Preparations for the Meeting, July 26—October 26, 1955
260. Telegram From the Consulate in Switzerland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2655. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Bonn for Conant and Lisbon for Merchant.
261. Letter From Chancellor Adenauer to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2555. Secret. Translation. The original German language text of the letter is attached to the source text; see Erinnerungen, pp. 472–473. A slightly different translation was transmitted in telegram 197 from Geneva, July 26. (Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2655)
262. Letter From President Eisenhower to Chairman Bulganin
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File.
263. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 1, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/8–155. Top Secret. Drafted by Barbour.
264. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/8–655. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.
265. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, White House, Washington, August 11, 1955, 9:15 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers. Top Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.
266. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Chancellor Adenauer
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Strictly Confidential. Secret; Personal and Private.
267. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/8–1755. Confidential. No drafting information is given on the source text. According to a memorandum of conversation by Dulles, dated August 15, this paper grew out of a meeting with Streibert and Allen Dulles at which the Secretary expounded his views on the significance of Geneva and post-Geneva policy. (Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President) It was discussed and approved by the President on August 15 and sent to all U.S. posts and to interested agencies within the U.S. Government on the same day.
268. Memorandum of a Conversation, Dulles’ Residence, Washington, August 28, 1955, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 551. Secret. Drafted by Kidd on September 16. Circulated as POM MC–20.
269. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 31, 1955
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 551. Top Secret. Drafted by Galloway. Circulated as POM (Wash) MC–10, September 1.
270. Memorandum of a Conversation, Palais Schaumberg, Bonn, August 31, 1955, Noon
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 551. Secret. Drafted by Kidd and O’Shaughnessy. Merchant was in Europe August 30–September 1 visiting Paris, Bonn, and London to discuss the U.S. draft European security treaty and Adenauer’s upcoming trip to Moscow. Twelve memoranda on his talks, including this memorandum which is number VI, are included in a 36-page composite document that was circulated as POM MC–12 (Europe) within the Department of State. (Ibid., CF 547) The first four memoranda cover the talks in Paris, memoranda V–X cover those in Bonn, and the last two describe conversations in London. Memoranda I and II are summarized in footnote 6, supra; memorandum XI is printed infra.
271. Memorandum of a Conversation, Butterworth’s Residence, London, September 1, 1955, 1:15 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 551. Secret. Drafted by Kidd. Circulated as memorandum XI of POM MC–12 (Europe) (see footnote 1, supra).
272. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1055. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.
273. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1155. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.
274. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1155. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Kidd and cleared in draft with Beam, Merchant, MacArthur, Murphy, and Hoover. Repeated to Bonn, Paris, London, and the Denver White House.
275. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 662.62A/9–1355. Top Secret; Niact. Received September 12 at 9:05 p.m.
276. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1355. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Kidd and cleared in substance with Appling, Merchant, Murphy, and Hoover.
277. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1455. Top Secret; Priority.
278. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1555. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Moscow, London, and Paris.
279. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–1655. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.
281. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–2055. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin for Conant and to Moscow.
282. Letter From Chancellor Adenauer to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/9–2355. Personal. Translation. Given to Dulles by Brentano in New York on September 27. Regarding the meetings of the Foreign Ministers at New York, September 27–28, see Document 284.
283. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.62A/9–2555. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, and Berlin.
284. Memorandum of a Conversation, Dulles’ Suite, New York, September 28, 1955, 10:15 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 551. Secret. Prepared in the Department of State, but no drafting information is given on the source text. A cover sheet of September 30 indicates it was designated POM(NY) MC–9.
285. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Jackson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 606. Secret.
286. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1955, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 606. Secret. Prepared in the Department of State but no drafting information is given on the source text. A cover sheet indicates it was circulated in the Department of State as POM(Wash) MC–23.
287. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Chancellor Adenauer
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Name Series. Secret and Personal. Drafted by Merchant and Kidd.
289. Letter From the Director of the Office of German Affairs’ Special Assistant (Kidd) to the Director (Reinstein)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/10–1755. Confidential; Official–Informal. Copies were sent to Dulles, Merchant, MacArthur, Bowie, Phleger, and Hoover.