Office of the Historian

July 13–August 5, 1959: Second Part of the Conference

465. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 22, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–2259. Official Use Only. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/23 (Corrected), is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1394.

466. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 22, 1959, 11:45 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Prepared by John Eisenhower.

467. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 22, 1959, 5:30 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Prepared by Goodpaster.

468. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 22, 1959, 7:16 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Presidential Handling. Repeated to Geneva as Tocah 171.

469. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to Acting Secretary of State Dillon

Washington, July 22, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/7–2259. Secret. Drafted by Lampson on July 21; cleared by Vigderman; sent through Murphy; and initialed by Kohler, Murphy, and Calhoun.

470. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, July 22, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–2259. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections; also sent to Bonn; and repeated to London, Paris, Geneva, and Moscow.

471. Delegation Record of Meeting

Geneva, July 23, 1959, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1395. Secret. The meeting was held in Conference Room 209 of the Consulate General Annex.

472. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 23, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–2359. Official Use Only. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, and USUN. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/24 (Corrected), is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1395.

473. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, July 22, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1329. Secret. Drafted by Herter, Merchant, and Becker and cleared by Reinhardt.

474. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter at Geneva

Washington, July 23, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CD 1333. Top Secret; Niact; No Distribution.

475. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, July 24, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and concurred in by Merchant. The meeting was held at Les Ormeaux.

476. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 24, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2459. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. A 10-page detailed memorandum of the conversation at the meeting, US/MC/167, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341.

477. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, July 24, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–2459. Secret; No Distribution.

479. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting at Geneva

Berlin, July 28, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1395. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

480. Diary Entry by the Ambassador to Germany (Bruce)

Bonn, July 26, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret.

481. Memorandum of Conversation

Ogorevo, July 26, 1959, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1416. Confidential; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31. The meeting was held at the Soviet Government summer house near Moscow. Vice President Nixon was in Moscow to open the U.S. exhibit at the Sokolniki Fair. For his account of this conversation, see Six Crises, pp. 268–271.

482. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, July 27, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1329. Top Secret; Priority.

483. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 28, 1959, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2859. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. A detailed eight-page memorandum of the conversation at this meeting, US/MC/158, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1342.

484. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower

London, July 27, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret and Personal.

485. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 27, 1959, 2:30–3:17 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Prepared by Goodpaster on July 28. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Daily Appointments Book. (Ibid.)

486. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, July 28, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/7–2859. Top Secret; No Distribution.

487. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 28, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2859. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, and Bonn.

488. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 28, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2859. Secret; Priority.

489. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 28, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2859. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Brussels, Ottawa, Copenhagen, Paris, Bonn, Athens, Reykjavik, Rome, Luxembourg, The Hague, Oslo, Lisbon, Ankara, London, Moscow, Berlin, and USUN.

490. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 29, 1959, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2959. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.

491. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 29, 1959, midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2959. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Moscow, Paris, London, Bonn, and Berlin. A detailed 10-page memorandum of this conversation, US/MC/163, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1342. The Foreign Ministers also discussed disarmament following the conclusion of their consideration of conference developments. A memorandum of this conversation, US/MC/164, is ibid.

492. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, July 29, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/7–2959. Top Secret; Niact; No Distribution.

493. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan

Washington, July 29, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret. Transmitted in telegram 765 to London, July 29 at 9 p.m. for Ambassador Whitney and to Geneva in Tocah 202. A copy was also given to Hood during the evening of July 29 for delivery to Macmillan.

494. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 30, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–3059. Secret. Repeated to London, Moscow, Bonn, Paris, and Berlin.