U.S. INTEREST IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF FRANCE; FRENCH EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH TRIPARTITE CONSULTATIVE TALKS; NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING ATOMIC COOPERATION AND NUCLEAR SHARING; SECRETARY OF STATE DULLES’ VISIT TO PARIS JULY 5, 1958; PRESIDENT EISENHOWER’S VISITS TO PARIS SEPTEMBER 2–4 AND DECEMBER 19–21, 1959; PRESIDENT DE GAULLE’S VISIT TO WASHINGTON APRIL 22–26, 1960
151. Record of Meeting
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1569. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to the Department of State in Cahto 17 from Paris, December 22. (Ibid., Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–2259)
152. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret; Limit Distribution. Presumably drafted by Herter and approved by the Office of the Secretary on December 22.
153. Letter From Secretary of State Herter to Foreign Minister Couve de Murville
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Drafted by Merchant. Enclosed in Herter’s December 30 letter to Lyon for delivery to Couve de Murville.
154. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.13/1–1360. Confidential; Priority. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to London, Bonn, Brussels, Luxembourg, Rome, Stockholm, Bern, and The Hague.
155. Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.517/1–1560. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Alan G. James in the Office of European Regional Affairs; cleared by the Offices of Western European Affairs, German Affairs, and Munitions Control, the Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional Problems, and the Special Assistant to the Secretary of States for Disarmament and Atomic Energy, the AEC, and the Office of International Security Affairs in the Department of Defense; and approved by Fessenden. Repeated to Bonn.
158. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret.
159. Memorandum of Discussion at the 435th Meeting of the National Security Council
[Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Extract—1 page of source text not declassified.]
160. Letter From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret. This letter was sent to London in telegram 6950, March 16. (Ibid., Central Files, 611.51/3–1660)
163. Despatch From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.5145/4–1460. Confidential. Drafted by Max Isenbergh.
164. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and approved by the Office of the Secretary of State on April 20.
166. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records. Secret. Drafted by John S.D. Eisenhower on April 27.
167. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters. The conversation was held in the President’s office at the White House.
168. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters on April 25.
169. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1631. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters. The conversation was held at the White House.
170. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Walters on April 27. The meeting was held in the Red Room at the White House when de Gaulle called to say goodbye.
171. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Dillon to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles-Herter Series. Confidential. The source text bears Eisenhower’s initials. A copy of this memorandum is in Department of State, Central Files, 751.11/5–260.
172. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/5–1860. Secret; Eyes Only. Approved by the Office of the Secretary of State on May 27 and by the White House on June 7. This conversation was held at the Elysée Palace.
173. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/5–1860. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters. This meeting was held in de Gaulle’s office at the Elysée Palace.
174. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–2060. Official Use Only. Drafted by Farley and approved in S on May 26. The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy Residence. See also Document 175.
175. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–2060. Secret. Drafted by Farley and approved in S on May 26. The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy Residence. See also Document 174.
176. Memorandum of Conversation Between Secretary of State Herter and the French Ambassador (Alphand)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.5145/5–2060. Secret. Drafted by Herter. The conversation was held at the U.S. Embassy Residence.
177. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret.
178. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/6–160. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and approved in S on June 3. The conversation was held at Secretary Herter’s residence. The Ministers were in Washington for the SEATO Council Meeting May 31–June 2. Copies of the memoranda of conversation, June 1, covering their discussions of disarmament and Africa are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1686.
179. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1686. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and approved in S on June 3 and in U on June 6. Five separate memoranda of this conversation were prepared; one (unnumbered) is printed as Document 180. The other three cover disarmament (USDel/MC/13), arms for Morocco (USDel/MC/14), and Netherlands New Guinea (USDel/MC/15); copies are in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1686.
180. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1686. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and approved in S on June 3. See also Document 179.