United States Relations With the Philippines; United States Interest in Negotiating a Revised Military Base Agreement With the Philippines; Philippine Interest in a Reexamination of Overall Relations With the United States; Revision of the 1946 Trade Agreement Act; United States Interest in the Philippine Elections of 1957; United States Concern With Philippine Economic and Trade Policies1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 2, pp. 491 ff.


342. Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump), to the Chief of Naval Operations (Carney)

Source: Department of State, SPA Files: Lot 58 D 312, Philippines: Property Rights, Folder 3. Confidential. The means of transmission of this memorandum is not known.


343. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, January 14, 1955, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text. A note on the title page reads: “State Draft. Not cleared by any of the participants.”


344. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/2–1255. Secret. Drafted in PSA. Concurred in by Herman Phleger, who wrote on the source text that there were “no legal problems involved.” Initialed by Dulles indicating his approval and authorization for Robertson to urge the Secretary of Defense to approve the suggested action.


346. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Davis) to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Department of Defense, OASD/ISA Files, FMRA Records, Philippines. Secret. Drafted by James M. Wilson, Jr., Director of the Office of Foreign Military Rights Affairs, ISA.


347. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/3–955. Official Use Only. Drafted and approved by Daniel M. Braddock, Deputy Chairman of the Philippine Trade Negotiations, and cleared by PSA and S/S.


348. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 796.5–MSP/3–1155. Secret. Drafted in OSD and FE; cleared in OSD, FOA–Phil, O/FE, and FE; and approved by Day.


349. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/5–655. Secret. Drafted in PSA; approved in draft by OSD and L/FE and in final form by William J. Sebald.


350. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/6–155. Secret.


351. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/6–355. Secret. Drafted in FE/PTN; cleared by PSA, H, and FE; and approved by Langley.


352. Instruction From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/6–855. Secret. Drafted in OSD and PSA; cleared in FE/EX, L, A/FBO, and G; and approved by Sebald and Hensel.


353. Letter From the Acting Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Bell) to the Ambassador in the Philippines (Ferguson)

Source: Department of State, SPA Files: Lot 58 D 312, Philippines: Property Rights. Confidential; Official–Informal.


354. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 23, 1955

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, MC—Philippines. Confidential. Drafted by Bell.


355. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/7–2655. Secret. Repeated to COMNAVPHIL and the Commanding General, 13th Air Force; passed to CINCPAC for information.


356. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/7–2655. Secret. Drafted by Cuthell of PSA and Captain B.A. Robbins of ISA/FE; approved by Robertson and in substance by Robbins for OSD. Repeated to CINCPAC


357. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/8–1255. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.


358. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/8–1955. Secret; Priority. Drafted in PSA; approved in draft by Sebald and in final by Frederick E. Nolting.


359. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/8–2255. Secret; Priority.


360. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs (Nolting) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 796.11/8–2455. Confidential. Drafted by John W. Hanes, Jr.


361. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 796.11/8–2655. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.


362. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9641/8–3055. Confidential. Drafted in PSA.


363. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/9–2155. Secret. Drafted by Cuthell.


364. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1955

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Bell. A slightly different memorandum of this conversation, prepared on September 26 by James Wilson of OFMA, is in Department of Defense,OASD/ISA Files, FMRA Records, Philippines.


365. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/9–2855. Secret. Drafted in PSA and OSD, cleared by Admiral Davis (in draft) and Sebald, and approved by Robertson. Passed to COMNAVPHIL and repeated to CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HO/10–1555. Secret; Priority.


367. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 796.5–MSP/10–2155. Secret. Initialed by Hoover indicating his approval.


368. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–2355. Secret; Limited Distribution.


369. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 24, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–2455. Secret. Drafted by Bell.


370. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–2355. Secret; Priority. Drafted in PSA and approved in draft by OSD and L and in final by Robertson and Hoover.