31. Editorial Note

32. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/3–3155. Top Secret; Limited Distribution; Alpha. Drafted by Russell on March 30; cleared with Dulles, Hare, Allen, and Jernegan; and approved by, Russell who initialed for, Dulles. Repeated to London.

33. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 682.87/4–155. Top Secret.

34. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–855. Top Secret; Alpha. Repeated to London.

35. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 66 D 70. Top Secret. Drafted by Elbert G. Mathews of the Policy Planning Staff. A notation on the source text indicates that it was seen by the Secretary.

36. Memorandum of Discussion at the 247th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 5, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by, S. Everett Gleason on May 6.

37. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–2155. Secret. Repeated to London.

38. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–2655. Secret; Priority.

39. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–2655. Secret; Priority. Drafted by George Allen and Jernegan who signed for Hoover. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran, Cairo, and London.

40. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–2155. Secret. Drafted by Dixon and approved by Jernegan who signed for Hoover. Repeated to London.

41. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–2955. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran, Cairo, and London.

42. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.80/6–455. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Hoover and, Murphy.

43. Memorandum From the State-Defense Working Group on Middle East Defense to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Anderson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–655. Top Secret. The members of the Working Group were listed at the end of this memorandum. Department of State members were John J. Jernegan, Ben F. Dixon, Elbert G. Mathews, and Leonard Unger; Department of Defense members were R. Ernest, Colonel J. Masters, Colonel R. Akers, and Lieutenant Colonel J. Patterson.

44. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–2255. Top Secret. The source text is a photostat copy of the memorandum that is attached to a June 22 transmittal memorandum from the Director of the Executive Secretariat, Walter K. Scott, to Murphy, Jernegan, Mathews, and Elbrick. Also attached to Scott’s memorandum is a June 20 memorandum from Admiral Arthur C. Davis to Deputy Secretary of Defense Anderson with its attachment, Document 47.

45. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/6–1755. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Ankara, London, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

46. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems. NIEs were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the CIA to the President, appropriate officers of cabinet level, and the National Security Council. The Department of State provided all political and some economic sections of NIEs.

According to a note on the cover sheet, “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.” It was concurred in by the Intelligence Advisory Committee on June 21.

47. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Davis) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Anderson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–2255. Top Secret. The source text and the attachment are photostat copies attached to a June 22 transmittal memorandum from Scott to, Murphy, Jernegan, Mathews, and Elbrick. See footnote 1, Document 44. The source text indicates that a copy was sent to Admiral Radford.

48. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–2155. Top Secret. Drafted by Leonard Unger.

49. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 23, 1955

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 66 D 70. Top Secret. Drafted by Mathews.

50. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–2355. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Paris, Damascus, London, Beirut, Tel Aviv, and Jidda.

51. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 24, 1955

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 66 D 70. Top Secret. Drafted by Mathews.

52. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/6–2455. Confidential. Repeated to Amman, Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Jidda, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

53. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/6–2555. Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Ankara, Baghdad, Jidda, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

54. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/6–2855. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Ankara, London, Amman, Baghdad, Damascus, Jidda, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

55. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 30, 1955

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 66 D 70, Near and Middle East. Top Secret. Drafted by Mathews.

56. Department of State Position Paper

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518. Top Secret. Attached to an unsigned draft memorandum to the President, drafted by Jernegan, which in turn is attached to Hoover’s memorandum, infra. The covering unsigned memorandum to the President indicates that the paper was prepared for the President’s use at Geneva. “It has the concurrence of the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

Hoover presumably carried a copy of the memorandum and the position paper to a meeting with President Eisenhower at the White House on July 11. Another copy of the position paper is attached to a note of July 11 from Robert C.F. Gordon to Murphy that reads as follows: “Attached is the revised copy of the Memorandum to the President which Mr. Hoover took to his meeting with the President today.” (Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/7–1155)

The position paper was transmitted to 11 Middle Eastern posts, London, and Paris, in CA–2275, September 17. (Ibid., 780.5/9–1755)

57. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518. Top Secret.

58. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/7–1555. Secret. Drafted by Newsom and George V. Allen and approved by, Allen who signed for Hoover. Also sent to Beirut, Damascus, Ankara, Karachi, Tel Aviv, Jidda, Cairo, Amman, London, Paris, and Tripoli.

59. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/8–1155. Top Secret. Drafted by Dixon and George V. Allen and approved by, Hoover. Sent to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Karachi, Tehran, and Jidda; repeated to Ankara and London.

60. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 11, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/8–1155. Top Secret. Drafted by Dixon.