Office of the Historian

U.S. Retrospection On the Anglo-French-Israeli Collusion; Nato Summit Meeting at Paris; Continued U.S. Interest in General Assembly Action Concerning the Palestine and Suez Questions; Agreement On Financial Arrangements For Clearing the Suez Canal, December 5–31

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

Washington, December 28, 1956—6:46 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 274.00/12–2856. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Gamon (IO/UNP) and approved by Walmsley. Repeated to USUN, London, and Paris.

669. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 28, 1956—8:09 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/12–2856. Confidential. Drafted by Gamon; cleared by Raymond, Rountree, and Murphy; and approved by Walmsley who signed for Dulles. Repeated to USUN, Cairo, Amman, and Damascus and pouched to Beirut, Paris, and London.

670. Memorandum From Phyllis D. Bernau to the Secretary of State

Washington, December 28, 1956.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations.

671. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 28, 1956, 4:05 p.m.

Washington, December 28, 1956, 4:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2856. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on December 29. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) A briefing memorandum, dated December 28, prepared by Rountree for Dulles is in Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2856.