Office of the Historian

List of Unpublished Sources

  • Department of State
    1.
    Indexed Central Files. Papers in the indexed central files of the Department for the years 1955–1957 are indicated by a decimal file number in the first footnote. The following are among the most useful of these files: 032, 033.1100, 033.45J11, 110.11–DU, 120.1580, 122.536H2, 122.536H3, 320, 350, 511.55A3, 611.51, 611.51S, 611.70, 645K.60, 645K.61, 661.76, 670.901, 711.56371, 711.56371A, 711.5855A, 745K.00, 745K.02, 751S.00, 770.00, 771.00, 772.56, 773.5–MSP, 775.11, 775.5–MSP, 775.5622, 776.11, 811.05145J, 845J.00–TA, 845J.411, 855A.453, 870.00.
    2.
    Lot Files. Documents from the central files have been supplemented by lot files of the Department, which are decentralized files created by operating areas. A list of the lot files used in or consulted for this volume follows:
    • AF Files: Lot 58 D 562
      • Files on South Africa, British East Africa, the Central African Federation, and Mozambique for the years 1943–1955, as maintained by the Office of African Affairs.
    • AF Files: Lot 58 D 627
      • General subject files on Africa and British East Africa for the years 1948–1956, as maintained by the Office of African Affairs.
    • AF/AFE Files: Lot 62 D 417
      • Subject files for the Union of South Africa for the period 1956–1957, as maintained by the Office of African Affairs and later by the Office of Southern Africa Affairs.
    • AF/AFE Files: Lot 64 D 358
      • Political subject files on South Africa and South West Africa for the years 1958–1959, as maintained by the Office of African Affairs and later by the Office of Southern Africa Affairs.
    • AF/AFI Files: Lot 62 D 406
      • Political/military files for the years 1951–1960, as maintained by the Politico–Military Adviser of the Office of African Affairs, later the Bureau of African Affairs.
    • AF/AFN Files: Lot 60 D 577
      • Moroccan Desk files for the years 1941–1957, as maintained by the Office of African Affairs and later by the Office of Northern Africa Affairs.
    • AF/AFN Files: Lot 63 D 250
      • Subject files on Morocco for the years 1956–1962, as maintained by the Office of Northern Africa Affairs.
    • AF/AFNE Files: Lot 67 D 226
      • Political and defense files on Ethiopia for the years 1950–1962, as maintained by the Officer in Charge of Northeast African Affairs.
    • AF/AFS Files: Lot 59 D 293
      • Regional and technical assistance files for the years 1955–1957, as maintained by the Officer in Charge of Economic Affairs in the Office of African Affairs, later the Office of Southern Africa Affairs.
    • AF/AFS Files: Lot 60 D 37
      • Memoranda and correspondence on Central and Southern Africa for the year 1957, as maintained by the Office of Southern Africa Affairs.
    • Conference Files: Lot 59 D 95
      • Collection of documentation on official visits by ranking foreign officials, and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State, for the years 1949–1955, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627
      • Collection of documentation on visits to the United States by ranking foreign officials, and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1953–1955, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181
      • Collection of documentation on visits to the United States by ranking foreign officials, and on major conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1956–1958, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123
      • Collection of documentation on visits to the United States by ranking foreign officials and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1955–1958, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • INR–NIE Files
      • Files retained by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    • IO Files: Lot 60 D 113
      • Files of the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs for the years 1955–1957.
    • IO/ODA Files: Lot 62 D 225
      • Master subject and country files of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs for the years 1953–1959.
    • NEA Files: Lot 57 D 616
      • Files of the Richards Mission to the Middle East, including general country and subject files, briefing books, and reports to the President and Congress, for the [Page IX] period November 1956–August 1957, as maintained by the Office of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs.
    • OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430
      • Master files of the Operations Coordinating Board for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • PPS Files: Lot 66 D 70
      • Policy Planning Staff subject, country, and chronological files for the year 1955.
    • PPS Files: Lot 66 D 487
      • Policy Planning Staff subject, country, and chronological files for the year 1956.
    • PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548
      • Policy Planning Staff subject, country, and chronological files for the years 1957–1961.
    • Presidential Correspondence: Lot 64 D 174
      • Correspondence between President Eisenhower and heads of foreign governments for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204
      • Exchanges of correspondence between the President and heads of foreign governments for the years 1953–1964, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199
      • Chronological collection of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1
      • Serial and subject master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence for the years 1948–1961, as maintained by the Policy Planning Staff.
    • S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351
      • Serial master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence, and related Department of State memoranda for the years 1947–1961, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95
      • Administrative and miscellaneous National Security Council documentation, including NSC Records of Action, for the years 1947–1963, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • WE Files: Lot 58 D 90
      • Political files on French domestic politics and colonial affairs for the years 1943–1957, as maintained by the Office of Western European Affairs.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas
    • Dulles Papers
      • Records of John Foster Dulles, 1952–1959.
    • Whitman File
      • Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, 1953–1961, maintained by his personal secretary, Ann C. Whitman. The Whitman File includes the following elements: the Name Series, the Dulles–Herter Series, Eisenhower (DDE) Diaries, Ann Whitman (ACW) Diaries, National Security Council Records, Miscellaneous Records, Cabinet Papers, Legislative Meetings, International Meetings, the Administration Series, and the International File.
  • National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
    • JCS Records
      • National Archives Record Group 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Washington National Records Center, Suitland, Maryland
    • ICA Director’s File: FRC 61 A 32
      • ICA Director’s subject file containing correspondence, memoranda, reports, messages, and other material for the years 1955–1958.
    • ICA Message Files: FRC 57 A 248
      • Telegrams and airgrams to and from all field missions from July 1, 1955, to June 30, 1956, as maintained by ICA headquarters in Washington.