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
151. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–1856. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution.
152. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–2456. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
153. Memorandum for the Record by Rear Admiral Truman J. Hedding, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Source: Naval Historical Center, Radford Papers, Memos for the Record. Top Secret.
154. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/3–156. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution.
155. Copy of a Telegram From the Indian Ambassador in China (Raghavan) to Indian Prime Minister Nehru
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, Nehru’s Correspondence with Eisenhower/Dulles. A copy of this telegram was handed by Nehru to Dulles in New Delhi on March 10 during the Secretary’s visit to India following the SEATO meetings in Karachi, March 6–8.
157. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/3–856. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated for information to Karachi for the Secretary and Robertson.
158. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, March 16, 1956, 4:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Meyer on March 18.
159. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, March 16, 1956, 9:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 62 D 181. Secret. Drafted by Meyer on March 18.
160. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, March 16, 1956, 11 p.m.
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 66 D 487, China. Secret. Drafted by Meyer on March 18.
161. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/3–1756. Secret; Priority.
162. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant (Adams) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.95/3–1956. Personal and Confidential. Hoover conveyed a copy of this memorandum to the Secretary under a covering memorandum on March 21. (Ibid.)
163. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/3–2256. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
164. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/3–2956. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
166. Letter From the Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Yeh) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.00/4–956.
167. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/4–956. Confidential; Limit Distribution.
168. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. Special National Intelligence Estimates (SNIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems on an immediate or crisis basis. The procedures involved in the production and distribution of SNIEs were those that applied to NIEs.
169. Letter From President Chiang Kai-shek to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, Chiang Kai-shek Correspondence. Personal and Confidential. The letter was translated in the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of China. The original letter and translated copy were transmitted to the Department as enclosures to despatch 596 from Taipei, April 23. (Ibid., Central Files, 793.11/4–2356)
170. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, April 16, 1956
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 66 D 487, China. Confidential. Drafted by Rankin.
171. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/4–1956. Confidential; Limit Distribution.
172. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/4–2656. Confidential; Priority. Transmitted without a signature.
173. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56393/5–456. Top Secret. Sent to the Department with an instruction to pass to FEAF for information.
174. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–1156. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
175. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–1556. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Phleger, approved by Robertson, cleared by Clough and Sebald and in draft by Dulles.
176. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–1756. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
177. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Chiang Kai-shek
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Series. Transmitted to the Embassy in Taipei for delivery to President Chiang Kai-shek in telegram 693, May 18. Drafting information on the file copy of the telegram indicates that it was drafted by Eugene McAuliffe, Chief of the Reports and Operations Staff of the Executive Secretariat, cleared in FE by Robertson, and approved by President Eisenhower. (Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/5–1856)
178. Circular Telegram From the Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.02/5–1756. Confidential. Drafted in CA by Kahmann; approved by Clough; cleared by William C. Burdett, Deputy Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs; and by William M. Rountree, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs. Sent to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Baghdad, Khartoum, and Tripoli. Repeated for information to Paris and London.
179. Memorandum of Discussion at the 285th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 17, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on May 18.
180. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–3156. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.