U.S. participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; efforts to strengthen the Alliance through consultation and cooperation on political, economic, and military matters; U.S. participation in the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meetings and Defense Ministers Conferences
191. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–259. Secret; Priority.
192. Memorandum for the Record by the President’s Assistant Staff Secretary (Eisenhower)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, NATO. Top Secret.
193. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–359. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Bonn.
194. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–359. Secret. Drafted by McBride and approved by Herter on March 12.
195. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Secret. The source text bears the President’s initials.
196. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–659. Secret; Niact; Official Translation.
197. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–759. Secret. Repeated to London.
198. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–959. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.
199. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–1059. Secret; Niact. Repeated to London.
200. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–1059. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Timmons and L. Dean Brown, Officer in Charge of French-Iberian Affairs, and cleared by McBride. Repeated to London.
201. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–1159. Secret. Drafted by Alfred G. Vigderman, Officer in Charge of German Affairs, and L. Dean Brown, and initialed by Merchant.
202. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by John S.D. Eisenhower on March 12 and initialed by Goodpaster.
203. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–1659. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling.
204. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Timmons, McBride, and Brown and cleared with the White House.
205. Telegram 3499 From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–2159. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]
206. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/3–2259. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Brown on March 21; cleared with McBride, Turner C. Cameron of the Office of Western European Affairs, Timmons, Merchant, and Thomas J. Dunnigan of the Executive Secretariat; and approved by Murphy. In an attached memorandum to Merchant, March 21, Timmons expressed his doubts about clearing the telegram, since he felt that giving way to De Gaulle even in the limited way recommended in the telegram would only “feed his ego.” He also believed that Norstad, who had taken a strong stand that NATO command problems affecting him should first be discussed with him, would be unhappy with the telegram. (ibid.)
207. Memorandum of Discussion at the 400th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason.
209. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1235. Confidential. Drafted by Cameron and approved by Herter on April 6.
210. Circular Telegram From the Delegation to the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to Certain Embassies
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1-WA/4–459. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Fessenden, cleared with Nolting and Alan G. James of S/S, and approved by Timmons. Sent to the NATO capitals, Berlin, Moscow, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
211. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.13-MU/4–1959. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Timmons, cleared with Dunnigan, and approved by Murphy.
212. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.13-MU/4–1759. Secret. Drafted by Timmons and initialed by Murphy.
213. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/6–859. Secret. Drafted by Fessenden and approved by Murphy on June 22. The meeting took place in Murphy’s office in the Department of State.
214. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, NATO. Secret. Drafted by John S.D. Eisenhower.
215. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Countries
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/7–1059. Secret; Limit Distribution; Verbatim Text. Drafted by John Y. Millar, EUR/RA; cleared with Fessenden, Murphy, Merchant, and OSD/ISA; and approved by Herter. Pouched to Geneva.
216. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/7–1859. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Geneva.
217. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/7–1659. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Fessenden; cleared with Cameron and Brown (WE), Miller (S/S), White (EUR), and Farley (S/AE); and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Geneva.
218. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/7–2059. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Geneva.
219. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/8–1059. Secret. Drafted by Burgess on August 5. The meeting was held at the Cercle Interallié. Attached to the source text is a letter from Nolting to Robert N. Magill, Acting Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs, August 10, noting that the record of this conversation “is important in connection with the President’s conversations with General De Gaulle” and should “get into the proper channel for consideration in briefing the President for his trip to Paris.” Regarding Eisenhower’s conversations with De Gaulle during his visit to Paris, see Part 2, Documents 129 ff.
220. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Shuff) to the President’s Assistant Staff Secretary (Eisenhower)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, Defense Department III. Secret.
- The date on the source text, July 18, is incorrect, since the telegram was received in the Department of State on July 18 at 9:03 a.m., or, even with the time difference between Paris and Washington, before it could have been transmitted. The telegram is also numbered in sequence with other Poltos for July 17, not July 18. See also footnote 3 below.↩