Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO Council Meetings; Activities of the ANZUS Powers; The Question of a Defense Production Base in Australia and New Zealand; The Afro-Asian Conference (The Bandung Conference); The NSC 5612 Series; United States Concern with Regional Development in Asia1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 1.
31. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Top Secret. Another copy of this telegram is in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 426.
33. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, March 14, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 797.00/3–1455. Secret. Drafted by Merchant.
34. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1955, 3:05 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 439. Top Secret. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) No drafting information is on the source text, but apparently it was drafted by Robertson on March 22.
35. Letter From Prime Minister Menzies to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 439. Top Secret
36. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 18, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/4–1455. Top Secret. Drafted by Horsey. This memorandum was attached to Document 43.
37. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Prime Minister Menzies
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 439. Top Secret.
38. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 890.00/3–3055. Confidential. Drafted by Fluker.
39. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Australian Ambassador (Spender) and the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant), Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/3–3155. Top Secret. Drafted by Merchant on March 31.
40. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner), Washington, April 1, 1955, 12:57 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau, Personnel Assistant to the Secretary of State,
41. Letter From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Ambassador in Thailand (Peurifoy)
Source: Department of State, Bangkok Embassy Files: Lot 59 F 45, Defense of Malaya. Top Secret.
42. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the British Ambassador (Makins) and the Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/4–755. Top Secret. Drafted by Merchant. A marginal notation in an unidentified hand indicates the Secretary approved this memorandum in draft.
43. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/4–955. Confidential. Drafted by Allen. A handwritten marginal notation by O’Connor reads: “OK for dist RO’C”.
44. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Division in the Office or Foreign Military Affairs, Department of Defense (Sullivan), to the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/4–1455. Top Secret.
45. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 890.00/4–2055. Confidential; Priority. Cleared extensively within the Department, initialed by Hoover and Stassen, and approved by Nolting. Repeated to Bangkok, Colombo, Djakarta, Kabul, Karachi, Manila, Phnom Penh, Rangoon, Saigon, Vientiane, and Tokyo.
46. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/4–2055. Top Secret.
47. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs (Baldwin) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Simla Conference. Confidential.
48. Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, White House, Washington, April 29, 1955, 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cabinet Meetings. Secret. Drafted by Bradley H. Patterson, Jr., Assistant to the Secretary to the Cabinet. Among the 32 people present were the President, the Vice President, and Secretaries Dulles, Wilson, and Humphrey.
49. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 890.00/5–355. Confidential. Drafted by Stassen and revised in the Bureau of Economic Affairs and by Hoover; cleared by Murphy, Hoover, and Stassen; and approved by Nolting. Also sent priority to New Delhi and to Bangkok, Karachi, Rangoon, Tokyo, Colombo, Manila, Saigon, Djakarta, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Some of the revisions are indicated in footnotes below.
50. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Counselor of the Turkish Embassy (Savut) and the Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, May 4, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/5–455. Official Use Only. Drafted by William O. Baxter on May 5.
51. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Lebanese Ambassador (Malik) and the Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, May 5, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/5–555. Secret. Drafted by Hart on May 10.
52. Telegram From the Office of the Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/5–1155. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the capitals of all other NATO members.
54. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 24, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/5–2455. Confidential. Drafted by Young. The source text bears the notation “OK for dist” in an unidentified hand.
55. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 890.00/5–2455. Official Use Only. Repeated to Tokyo, Manila, Saigon, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Rangoon, Colombo, Djakarta, Singapore, Karachi, and Kuala Lumpur.
56. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/5–1855. Top Secret. Drafted in NA on May 23. In a memorandum to the Secretary dated May 24, concurred in by Murphy and Hoover, Robertson recommended signature. (Ibid., 795.00/5–2455)
57. Memorandum of Discussion at the 251st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 9, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on June 10.
58. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Counselor of the Australian Embassy (Blakeney) and the Deputy Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Horsey), Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 743.5897/6–2055. Confidential. Drafted by Horsey.
59. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/7–1155. Secret; Priority. Also sent priority to Vientiane for Blancke. Drafted in PSA and signed by Dulles.
60. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/7–1255. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Vientiane.