Memorandum doporučující tyto kroky bylo zasláno McNamarovi, náměstkovi ministra zahraničí Nicholasi Katzenbachovi a asistentovi ministra zahraničí Williamu Bundymu. „Vykonavatelem“ byl ministr zahraničí Dean Rusk.
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.