Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United Arab Republic (UAR), a federation between Egypt and Syria that lasted from 1958 to 1961. Materials in this folder include telegrams from American Ambassador to the UAR John S. Badeau and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, and memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk; William H. Brubeck, National Security Advisor on Africa; and Lucius D. Battle, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary; regarding American diplomatic representation to the UAR. This folder also contains correspondence between President Kennedy and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and the UAR, regarding the UAR's charter, diplomatic international relations, and economic and social development in the region. This folder contains some Arabic-language materials.