U.S. relations with Morocco1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XVIII, pp. 511 ff.
344. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.5–MSP/1–1658. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Porter and Dolgin; cleared with Palmer and in substance with Barnes, Belcher, WE, E, and DOD; and signed for Dulles by Porter. Repeated to Paris.
345. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/1–2458. Secret; Niact. Transmitted in Dulte 3 from Tehran with the notation “Eyes Only Acting Secretary for President from Secretary.” Dulte 3 is the source text. A copy of the letter was sent to the White House under cover of a January 24 memorandum from Howe to Goodpaster. (Ibid., 611.71/1–2458)
347. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.022/3–1058. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Torbert and Jova, cleared by Porter, and approved and signed for Herter by Jandrey. Also sent to Madrid and repeated to Paris, London, Tunis, Algiers, and Dakar.
348. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.71/3–158. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Porter; cleared by Dolgin, Rehm, Jova, Barnes, and in substance with Belcher; and approved and signed for Herter by Palmer. Repeated to Paris, Tunis, and Madrid.
350. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. The source text bears the following handwritten notations by the President and Goodpaster: “June 28. Approved. D.E.” and “(State Dept notified—28 June) G”. Another copy of the memorandum shows Bovey drafted it on June 24. (Department of State, Central Files, 771.11/6–2758)
351. Memorandum of Discussion at the 378th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, August 27, 1958
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on August 28.
352. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Prime Minister Balafrej
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/9–1758. Secret. Sent Niact to Rabat in telegram 320. Yost had suggested Dulles send Balafrej a personal message reiterating the U.S. position on Moroccan bases in order to emphasize the seriousness with which the United States viewed the negotiations. (Telegram 426 from Rabat, September 17; ibid.)
353. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at the Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, November 21, 1958, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. Drafted by Porter and cleared by NEA and INR. The source text bears a typewritten notation that it was a Department of State draft not cleared with the Department of Defense.
355. Memorandum of Discussion at the 407th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 21, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason.
356. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at the Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, June 12, 1959, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. The source text bears a typewritten notation that it is a Department of State draft not cleared with the Department of Defense.
357. Memorandum of Discussion at the 417th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, August 18, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Johnson on August 26.
358. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File. Secret.
359. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, October 15, 1959, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Confidential. Drafted by Satterthwaite. Ibrahim was in the United States to attend the 14th Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
360. Memorandum of Discussion at the 422d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 29, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Johnson.
362. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, Palais Royal, Casablanca, December 22, 1959, 3:50 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. Secret. Drafted by John S.D. Eisenhower on December 23. For President Eisenhower’s account of this conversation, see Eisenhower, The White House Years: Waging Peace, 1956–1961 (New York: Doubleday, 1965), pp. 510–511.
363. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File. Secret.
364. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. Secret. Although the source text bears no drafting information, another copy of the memorandum indicates it was drafted by Root on March 21, and cleared with Bronez and L. Dean Brown. (Department of State, Central Files, 771.11/6–2460)
367. Memorandum of a Conversation, Waldorf Towers, New York, September 27, 1960, 2:05–2:45 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.71/9–2760. Confidential; Eyes Only. Drafted by Satterthwaite and approved by S on October 5 and by the White House on October 7. Prince Moulay Hassan was in New York as head of Morocco’s Delegation to the 15th U.N. General Assembly. For Eisenhower’s brief account of this conversation, see The White House Years: Waging Peace, 1956–1961, p. 582.
368. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.56311/10–1360. Secret. Drafted by Root, cleared in substance with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and approved and signed for Herter by Witman. Repeated to Paris, USCINCEUR, EUCOM, CINCNELM, COMSIXFLT, and CINCUSAFE.
369. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.5–MSP/12–660. Confidential. Drafted by Stephen H. McClintic, Officer in Charge of Moroccan Affairs, on December 5 and Bell on December 6, and cleared by Penfield. The source text bears the typewritten notations: “Approved by White House 12/7/60” and “Telegram to Rabat Niact dispatched.” The telegram under reference is 771 to Rabat, December 7. (Ibid., 771.5622/11–2960)
370. Memorandum of a Conversation, Pentagon, Washington, December 21, 1960, 11:40 a.m.
Source: Department of State, AF/AFN Files: Lot 63 D 250, Jets 1961. Secret. Drafted by Greene on December 23.