This is a memorandum for the Secretary of State concerning the President’s review of the Vietnam Task Force report and his suggestions.
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This is a memorandum for the Secretary of State concerning the President’s review of the Vietnam Task Force report and his suggestions.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files.
National Archives Identifier: 193451
Full Citation: National Security Action Memorandum No. 52 Vietnam; 5/11/1961; National Security Files: Meetings and Memoranda: National Security Action Memoranda; Meeting Records and Memoranda, 1961 – 1963; Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorandum-no-52-vietnam/, March 29, 2026]