91. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence (Dulles), Washington, February 13, 1957, 11:17 a.m.1
TELEPHONE CALL TO ALLEN DULLES
[Here follows discussion concerning disarmament.]
A said he is getting a series of messages from people in touch with the Arabs. They are terribly upset but A does not think they understand the Aqaba business. All about the same—we brought Saud here and tricked him into a communiqué and then sold ourselves down the river with the Israelis. The Sec said that Hammarskjold informed Fawzi of it. A said they claim they knew nothing . . . . The Sec asked for a suggestion re what to do about it. A told this fellow who is in touch it seems it is understood we are for freedom of the seas and it is a question of international law and we have always supported this position. And the Sec said Egypt has taken that position. A will follow it and if need be he will call the Sec or Rountree. He will let the Sec know re the other.
- Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.↩