Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-018
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning potential foreign military intervention in Laos (then officially known as the Kingdom of Laos) and the possibility of a Pathet Lao Communist rebellion supported by the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include maps, a telegram, a briefing paper on the Pathet Lao movement and American objectives in Laos, a situation report on recent Pathet Lao activities, and memoranda regarding recommended military and diplomatic courses of action.