Impact of the Egyptian-Czechoslovak Arms Deal, August 27–November 16, 1955
316. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2755. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Allen who signed for Hoover. Repeated to Cairo, London, Paris, Moscow,USUN, and pouched to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, and Jidda.
317. Memorandum of a Conversation, New York, September 27, 1955, 9:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627,CF 556. Secret. Drafted on September 30. No other drafting information is given on the source text.
318. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in New York and the Acting Secretary of State in Washington, September 28, 1955, 9:58 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
319. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in New York and Department of State Officials in Washington, September 28, 1955, 12:41 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
320. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–2955. Confidential; Priority. Received at 9:37 a.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Tel Aviv, London, and Paris.
321. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–155. Top Secret;Niact. Repeated priority to Paris, London, Tel Aviv, and Damascus. Repeated on October 2 to Beirut, Baghdad, Amman, Jidda, Tripoli, Ankara, Karachi, Moscow, and USUN.
322. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–255. Secret. Drafted by Burdett and approved by Hare, who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, and Tel Aviv. Repeated to Moscow and pouched to London and Paris.
323. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 3, 1955, 10:01 a.m.
Source: Department of States, Central Files, 774.56/10–355. Secret. Drafted by Wilkins. The time was taken from Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)
324. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Foreign Secretary Macmillan, Department of State, Washington, October 3, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Memoranda of Conversation. Top Secret.
325. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–355. Secret; Priority. Received at 12:32 a.m., October 4. Repeated to London, Tel Aviv, and Damascus. Repeated on October 4 to Beirut, Baghdad, Amman, Jidda, Tripoli, Ankara, Karachi, and USUN, and pouched to Paris.
326. Memorandum of Discussion at the 260th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 6, 1955, 10 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSG Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by (Reason on October 7. The time was taken from the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)
327. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 6, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–655. Secret. Drafted by Russell.
328. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/10–655. Confidential. Received at 1:27 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Cairo, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
329. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85322/10–655. Confidential. Received at 2:12 p.m. Repeated to Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus.
330. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/10–755. Confidential. Received at 8:03 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, Jidda, London, and Tripoli.
331. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85322/10–855. Top Secret. Received at 9:38 p.m. Repeated to Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, and London.
332. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.0084A/10–1055. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Allen, who signed for Murphy. Repeated to Tel Aviv and Paris.
333. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 11, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–1155. Secret. Drafted by Bergus.
335. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State,INR–NIE Files. Top Secret. Special National Intelligence Estimates (SNIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems on an immediate or crisis basis.SNIEs were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the CIA to the President, appropriate officers of cabinet level, and the National Security Council. The Department of State provided all political and some economic sections of SNIEs.
336. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.13/10–1455. Secret. Received at 11:26 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Cairo, London, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Paris, Jidda, Tripoli, and Benghazi.
338. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85322/10–1455. Confidential; Priority. Received at 8:28 a.m., October 15. Sent priority to Rome and repeated to London, Paris, Cairo, Damascus, Amman, and Beirut.
339. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/10–1455. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 9:25 a.m., October 15. Sent to Rome and repeated to London, Paris, Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, and Ankara.
340. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to Members of the Council
Source: Department of State,S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351,NSC 5428 Memos (Nov.–Dec. 1955). Top Secret.Lay sent copies of this memorandum and its enclosure to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Special Assistant to the President on Disarmament, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of Central Intelligence.
341. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 17, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/10–1755. Confidential. Drafted by Wilkins.
342. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/10–1855. Top Secret. Received at 2:29 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv, London, Amman, Baghdad, Ankara, Damascus, Beirut, Jidda, Tripoli, Benghazi,USUN, and Paris.
343. Memorandum of a Conversation With the Secretary of State, Washington, October 18, 1955, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Israeli Relations 1951–1957. Confidential; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles. The time of the meeting is from Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)
344. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State,S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351,NSC 5428 Memos (Nov.–Dec. 1955). Top Secret. The source text is a copy that Lay circulated on October 21 as an enclosure to a memorandum to the members of the National Security Council as well as to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Special Assistant to the President on Disarmament, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of Central Intelligence.
345. Memorandum of Discussion at the 262d Meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday, October 20, 1955, 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File,NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on October 21. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)