Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-223-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a visit by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Secretary General Dirk Stikker to Washington, D.C. to meet with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder are briefing memoranda concerning areas of discussion for the meetings such as the Nassau Agreement, a MLF (multi-lateral force) within NATO, the status of conventional forces build-up, a strengthening of political consultation, and NATO defense planning.