THE PHILIPPINES 532. Settlement of the Obligation of the Philippine Government Under the Romulo-Snyder Agreement of 1950: Agreement Effected by Notes Exchanged at Washington by the Acting Secretary of State (Bowles) and the Special and Personal Envoy of the President of the Philippines (Quintero), March 27, 1961 (Excerpt) 533. Philippine-United States Discussion on "Problems Which Confront the Governments of Their Two Peoples": Joint Communiqué Issued at Manila by the President of the Republic of the Philippines (Garcia) and the Vice President of the United States (Johnson), May 14, 1961 Pages 1032-1034 1034-1035 THAILAND 534. Thai-United States Discussions on Their "Work for an Honorable Peace in Southeast Asia": Joint Communiqué Issued at Bangkok by the Prime Minister of Thailand (Sarit) and the Vice President of the United States (Johnson), May 18, 1961 TIBET 535. United States Views on the Situation in Tibet: Statement Made VIET-NAM 537. Increase in United States Military Assistance to Viet-Nam : Statement Read by the Secretary of State (Rusk) at a News Conference, May 4, 1961 (Excerpt) 1036-1037 1037-1041 1041-1042 . . 1042-1043 538. Vietnamese-United States Agreement in Principle on Measures To Increase and Accelerate United States Assistance to VietNam: Joint Communiqué Issued at Saigon by the President of the Republic of Viet-Nam (Diem) and the Vice President of the United States (Johnson), May 13, 1961 539. Eleventh Interim Report of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Viet-Nam, Signed at Saigon, September 18, 1961 (Excerpt) 540. The Taylor Mission to Viet-Nam: Statement Read by the President (Kennedy) at a News Conference, October 11, 1961 . 541. "The United States Is Determined To Help Viet-Nam Preserve Its Independence": Letter From the President of the United States (Kennedy) to the President of the Republic of Viet-Nam (Diem), October 24, 1961 542. The Results of the Taylor Mission to Viet-Nam: Statement Read by the President (Kennedy) at a News Conference, November 8, 1961 . 543. Review of United States Policy in the Light of the Deteriorating Situation in Viet-Nam: Remarks and Replies Made by the Secretary of State (Rusk) to Questions Asked at a News Conferenece, November 17, 1961 (Excerpts) . 1043-1045 1045-1048 1048 1049-1050 1050 . 1051-1053 544. "We Must Have Further Assistance From the United States If We Are To Win the War Now Being Waged Against Us": Message From the President of the Republic of Viet-Nam (Diem) to the President of the United States (Kennedy), December 7, 1961 (Excerpt) 1053-1054 A Threat to the Peace-North Viet-Nam's Effort To Conquer 545. "It Is Our Hope That Other Nations Will Join Us In Providing 546. "In the Face of the Aggression, Directed by" North Viet-Nam, "the Republic of Viet-Nam Has Requested . . . the United States. . . To Intensify .. Aid": Communication From the Liaison Mission of the Republic of Viet-Nam to the International Commission for Supervision and Control in VietNam, December 9, 1961 . Pages 1054 1054-1055 1056 547. "We Are Prepared To Help the Republic of Viet-Nam To Protect Its People and To Preserve Its Independence": Message From the President of the United States (Kennedy) to the President of the Republic of Viet-Nam (Diem), December 14, 1961 .. 1056-1057 [See also doc. 457.] E. Status and Pending Independence of Trust Territories of the 548. The Future of Western Samoa: Resolution 1626 (XVI), Adopted PART X. DISARMAMENT EFFORTS AND THE A. United States Arms Control Machinery 549. Proposal To Authorize the Establishment of a United States Disarmament Agency: Letter From the President (Kennedy) to the President of the Senate (Johnson), June 29, 1961 (Excerpts). 550. Arms Control and Disarmament Act: Public Law 87-297, Approved September 26, 1961 * Activities of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for the Period Ending December 1961: Report Transmitted by the President (Kennedy) to the Congress, February 1, 1962 . B. Problems Respecting General Disarmament 551. Soviet Agreement to the United States Request for Postponement of Consideration of Disarmament by the United Nations General Assembly: Statement Made by the Soviet Foreign Minister (Gromyko) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, March 30, 1961 . 552. United States Proposal To Postpone United Nations General Assembly Consideration of Disarmament: Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, March 30, 1961 . . 553. Postponement of Consideration of the Problem of Disarmament Until the Sixteenth Session of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1617 (XV), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, April 21, 1961 : 1057-1058 1059-1060 1061-1071 1072 1072 1073 1073 THE WASHINGTON PHASE OF UNITED STATES-SOVIET 554. United States Draft Purposes and Principles To Be Considered in Any Resumed General Disarmament Negotiations: Statement Submitted by the U.S. Delegation at the Soviet-U.S. Bilateral Talks, Washington, June 19, 1961 . Pages 1074 555. Soviet Proposals for General and Complete Disarmament: Statement Submitted by the Soviet Delegation at the Soviet-U.S. Bilateral Talks, Washington, June 27, 1961 (Excerpt) . . . 1074–1079 556. Termination of the Washington Phase of the United States-Soviet Bilateral Talks on Disarmament: Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by Representatives of the United States and the U.S.S.R., June 30, 1961 . . 1079 THE MOSCOW PHASE OF UNITED STATES-SOVIET BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON GENERAL DISARMAMENT (JULY 17-29, 1961) 557. United States Revised Draft Purposes and Principles To Be Considered in General Disarmament Negotiations: Statement Submitted by the U.S. Delegation at the Soviet-U.S. Bilateral Talks, Moscow, July 17, 1961 . . 1079-1080 . * "The Soviet Union Is Prepared To Agree to Any Control If the The Soviet Concept of Control Over General and Complete Dis- 558. Soviet Proposals Regarding the Composition of the Disarmament THE NEW YORK PHASE OF UNITED STATES-SOVIET BILATERAL 1080 1081 1081 1081 1082-1083 560. United States Second Revision of Draft Purposes and Principles UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERATION OF 562. United States-Soviet Joint Statement of Agreed Principles for 1085-1091 sion of the U.N. General Assembly, September 20, 1961 . . 1091-1094 Pages 563. Soviet Review of the Discussions With the United States on General Disarmament: Statement Transmitted by the Soviet Foreign Minister (Gromyko) to the Sixteenth Session of the U.N. General Assembly, September 22, 1961 (Excerpt) . . . 1094–1097 564. United States Proposals for General and Complete Disarmament: Declaration Submitted by the U.S. Delegation to the Sixteenth Session of the U.N. General Assembly, September 25, 1961 . . 1098-1105 * Measures To Ease International Tension, Strengthen Confidence Among States, and Contribute to General and Complete Disarmament: Memorandum Transmitted by the Soviet Foreign Minister (Gromyko) to the President of the Sixteenth Session of the U.N. General Assembly (Slim), September 26, 1961 . . 565. Soviet Observations on the United States Proposals for General and Complete Disarmament: Statement Made by the Soviet Representative (Zorin) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, November 15, 1961 (Excerpt) 1105 . . 1105-1107 566. Elaboration of the United States Proposals for General and Complete Disarmament: Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, November 15, 1961 (Excerpt) 567. United Nations Appeal for Agreement Between the United States and the Soviet Union on the Composition of a Disarmament Negotiating Body: Resolution 1660 (XVI), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, November 28, 1961 568. United States-Soviet Agreement on the Composition of a Dis- 569. Establishment of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee: . C. The Problem of Effecting a Cessation of Nuclear Weapon Tests and of Preventing a Harmful Increase in Levels of Radioactivity 570. Establishment of a Panel of Experts To Study Technical Considerations Bearing Upon the Conclusion of an Agreement for the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests: Announcement Issued by the United States Disarmament Administration, January 25, 1961 . . 571. Resumption of the Geneva Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests: Statement by the President (Kennedy), Issued March 14, 1961 1107-1112 1113 1113-1117 1117-1118 1118-1119 . 1119-1120 572. United States-United Kingdom Revised Proposals for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Dean) at the Geneva Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests, March 21, 1961 (Excerpt) . . . . 1120-1127 572A. United States Hope for Agreement on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests Under a System of Controls "Not Subject to Crippling Vetoes": Statement Issued to News Correspondents at Geneva by the Vice President of the United States (Johnson), April 6, 1961 . . 1127 * Draft Treaty on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests, Submitted by the United Kingdom and United States Delegations at the Geneva Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests, April 18, 1961 1128-1129 573. Soviet Insistence on a "Troika" Head of the Control System Under 574. United States Comment on the Soviet Proposal for a Three-Man 575. "The Continuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests by France . . . May Pages 1129-1130 1131 1132 1133-1135 577. "Successful Conclusion of the Test Ban Negotiations Would Facil- Statement Read and Reply Made by the President (Kennedy) "The Soviet Government Abides Firmly by the Views Set Forth in Its Memorandum of 4 June 1961": Note From the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the American Embassy in Moscow, July 5, 1961 "The United States Must Express Its Profound Regret at the Turn of Events . . . in the Test Ban Conference": Note From the American Embassy in Moscow to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 15, 1961 United Kingdom-United States Request for Inclusion of an Item "the Urgent Need for a Treaty To Ban Nuclear Weapon Tests Under Effective International Control" in the Agenda of the Sixteenth Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Letter From the U.K. and Deputy U.S. Representatives at the U.N. (Dean and Plimpton) to the U.N. Secretary-General (Hammarskjold), July 15, 1961 579. Appointment of an Eleven-Man Ad Hoc Panel on Nuclear Testing: Announcement Issued by the White House, July 20, 1961 "The Cessation . . . of Nuclear Weapons Tests . . . Lies in the Interdependent Solution of . . . [That] Problem and the Problem of General and Complete Disarmament": Note From the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the American Embassy in Moscow, August 9, 1961 580. "Without an Inspection System . . . No Country in the World Can Ever Be Sure That a Nation With a Closed Society Is Not Conducting Secret Nuclear Tests": Statement Read and Replies Made by the President (Kennedy) to Questions Asked at a News Conference, August 10, 1961 (Excerpts) 1137-1138 1138 1138 1139 1139 1139 1140-1141 |