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 Algeria1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XVIII, pp. 219 ff.
300. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.11/9–2459. Secret. Drafted by L. Dean Brown, cleared by Dunnigan and Wallner and in draft with Porter and McBride, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy. Repeated to Rabat, Tunis, London, and Algiers.
301. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/9–2959. Confidential. Drafted by Sisco and Buffum on September 28; cleared by Nunley, Murphy, Merchant, McElhiney, Wilcox, S/AE, AF, and WE; and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Paris and London.
303. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/11–1359. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Sisco on November 17; initialed by Cargo; cleared by Wilcox, Satterthwaite, Calhoun, and White; and approved and signed by Herter. Repeated to London, Paris, Tunis, Rabat, and Cairo.
304. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.13/11–2159. Secret; Priority. Drafted by McBride; cleared by Wallner, Kohler, Calhoun, Fessenden, and in substance with Porter; and approved and signed by Herter. Repeated to USUN.
305. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/11–3059. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Sisco; cleared by Calhoun, McBride, Wallner, Satterthwaite, and Kohler; and initialed by Herter. Repeated to Paris and Tunis.
308. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretaries of State for European Affairs (Kohler) and African Affairs (Satterthwaite) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/2–1160. Secret. Drafted by Porter and McBride and sent to Merchant through S/S.
310. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770.00/6–1660. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by L. Dean Brown on June 15; cleared by Satterthwaite, Kohler, McElhiney, McBride, and Porter; and approved and signed by Dillon. Repeated to Paris, Tunis, Cairo, Rabat, Tripoli, and Algiers.
311. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/6–2560. Secret. Drafted by Chase on June 28; initialed by Porter; cleared by McBride, Satterthwaite, Root, Calhoun, and S; and approved and signed for Herter by Merchant. Also sent to Rabat, Tripoli, and Cairo and repeated to Paris, Algiers, and London.
312. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/9–760. Secret. Drafted by Buffum, sent to Merchant through S/S, and initialed by Cargo and Wilcox. Also sent to Kohler, Satterthwaite, and Hare.
313. Memorandum of a Meeting, Waldorf Towers Hotel, New York, September 23, 1960, 9:55 p.m.
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1767. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Long and approved by M on September 29 and by S on October 5. The location of the meeting is taken from a chronology of Herter’s participation in the 15th U.N. General Assembly. (Ibid., CF 1776) Herter and Eisenhower discussed Algeria with several foreign officials while attending the General Assembly; memoranda of these conversations are ibid., CF 1766 and 1767.
314. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/9–2660. Secret; Priority.
315. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Satterthwaite) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/10–2060. Secret. Drafted by Chase and sent to Merchant through S/S. Copies were also sent to Bohlen and Kohler.
316. Message From Secretary of State Herter to Foreign Minister Couve de Murville
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers. Secret; Eyes Only; Priority. Transmitted in telegram 1892 to Paris, November 2, which is the source text. Telegram 1892 was repeated eyes only, priority to Wadsworth at USUN.
317. Letter From Foreign Minister Couve de Murville to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. The source text is a Department of State translation.
318. Memorandum of Discussion at the 466th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 7, 1960
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Johnson on November 8.
319. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin) to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Bohlen)
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Algeria. Secret.
320. Letter From Secretary of State Herter to Foreign Minister Couve de Murville
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 325.51S/11–1560. Secret; Eyes Only. Transmitted in telegram 2062 to Paris, November 15, which is the source text. Telegram 2062 was repeated eyes only to Ambassador Whitney in London and Wadsworth at USUN.
322. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/11–2360. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Cargo; cleared by White, Satterthwaite, Bohlen, and S/S; and initialed by Herter. Repeated to London and Paris.
323. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/11–2560. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Newlin, Cargo, and Sisco on November 28; cleared by McBride and Penfield; approved by Bohlen; and initialed for Dillon by Cargo. Repeated to London and Paris.
324. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Confidential. The source text bears notations by the President: “approved D.E.,” and by Goodpaster: “15 Dec 60 Notified State Dept G.”
325. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/12–1960. Secret. Drafted by Cargo on December 19, initialed by Bohlen, and sent to Herter through S/S. The source text bears the following handwritten notations by Bohlen: “Secretary confirmed his decision to abstain on both Senegalese amendment and resolution as a whole if Senegalese adopted. He did not agree that we could vote for Senegalese amendment CEB,” and “He subsequently authorized US del to vote for 1st paragraph Senegalese amendment & abstain on 2nd CEB.”
327. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Satterthwaite) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Hare)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/12–2260. Secret. Drafted by Chase on December 21 and initialed by Satterthwaite. Copies were sent to EUR and NEA.