August–December 1959: The status of Berlin following the Foreign Ministers conference August–December 1959; The Western summit December 19–21, 1959
1. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Moscow, London, Paris, Rome, and Vienna.
2. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret.
3. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/8–2159. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and sent through Merchant. The source text was initialed by Kohler, Merchant, and Calhoun and bears the notation: “The President and the Secretary read, 8/26.”
4. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/8–2559. Secret; Noforn; Limit Distribution; Priority. Repeated priority to London, Paris, Moscow, and Rome. Copies were given to the President, Herter, and Merchant on their arrival in Bonn on August 26.
5. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1449. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Goodpaster on August 28. The conversation took place at the Palais Schaumburg.
6. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/8–2959. Secret; Priority. Transmitted in two sections.
7. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1449. Secret. Drafted by Herter and approved in S. The conversation took place at the Palais Schaumburg.
8. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1449. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Weber, approved by Goodpaster on August 30, and translated by the Embassy in Bonn. The conference took place at the Palais Schaumburg.
9. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1449. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ivan B. White, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and approved in S and by Goodpaster on September 2. The conversation took place at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s summer home.
11. Letter From Secretary of Defense McElroy to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Secret.
12. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/9–1759. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Murphy on September 23.
13. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–2659. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Thompson, cleared by Kohler, and approved by the White House on October 12.
14. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1463. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by the White House on October 12.
15. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1463. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and approved by the White House on October 12.
16. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1463. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and approved by the White House on October 12.
18. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/9–2859. Confidential; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Merchant, cleared in draft by the President, and approved by Calhoun.
19. Memorandum of Conversation Between President Eisenhower and the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up. Top Secret.
20. Diary Entry by the Ambassador to Germany (Bruce)
Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret.
21. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Germany. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by S on October 7.
22. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762B.04/10–859. Confidential; Niact. Received at 12:48 a.m. Repeated to Moscow, priority to Bonn, Paris, and London.
23. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–859. Secret. Received at 6:10 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.
24. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/10–959. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted in EUR, cleared by Goodpaster and in draft by Herter, and approved by Calhoun.
25. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–1459. Confidential. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Moscow, London, and Paris.
26. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on October 22.
27. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/10–1659. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted in EUR, cleared by Goodpaster and in draft by Herter, and approved by McElhiney.
Similar messages were also sent to Bonn and London for delivery to Adenauer and Macmillan. Copies of these messages are ibid., 396.1/10–1659 and 611.62A/10–1659. During the afternoon of October 16, Herter held conversations with Caccia, Alphand, and Krapf; read them the texts of the letters; and briefly discussed what they expected their governments’ reactions would be to them. Memoranda of these conversations are ibid., 396.1–PA/10–1659 (Caccia and Alphand) and 711.11–EI/10–1659.
28. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–1559. Confidential. Drafted by McFarland; cleared by Hillenbrand, Lampson, and Gleysteen; and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Paris.
29. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/10–2059. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on October 21.
30. Letter From President de Gaulle to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Presidential Handling. The source text is a Department of State translation. Handed to Herter by Alphand for delivery to the President during the meeting described in Document 29. The French text of this letter is in Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204.