U.S. Decision to Withdraw Support from the Aswan High Dam and Egyptian Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, March 13–July 26, 1956
250. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Canadian Ambassador (Heeney) and the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant), Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/4–656. Secret. Drafted by Horsey.
251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/4–656. Secret. Drafted by Palmer and approved by MacArthur who signed for Dulles. Also transmitted to London.
252. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/4–656. Secret; Priority. Received at 1 a.m., April 7. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Tel Aviv, and London.
253. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–656. Secret; Priority. Received at 1:20 p.m., April 7. Repeated to Cairo, Paris, London, Amman, Beirut, and Damascus.
254. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–756. Limited Official Use; Priority. Received at 12:01 p.m. Repeated priority to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
255. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–856. Secret; Priority. Received at 12:35 p.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, London, and Paris. Passed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
256. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–856. Confidential; Niact. Received at 5:28 p.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv. Passed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
257. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–856. Secret; Niact. Received at 6:03 p.m. Repeated niact to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and priority to Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, London, Paris, Jidda, and USUN. Passed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
258. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the British Embassy (Coulson) and the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur), Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.80/4–956. Secret. Drafted by MacArthur.
259. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1956, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #1. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by MacArthur.
260. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–956. Top Secret; Eyes Only; Niact; Omega; Limited Distribution. Received at 5:24 p.m.
261. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–956. Top Secret; Niact; Noforn. Received at 5:10 p.m. Repeated niact to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, London, Paris, and USUN. Passed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
262. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, April 9, 1956, 6:36 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–956. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. On April 11, the telegram was repeated to USUN eyes only for Ambassador Lodge. (Telegram 593 to New York; ibid., 674.84A/4–1156)
264. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–956. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles.
265. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1956, 9–10:35 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by O’Connor.
266. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1056. Confidential; Niact. Received at 11:38 a.m. Repeated niact to Cairo and priority to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv. Passed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force at 1:20 p.m.
267. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1056. Top Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution—Omega Handling. Received at 2:48 p.m.
268. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1056. Confidential; Niact. Received at 3:20 p.m. Repeated niact to Cairo and priority to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
269. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/4–1056. Secret. Drafted and approved by Allen who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Tel Aviv, London, Ottawa, and Rome.
270. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1056. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Ludlow, cleared with Rountree and Burdett, and approved by Wilcox who signed for Dulles. Repeated to the Mission at the United Nations eyes only for Ambassador Lodge. (Telegram 593 to USUN, April 11; ibid., 674.84A/4–1156)
271. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1056. Top Secret; Niact. Received at 12:15 a.m., April 11. Repeated niact to Cairo, Paris, London, Amman, Damascus, and Beirut. Repeated to the Mission at the United Nations eyes only for Ambassador Lodge. (Telegram 592 to USUN, April 11; ibid.)
272. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1156. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the Mission at the United Nations eyes only for Ambassador Lodge. (Telegram 593 to USUN, April 11; Ibid.) A copy was sent to Goodpaster by Fisher Howe. (Ibid.) Despatch 631 from Tel Aviv, April 11, transmitted the signed original of Ben Gurion’s message (Ibid.), which was sent by Fisher Howe to Ann Whitman under cover of a memorandum of April 26. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File)
273. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1156. Confidential; Priority. Received at 2:03 p.m. Repeated priority to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, USUN, Damascus, Amman, Beirut, London, and Paris.
274. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1256. Secret; Niact. Received at 7:14 a.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, London, Paris, and Jerusalem.
275. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1256. Secret; Priority. Received at 1:29 p.m. Repeated to Cairo. 2 Not printed. (Ibid., 674.84A/3–556)
276. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1256. Secret; Niact; Noforn. Received at 10:35 p.m. Also sent niact to Cairo and repeated to Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Paris, and London.
277. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1256. Confidential; Niact. Received at 8:08 a.m. Repeated niact to Cairo and priority to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
278. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Canada
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784.A.56/4–1256. Secret. Drafted by Allen, cleared in draft with the Secretary, and approved by Allen who signed for Dulles. Also sent to London, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
279. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1256. Confidential; Niact. Received at 1:36 p.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Amman, Beirut, and Damascus.