Office of the Historian

U.S. Policy Toward Japan

121. Telegram 1945 From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Tokyo, December 19, 1959, 4 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–1959. Confidential; Limit Distribution. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]

122. Telegram 1946 From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Tokyo, December 19, 1959, 4 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–1959. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

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

Washington, December 20, 1959, 1:20 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2059. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Sneider on December 10, cleared with L/FE in draft and by the Department of Defense as set forth in Secto 31, and approved by Parsons. Repeated to CINCPAC exclusive for POLAD and Admiral Felt, COMUS/Japan exclusive for General Burns, and Naha exclusive for General Booth and Blankenship.

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

Tokyo, December 22, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2259. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC and COMUS/Japan.

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

Tokyo, December 22, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2259. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC, COMUS/Japan, and Naha.

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

Tokyo, December 22, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2259. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC and COMUS/Japan.

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

Washington, December 22, 1959, 8:31 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2259. Confidential; Priority; No Distribution Outside Department; Limit Distribution.

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

Tokyo, December 24, 1959, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 749.5/12–2459. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.

129. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves) to Secretary of State Herter

Washington, December 26, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–2659. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider.

131. Record of Discussion Prepared by the Embassy in Japan

Tokyo, January 6, 1960.

[Source: Department of State, Files of the Office of the Legal Adviser. Confidential. 4 pages of source text including a 2-page attachment not declassified.]

132. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. The meeting was held at the White House. Herter met with Eisenhower on January 18 to discuss potential topics in this conversation. (Memorandum of conference with the President by Goodpaster; ibid.) See Supplement. See also Documents 133–138.

133. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132 and 134–138.

134. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132, 133, and 135–138.

135. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132–134 and 136–138.

136. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132–135, 137, and 138.

137. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132–136 and 138.

138. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 10–11:40 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons. See also Documents 132–137.

139. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider on January 20 and approved in S on January 29. The meeting was held at the Department of State. See also Documents 140–146.

140. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider on January 20 and approved in S on January 29. See also Documents 139 and 141–146.

141. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139, 140, and 142–146.

142. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139–141 and 143–146.

143. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139–142 and 144–146.

144. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139–143, 145, and 146

145. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139–144 and 146.

146. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 19, 1960, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Confidential. Drafted by Sneider and approved in S. See also Documents 139–145.

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

Tokyo, February 4, 1960, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/2–460. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC and COMUS/Japan.

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

Washington, February 4, 1960, 7:54 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/2–460. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Sneider, cleared in H and S/S, and approved by Parsons.

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

Tokyo, February 8, 1960, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/2–860. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC and COMUS/Japan.

150. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, February 9, 1960.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force and the Joint Staff participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred with this estimate on February 9 except representatives of the AEC and FBI and the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.