In March 1963, President Kennedy asked Richard E. Neustadt to
investigate a troubling episode in U.S.-British relations. His
confidential report -- intended for a single reader, JFK himself,
and classified for thirty years -- is reproduced in its entirety
here.
The Anglo-American crisis arose out of a massive
misunderstanding between the two governments. The British Prime
Minister, Harold Macmillan, had been operating on the assumption
that Washington would proceed with, and sell for British use, an
airborne missile system named Skybolt. In its defense planning, the
United Kingdom relied on Skybolt to sustain its nuclear deterrent.
The Americans, however, decided to cancel the program. This
decision rocked the British government and seriously strained
Anglo-American relations.
Upon reading Neustadt's report, Kennedy passed it to his wife,
Jacqueline, remarking, "If you want to know what my life is like,
read this." She had it with her in Texas five days later, when he
was killed. Today the document remains fascinating for the insight
it provides into American-style foreign policymaking. This volume
adds to the report Kennedy's comments, a glossary, a cast of
characters, and new information gleaned from recently declassified
British files.
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