TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 6, 1963. A "Memorandum for the Secretary of State, for the Under Secretary," on the subject "Determination Under Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act." In full: "Pursuant to Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, and in accordance with the recommendation contained in your letter of May 4, 1963, concurred in by the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and the Agency for International Development, I hereby direct the continuance of United States assistance to Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. You are hereby directed to inform the Chairmen of the sic Congressional Committees of this determination pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951." In fine to very fine condition, with a faint paperclip impression to the top edge.
The Mutual Defense Assistance Act, passed by President Truman in 1949, was the first American military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era; the 1951 revision of the act banned US assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union. This became a cornerstone piece of legislation in America's foreign policy of containment of Communism during the Cold War. With this document, President Kennedy directs the continuance of American military assistance to key allies abroad—Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. A highly desirable foreign policy piece from the Kennedy administration.
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