Impact of the Egyptian-Czechoslovak Arms Deal, August 27–November 16, 1955


256. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330/9–255. Secret. According to Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book, he departed for Duck Island on the afternoon of Thursday, September 1. He returned to Washington on Friday, September 16. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)


257. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–255. Secret; Priority. Received at 9:59 a.m., September 3. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Damascus, London, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, Jidda, and Paris.


258. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–355. Confidential.


259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–355. Secret;Niact. Drafted by Wilkins and approved by Allen. Also sent niact to Tel Aviv and repeated to Jerusalem and USUN.


260. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–455. Secret; Priority. Received at 9:20 a.m. The source text is the copy sent to the Department of State as telegram 220. Passed to the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.


261. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–555. Confidential; Priority. Received at 11:30 a.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, London, Paris, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, and Baghdad.


263. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–555. Confidential; Priority. Received at 4:43 p.m., September 6. Repeated to Amman, Damascus, London, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, Jidda, and Paris.


264. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 6, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–755. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on September 7. In telegram 179 to Tel Aviv, September 6,Bergus and Allen summarized this conversation and indicated that it had occurred on the morning of September 6. (Ibid., 684.86/9–655)


265. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–755. Top Secret; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Received at 10:33 a.m. Repeated to London.


266. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–755. Secret; Priority. Received at 7:33 a.m., September 8. Repeated priority to Cairo, London, Paris,USUN, and Jerusalem.


267. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1055. Confidential; Priority. Received at 2:52 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, London, Paris, and Baghdad.


268. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1155. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Received at 10:48 p.m.


269. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–1255. Secret. Received at 2:53 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv.


270. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.0084A/9–1355. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Jernegan, who signed for Hoover. Repeated to Jerusalem, London, and Paris.


271. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–1355. Confidential. Received at 4 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Amman, Damascus, London, Baghdad, and Paris.


272. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1480/9–1455. Confidential. Received at 8:48 a.m. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Tel Aviv, London, Baghdad, and Paris.


273. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1055. Top Secret; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Bergus and Russell; cleared with Jernegan; and approved by Russell, who signed for Hoover. Repeated priority to London and repeated to Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad, and Paris.


274. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1455. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Received at 4:16 p.m. Repeated to London.


275. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–1455. Secret; Limited Distribution. Received at 9:18 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv.


276. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1155. Top Secret; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Russell and approved by Jernegan, who signed for Hoover. Repeated to London.


277. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1555. Top Secret; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Russell; cleared with Jernegan and Wilkins; and approved by Russell, who signed for Hoover. Repeated to London, Ankara, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, and Tel Aviv.


278. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–1655. Confidential. Received at 4 p.m. Repeated to London and Amman.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1655. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Received at 8:29 p.m. Repeated to Cairo and Tel Aviv.


280. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1655. Top Secret; Alpha; Limited Distribution. Received at 4:11 a.m., September 17.


281. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–1755. Confidential; Priority. Received at 9:02 a.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, and Amman. Passed to USUN.


282. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–1755. Confidential. Received at 4:15 a.m., September 18. Repeated to Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, London, Baghdad, and Paris.


283. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1480/9–1955. Confidential. Received at 12:11 a.m., September 20. Also sent to Baghdad and repeated to Jidda, London, Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, and Paris.


284. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State, at New York

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–1955. Top Secret. Drafted by Hoover and approved by Stutesman, who signed for Hoover.Dulles was in New York for the opening of the Tenth Regular Session of the U.N. General Assembly, which convened on September 20.


285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1655. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Burdett and Russell on September 17 and approved and signed by Dulles. Later that day the Department informed Russell in London that the “Secretary signed Sept 20 tel to Cairo.” (Telegram 1544 to London;ibid., 684A.86/ 9–2055)