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
181. 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.
182. Memorandum From the Secretary’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.001/5–3156. Secret.
183. Memorandum of Discussion at the 286th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 31, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on June 1.
184. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–456. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Sent to the Department with an instruction to pass to CINCPAC.
185. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–856. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution.
186. Memorandum for the Files, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs (Jones)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.022/6–1056. Top Secret.
187. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.022/6–1856. Top Secret. Drafted in SEA by Kattenburg and approved by Robertson. Cleared in SEA by Young, in CA by McConaughy, in SPA by Cuthell, and in FE by Jones. Also sent to Taipei, Bangkok, Vientiane, and Manila. Repeated for information to Paris, London, and Hong Kong.
188. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–2156. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
189. Telegram From the Secretary of State to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–2656. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McConaughy, approved by Robertson, and cleared in substance with Phleger.
190. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–2856. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
191. Report by the Interdepartmental Committee on Certain U.S. Aid Programs
Source: Department of State, CA Files: Lot 67 D 579, NSC Reports and Correspondence, 1957. Secret; U.S. Eyes Only. The Prochnow Committee, formally titled the Interdepartmental Committee on Certain U.S. Aid Programs, was established by the NSC on December 8, 1955 to prepare reports on the coordination of military and economic aid programs in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Republic of China, and Korea. The committee was headed by Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Herbert V. Prochnow and consisted of representatives of the Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury, and the Bureau of the Budget, ICA, and CIA. After receiving and approving the assigned country reports, including the report on the Republic of China, which were prepared by interdepartmental drafting groups, the Prochnow Committee submitted a final composite report to the NSC on August 3, 1956. (Ibid., S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5610 Series) This report was discussed by the NSC at its 301st meeting on October 26, and the question of economic and military aid was referred to the Planning Board for further study.
192. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, July 7, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/7–756. Secret. Drafted by Rankin.
193. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, July 8, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2656. Secret. Drafted by Meyer. Meyer sent a copy of this memorandum of conversation as an enclosure to a July 26 letter to David C. Cuthell, Officer in Charge of the Office of Philippine Affairs. The memorandum printed here is attached to that letter, ibid. Meyer noted, in the letter to Cuthell, that he arrived after the conversation had begun and had to rely on the notes taken by Colonel Hu for the first part of the conversation.
194. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/7–1056. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
195. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Department of State, CA Files: Lot 67 D 579, Matador Project, 1956. Top Secret. Drafted by Clough and Comiskey of CA and Pfeiffer of NA.
196. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Gray) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.0022/7–2456. Top Secret.
197. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/7–2656. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
198. Memorandum of a Conversation, Presidential Residence, Yang Ming Shan, Taiwan, August 1, 1956, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HE/9–2557. Secret. Drafted by Colonel Hu. The source text is attached to a covering memorandum from Deputy Under Secretary Murphy to Under Secretary Herter, August 25, 1957. According to an August 24 letter from Ambassador Rankin to Admiral Radford, Colonel Hu took the only notes of the conversation taken at the time and prepared the memorandum of conversation from those notes. (Ibid., Rankin Files: Lot 66 D 84)
199. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 911.6293/8–656. Confidential.
200. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, August 7, 1956, 3:14 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau.
201. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/8–956. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
202. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Hong Kong
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 911.6293/8–2056. Secret; Priority. Drafted by McConaughy, approved by Murphy, cleared by Sebald and Robertson in FE, and by Deputy Assistant Secretary E. Allan Lightner in P. Also sent to Seoul, Moscow, Taipei, and Tokyo with instructions to pass to CINCFE for information. Repeated for information to Geneva for Ambassador Johnson.
203. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/8–2156. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
205. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56393/5–456. Top Secret. Drafted in CA by Douglas N. Forman, cleared in CA by Clough and in FE by Sebald, and approved by Robertson.
206. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussions at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Washington, August 31, 1956, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. A note on the title page reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with any of participants”. Drafted by the Deputy Under Secretary’s Special Assistant, W. Tapley Bennett.
207. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/9–756. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
208. Letter From the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (McConaughy) to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files: Lot 72 D 415, Geneva—Correspondence Re US–PRC, 1955–1956. Secret; Official–Informal.
210. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/9–2256. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.