1959–1960, the Sino-Soviet Rift: U.S. Views on the Situation in Mainland China; Continuing Discussions at Warsaw; Efforts to Encourage Economic Development on Taiwan; President Eisenhower’s Visit to Taiwan in June 1960
311. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–459. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Martin and by Katherine F. Lincoln of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs; cleared by Legal Adviser Eric H. Hager, Merchant, Parsons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs John M. Steeves, Deputy Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs Richard M. Service, and with the Department of Defense; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Taipei and USUN for Lodge.
312. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.93/11–459. Confidential. Drafted by Parsons and sent through Merchant. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Noted. C.A.H.”
313. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–659. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Taipei.
314. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 61 D 6, Burke, Adm. Arleigh A. Confidential. Drafted by Bennett and Kahmann and cleared by Steeves and Parsons and with the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional Problems. Enclosed with a November 13 letter from Secretary Herter to Admiral Burke.
316. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 61 D 6, Partial Responsibility Doctrine. Confidential. Drafted by Edward E. Rice and George A. Morgan of the Policy Planning Staff. Sent through Merchant. The source text is an unsigned copy sent to Parsons.
317. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet reads in part as follows:
“Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence. The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.
“Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 17 November 1959.”
318. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794A.5/11–2459. Top Secret. Drafted by Kahmann and Bennett and cleared by the Deputy Coordinator for Mutual Security, John O. Bell, and in substance with ISA.
319. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.93/12–159. Confidential. Drafted by Parsons.
320. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–859. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received at 12:51 p.m. on December 9. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
322. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/12–1659. Secret. Drafted by Martin.
323. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5–MSP/12–3159. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections.
324. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–860. Secret; Priority. Parsons visited London for talks with Foreign Office officials January 5–7. A memorandum by Embassy officer R.J. Ballantyne of the conversation summarized in this telegram is ibid., 611.93/1–760; see Supplement.
325. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5–MSP/1–860. Confidential.
326. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–2060. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Taipei.
327. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–460. Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 5:09 a.m.
328. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–2360. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
329. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/3–2260. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1, 2, and 4 below are in the Supplement.
330. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Bissell) to Colonel Edward G. Lansdale of the Office of Special Operations, Department of Defense
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Historical Files: Job 83–00036R, Box 2, HS/CSG–304. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.
332. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet reads in part as follows: “Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence.
“The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.
“Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 17 May 1960.”
333. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–760. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1, 6, and 7 below are in the Supplement.
334. Memorandum of Discussion at the 447th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on June 15. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s appointment diary. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, President’s Daily Appointments)
335. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 6007 Series. Secret. A June 11 covering note from Lay to the National Security Council and a table of contents are not printed. Lay’s memorandum stated that the President had that day approved the statement of policy contained in NSC 6007, as amended and adopted by the Council on June 8, as NSC 6007/1, that the President directed its implementation by all appropriate executive departments and agencies, that he designated the Operations Coordinating Board as the coordinating agency, and that the statement of policy, as approved, superseded NSC 5717. The full text of NSC 6007/1 is in the Supplement.
336. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Trips and Meetings Series. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Drumright and approved in the White House on June 20. The conversation was held in President Chiang’s office. President Eisenhower visited the Republic of China June 18–19 during a trip in which he also visited the Philippines and Korea. For text of a joint communiqué issued by Eisenhower and Chiang on June 19, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1960, pp. 660–661.
337. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Trips and Meetings Series. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Drumright and approved in the White House on June 20. The conversation was held in President Chiang’s office.
338. Memorandum of Discussion at the 448th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on June 23. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s appointment diary. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, President’s Daily Appointments)
339. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Meetings with President, 1960. Secret. The source text is unsigned and bears no drafting information, but it was apparently drafted in the Policy Planning Staff. It is attached to a memorandum of July 28 from Herter to Gerard Smith; see the source note, Document 341. A July 6 memorandum from the Secretary’s Staff Assistant Roger Kirk to the Under Secretary’s Special Assistant Robert C. Brewster refers to the “long and short S/P papers on Taiwan and the offshore islands.” (Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers) For information concerning the long S/P paper, see footnote 1, Document 341.
340. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/7–1560. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received at 11:20 a.m. on July 16. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.