U.S. Concern About the Nationalist Rebellion and Its Impact on NATO and Relations With France; U.S. Policy Toward the FLN and the Provisional Algerian Government; And U.S. Participation in U.N. Discussion of Algeria 1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XVIII, pp. 219 ff.
269. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for NATO (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/2–2058. Secret. Drafted by Nes and Looram; initialed by Holmes and Calhoun; concurred in by Murphy, Smith, Elbrick, and Palmer; and sent to Dulles through S/S. The source text bears the handwritten notation “Sec saw.”
271. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/3–1758. Secret; Eyes Only; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Porter on March 15; cleared by Jandrey, Palmer, and Howe; and approved and signed by Herter. Also sent to Paris.
272. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/3–2558. Secret. Drafted by Timmons and Tibbetts; initialed by Jandrey for Elbrick and by Calhoun; cleared by Holmes and Nes; and sent to Dulles through S/S.
273. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.51S/4–1858. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Looram and approved and signed for Herter by Jandrey. Repeated to Tunis, Rabat, London, and Algiers.
274. Telegram From the Consulate General in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/4–1958. Secret. Repeated to Paris, London, Tunis, Rabat, and Rome.
275. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770A.00/5–358. Secret. Drafted by Bovey, cleared by Jova, and approved and signed for Herter by Rountree. Also sent to Rabat, Paris, and London and repeated to Tripoli, Cairo, Baghdad, Jidda, and Madrid.
277. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/5–1858. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Looram, cleared in substance with Jandrey, and approved and signed for Dulles by Service. Also sent to Paris and repeated to London.
278. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/5–2258. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Porter, cleared by Torbert, and approved and signed for Dulles by Palmer. Repeated to Paris, Rabat, and London.
279. Position Paper Prepared in the Office of Western European Affairs
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0067, CF 1031. Confidential. A covering memorandum designates this as Position Paper DGT D–3/4 in the records of Dulles’ July 3–6 trip to Paris and notes that it was drafted by Looram and cleared by Palmer, Torbert, and Elbrick. Dulles and De Gaulle discussed Algeria during a private conversation on July 5. Documentation on Dulles’ consultations with the De Gaulle government is scheduled for publication in volume VII.
281. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick)
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548. Secret. Drafted by Henry C. Ramsey. Copies were sent to Wilcox and Satterthwaite.
282. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Posts
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.02/9–2258. Confidential. Drafted by Looram; cleared by Sisco, McBride, and Bovey; and approved and signed for Dulles by Elbrick. Sent to all diplomatic posts except Taipei and to Algiers and USUN.
284. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.13/11–558. Confidential; Priority.
285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/12–1458. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Buffum on December 13; cleared by S/S and in substance with Wilcox, Cargo, Jandrey, and Porter; and approved by Dillon.
286. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northern African Affairs (Porter) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Penfield)
Source: Department of State, AFN Files: Lot 65 D 178. Confidential. Drafted by Buckle and cleared by Dolgin. The source text bears Dolgin’s handwritten notation to Penfield: “J.K.P. Mr Satterthwaite signed the program approval for the $250,000. W/MSC now trying to find the money.”
287. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/3–459. Secret. Drafted by L. Dean Brown and McBride on March 5, cleared by Porter and in substance with Valenza and SCA, and approved and signed for Herter by McBride. Repeated to Algiers.
288. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/3–3059. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Looram, cleared by Bovey, and approved and signed for Herter by Merchant. Repeated to Tunis, Rabat, and Algiers.
290. Letter From Prime Minister Debré to the Ambassador in France (Houghton)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.13/4–2959. Confidential. The text, a translation of the letter which was written in French, was transmitted to the Department of State in telegram 3993 from Paris, April 29. Telegram 3993 noted that the Embassy had received the letter on April 29 and that its final paragraph was handwritten.
291. Instruction From the Department of State to the Embassy in Libya
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/6–859. Confidential. Drafted by Bovey and Beigel on June 5, cleared by Fowler and Nes and with L. Dean Brown, and approved and signed for Dillon by Bovey. Also sent to Benghazi, Tunis, and Rabat and repeated to Paris, Algiers, and USUN.
292. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Penfield) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, AF/AFN Files: Lot 65 D 182, A–20, Visas for Non-Students. Confidential. Drafted by Porter and Stokes, initialed by Penfield, and sent to Murphy through S/S.
293. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.13/6–1359. Confidential. Drafted by Looram on June 18; cleared with Valenza, McBride, Dunnigan, Porter, Raymond, SCA, and L/EUR; and initialed for Dillon by Murphy. Repeated to London, Bonn, Rome, and Algiers.
294. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/7–1059. Secret. Drafted by Nunley on July 9; cleared by Penfield (recommendations only) and Walmsley; sent to Herter through S/S and Murphy; and initialed by Merchant, Calhoun, Murphy, and Herter.
295. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Satterthwaite) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/8–1359. Secret. Drafted by Chase, initialed by Satterthwaite, and sent to Murphy through S/S. Also sent to Walmsley and Kohler. Attached to the source text is an August 31 memorandum from Murphy’s Special Assistant, Robert Donhauser, to Satterthwaite stating: “Mr. Murphy has asked that a discussion of your memorandum of August 13 on the Algerian question at the forthcoming UNGA be held until after we hear the outcome of the President and DeGaulle conversations.”
297. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 21, 1959, 2–2:50 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on August 24. The time of the meeting is taken from Eisenhower’s Appointment Book. (Ibid., President’s Daily Appointments)
298. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/8–2459. Confidential. Drafted by Thacher and Valdes; cleared by Cargo, Cameron, and Porter; and initialed by Jones and Herter.