SEPTEMBER 19–OCTOBER 13, 1960: U.S. REACTION TO KHRUSHCHEV’S PARTICIPATION IN THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
175. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/9–1960. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Hartley; initialed by Sisco; cleared by McBride, Brown, Nunley, Ludlow, Monsma, AF, L/UNA, and FE, and approved by Wallner who signed for Dillon. Repeated to Dakar, Leopoldville, Bamako, Paris, and Brussels.
176. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1768. Secret; Presidential Handling. The text of the letter was transmitted to London in telegram 1844, which is the source text. Telegram 1844 was repeated to Herter at the USUN.
178. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–2160. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Burdett; cleared by White, Stoessel, McBride, Fessenden, Steeves, Mak, Hare, Wallner, and U; and approved by Hare who signed for Dillon. Sent to 21 posts in Europe and Asia.
179. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–2160. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dillon, cleared by Stoessel, and approved by Dillon. Repeated to Canberra.
181. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1769. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Hanes and cleared with Stoessel.
182. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/9–2260. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Tron; initialed by Sisco; cleared in draft with Penfield, Coote, and Sullivan; and approved by Wallner who signed for Dillon. Repeated priority to Leopoldville.
184. Remarks by the Secretary of State, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, September 23, 1960, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1774. Herter spoke before the Foreign Press Association, then answered questions from the audience.
186. Memorandum of a Conversation, New York, September 23, 1960, 8 p.m.
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1767. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Long and approved by S on October 5 and by M on September 29. The time of the meeting was taken from the chronology of Herter’s trip to the General Assembly. (Ibid., CF 1776)
187. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1772. Confidential. Drafted by Bohlen, sent to Herter through S/S, and initialed by Herter.
188. Memorandum From the President’s Secretary (Whitman) to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman Files. A copy was given to Goodpaster.
190. Record of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1960, 9:15 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75. Secret. Drafted by Stoessel. Merchant presided at the meeting.
191. Memorandum of a Conversation, Waldorf Towers, New York, September 26, 1960, 3 p.m.
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1767. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Jones on September 27, approved by S on October 5, and approved by the White House on October 11. For Eisenhower’s account of this conversation, see Waging Peace, 1956–1961, p. 585.
192. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the United Nations
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1769. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Buffum, cleared with Wallner and Stoessel and in draft with Davis, and approved by the Acting Secretary.
193. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, September 27, 1960, 9 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries, Staff Notes—September 1960 (1). Secret. For Eisenhower’s account of this conversation, see Waging Peace, 1956–1961, pp. 585–586.
194. Memorandum of a Conversation, Waldorf Towers, New York, September 27, 1960, 2:45 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Achilles on September 28, approved by S on October 6, and approved by the White House on October 12. For Eisenhower’s comments on this conversation, see Eisenhower, Waging Peace, 1956–1961, p. 585.
195. Telegram From the Department of State to the Office of the Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–2760. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Armitage and Buffum, cleared by Fessenden, and approved by Kohler who signed for Dillon.
196. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–2760. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Sisco, Buffum, and Nunley; cleared by Wallner, Stoessel, Kohler, Coote (Congo paragraph only), and ARA (Cuban paragraph only); and approved by the Acting Secretary. Repeated to Moscow.
197. Letter From Certain Heads of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Attached to the source text was a copy of a September 30 memorandum from Stoessel to Goodpaster which stated that the Yugoslav Ambassador had handed the letter to Wadsworth at 10:10 a.m., September 30, that Khrushchev was also to receive a copy, and that there were indications its text would soon be released to the press. The text of the letter and its attachment were circulated to other U.N. members in U.N. doc. A4522. For Eisenhower’s remarks on the letter, see Waging Peace, 1956–1961, pp. 586–588.
199. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, September 30, 1960, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State-JCS Meetings: Lot 70 D 823. Top Secret. Drafted in the Department of State, but not cleared with the Department of Defense. The source text does not identify the drafting officer.
201. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310/10–160. Secret; Niact. Another copy of this telegram was initialed by Herter. (Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1772)
202. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, October 2, 1960, 9:30 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. The time of the meeting is from Eisenhower’s appointment book. (ibid., President’s Daily Appointments, 1960–1961)