U.S. TRADE AND COMMERCIAL POLICY


64. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon) to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DullesHerter Series. No classification marking. No drafter is indicated on the source text.


66. Memorandum From Secretary of Agriculture Benson to the President’s Assistant (Adams)

Source: Washington National Records Center, CFEP Files: FRC 62 A 624, Agricultural Surpluses for Peace, CFEP 570. Official Use Only. Distributed as Tab A to a memorandum from Cullen to the CFEP, May 12.


67. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs’ Special Assistant (Leddy) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.0041/5–158. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by Leddy.


69. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9441/6–558. Confidential. Drafted by Vettel and initialed by Dillon.


71. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon) and the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Paarlberg) to the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Randall)

Source: Washington National Records Center, CFEP Files: FRC 62 A 624, Renewal of International Wheat Agreement, CFEP 571. Official Use Only. Attached to a June 17 memorandum from Cullen to the CFEP.


72. Memorandum From the President’s Administrative Assistant (Anderson) to the President’s Personal Secretary (Whitman)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Miscellaneous Material. No classification marking.


73. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon) to the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Randall)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.004/7–758. Confidential. Drafted by Mann on July 1 and cleared with ARA, L, EUR, FE, and H. Dulles approved sending the memorandum to Randall. (Memorandum from Dillon to Dulles, July 1; ibid.)


74. Minutes of the 76th Meeting of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy

Source: Eisenhower Library, CFEP Records, Office Series, Council Minutes, 1958 (1). Official Use Only.


76. Minutes of the 77th Meeting of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy

Source: Eisenhower Library, CFEP Records, Office Series, Council Minutes (1). Confidential.


77. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.0041/8–1158. Official Use Only. Drafted by Kallis; cleared in draft with Adair, Kirlin, Metzger, E, Commerce, and USIA; and initialed for the Secretary by Willoughby. Sent to all diplomatic posts and Geneva.


79. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Canada

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/8–2758. Official Use Only. Drafted by Gilbert E. Larsen, cleared by Clarence W. Nichols, and initialed for Herter by Mann.


80. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Mann) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 394.41/9–1858. Confidential. Drafted by Alfred E. Pappano, Chief of the Commercial Policy and Treaties Division, Office of International Trade; cleared with L/E, TA, H, OT, and W; and initialed by Mann. The following typewritten notation appears beneath the clearance for H: “The Senatorial advisors to GATT Conf should be carefully briefed on this.”


81. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/9–2058. Official Use Only. Drafted by Harry Conover, Deputy Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Affairs; cleared with E and USIA; and initialed for the Secretary by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs William P. Snow. Sent to Embassies in the other American Republics, except Guatemala City, La Paz, Lima, Mexico City, and Tegucigalpa. A virtually identical telegram which also listed specific quotas was sent to 22 posts, including the 5 listed above, on September 18. (Circular telegram 284; ibid., 411.006/9–1858)


83. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9441/10–1058. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Gleeck, cleared by Parsons, and initialed for the Secretary by Mann.


84. Position Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, CFEP Files: FRC 62 A 624, International Lead and Zinc Problems—CFEP 574. Official Use Only. There is no drafting information on the source text. Attached to it, however, is a memorandum from Cullen to the Council on Foreign Economic Policy which states the paper was drafted in the Department of State.


85. Minutes of the 81st Meeting of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy

Source: Eisenhower Library, CFEP Records, Office Series, Council Minutes, 1958 (1). Confidential.


86. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 394.41/12–2958. Official Use Only. Drafted by Kallis on December 18 and cleared by Birch, Frank, and Dillon. The source text bears the following notation written in an unidentified hand: “President has approved proposal and Goodpaster gave to Cabinet Secretaries. Per AJG 1/5/59.”


89. Letter From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret. Attached to the source text and also dated January 27 were a memorandum from John A. Calhoun to Mann instructing E to draft a reply to Lloyd’s letter and a transmittal note from Minister at the British Embassy Hood to Dulles. The latter bears the handwritten notation, “Sec saw.”


90. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Australia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.0041/2–959. Official Use Only. Drafted by Howard M. Gabbert, Assistant Chief of the Commodities Division of the Office of International Resources, and R.H. Roberts of the Department of Agriculture; cleared by S/S, with OFD and Agriculture, and in substance with Goodpaster; and initialed for the Secretary by Leddy. Also sent to Wellington, Buenos Aires, and Ottawa.


92. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. No classification marking. Initialed by Goodpaster.

  1. The date is handwritten.
  2. The meeting was held at the Executive Office Building.
  3. The meeting was held at the Executive Office Building.
  4. The meeting was held at the Executive Office Building.