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August 08, 1963

MEMORANDUM FROM UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE W. BALL TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY, 'A FURTHER NUCLEAR OFFER TO GENERAL DE GAULLE'

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    Undersecretary Ball outlines for President Kennedy the reasons why assisting the French nuclear program is not in America's interests. It suggests that De Gaulle would only accept assistance if there were no political conditions attached, and to do so would jeopardize US interests in Europe and NATO.
    "Memorandum from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball to President Kennedy, 'A Further Nuclear Offer to General De Gaulle'," August 08, 1963, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, National Archives, Record Group 59, Records of Undersecretary of State George Ball, box 21, France. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/110245

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Undersecretary Ball outlines for President Kennedy the reasons why assisting the French nuclear program is not in America's interests. It suggests that De Gaulle would only accept assistance if there were no political conditions attached, and to do so would jeopardize US interests in Europe and NATO.

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Ball, George W.

United States. Department of State

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  • National Archives, Record Group 59, Records of Undersecretary of State George Ball, box 21, France. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2.

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  • 110245