List of Sources
The principal source of documentation for this volume was the indexed central (decimal) files of the Department of State. Documents from the central files have been supplemented by materials from decentralized office files, the “lot” files of the Department of State. The editors have also examined files of the United States Mission to the United Nations at New York City, and record collections maintained at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas.
A list of the unpublished sources used in the preparation of this volume follows. It includes the lot files located in the Department of State, with information concerning their origin, scope, and size, the files of the United States Mission to the UN, and those records examined at the Eisenhower Library.
Department of State
A/MS files, lot 54 D 291
Consolidated administrative files of the Department of State for the years 1940–1960, as maintained by the Management Staff of the Bureau of Administration. (180 cubic feet)
CA files, lot 57 D 663
Political and economic files of the Office of Chinese Affairs for the year 1952. (3¼cubic feet)
CA files, lot 58 D 395
Economic and political files on China for the year 1953, as maintained by the Office of Chinese Affairs. (Combined with CA files, lot 58 D 401)
CA files, lot 59 D 110
Political files on China for the years 1954–1955, as maintained by the Office of Chinese Affairs. (Combined with CA files, lot 64 D 230)
CFM files, lot M 88
Consolidated master collection of the records of conferences of heads of state, Council of Foreign Ministers and ancillary bodies, North Atlantic Council, other meetings of the Secretary of State with the Foreign Ministers of European powers, and materials on the Austrian and German peace settlements for the years 1943–1955 prepared by the Records Service Center. (254 cubic feet)
Department of State Committee files, lot 54 D 5
Documentation for the period prior to 1954 on various international and interdepartmental committees and working groups, including the Colonial Policy Committee, the Foreign Assistance Coordinating Committee, the Foreign Military Assistance Coordinating Committee, the Working Group on European Integration, and several others, as compiled and maintained by the Records Service Center. (7 cubic feet)
[Page XX]Conference files, lot 60 D 627
Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat. (25 cubic feet)
Department of State microfilm series
Department of State microfilm telegram series for the period 1950–1954, as maintained by the Foreign Affairs and Document Reference Center.
FE files, lot 55 D 388
Files maintained by the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs for the year 1953. (3 cubic feet)
FE files, lot 55 D 480
Files maintained by the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs for the year 1954, including documentation on the Geneva Conference, Southeast Asia, and: the Korean Black Book. (5 cubic feet)
Hickerson–Murphy–Key files, lot 58 D 33
Files of Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs John D. Hickerson, Robert D. Murphy, and David McK. Key for the years 1948—1954. (2 cubic feet)
IO files
Master files of the Reference and Documents Section of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, comprising the official UN documentation and classified Department of State records of United States policy in the UN Security Council, Trusteeship Council, Economic and Social Council, and various special and ad hoc committees for the period 1946 to date. (More than 100 cubic feet)
IO files, lot 71 D 440
Master files of classified records and correspondence of United States Delegations to sessions of the UN General Assembly for the years 1945–1965, maintained by the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. (48 cubic feet)
Jessup files, lot 53 D 65
Files of Ambassador at Large Philip C. Jessup relating to the 6th Session of the UN General Assembly held in Paris 1951–1952 (Palestine question only), and deliberations at the Seventh Session of the UN General Assembly in 1952, as maintained by the Office of the Ambassador at Large (1½cubic feet)
L/UNA files
Files retained by the Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs.
[Page XXI]ODA files, lot 60 D 257
Files of Benjamin Gerig, Director of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs, for the years 1948–1954, as retired by the Office of Dependent Area Affairs. (1 cubic foot)
ODA files, lot 60 D 512
Subject files of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs concerning trusteeship and dependent territory matters for the years 1946–1958. These files were retired by the Office of Dependent Area Affairs and are part of Federal Records Center Accession 71 A 5255. (4 cubic feet)
ODA files, lot 62 D 182
Subject files of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs concerning non-self-governing territories and Trusteeship Council matters for the years 1947–1961. These records were retired by the Office of Dependent Area Affairs and are part of Federal Records Center Accession 64 A 561. (14 cubic feet)
ODA files, lot 62 D 225
Master subject and country files of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs for the years 1953–1959. These records were retired by the Office of Dependent Area Affairs and are part of Federal Records Center Accession 64 A 561. (13 cubic feet)
ODA files, lot 62 D 228
Subject files of the Director of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs for the years 1943–1961. (4 cubic feet)
Sandifer files, lot 55 D 429
Files of the Deputy Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs Durward V. Sandifer for the years 1944–1953, as retired by the Bureau of International Organizations. (4 cubic feet)
S/A files, lot 53 D 65
Files of Ambassador Philip Jessup on the 6th and 7th Sessions of United Nation’s General Assembly, and other related records. These records are part of Federal Records Center Accession 64 A 987. (1/12; cubic foot)
Secretary of State’s daily meetings, lot 58 D 609
Chronological collection of the records of the Secretary of State’s daily meetings with top Department of State officials for the years 1949–1952, as maintained by the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State. (5/12; cubic foot)
Secretary of State’s memoranda, lot 53 D 444
Comprehensive chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda, memoranda of conversations, and memoranda of conversations with the President for the years 1947–1953, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. (15 cubic feet)
[Page XXII]Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversations, lot 64 D 199
Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversations for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat. (7 cubic feet)
S/S–OCB files, lot 62 D 430
Master files of the Operations Coordinating Board for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat. (17 cubic feet)
UNP files, lot 58 D 742
Miscellaneous subject files of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs for the years 1945–1957. (2 cubic feet)
UNP files, lot 59 D 237
Subject files of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs for the years 1946–1957 (3 cubic feet)
UNP files, lot 60 D 268
Records of the 6th and 7th General Assemblies as well as various files concerning South Africa, Berlin, Korea, Kashmir, Burma, Cuba, Central America and China, as maintained for the years 1945–1954, by the Office of United Nations Political Affairs. (1½ cubic feet)
United States Mission to the United Nations, New York
USUN files
Files of the United States Mission to the United Nations, 1950 to date.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas
Eisenhower Library, C. D. Jackson records
Records of C. D. Jackson, 1953–1956. Jackson was the President’s Special Assistant for International Affairs, 1953–1954; and speechwriter and consultant to the President, 1958.
Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary records
Records of the Office of the White House Staff Secretary, 1952–1961, including the records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, Jr., and Christopher H. Russell.
Eisenhower Library, Whitman file
Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, 1953–1961, maintained by his personal Secretary, Ann C. Whitman. The Whitman file includes the following elements: the name series, the Dulles–Herter series, Eisenhower Diaries, Ann Whitman (ACW) Diaries, National Security Council records, Miscellaneous records, Cabinet papers, Legislative meetings, International meetings, the Administration series, and the International file.