No. 463
Editorial Note

In preparation for the Churchill visit the Department of State drafted a series of briefing papers for topics which the British were expected to raise. In accordance with a memorandum dated June 15 (CEV MEMO–2; Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 339) these papers were one page in length and presented both the United States and the United Kingdom positions on the problem. The papers were organized into nine sections, CEV D–1 through CEV D–9, dealing respectively with the Soviet Union (D–1), atomic energy matters (D–2), China and Korea (D–3), Southeast and South Asia (D–4), Europe (D–5 and D–6), the Middle East (D–7), Latin America (D–8), and economic questions (D–9). Collections of these papers, none of which is printed, are in Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 339, and in CFM files, lot M 88, box 169.

In addition to these records, lot 60 D 627, CFs 336–339, and lot M 88, box 169 contain copies of the correspondence preliminary to the visit, records of the meetings between Eisenhower and Churchill and their advisers, administrative memoranda (CEV MEMOs) and schedules for individual sessions, agreed minutes of the meetings, memoranda of conversations with members of the Washington diplomatic community who sought information on the course of the meetings, and draft communiqués.

The documentation that follows presents records for the meetings and the texts of all the agreed minutes resulting therefrom.