The Ambassadorial talks at Geneva between representatives of the United States and the People’s Republic of China; negotiation of the Agreed Announcement of September 10, 1955, on the repatriation of Chinese and American civilians; discussions at Geneva concerning a possible mutual declaration of renunciation of force; the Republic of China’s concern at the course of the Geneva talks; U.S. policy concerning possible travel by Americans to the People’s Republic of China; the decision to base Matador missiles on Taiwan; the Taipei riot of May 1957; Secretary Dulles’ statement of June 1957 on U.S. policy toward China; the end of the Ambassadorial talks at Geneva
121. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–955. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted in CA; cleared in draft by Dulles, Phleger, and Sebald; cleared by McConaughy; and approved for transmission by Robertson.
122. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–1555. Confidential; Niact; Limited Distribution. Repeated for information to Paris for the Secretary. Dulles was in Paris for a ministerial-level meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
123. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central files, 611.93/12–2055. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Clough and Phleger, cleared in draft by Secretary Dulles and McConaughy, and approved by Robertson.
124. Memorandum of Discussion at the 271st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, December 22, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on December 23.
125. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.12–2255. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution.
126. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet states that NIE 13–56 superseded NIE’s 58, 13–54, and 10–7–54. For texts of NIE 58, “Relations Between the Chinese Communist Regime and the USSR: Their Present Character and Probable Future Courses”, September 10, 1952; NIE 13–54, “Communist China’s Power Potential Through 1957”, June 3, 1954; and NIE 10–7–54, “Communist Courses of Action in Asia Through 1957”, November 23, 1954, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xiv, Part 1, pp. 97, 445, and 930, respectively.
127. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–956. Secret. Also sent to Hong Kong and to Geneva for Johnson.
128. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–956. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Clough and Phleger (the latter did not initial), cleared in draft by Secretary Dulles and Sebald, and approved by McConaughy. McConaughy’s letter No. 29 to Johnson, January 16, states:
“We met with the Secretary last Monday, the 9th for about 45 minutes. He personally approved your instructions after making slight changes. I believe you will be interested in knowing that he continues to follow the talks closely notwithstanding the ever-mounting pressures on him. He gave no indication at the last meeting that he felt any change of tack on our part was needed. So there is no reason to expect any new departure in your guidance in the absence of agreement on the renunciation of force item and satisfactory implementation of the agreed announcement, or some other major move by the Chinese Communists.” (Ibid., Geneva Talks Files: Lot 72 D 415, Geneva—Correspondence Re US–PRC, 1955–1956)
129. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1256. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution. Transmitted in five sections.
130. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1356. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution.
131. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1656. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Phleger and Clough; cleared in draft by Secretary Dulles, and cleared by Sebald and McConaughy; and approved for transmission by Robertson.
132. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1956. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution.
133. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1956. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Transmitted without a signature.
135. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–2356. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted in CA; cleared by Secretary Dulles, according to a note in Robertson’s handwriting, and by Phleger and Sebald; and approved for transmission by Robertson.
137. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–2556. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
138. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–2656. Confidential. Transmitted in two parts. Repeated to Hong Kong and Geneva for information.
139. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/1–2656. Secret. Passed to the Department of Defense and to CINCPAC by the Department at the Embassy’s request.
140. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Carney)
Source: JCS Records, 381 Formosa (11–8–48) Sec. 32. Top Secret.
141. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–3056. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Phleger, Clough, and McConaughy; cleared in draft by the Secretary; cleared by Sebald; and approved by Robertson.
142. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 31, 1956, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 648. Secret. Prepared in the Department of State. The source text, dated February 7, bears no indication of the drafter. It and the memorandum infra are among a series of memoranda of conversations which took place during Prime Minister Eden’s visit to Washington, January 31–February 3.
The participants listed below who have not been previously identified include: Herbert V. Prochnow, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; J. Stewart Cottman of the Executive Secretariat; Sir Leslie Rowan, Second Secretary of the Treasury; and apparently Sir John Coulson, British Minister at Washington.
143. Memorandum of a Conversation, The White House, Washington, January 31, 1956, 1 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 648. Secret. Prepared in the Department of State. The source text, dated February 7, bears no indication of the drafter, but a draft indicates that it was drafted by Robertson. (Ibid., ROC Files: Lot 71 D 517, Offshore Islands, 1956) The conversation took place during a luncheon.
144. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, February 1, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 211.9311/2–156. Secret. Drafted by McConaughy. Initialed by Robertson, indicating his approval. A separate memorandum of the same conversation by McConaughy, on the subject “Eden Talks”, is not printed. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 648B)
145. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–456. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
146. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–756. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Phleger; cleared by Secretary Dulles, Robertson, and Sebald; approved for transmission by McConaughy, who initialed for Dulles, Phleger, and Robertson.
148. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–956. Confidential; Niact.
149. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–2656. Secret. Drafted and approved in CA.
150. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–1356. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Phleger and McConaughy; cleared in draft by Secretary Dulles; cleared by Sebald; and approved by Robertson.