Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning potential foreign military intervention in Laos and the possibility of a Pathet Lao communist rebellion supported by the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include telegrams, correspondence between President Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, a summary of a conversation between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Laotian Deputy Prime Minister Phoumi Novasan, biographical information on prominent Laotian government officials, a summary of the Soviet Union's response to a British message to the International Commission for Supervision and Control of Laos, and memoranda regarding the activities of the Pathet Lao, the implications of American military intervention, and a possible international conference on Laos.