Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-005
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a French nuclear program, United States nuclear assistance to France, and nuclear testing by France in the Pacific Ocean. Of note are a memorandum of conversations between French Minister of Foreign Affairs Maurice Couve de Murville and Under Secretary of State George Ball discussing nuclear policy, trade negotiations, and monetary policy; and a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) titled, “The French Nuclear Strike Program.” Also included in this folder is an organizational chart of the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission). This folder contains French-language materials.