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1 LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON L I B R A R Y & M U S E U M Revised December 2010 FOREIGN AID, FOOD FOR PEACE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA INTRODUCTION This guide lists the principal files at the Johnson Library that contain material on foreign aid (excluding military assistance programs), food for peace, and economic development in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, but it is not exhaustive. Researchers should also consult the regional guide for additional materials on the geographic areas in which they are interested. While most of the collections listed in the guide have been processed and are available for research, some files may not yet be available. Researchers should consult the Library s finding aids to locate additional material and to determine whether specific files are available for research. Some of the finding aids are on the Library s web site, and many others can be sent by mail or electronically. Researchers interested in the topics covered by this guide should also consult the Foreign Relations of the United States. This multi-volume series published by the Office of the Historian of the Department of State presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the United States government. The volumes are available online at the Department of State web site, NATIONAL SECURITY FILE (NSF) This file was the working file of President Johnson s special assistants for national security affairs, McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow. Documents in this file originated in the offices of Bundy and Rostow and their staffs, in the various executive departments and agencies, especially those having to do with foreign affairs and national defense, and in diplomatic and military posts around the world. More than two-thirds of the National Security File has been processed. Consult the finding aid in the Reading Room or borrow a copy by mail by writing to the Supervisory Archivist, LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas Portions of the NSF finding aid, including the finding aid for the NSF, Country File, are available on the Johnson Library web site, NSF, Agency File: Material on aid and economic development can be found scattered throughout large parts of this collection, particularly in the files of the Department of

2 State (boxes 43 through 64) and the United Nations (boxes 66 through 72). Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. Also see the following boxes: Box # AID 1-3 Agriculture, Department of 3 Alliance for Progress 3-4 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 29 NSF, Committee File: Boxes 11 and 12 contains material on the White House Conference on International Cooperation. NSF, Country File: Material on regional economic relations is found throughout the Country File. The Country File for India is a particularly rich source of material on foreign aid and food for peace. In addition, some folders in the Country File have titles which refer specifically to economic topics. Researchers should request the Country Files for the countries in which they are interested. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. NSF, Head of State Correspondence File and Special Head of State Correspondence File There are two head of state correspondence files. The first, Head of State Correspondence File, was maintained as a regular part of the National Security File. The second, Special Head of State Correspondence File, was maintained by Dorothy P. Territo of the Johnson White House staff but has been included as part of the National Security File since December Included in these collections are formal and informal correspondence with heads of state and heads of government arranged by country and thereunder chronologically. Material on regional economic relations is found throughout these files. Researchers should request the files for the countries in which they are interested. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. NSF, Name File: The Name File is composed primarily of folders on the members of the National Security Council staff during the Johnson administration. The file also contains folders on some presidential aides, senators, and former presidents. Bator Memos [ ] [foreign aid] 1 Bowdler Memos [ ] [1966 aid bill] 1 Brubeck Memos [1964] [1964 foreign aid bill] 1 Califano Memos [ ] [foreign aid] 1 Chase, G. [ ] [PL 480] 1 Senator Fulbright [ ] [economic development loans] 3 Hamilton Memos [ ] [ADB, World Bank, aid] 3 Vice President, Vol. 1 [Latin American agriculture] 4 Vice President, Vol. 2 [PL 480] 4 Komer Memos, Vol. 1 [1/63-8/65] [foreign aid] 6 Komer Memos, Vol. 2 [9/65-5/66] [World Bank, aid] 6 Ropa Memos [ ] [aid to Asia; aid debates] 7 2

3 Rostow Memos [ ] [foreign aid] 7 Saunders Memos [ ] [AID] 7 Wriggins Memos, 1966 [food aid] 8 Wriggins Memos, Box # NSF, National Security Action Memorandums (NSAMs): The folders listed below contain material on foreign assistance. Other folders dealing with specific countries can be found on the appropriate regional guide, or researchers can consult the finding aid for a folder title list. This collection contains both the NSAMs and supporting material. NSAMs from the Johnson administration can be found on the Johnson Library website. 159, Methods for Improving the Coordination of Economic 1 and Military Aid Programs [5/31/62] 276, Distribution of Foreign Aid Cuts [12/26/63] 2 329, Task Force on Southeast Asian Economic and Social 6 Development [4/9/65] 338, Policy re US Assistance in Development Foreign 7 Communications Satellite Capabilities [9/15/65] 342, US Assistance in the Early Establishment of 7 Communications Satellite Service for Less-Developed Nations [3/4/66] 349, Development of the Frontiers of South America [5/31/66] 8 350, Loans for Foreign Assistance Programs [6/8/66] 8 NSF, National Security Council Histories: Prepared by the NSC staff in 1968, these histories are extremely useful. There are three NSC Histories dealing with foreign aid and economic development. All three histories include introductory material, such as chronologies and lists of documents, as well as photocopies of relevant documents from the National Security File. OAS Summit Meeting, April President s Speech on 3rd Anniversary of Organization for 14 African Unity, 5/26/66 Indian Famine, August 1966-February NSF, National Security Council Meetings: The folders listed below contain material on foreign assistance. Other folders dealing with specific countries or regions can be found on the appropriate regional guide, or researchers can consult the finding aid for a folder title list. Vol. 1, Tab 7, Various Topics 4/3/64 [Brazil, Africa, 1 Indonesia] Vol. 3, Tab 44, The World Food Problem, 7/19/66 2 Vol. 4, Tab 58, Discussion of US Food Aid, 10/11/67 2 Vol. 4, Tab 59, Economic Aspects of Middle East Settlement 2 Vol. 5, Tab 63, Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to 2 Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/68 Vol. 5, Tab 65 Inter-American Objectives & Problems 3/6/68 2 3

4 Volume 5, Tab 67, Eastern Europe 4/24/68 2 NSF, Subject File: There is material on aid and economic development in the following: 3 folders on communications, COMSAT, etc. 6 Cultural Exchanges 8 Box # 2 folders on desalting 8-9 folders on educational TV, food aid, and food for peace 15 7 folders on foreign aid and assistance folders on the IBRD and the Internat l Cooperation Year 20 folders on the OECD and the OAS 36 folders on PL 480 and population 38 4 folders of Presidential Determinations re AID National Committee for International Development 41 Transition Papers: the Future of Foreign Aid 50 folders on Water for Peace, educational TV, and world 51 education folders on population and foreign aid 53 NSF, Memos to the President: This chronologically arranged series consists of memoranda (with attachments) to the President from his national security advisors, McGeorge Bundy (11/63-2/66) and Walt W. Rostow (4/66-1/69). Material on foreign aid is scattered throughout this 44-box collection. NSF, Files of McGeorge Bundy: McGeorge Bundy served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from November 1963 through February In addition to the folders listed below, there is scattered material on foreign aid in boxes 1-14, Bundy s chron file. Cabinet Committee on Aid 15 Foreign Aid (1965 Clifford Task Force) 15 Non-Committee 15 Aid Meeting Thursday 16 Southeast Asia Regional Development 17 President s Consultants on Foreign Affairs (Peace Panel) 18 Non-Committee (on Foreign Aid) Reports & Letters 12/17/65 19 Daily Regional Staff Report to the President 19 Luncheons with the President, Vol. 1 2/4/64-10/7/65 19 NSF, Files of Francis M. Bator: Bator came to the NSC staff in April of 1964 and was appointed Deputy Special Assistant to the President and senior NSC staff member in His areas of responsibility included European affairs and foreign economic policy. This collection has not been processed as of December See also the Papers of Francis Bator in the Personal Papers section of this guide. Advisory Committee on Economic Development AID 2 Latin Summit 1967 (OAS) 9 4

5 Asian Development Bank 11 Foreign Aid 1965 and Asian Development Bank Act 14 Box # NSF, Files of Gordon Chase: Chase was detailed from the Department of State in 1962 to the NSC staff. In 1965 he accepted a regular appointment on the NSC staff where he worked until January He served as McGeorge Bundy s personal assistant and as liaison with the United Nations. OAS Ad Hoc Committee Proposal and Reactions to it 4 Untitled [Activities of Office of Public Safety (AID)] 6 International Cooperation Year 10 International Cooperation Year, vol. II 11 NSF, Files of Edward K. Hamilton: Hamilton was a member of the NSC staff from September 1965 to December By August 1966, Hamilton had become a senior NSC staff member responsible for sub-saharan Africa. Hamilton took over responsibility for South Asia in July Hamilton continued to handle South Asia, sub-saharan Africa, and foreign aid from the fall of 1967 until his departure in December Most of the materials in boxes 1 through 4 are country files for African and South Asian countries; material on foreign aid is scattered throughout. Boxes 4 through 7 contain material on foreign economic assistance. See the finding aid for a folder title list. NSF, Files of Ulric Haynes: Haynes was a NSC staff member from March 1965 to June 1966 concentrating on sub-saharan African affairs. Material on economic assistance can be found scattered throughout this 1-box collection. NSF, Files of Charles E. Johnson: Johnson was a member of the NSC staff from 1962 through the close of the Johnson Administration. He divided his time between the NSC, the AEC, and NASA. This collection consists of files concerning scientific matters, space matters, weaponry, arms control, and atomic energy. The folders listed below contain material relevant to the subjects covered in this guide. Other folders might also be of use; consult the finding aid for a folder title list. National Security Council Staff Legislation Concurrences 4 [economic development of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; aid; food for peace] 6 folders on COMSAT folders on world food supply, food and resources from the sea folders on Food From the Sea Water for Peace 29 folders on desalting COMSAT 51 NSF, Files of William Jorden: Jorden was a senior member of the NSC staff from May 5

6 1966 until May 1968, when he became a member of the US delegation to the Paris Peace Talks on Vietnam. His basic areas of responsibility were southeast and east Asia, especially Vietnam, but also including Japan, Korea, Burma, and other Asian nations. The folder VN CORDS in box 1 pertains to this guide. Other folders might also be useful; consult the finding aid for a folder title list. NSF, Files of Robert Komer: Komer was appointed a NSC staff assistant to McGeorge Bundy in In 1965 he was named Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the following year he was made Special Assistant to the President. His areas of expertise on the NSC staff included the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. In 1966, he left the NSC to become Deputy for Pacification in Vietnam. Material on foreign aid and economic development can be found throughout this collection. Boxes 2 through 9 consist almost entirely of material created in the discharge of his role as Deputy for Pacification in Vietnam. The responsibilities of this office included a broad range of issues, such as pacification, land reform, economic stabilization and control of inflation, rice production, port congestion, corruption, and postwar planning. Boxes 10 through 54 reflect Komer s duties on the NSC staff from November 1963 through March Much of this material is arranged by country. Material on aid and economic matters in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East can be found throughout these boxes. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list. NSF, Komer-Leonhart File: Researchers interested in Komer s role as Special Assistant in charge of US non-military programs in Vietnam should consult this file. Consisting exclusively of material on US non-military programs in Vietnam, the Komer-Leonhart File was initially created by Komer and his staff, and then, following Komer s departure for Vietnam in May 1967, was used for filing documents by Komer s successor, William Leonhart and his staff during the next year and a half. The responsibilities of the office included a broad range of US non-military programs in Vietnam involving such issues as pacification, land reform, economic stabilization and control of inflation, rice production, port congestion, corruption, and postwar planning. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list of this 25-box collection. NSF, Files of Walt W. Rostow: On March 31, 1966, Rostow was appointed Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, succeeding McGeorge Bundy. Material on foreign assistance is scattered throughout this 18-box collection. See in particular boxes 1-3 (material regarding presidential meetings) and (non-vietnam material and material on foreign visitors). Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list, or a regional guide for country-specific folder listings. NSF, Files of Harold H. Saunders: Saunders was a member of the NSC staff from 1961 to His primary areas of responsibility were the Middle East and North Africa. He compiled the NSC Histories on the Middle East, the Indian Famine, and South Asia. This collection contains a subject file with a significant amount of material on the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia; copies of the NSC Histories compiled by Saunders; and a chronological file. Material on foreign aid and economic development can be found throughout this collection; see, for example, the folders listed below. Researchers 6

7 should also consult a regional guide for folders on a particular country or region, or the finding aid for a complete folder title list. AID, 4/1/66-1/20/69 7 Food for Freedom (PL-480), 4/1/66-1/20/69 10 ICY WH Conference on International Cooperation 12 International Food, /20/69 15 Box # Jordan Waters, 4/1/66-1/20/69 23 Middle East Desalting, 12/1/67-1/20/69 26 Middle East Water 26 Population Control 4/1/66-1/20/69 29 NSF, Files of Howard Wriggins: Wriggins was a senior staff member of the NSC from May 1966 to July His primary areas of responsibility were South Asia and the Middle East. Boxes 1 and 2 of this collection contain extensive material on assistance to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ceylon and Nepal. The chron file in boxes 2 and 3 contain information on the above countries as well as material pertaining to the UAR, Jordan, Libya, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, and other countries. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTS OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS This collection includes over 6,000 recordings of President Johnson s conversations with members of Congress, other public officials, members of the press, and friends and family from November 1963 through January The collection includes a significant number of recorded conversations that pertain to foreign aid and international economic development. Detailed individual descriptions of the conversations are available on the Library s website, The Miller Center has the recordings of the conversations available on their website, MEETING NOTE FILES This collection contains notes of 160 White House meetings, in addition to briefing papers and other material for another 20 meetings. The folders below contain material relevant to this guide; other folders may also be useful. See the Special Files finding aid for a folder title list. 9/29/65, Luncheon meeting with foreign policy advisors [aid] 1 1/11/66, 1:05 pm, Meeting with foreign policy advisors on 1 David Bell s Return [aid to Vietnam] Briefing Papers of NSC Meeting, 8/9/67 [Indonesia & VN] 1 9/11/67 7:10 pm, Meeting on Asian Bank Legislation 2 9/12/67 6:42 pm, Meeting with Members of Congress on 2 Asian Bank Legislation 7

8 JOHN McCONE MEMORANDA This collection consists of notes of 68 presidential meetings attended by Director of Central Intelligence John McCone between 11/23/63 and McCone s resignation on 4/28/65. In addition, there are notes of 4 presidential meetings which one or more of McCone s key aides attended in his stead. McCone gave the collection of notes to President Johnson in 1969 to assist with the preparation of Johnson s memoirs, The Vantage Point. The meetings concern a great variety of international issues, with Vietnam a prominent topic. Material on foreign aid and on the Agency for International Development can be found in this 1-box collection. CABINET PAPERS Included in the Cabinet Papers are agendas, background memos, draft presidential remarks, and other materials. Minutes were also kept for some of the meetings. Discussions at Cabinet meetings sometimes dealt with foreign aid and economic development matters. Folders for those meetings are noted below. Consult the Special Files finding aid for additional information on this collection and a folder title list. Cabinet Meeting, 11/19/65 [world food crisis; agriculture] 4 Cabinet Meeting, 6/1/66 [foreign aid] 5 Cabinet Meeting, 8/25/66 [briefing by Gaud of AID] 7 Cabinet Meeting 4/19/67 [Latin American Summit] 9 Cabinet Review: Department of Agriculture and Backup 16 TASK FORCE REPORTS Task forces were used during the Johnson administration to formulate specific policy recommendations. See the Task Force finding aid for more details. Following are several task forces relevant to the topics of this guide: 1964 Task Force on Agriculture Task Force on Foreign Aid Task Force on International Education Task Force on Foreign Aid Task Force on Foreign Aid 21 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORIES At the end of the Johnson administration, each agency and department prepared a history of its activities and accomplishments during the Johnson years. The histories consist of narratives with documentary supplements. See the finding aids for the table of contents 8

9 of the various administrative histories. Agency for International Development (3 boxes) Department of Agriculture (3 boxes) Council of Economic Advisers (3 boxes) Contains sections on desalinization and agriculture. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (21 boxes) Contains material on international education, eradication programs of various diseases, Peace Corps, family planning. Department of State (4 boxes processed as of December 2010) Contains sections on Iran, Pakistan, India s food crisis, Jordan waters, aid strategy for Africa, the Alliance for Progress, pacification and development in Vietnam, food aid and PL 480, satellite communications, UN economic and social development programs, desalting, Water for Peace, educational and cultural affairs. Department of the Treasury (5 boxes) Contains material on multilateral development agencies. General Services Administration (1 box) Contains material on responsivesness to emergency situations (GSA/AID agreements). National Aeronautics and Space Council (1 box) Contains material on international cooperation; communications satellites. National Council on Marine Resources &Engineering Development (1 box) Contains material on Food From the Sea. National Science Foundation (2 boxes) Contains information on international cooperative programs. Office of Emergency Planning (1 box) Contains material on disaster relief; international telecommunications. Office of Science and Technology (11 boxes) Contains material on water desalting; world food; the OAS; the OECD. United States Information Agency (2 boxes) WHITE HOUSE CENTRAL FILES (WHCF) This permanent White House office was the main filing unit during the Johnson 9

10 presidency, though not the primary file for foreign policy documents. Material was filed under 60 major subject headings, a number of which are pertinent to this guide. For further description of the 60 subjects and folder title lists, see the WHCF finding aid. Agriculture (AG) AG Agriculture [agricultural assistance in Latin America] 1-4 AG7 Surplus Products [food for peace, foreign food aid] 10 AG 7-2 School Lunch Program [foreign and domestic programs] Business-Economics (BE) This category is primarily used for material pertaining to domestic commerce, industries, and the national economy. The folder BE 5-5/AG 7/ST, Recessions/Depressions/Agricultural Surplus Products/States in box 36 has material on Food for Peace. Boxes contain material on economic planning in Vietnam in BE 5-7, Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities. Box # Countries (CO): See the WHCF finding aid for descriptions of the material filed under each country and continental area, or consult a regional guide. Disasters (DI) [contains material on assistance following disasters] DI 1/CO 141 Accidents/Japan [coal mine explosion in Japan] 1 DI 2/CO Droughts/Country [Senegal, India] 3 DI 3 Earthquakes and DI 3/CO Earthquakes/Country 4 DI 4/CO Fires/Country [Jamaica] 6 DI 5/CO Floods/Country [Italy, Russia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico] 6 DI 6/CO Storms/Country [Chile, Mexico, Caribbean, Switzerland] 12 Education (ED) ED Education [international education efforts] 1-14 ED/MC Meetings & Conferences [international conference on education] ED 5 Teaching Methods [international educational TV] Federal Government (FG) FG Office of the Director of Food for Peace 123 FG Department of State-Agency for International Development FG 150 Department of Agriculture FG Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service 217 FG Dept. of HEW-Nat l. Advisory Committee on International Studies 251 FG 600/Task Force/Asian Development 362 FG 609 American Food for Peace Council 371 FG 629 Special Cabinet Committee on International Cooperation Year FG 659 Committee on Population and Family Planning 382 FG 693 Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange between East & West 389 FG 721 Southeast Asian Economic and Social Development Commission 399 FG 750 US Advisory Commission on Internat l Education & Cultural Affairs 406 FG 766 Task Force on International Education

11 FG 769 Advisory Committee on Private Enterprise in Foreign Aid 411 FG 770 General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Program 411 FG 804 Committee for Economic Development 420 FG 805 Citizens Committee for International Development 420 FG Indo-US Foundation 433 Foreign Affairs (FO) FO/MC Foreign Affairs [internat l cooperation; Internat l. Cooperation Year] 7-8 FO 3 Economic Technical Development 19 FO 3-1 International Waterways FO 3-2 Mutual Security [foreign aid; food for peace] FO Alliance for Progress FO 4-2 Loans Funds [loans and funds for foreign countries] 39 FO 6 Information Exchange Activities FO 6-1 Education Exchange Activities FO 6-2 Scientific Cultural Business Exchange Activities F0 7 International Conferences Health (HE) HE Health [international health problems and programs] 1-5 HE 2 Food Nutrition [malnutrition; food for peace] 13 International Organizations (IT) IT 3 Central Treaty Organization [economic development projects] 2 IT 6 Food and Agriculture Organization 2 IT 14 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 3-4 IT 14-1 International Development Association 4 IT 37-1 Inter-American Economic and Social Council 8 IT 37-2 Inter-American Committee for the Alliance for Progress 8 IT 47-2 UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East 12 IT 47-6 Economic and Social Council 12 IT 47-8 UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization IT 55 World Health Organization IT 57 Inter-American Development Bank 17 IT 59 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 17 IT 80 Asian Development Bank 18 IT 87 Border Development Commission [US-Mexico] 19 IT 90 African Development Bank 19 Legislation (LE): This category is used for a vast range of material pertaining to proposed federal legislation prior to introduction as a numbered bill; numbered bills and resolutions from the time of their introduction until enactment into public law or other disposition; bill-signing ceremonies; specific laws; vetoes and appeals; and agency regulations authorized by law. Material relevant to this guide can be found scattered throughout this category; consult the finding aid for a folder title list. 170 boxes. 11

12 Peace (PC) PC 2 Food for Peace, Food for Freedom 4-6 PC 3 Medical Assistance and Supplies for Peace 6 PC 6 International Executive Service Corps 9 Speeches (SP): This category is used for all speeches, addresses, talks, and statements made by the President or read for him, and speeches made by his staff and others. Includes background materials, such as press releases concerning speeches, clearances, speech suggestions, and letters of congratulation or criticism. See the finding aid for a folder title list. 259 boxes. Box # Utilities (UT) UT 1 Communications Telecommunications [international communications] 1-2 UT 4 Water Supply [ Water for Peace ] WHCF, NAME FILE This file serves as a name index to the Subject File. Name Files typically contain copies of the first page (cross references) of documents that were filed in the Subject File. Request files by names of individuals or organizations. A card file in the Reading Room indicates which Name Files have been opened. Name Files will be processed upon request. WHCF, CONFIDENTIAL FILE Arranged in the same subject categories as the WHCF subject file, this file contains security classified or otherwise sensitive material. The Confidential File, Name File, serves as a name index to the Confidential File, Subject File. This collection also includes agency reports and oversize attachments. See the WHCF list above, or the Confidential File finding aid, for identification of the subheadings in the subject file portion of the list below. Box Box AG 1 FO CM 4-5 FO FG FO 6 52 FG 100/MC IT 6 58 FG IT FG IT FG 600/..Asian Dev. 35 IT FG 600/..For. Aid 36 IT FG 600/Population.. 37 IT FG IT

13 FG IT FG IT FG IT FG LE FG PC 2 75 FO 3 46 PC 3 75 FG SP FG 100/RS Cabinet Monthly Reports [Agriculture] 102 Department Press Contacts: Agriculture 104 Daily Summary: AID and Agriculture /22/65 Task Force on Population and Family Planning 160 2/25/66 Sec. Freeman s Mission on Agriculture to S.Vietnam 162 Box # 2/27/66 AID Briefing Book /9/66 Notebook on Foreign Aid /10/66 Notebook of Task Force on Foreign Aid 175 6/18/68 Cater, AID/Population /30/68 re India Binational Foundation, Tunisian-American Foundation 192 HANDWRITING FILE The Handwriting File was maintained by the President s staff during the White House years. Documents exhibiting Johnson s handwriting are contained in this file. Often these documents bypassed the White House Central Files Office and went directly to the Handwriting File. Consequently, some material in the Handwriting File is not in the White House Central File. Material can be found on AID, the Alliance for Progress, food aid, international education, international health, population control, and other subjects. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list. DAILY DIARY and PRESIDENT S APPOINTMENT FILE (DIARY BACKUP) The Daily Diary is a log of the President s activities, appointments, and phone calls. Occasionally it includes information on the substance of meetings and conversations. Diary Backup is a file of backup materials for the President s appointments. This collection includes schedules, briefing papers, press releases, memoranda of conversations, and other material. Organized by date, there is a folder for almost every day of the administration. While little foreign policy material was filed here during 1964 and 1965, Diary Backup includes a significant amount of foreign policy material for 1966 through January 20, The Diary Cards in the Reading Room provide an alphabetically-arranged name index to the President s appointments. Once the date of an appointment has been determined, check the Diaries and Logs finding aid for the number of the appropriate box in Diary 13

14 Backup and the Daily Diary. OFFICE FILES OF THE WHITE HOUSE AIDES Many White House aides maintained office files of their own, separate physically from the rest of the White House Central Files. The files of each aide reflect his or her responsibilities. Consult the finding aid for complete folder title lists for each aide. Office Files of The Advertising Council AID (Program for Civilian help in Vietnam) 1 Alliance for Progress 1 CARE (program fund-raising to help food shortage in India) 1 Box # Office Files of Ceil Bellinger Alliance for Progress 1 Asian Development Bank 1 Desalinization 5 East-West Cooperation 5 Economic: Development Administration 6 Food for Freedom 9 Foreign Aid 10 Water for Peace Conference 18 Great Society International Education 28 Office Files of Peter Benchley Bill Signing Statements [Agri. Trade & Development Assist.] 2 Letters of Transmittal [cultural, educational & medical 3 exchanges] Office Files of Frederick Bohen Foreign Aid Message Office Files of Horace Busby World Hunger Resolution 4 Desalination Study 5 Food for Peace 5 2 folders on International Cooperation year 6 Memos for Sec. Freeman (Agri.) Memos for Richard Reuther, Food for Peace, Committee on Agriculture: Comm. On Econ. Development 21 School to School Project-Overseas School (Dept. of State) 25 2 folders relating to agriculture 35 Suggested Remarks Central Amer. Fund Loan Ceremony 36 Communications Satellite Corp. 8/17/

15 Desalting Research Signing August 11, Foreign Aid Message Draft January Global Commercial Communications Satellite Commission 43 Agriculture Reports Past 3 Years July 13, Agriculture-Records of Performance under Kennedy-Johnson 47 Office Files of Joseph Califano Latin American Conference 6 Asian Development Bank, SE Asia Regional Development 32 Proposed Economic Assistance Programs, FY1967 AID 35 Material on Dept. of Agriculture 44 Foreign Aid 69 Pamphlets The Foreign Assistance Program FY 1966 & TF on International Education 103 Box # Office Files of Douglass Cater This large collection contains a great deal of material relevant to the topics of this guide. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. The following boxes are known to contain relevant material: Education and culture: see boxes 12 through 22, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 57, 59, 61, 62, 97. International Health: see boxes 13, 14, 44, 65, 68. Population/family planning: see boxes 15, 16, 19, 66, 67. TV and Satellites: see boxes 20, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48. Land, Water, Food & Fertilizer: see boxes 14, 16, 65, 97. Office Files of Ervin Duggan John D. Rockefeller 3 rd Proposal on Population Committee 12 Rpt. to the Pres. from Com. on Population & Family Planning 12 Family Planning 12 AID International Education Paper 14 Population and Family Planning 15 Office Files of James C. Gaither: This 400-box collection contains a large amount of material relevant to this guide. There are numerous copies of Task Force reports, as well as background material, on agriculture, foreign aid, international education, educational TV in less developed countries, and international cooperation. This collection contains material other than task force reports as well, on the topics named above, as well as on international health, the International Cooperation Year, the Agency for International Development, and others. See the finding aid for a folder title list. Office Files of Ernest Goldstein: Box 4 contains a folder titled Student Leader Exchange University of Texas-University of Chile and a folder titled Western Europe Survey which contains material on the US Council of International Education and Cultural Affairs. See the finding aid for a folder title list. 15

16 Office Files of Richard N. Goodwin: This collection contains materials that pertain particularly to Latin American development (boxes 17, 26, 35, 36, 38, and 39). See the finding aid for a folder title list. Office Files of Robert Hardesty : There are three groups of Hardesty material: Office Files, Personal, and material received May As a general rule, see the material received May 1972 for Vantage Point material; the Personal files for weekly compilations of presidential documents, some subject file folders, and speech drafts for congressmen; and the Office Files for most subject file folders. The following folders contain material relevant to this guide; consult the finding aids for other possibly relevant material. Water for Peace 3 Food Aid Report to Congress by the President 6 Agriculture 21 Agriculture 22 AID (Bosley) 26 Box # Personal Files of Robert Hardesty Asian Development Act 9 Food for India 10 Inter-American Development Bank 11 Water Resources 14 Files of Robert Hardesty, Material received May 1972: See boxes 14, 18, 19, and 22 for drafts of chapter X, Feeding the Hungry Abroad, of the Vantage Point. Office Files of Lawrence E. Levinson Foreign Assistance Program Annual Report to Congress Office Files of John Macy Macy was the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission. As a talent scout he maintained a file on all persons considered for appointments. These folders are reviewed on written request. A card file is maintained in the Reading Room for those names currently available. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. Office Files of Charles Maguire Speech Backup: Foreign Aid Bill 18 Speech Backup: Population and Food 19 Office Files of Mike Manatos Agriculture Bill 6 Food for India, Food Conference, Food for Peace 7 Foreign Aid , Foreign Aid Agriculture, Department of (1966) 16 4 folders on AID, Jan June

17 Office Files of Harry McPherson: Harry McPherson came to the White House as a Special Assistant to the President in August 1965; in March 1966 he was appointed as Special Counsel to the President. This 67-box collection contains a large amount of material relevant to this guide. Material can be found on development issues in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa; agriculture; international educational and cultural exchanges; foreign aid; the United Nations; and AID. See the finding aid for a folder title list. Office Files of Bill Moyers This collection contains a large amount of material from Moyers tenure with the Peace Corps. Consult the guide on the Peace Corps for further information. Also consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. Foreign Economic Policy (including agricultural policy) 1 Southwick Memos [food for peace] 3 Agriculture 2/4/65 4 Foreign Aid 1/14/65 9 Boxes contain scattered material relevant to this guide Florida [Alliance for Progress] 39 Press Conference Material 1964 [Dept. of Agriculture] 51 Misc. Loose Material [economic assistance; birth control] 80 Task Forces on 1965 Legislative Program 94 [Senate Hearings on Foreign Assistance Act of 1961] 101,102 Notes on Foreign Policy Issues [SE Asian dev.] 105 [AID Material] 108 Legislation 10/21/66 [AID; food for peace] 108 Agriculture 113 Food for Peace 116 Foreign Aid 116 Alliance for Progress 125 IDA Bill Signing 5/26/ Space Outer [internat l telecommunications] 134 Office Files of Charles Murphy: This material consists of transition reports assembled by various agencies and departments of the federal government, dealing with their administrative organization, to serve as guides for the office holders of the new administration. Material on the Department of Agriculture can be found in boxes 1, 27, 28, and 30. Office Files of Matthew Nimitz Proposed Fish Protein Concentrate Program [with AID] 3 USIA 5 th Annual Report-Special Internat l Exhibitions 7/1/66-7 6/30/67 Water for Peace 14 Office Files of Frederick Panzer: Panzer worked under Special Assistants Moyers, Kintner, and Watson, and after Watson s departure he reported directly to the President 17

18 until the close of the administration. Subject matter dealt primarily with federal programs and expenditures. See the finding aid for a folder title list for this over 600-box collection. Some of the material pertinent to this guide is as follows: Agriculture (boxes 141, 311, 318, 42, 471, 519, 529, 544, 549, 588, 600); AID (boxes 141, 315, 445, 460, 471, 543, 544, 548, 549, 600); population (boxes 150, 457); world hunger (boxes 150, 573); foreign aid (boxes 180, 359, 369, 480, 543, 588); food for peace (boxes 359, 470, 471, 530, 553); Latin American development (boxes 472, 573); aid to Vietnam (box 430); international education (box 588); the UN (box 180). Office Files of DeVier Pierson: These files relate to Pierson s position as Associate Special Counsel to the President (appointed 3/67); Counsel to the President (appointed 8/67); and Special Counsel to the President (appointed 10/68). The files reflect his liaison responsibilities with the Tariff Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Department of Agriculture, and matters of executive clemency. Material on Agriculture is in boxes 5-7, 14-16, and 29. See the finding aid for a complete folder title list for this 31-box collection. Office Files of George Reedy Box # Foreign Aid 9 Office Files of Charles Roche Foreign Aid Authorization [1966] 2 International Health Act 2 Memos to the President 1968 [foreign aid bill] 3 Office Files of Will Sparks Alliance for Progress 1 Desalinization 7 Food Aid Program and Foreign Assistance Appropriations 9 Bill Inter-American Development Bank 11 Office Files of Irvine H. Sprague Foreign Aid Legislation 2 Inter-American Development Bank Legislation 3 Office Files of Mildred Stegall AID and Congress [12/30/63-1/8/64] 63 Office Files of Ben Wattenberg Alliance for Progress 8 Inter-American Development Bank September

19 Office Files of Henry Hall Wilson AID 1 Food for Peace, Foreign Aid, IDB, and IDA 3 AID Reports, and Agriculture 6 Foreign Aid 8 Education 13 Food for Freedom, Food for India, and Foreign Aid 13 International Education, and Population Control 14 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND In 1968, White House staff prepared legislative background files on the 50 most significant legislative achievements of the Johnson administration. Pertinent documents were copied from the White House Central Files, the office files of several White House Aides, and other files. There is a Legislative Background on the following: the Asian Development Bank (1 box); Food for Freedom (1 box); and Food for India (1 box). REPORTS ON ENROLLED LEGISLATION Prepared by the Director of the Legislative Reference Office of the Bureau of the Budget, these reports cover all public bills submitted to the President for his approval. The reports include discussions of the purpose and ramifications of each bill as well as agency recommendations. The reports are arranged chronologically and identified by public law number and title. Consult the Special Files finding aid for additional information. WHITE HOUSE PRESS OFFICE FILES These files consist of transcripts and backup material for presidential press conferences, news conferences, press briefings, and press releases. See the folders below for material pertaining to the topics of this guide. See the finding aid for further information. 7/16/64 Dr. Donald F. Hornig Desalting Talks 80 8/2/64 Hornig World Water Problems 80 1/14/65 Special Message on Foreign Aid 80 12/2/65 Rio Conference and Food Problem discussed FAO Mtg. 81 1/18/66 Asian Development Bank 81 2/2/66 International Health and Education Arts of /10/66 Food Message 81 3/30/66 Indian Food Program 81 2/2/67 India Food 82 19

20 2/9/67 Foreign Aid Message 82 3/30/67 Report of Dr. Rusk on the Medical Situation in Vietnam 82 2/8/68 President s Foreign Aid Message 83 2/1/66 Foreign Aid 85 STATEMENTS OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON This chronologically arranged collection includes drafts and final copies of speeches, backup material, correspondence, and other documents. A large number of speeches pertain to the topics of this guide. See the Statements finding aid for a complete folder title list. SENATE PAPERS, The papers reflect Johnson s role as Senator from Texas and as Democratic Party leader. The papers contain material on agriculture and commodities, foreign aid, and international cultural and educational exchanges. See the finding aids for more information on the Senate Papers. Researchers may also wish to consult with an archivist specializing in pre-presidential material. VICE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS These files reflect Lyndon Johnson s activities and responsibilities as Vice President, including his role as a member of the National Security Council. Subject File 1961 Aid 78 Aid 79 Subject File 1962 East-West Center 132 Aid 134 Aid 135 Alliance for Progress 135 Subject File 1963 East West Cultural Center 194 Aid 195 Vice Presidential Office Files of George Reedy AID 1 Freeman Agriculture 4 Greek-Turkish Aid Speech LBJ Speech Material for Reference [foreign aid] 15 20

21 Vice Presidential Security Files: The VP Security Files, , consist largely of the files of Colonel Howard L. Burris, who served as Air Force Aide to the Vice President following his appointment on February 25, Burris responsibilities included national security matters, contacts with the military, and foreign and domestic travel. Material on foreign assistance and economic development is throughout this 18 box collection. Boxes 4-6, containing folders on the NSC and Johnson s correspondence with Burris, are particularly useful. Material can also be found in the travel folders in boxes 1-3, the nations and regions folders in boxes 8-11, and the foreign dignitaries visit the US folders in boxes Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON ARCHIVES (LBJA) In 1958, the Johnson staff instituted a records management program in the office which included a plan to dispose of noncurrent files. They set up the Lyndon Baines Johnson Archives (LBJA) to house items to be permanently retained rather than scheduled for disposal. Johnson files from the House and Senate period were screened, and selected items were moved to the LBJA files. Between 1958 and 1963 the staff continued to add to the file. Occasionally items were added during the White House period. The LBJA consists of 4 parts: a Congressional File, a Famous Names File, a Selected Names File, and a Subject File. Box 68 has a folder on AID. Other folders might also prove useful; consult the finding aid for a folder title list. POST-PRESIDENTIAL Post-Presidential Name File: Researchers may request review of individual folders in the Name File. See the finding aid for a folder title list of this 184 box collection. Post-Presidential Intelligence Briefings File: These are weekly briefings concerning foreign affairs, , prepared by the Nixon administration s National Security Council staff for former President Johnson. Material relevant to this guide is scattered throughout this chronologically-arranged 24-box collection. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Materials accumulated by officials, staff members, and special groups of the Democratic National Committee during the 1960, 1964, and 1968 presidential campaigns, There are numerous folders pertaining to foreign assistance in this large collection. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list. PERSONAL PAPERS COLLECTIONS Papers of George W. Ball: The papers of George Ball consist of notes of his telephone conversations while Under Secretary of State, The folders listed below contain material relevant to this guide. Folders on specific countries can be found on the 21

22 appropriate regional guide, or researchers can consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. AID [12/16/63-10/7/65] 1 Agriculture I (including beef) [12/19/63-7/31/64] 1 Agriculture II [8/3/64-11/20/65] 1 Alliance for Progress [5/11/64] 1 Beef [1/3/64-8/18/64] 1 Foreign Aid (DLF) [1/21/64-8/16/66] 3 OAU [9/23/64] 5 OECD [8/4/65-11/19/65] 5 Papers of Francis M. Bator: Bator came to the NSC staff in April of 1964 and was appointed Deputy Special Assistant to the President in His areas of responsibility included European affairs and foreign economic policy. Box 31 contains a folder called Post-September, AID/India. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. Papers of John Moors Cabot: Cabot was an American diplomat and US Ambassador to Pakistan, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, and Poland between 1954 and He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs during the Eisenhower administration. This collection consists of 22 reels of microfilm from the Edwin Ginn Library, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Scattered material on foreign aid and economic development can be found in this collection. Papers of Clark M. Clifford: These papers reflect Clifford s responsibilities as Secretary of Defense from March 1968 to January The following folders contain material relevant to this guide. Consult the finding aid for a complete folder title list. AID Agency for International Development 14 Organization of American States 15 Symington Amendment 15 Nigeria Relief Program 17 Papers of Henry H. Fowler: The Papers of Henry Fowler document his service as Under Secretary and Secretary of the Treasury, The collection contains material on foreign aid, AID, the Alliance for Progress, the IDB, the IDA, and the Asian Development Bank. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list for this 267-box collection. Papers of Orville L. Freeman: The papers reflect Freeman s service as the Secretary of Agriculture, boxes. Papers of Francis J. Galbraith: These papers contain material about Singapore during Mr. Galbraith s tenure as the American Ambassador, One box. Papers of Donald F. Hornig:, The papers reflect Hornig s responsibilities as a special assistant to advise the president on scientific and technical matters, as well as his position as Director of the Office of Science and Technology. Some of the topics 22

23 included in this 10-box collection include water resources, communications satellites, international health, and world food. Papers of John Wesley Jones: The papers reflect the activities of Jones as Ambassador to Libya ( ), Peru ( ), and as a member of the Special Consultative Commission of the Organization of American States ( ). The files contain material on Latin America and AID. 23 boxes. Papers of Robert W. Komer: Komer was appointed a NSC staff assistant to McGeorge Bundy in In 1965 he was named Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the following year he was made Special Assistant to the President. In 1967, he left Washington to become Gen. Westmoreland s Deputy for Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support. This 13-box collection includes both a chronological file and a subject file. The material dates from the 1950s through 1967, covering Komer s work during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, as well as his government work before joining the NSC staff. Personal Papers of John W. Macy, Jr.: These papers reflect Macy s professional activities from 1953 through 1981, including his tenure as President of the Development and Resources Corporation ( ) and Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( ). The files contain material on Iranian development issues; AID, particularly in Haiti; and food shortages in the Caribbean basin and sub- Saharan Africa. Consult the finding aid for a folder title list of this 124-box collection. Papers of Thomas C. Mann: These papers consist of a photocopy set of transcripts prepared by Mann s office of his telephone conversations with President Johnson from 1/14/64 through 6/2/66. During this period, Mann served first as Assistant Secretary of State for Interamerican Affairs; in 1965, he was appointed Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. He retired from the State Department in June Material on aid and economic development, particularly on Latin America and the Indian food crisis, can be found throughout this one-box collection. Papers of Sherwin J. Markman: In May 1965 Markman became the deputy director of the Congressional Liaison Office at the Agency for International Development. He held this position until January 1966, when he began his position as assistant to President Johnson, primarily as a congressional liaison to the House of Representatives. The 25 boxes in this collection are primarily from 1966 to Papers of George A. Morgan: These papers reflect Morgan s service as the US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast from His papers contain material primarily on US relations with the Ivory Coast, however there is also information on trade relations, the Export-Import Bank, and other African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, and the Congo. One box. Papers of Drew Pearson: These papers contain research files and drafts for Pearson s columns; copies of columns and scripts for his TV programs; manuscripts and book 23