Office of the Historian

First Part of the Conference, May 11–June 20, 1959

353. Memorandum of Conversation Between Secretary of State Herter and Foreign Secretary Lloyd

Geneva, June 2, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1364. Secret. Drafted by Herter.

354. Memorandum of Conversation Between Secretary of State Herter and Foreign Secretary Lloyd

Geneva, June 2, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1364. Secret. Drafted by Herter.

355. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 2, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/6–259. Secret. Drafted by Herter.

356. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, June 3, 1959, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–359. Official Use Only; Priority. Drafted by Morris. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/14 (Corrected), and the summary of the verbatim record, US/VRS/14, June 2, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1364.

357. Memorandum From Ann C. Whitman to Acting Secretary of State Murphy

Washington, June 2, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Secret. The message was transmitted to Herter in Tocah 62 on June 2 at 3:51 p.m.

358. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, June 3, 1959, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1339. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Thompson and approved by Herter on June 4. A summary of the conversation was transmitted in Cahto 65 from Geneva, June 4. (Ibid., Central Files, 762.00/6–459)

359. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, June 3, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–339. Confidential. Also sent to Bonn and Geneva; repeated to London, Moscow, and Paris; and pouched POLAD USAREUR.

360. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, June 3, 1959, 8:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted at the White House and approved by Murphy.

361. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting

Washington, June 3, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1321. Secret; No Distribution Outside State Department; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn and Berlin.

362. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 4, 1959, 8:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1327. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Lewis and concurred by Thompson.

363. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, June 4, 1959, 8:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1339. Secret. Drafted by Merchant and approved by Herter on June 5. The conversation was held following a dinner given by Couve de Murville at Villa “La Barakat.” A brief summary account was transmitted in Cahto 70 from Geneva, June 5. (Ibid., Central Files, 762.00/6–559)

364. Delegation Record of Meeting

Geneva, June 5, 1959, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1367. Secret. The meeting was held in Conference Room 209 of the Consulate General Annex.

365. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 5, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–559. Secret; Niact.

366. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, June 5, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.11/6–559. Confidential. Repeated to Paris, London, and Geneva.

367. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, June 5, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–559. Official Use Only. Drafted by Lewis. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, and USUN. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/15 (Corrected) and the summary of the verbatim record, US/VRS/15, June 5, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1367.

368. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, June 5, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–559. Secret; Priority. Transmitted in two sections and also sent to Geneva and Bonn.

369. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 6, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–659. Secret. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. A detailed 13-page memorandum of this meeting, US/MC/86, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1340.

371. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Embassy in Germany

Geneva, June 8, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–859. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Berlin, London, Moscow, Paris, and the Department as Cahto 86, which is the source text.

372. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 8, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–859. Secret. Drafted by Merchant. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. An eight-page detailed memorandum of the conversation, US/MC/88, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1340.

373. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 9, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–959. Secret; Niact. Transmitted in two sections.

374. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 9, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/6–959. Secret; Priority.

375. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 9, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–959. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Bonn, Berlin, Moscow, Paris, and London.

376. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 9, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 10.11–HE/6–959. Secret.

377. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 9, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–959. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. A detailed nine-page memorandum of this meeting is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1340.

378. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter at Geneva

Washington, June 9, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1331. Secret; Niact.

379. Delegation Record Meeting

Geneva, June 10, 1959, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1371. Secret.

380. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Geneva, June 10, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/6–1059. Secret; Niact.

381. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, June 11, 1959, 9 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–1159. Official Use Only; Priority. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/16 (Corrected), and the summary of the verbatim record, US/VRS/16, June 10, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1371.

382. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State at Geneva

Washington, June 10, 1959, 1:27 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/6–1059. Secret. Drafted at the White House.