Office of the Historian

144. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, October 30, 1956, 4:54 p.m.1

Washington, October 30, 1956, 4:54 p.m.

TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Pres. read his answer to Eden.2 The Sec. said what a great tragedy it is just when the whole Soviet policy is collapsing the Br and Fr are doing the same thing in the Arab world. The Pres. referred to what he said in the letter re there being no colonialism. He may add he certainly hopes we don’t get in the position the Soviets are in in Hungary. The Pres. will send it over.

  1. Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.↩
  2. For text of Eisenhower’s draft message to Eden, see vol. XVI, p. 874. The message was not sent.↩