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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning India. Materials pertain to discussions between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir, the India-China border conflicts, a meeting between President Kennedy and Indian Minister for Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari, and the Bokaro steel project. Of note is a letter to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan from President Kennedy regarding air defense for India. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.