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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 133 (NSAM 133) titled, "Ryukyus Action Program," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-013
This folder contains a report of the Task Force Ryukyus and recommendations for United States policy towards the Ryukyu Islands. The report includes background material on U.S. involvement with the Ryukyu Islands, relations with Japan, current economic policy and levels of assistance in the Ryukyu Islands, and a U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Ryukyu Islands. Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda regarding the President's interactions with officials from the Ryukyu Islands, press releases announcing foreign aid appropriations for the Islands, and correspondence between President Kennedy and Seisaku Ota, Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyus, concerning the importance of American assistance for the Islands' overall social and economic welfare.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-018
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 68 (NSAM 68) titled, “Task Force on the Ryukyus,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the International Cooperation Administration (ICA) from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-009
This folder contains a report of the Task Force Ryukyus concerning recommendations for American policy towards the Ryukyu Islands. The report includes background material on the United States' involvement with the Ryukyu Islands, a summary of the United States' relations with Japan, an explanation of current economic policy and levels of economic assistance, recommendations for electric power and water supply on the Islands, an explanation of the use of American military forces for economic development, and a draft of an "Agreement for Cooperation by Japan with the United States of America in Rendering Assistance to the Ryukyu Islands."