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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Oral History Collection
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, American Republics; Cuba 1961–1962; Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath, Volumes X/XI/XII, Microfiche Supplement (Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 2021), document 353
President Carter’s dissatisfaction with the number of people on the line during the Ivory Item exercise is reflected in this directive from Brzezinski ordering that “unnecessary people” be excluded from the next simulation. He also asked that “standby communication” lines be made available with one being secure and the other open. Brzezinski also wanted to review with Brown the “new SIOP instructions format” before it went to the President.
This summary included several intercepted messages from Sato, who conveyed his despair and exasperation over what he saw as Tokyo’s inability to develop terms for ending the war: “[I]f the Government and the Military dilly-dally in bringing this resolution to fruition, then all Japan will be reduced to ashes.” Sato remained skeptical that the Soviets would have any interest in discussions with Tokyo: “it is absolutely unthinkable that Russia would ignore the Three Power Proclamation and then engage in conversations with our special envoy.”
RG 77, MED Records, Top Secret Documents, Files no. 5b and 5e (copies from microfilm)
RG 77, Tinian Files, April-December 1945, box 20, Envelope G Tinian Files, Top Secret
RMI Nuclear Justice Documents
RG 77, Tinian Files, April-December 1945, box 17, Envelope B
RG 59, Subject-Numeric Files 1967-1969, DEF 18-6
Nuclear History Collection, box 97
RG 59, Subject-Numeric Files 1967-1969, DEF 18-6
RG 59, Subject Numeric Files, 1967-1969, BG Moscow 13