Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XVI, Eastern Europe; Cyprus; Greece; Turkey
Finland: Document List
Document 189: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, October 16, 1961, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10 – 1661. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved by the White House on November 2. The meeting was held at the White House. In February 1961, the Finnish Government indicated its desire for a Kekkonen visit to the United States to coincide with an already planned visit to Canada. (Memorandum of conversation between Rusk and Seppala, February 23; ibid., Secretary's Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330) Ambassador Gufler presented an invitation to Kekkonen on April 15.
Document 190: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 1, 1961, 6 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 161. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Moscow.
Document 191: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, November 1, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 161. Secret. Drafted by Christensen.
Document 192: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 3, 1961, 3 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 361. Confidential. Repeated to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Moscow, London, Paris, and Bonn.
Document 193: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 6, 1961, 10 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 661. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.
Document 194: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 16, 1961, midnight.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 1661. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Oslo, Stockholm, Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.
Document 195: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 17, 1961, 3 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 1761. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Moscow.
Document 196: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, November 17, 1961, 9:59 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 1761. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cook; cleared by BNA, SOV, and S/S; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
Document 197: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 17, 1961, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 1761. Confidential; Priority. Received at 10:46 p.m.
Document 198: Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Washington, November 20, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2061. Secret (With Top Secret Attachment). Drafted by Burdett.
Document 199: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, November 20, 1961, 10:07 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2061. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Burdett and cleared by Rusk and Bundy. Repeated to London and Moscow.
Document 200: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, November 21, 1961, 8:38 p.m.
Document 201: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 21, 1961, 9 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2161. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:45 p.m. and passed to the White House. Also sent to Moscow and London.
Document 202: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, November 22, 1961, 9:09 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2261. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cook, Beyer, Christensen, and Rewinkel and approved by Burdett. Also sent to Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen and repeated to London, Moscow, Bonn, and Paris.
Document 203: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 22, 1961, 9 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2261. Secret. Received at 10:58 a.m. on November 23. Repeated to London, Bonn, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Moscow.
Document 204: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Washington, November 25, 1961, 3 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375/11 – 2561. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen and Rewinkel, cleared by RA and EUR, and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Moscow.
Document 205: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, November 28, 1961.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2861. Secret. Drafted by Cook and approved in G on November 30.
Document 206: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Washington, November 28, 1961, 3:24 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375/11 – 2861. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen and Burdett; cleared in draft by BNA, RA, EUR, SOV, and Kohler; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Moscow.
Document 207: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, November 29, 1961, 7 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/11 – 2961. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Moscow, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Bonn, and Paris.
Document 208: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, December 2, 1961, 9 p.m.
Source: Department of State, S/S – NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC Subgroup Meeting July 20, 1961. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Moscow.
Document 209: Memorandum of Conversation Between President Kekkonen and the Ambassador to Finland (Gufler)
Helsinki, January 2, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/1 – 562. Confidential. Transmitted as an attachment to a January 5 letter from Gufler to Tyler.
Document 210: Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Moscow, February 2, 1962, 6 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/2 – 262. Confidential. Repeated to Helsinki and Stockholm.
Document 211: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 5, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/2 – 562. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Kohler.
Document 212: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, February 13, 1962, 5 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/2 – 1362. Secret. Also sent to Moscow.
Document 213: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, February 14, 1962, 10:49 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/2 – 1462. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by BNA, RA, the Bureau of Budget, and Department of Defense; and approved by Burdett.
Document 214: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, February 17, 1962, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/2 – 1762. Secret. Repeated to London and Moscow.
Document 215: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, February 24, 1962, 1 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/2 – 2462. Secret. Repeated to London, Stockholm, and Moscow.
Document 216: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, February 24, 1962, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.611/2 – 2462. Secret. Drafted by Burdett and Christensen and cleared by BNA, RA, Kitchen, and the Department of Defense. Repeated to Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Moscow, Paris Topol, Ottawa, and Reykjavik.
Document 217: Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nitze) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Washington, March 7, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E1/3 – 762. Top Secret.
Document 218: Circular Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, March 10, 1962, 5:18 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.611/3 – 1062. Secret. Drafted by Owen, cleared in draft by Burdett, and approved by Rewinkel. Repeated to Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, Moscow, Paris Topol, and Ottawa.
Document 219: Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Washington, March 29, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/3 – 2962. Top Secret.
Document 220: Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Athens
Washington, May 2, 1962, 11:55 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5611/5 – 262. Secret. Drafted by Christensen and approved by Burdett. Secretary Rusk was in Athens to attend the NATO Ministerial Meeting May 4 – 6.
Document 221: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, May 22, 1962, 7:18 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5 – 2262. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by Tyler, G/PM, and Bundy; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Helsinki.
Document 222: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, May 28, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5 – 2862. Secret. Drafted by Christensen and approved in S on June 4. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Helsinki in telegram 355, May 29. (Ibid.)
Document 223: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, June 4, 1962, midnight.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/6 – 462. Secret. Repeated to London.
Document 224: Memorandum From the Finnish Embassy to the Department of State
Washington, June 14, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760.E5612/6 – 1462. Secret. A typewritten notation reads: “Confidential (Finnish Classification)”. The memorandum was handed to Secretary Rusk by Ambassador Seppala during a June 14 meeting. A memorandum of their conversation is ibid.
Document 225: Memorandum of Conversation
SET/MC/35 London, June 25, 1962, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11 – RU/6 – 2562. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bohlen and approved in S on July 3. The meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry.
Document 226: Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Washington, undated.
Source: Department of State, S/S – NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC SG Meeting, July 20. Secret. Prepared in the Bureau of European Affairs for presentation to the July 20 meeting of the NSC Standing Group. In a July 19 memorandum to the Secretary, attached to the source text, Deputy Under Secretary Johnson endorsed the report's conclusions.
Document 227: Telegram From the Military attache in Finland to the Department of the Army
Helsinki, July 20, 1962, 10:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/7 – 2062. Secret; Noforn. Also sent to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Department of State. The source text is the Department of State copy.
Document 228: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, July 27, 1962, 7:47 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/5 – 2762. Secret. Drafted by Christensen, cleared by MC, and approved by Burdett. Repeated to Helsinki, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Paris Topol.
Document 229: Telegram from the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, July 30, 1962, 7 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/7 – 3062. Secret. Repeated to London, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Paris.
Document 230: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, August 6, 1962, 6 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/8 – 662. Secret. Repeated to London.
Document 231: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, August 8, 1962, 5 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/8 – 862. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.
Document 232: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, August 31, 1962, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/8 – 3162. Confidential.
Document 233: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, September 8, 1962, 12:54 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5/8 – 662. Secret. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by G/PM, PRCS, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Burdett. Repeated to London.
Document 234: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Washington, September 21, 1962, 5:56 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/9 – 1462. Secret. Drafted by Christensen; cleared by Burdett, PRCS, BNA, G/PM, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Johnson. Repeated to London.
Document 235: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, September 29, 1962, 9 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/9 – 2962. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London.
Document 236: Memorandum of Conversation
New York, September 1962
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5612/10 – 762. Secret. Drafted by Davis on October 8 and approved in S on October 11. The meeting was held at the Waldorf Astoria. The source text is labeled “Part III of V.” Separate memoranda of this conversation are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2153.
Document 237: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, October 15, 1962, 5 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/10 – 1562. Secret.
Document 238: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, October 26, 1962.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.56/10 – 2662. Secret. Drafted by Owen.
Document 239: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, December 14, 1962, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/12 – 1462. Secret. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.
Document 240: Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Washington, January 1963.
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 70 D 199, Finland. Secret. A cover sheet and table of contents are not printed.
Document 241: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, May 30, 1963, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 – 1 Fin. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Reykjavik. Ambassador Gufler left post on April 18. Carl T. Rowan, whom President Kennedy appointed as Ambassador on March 9, presented his credentials on May 21.
Document 242: Letter From Foreign Secretary Home to Secretary of State Rusk
London, July 30, 1963.
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret and Personal.
Document 243: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, August 20, 1963, 1 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12 – 5 Fin – USSR. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Moscow, Olso, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
Document 244: Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Helsinki, September 7, 1963, midnight.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US (Johnson). Confidential. Vice President Johnson visited Finland during a September 2 – 17 trip to the Scandinavian countries.
Document 245: Memorandum of Conversation
New York, September 1963
Source: Department of State, Secretary's Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Hilliker and approved in S on October 4. The meeting was held at the U.S. Mission. The source text is labeled “Part 1 of 3.” Separate memoranda of conversation dealing with Finnish exports and a U.S.-Soviet high energy accelerator are ibid., Central Files, POL Fin-US.
Document 246: Memorandum of Conversation
Helsinki, December 13, 1963.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 Fin. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gordon and initialed by Rowan.