Office of the Historian

List of Sources

The principal source of documents presented in this volume is the indexed central (decimal) files of the Department of State. Central file documents are identified by means of the decimal file number provided in the headnote. The provenance of documents obtained from other sources is also shown in the head-note, The following list provides a description of the other sources used in the preparation of this volume, with information concerning the origin, size, and scope.

  • Bruce Mission Files, Lot 57 M 38
    • Master file of telegrams, memoranda, briefing and background papers relating to the European Defense Community, the European Political Community, the Saar issue, and the European Coal and Steel Community, for the years 1951–1954 as maintained by the Embassy in Paris. (27 ft.)
  • 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 Department of State Records Service Center. (254 ft.)
  • Conference Files, Lot 59 D 95
    • Collection of documentation on certain official visits of Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the period 1949–1955, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. (13 ft.)
  • Conference Files, Lot 60 D 627
    • Collection of Documentation on certain official visits of Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the period 1953–1958, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. This file is a continuation of Lot 59 D 95. (25 ft.)
  • EDC Files, Lot 57 M 44
    • Comprehensive collection of official documentation of the Paris Conference for the Organization of a European Defense Community and related reports, memoranda, and correspondence for the years 1950–1951, as maintained in the Embassy in Paris (by Second Secretary Stanley Cleveland).
    • Retired by: Paris
    • Location: FRC Acc. No. 68 A 5159, Item 106, boxes 72–80
    • Volume: 9 ft.
  • EUR Files, Lot 59 D 233
    • Files of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs for the years 1945–1957. (6 ft.)
  • PPS Files, Lot 64 D 563
    • Master file of documents, drafts, records of meetings, memoranda and related correspondence for the years 1947–1953 of the Policy Planning Staff. (42 ft.)
  • PPS Files, Lot 65 D 101
    • Master file of documents, drafts, records of meetings, memoranda and related correspondence for the year 1954 of the Policy Planning Staff. (8 ft)
  • Presidential Correspondence, Lot 66 D 204
    • Exchanges of correspondence between the President and the Heads of Foreign Governments for the years 1953–1964, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. (9 ft.)
  • Secretary’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 ft.)
  • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation, Lot 65 D 238
    • Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation with the President for the years 1949–1952, memoranda of the Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State for the years 1951–1952, and the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation with Senator Tom Connally of Texas for the years 1950–1951, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat. (1 ft.)
  • S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351
    • Serial master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence and related Department of State memoranda for the years 1947–1961, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. (20 ft.)
  • S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) Files, Lot 66 D 95
    • Administrative and miscellaneous National Security Council documentation, including NSC Records of Action, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State for the years 1947–1963. (9 ft.)
  • State–JCS Meetings, Lot 61 D 417
    • Top secret records of meetings between representatives of the Department of State and the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the period 1951–1959 and selected problem files on the Middle East for the period 1954–1956 as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State. (3 ft.)