Lyndon Johnson Administration: Policy on Israel’s Nuclear Program
Lyndon Johnson Administration: Johnson Administration: Table of Contents
1967
- State Department Briefing Paper for Eshkol-Johnson talks, “Israel: The Nuclear Issue and Sophisticated Weapons” (December 31, 1967) [pdf]
- Israel’s Arms Capability (May 1, 1967)
- The Options for Approving the Israeli Arms Deal (April 20, 1967)
- Delay Arms Deal Until After Dimona Inspection (April 18, 1967)
1966
- U.S. Report on Israeli Nuclear Policy (November 3, 1966)
- Barbour And Eban Disagree Over Israel’s Nuclear Program (September 14, 1966)
- U.S. Policy on Israel’s Nuclear Program (July 28, 1966)
- Israel Warned of Disastrous Impact of Going Nuclear (February 9, 1966)
- U.S. Cool to Israeli Arms Requests, Hot on Nuclear Inspections (January 21, 1966)
1965
- Israel, the United States, and the Dimona Inspections, 1964-65
- Science Attaché Webber Says Dimona Part of Weapons Project (November 18, 1965)
- Johnson Letter Asks Eshkol To Accept Nuclear Safeguards (May 21, 1965)
- U.S. Wants to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation In The Near East (May 10, 1965)
- Implications of the 1965 Dimona Inspection Findings (May 10, 1965)
- Israeli Progress Toward Nuclear Weapon (April 9, 1965)
- Rusk Assures France There Are No Nuclear Weapons In Israel (March 23, 1965)
- Talking Points On Inspections Leak (March 23, 1965)
- Leak to Isareli Press On Dimona Inspections (March 22, 1965)
- Israel Worried About Impact of NYT Story On Dimona (March 16, 1965)
- U.S. Observations on Israeli Nuclear Concerns and Other Regional Issues (March 5, 1965)
- Concern Over New York Times Learning About Dimona Inspections (March 11, 1965)
- U.S. Reassured After Dimona Inspection (February 6, 1965)
- Dimona Inspection and Nuclear Proliferation in the Near East (February 5, 1965)
- Kissinger Debrief On Meetings With Israeli Officials (February 1, 1965)
- Briefing of Dimona Inspection Team (January 14, 1965)
1964
- Eshkol Resignation, Israel’s Cabinet Crisis and the Dimona Inspection (December 15, 1964)
- U.S. Unhappy with Dimona Inspection Schedule (December 14, 1964)
- Negotiations Regarding Dimona Inspections (November 25, 1964)
- LBJ Tells Eshkol Dimona Inspection Imperative (November 24, 1964)
- Rusk Talking Points for LBJ on Dimona Inspections (November 19, 1964)
- Israel’s Request to Defer Inspection of the Dimona Reactor (November 5, 1964)
- Technical Assessment of Israeli Nuclear Program (November 5, 1964)
- Amb. Barbour Recommends Compromise On Inspections (November 2, 1964)
- Negative Reaction to Eshkol Request to Delay Inspections (October 30, 1964)
- Dangers of Delaying Israel’s Request to Defer Dimona Inspection (October 29, 1964)
- Recommendation to Threaten Israel With Aid Cutoff Without Nuclear Inspections (October 28, 1964)
- Dimona Inspections and the Election (October 23, 1964)
- Komer to Bundy Regarding Eshkol and Dimona Inspections (October 20, 1964)
- Robert Komer to LBJ Regarding Eshkol Concessions (June 3, 1964)
- Johnson, Eshkol Exchange Views on Tanks, Egypt, Inspections, and Water (June 1, 1964)
- Komer Memo To Johnson Regarding Eshkol Visit (May 28, 1964)
- Europe Viewed As Alternative Supplier of Tanks, Concerns Raised About Israeli Nuclear Program (May 16, 1964)
- Peres, Eshkol, and Meir on Nuclear Weapons in the Near East (April 21, 1964)
- Eshkol Discusses Assurances to Nasser Regarding Nuclear Program (March 23, 1964)
- Johnson Letter to Eshkol Regarding Dimona Reactor (March 19, 1964)
- Reassurances for Nasser on Israeli Nuclear Activities (March 12, 1964)
- U.S. and Israel Disagree on Sharing Information on Dimona with Nasser (March 4, 1964)
- Reassuring Egypt on Israeli Nuclear Reactor (February 11, 1964)
- U.S. Team Visits Dimona (January 30, 1964)