nkrumah

Washington, December 14, 1961.

Source: Department of State, AF/AFW Files: Lot 66 D 53, Volta Project Letters, Miscellaneous. No classification marking.

Document 243: Memorandum From the Vice President's Military Aide (Burris) to Vice President Johnson

Washington, January 31, 1962.

Source: Johnson Library, Vice President's Security File, Memoranda to Vice President from Burris. Confidential.

Document 244: Paper Prepared in the Office of West Coast and Malian Affairs

Washington, February 12, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745J.00/2-1262. Secret. Drafted by Coote on February 11. The report was transmitted to the White House under cover of a memorandum from Battle to Bundy that reads: “Enclosed is a paper on Ghanaian Subversion in Africa in response to the verbal request by Mr. Brom Smith. While it is not an all-inclusive discussion of the subject, it does contain the most significant elements of the problem. A general summarization of the situation is at the beginning of the paper. The paper has not been cleared with the CIA, but a knowledgeable CIA representative contributed his ideas on the subject prior to the drafting of the paper.” On February 7, Battle sent a memorandum to the Executive Secretariat that reads: “Mr. Brom Smith called me this afternoon to report that the President, in reading the Staff Summary for today, became extremely interested in the item on Africa entitled Ghanaian Subversion in Africa Discussed. The President would like to get on a rush basis full information on this matter including, if it would not delay preparation, anything CIA has on the subject. Can this be prepared urgently and cleared appropriately?” A handwritten notation on the memorandum reads: “AFW—Mr. Coote: S/S would like a B to B report on this within 24 hours.” (Ibid., 770.5245J/2-762)

Document 245: Paper Prepared in the National Security Council

Washington, June 13, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, Ghana Subjects, Dungan File. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text.

Document 246: National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, October 17, 1962.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 79 R 01012A. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and NSA.” All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on October 17, except the Atomic Energy Commission Representative and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

Document 247: Memorandum From the President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy

Washington, October 29, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, Ghana Subjects, Kaysen Letters. Confidential.

Document 248: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain African Posts

Washington, December 17, 1962, 6:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745J.11/12-1762. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dorros, cleared by Witman and Ross, and approved by Tasca. Sent to Abidjan, Dakar, Freetown, Lagos, Lome, Monrovia, Tunis, and Yaounde and repeated to Accra, Bamako, and Conakry.

Document 249: Memorandum by the President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen)

Washington, January 24, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, Ghana Subjects. Secret.

Document 250: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana

Washington, February 7, 1963, 8:54 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL GHANA-US. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Kaysen and Gebelt, cleared by Kent (S/S), and approved by McGhee.

Document 251: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana

Washington, April 26, 1963, 8:42 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17-1 GHANA. Secret. Drafted by Fredericks and Gebelt, cleared by Fredericks and Davis, and approved by Fredericks.

Document 252: Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to President Kennedy

Washington, October 30, 1963.