A memo recommending these steps was circulated to McNamara, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach, and Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy. The “action” officer was Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
Memorandum doporučující tyto kroky bylo zasláno McNamarovi, náměstkovi ministra zahraničí Nicholasi Katzenbachovi a asistentovi ministra zahraničí Williamu Bundymu. „Vykonavatelem“ byl ministr zahraničí Dean Rusk.