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U.S. Recognition of the United Arab Republic

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

Washington, January 10, 1958—3:52 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.10/1–1058. Top Secret. Drafted by Stabler on January 9; cleared with BNA, E, and FN; and approved and signed for Dulles by Rountree. Repeated to Cairo, Paris, and Rome.

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

Damascus, January 15, 1958—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.83/1–1558. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Cairo.

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

Damascus, January 16, 1958—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.83/1–1658. Confidential.

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

Damascus, January 24, 1958—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.83/1–2458. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Cairo, Baghdad, Amman, Jidda, Tel Aviv, Paris, London, and Moscow.

186. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the Baghdad Pact Council Meeting, at Ankara

Washington, January 25, 1958—2:41 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.83/1–2558. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Rockwell, cleared with NEA/P, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy. Also sent to Tehran and repeated priority to Damascus and Cairo.

187. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Berry) to the Acting Secretary of State

Washington, January 25, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.83/1–2558. Secret. Drafted by Eagleton and cleared by Starr.

188. Telegram From the Delegation at the Baghdad Pact Council Meeting to the Department of State

Ankara, January 29, 1958—midnight

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 976. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rountree.

189. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the President in Augusta, Georgia, February 1, 1958, 2:45 p.m.

Augusta, Georgia, February 1, 1958, 2:45 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Transcribed by Asbjornson.

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

Cairo, February 4, 1958—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/2–458. Secret. Repeated to Damascus.

191. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Greene) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Berry)

Washington, February 5, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/2–558. Secret. Drafted by Greene and sent through S/S.

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

Damascus, February 8, 1958—3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/2–858. Secret. Repeated to Amman, Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Jidda, London, Paris, Moscow, Karachi, and Tehran.

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

Washington, February 8, 1958—7:50 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.83/2–658. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell and Newsom, cleared in draft with Dulles, and approved and signed for Dulles by Berry. Repeated to London.

194. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Washington, February 8, 1958.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Secret. The source text bears the handwritten note: “OK DE”.

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

Cairo, February 10, 1958—10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/2–1058. Top Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, and Jidda.

196. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Washington, February 15, 1958—6:32 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.02/2–1558. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell; cleared by Berry, Murphy, Raymond, and O; and approved and signed by Herter. Sent priority to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, niact to Jidda, priority to Khartoum, Ankara, Karachi, London, and Tehran and repeated to Cairo, Damascus, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

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

Cairo, February 18, 1958—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/2–1858. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Damascus.

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

Damascus, February 20, 1958—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/2–2058. Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Paris, London, Jidda, Tehran, and Karachi.

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

Washington, February 21, 1958—4:22 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.02/2–2458. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Rockwell and Berry, cleared with Becker, and signed in draft by Dulles. Also sent to Karachi, Ankara, Tehran, and Amman; and repeated to Cairo, Damascus, London, and Paris.

200. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 3, 1958

Washington, March 3, 1958

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Dorman.

201. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State

Cairo, March 20, 1958—3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/3–2058. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, London, Moscow, and Rome.

202. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, March 25, 1958—6:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86/3–2558. Confidential. Drafted by Rockwell; cleared with OSD, Commerce, E, P, MC, ICA, and NEA; and approved and signed for Dulles by Rountree. Repeated to Damascus.

On March 17, Rockwell sent Rountree a memorandum outlining four stages for relaxing restrictions on economic and cultural relations with the UAR, and asking for approval to implement the measures in Stage I immediately. (Ibid., 811.0086B/3–1758)

203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, April 16, 1958—9:35 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86/4–158. Confidential. Drafted by Stabler, cleared with Rountree, and approved and signed by Dulles. Repeated to London and Damascus.

On April 5, Rountree sent a memorandum to Dulles outlining the plan described in telegram 2602 (supra) and summarizing Hare’s reaction to it in telegram 2571 (see footnote 3, supra). Rountree proposed that the British be consulted, that Stage I be implemented immediately, and that Hare be instructed to approach Nasser as he had suggested. Dulles approved all these recommendations. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.86/4–158) On April 9, the British Embassy in Washington was informed about the implementation of Stage I and told that the United States would keep it informed about further steps. (Telegram 7197 to London, April 9; ibid., 611.86/4–958)

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Arab-Israeli Dispute; United Arab Republic; North Africa, Volume XIII