Efforts of the United States to Strengthen the Alliance through increased economic and political cooperation at the biannual meetings of the Foreign Ministers of the North Atlantic Council, May 1955–May 1957; meeting of the Heads of Government at the North Atlantic Council session in Paris, December 16–19, 1957


1. Memorandum of Discussion at the 245th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, April 21, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by S. Everett Gleason on April 22.


3. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–955. Secret. Concurred in by Merchant. Repeated to the other NATO capitals, Wiesbaden, and Heidelberg.


4. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–1055. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by MacArthur and approved by Merchant. Repeated to the other NATO capitals for the Ambassador only.


5. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–1055. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by MacArthur, concurred in by Merchant, and approved by Dulles. Repeated to the other NATO capitals for the Ambassador only.


6. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–1155. Secret; Routine. Drafted by Palmer and MacArthur and approved by MacArthur. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.


7. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–1155. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals.


8. Message From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DullesHerter Series. Top Secret; Priority; No Distribution. Transmitted to Washington in Dulte 25, May 10, at 9 p.m. A handwritten notation on this telegram, initialed by Goodpaster, states it was seen by the President on May 11.


9. Memorandum of Discussion at the 262d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 20, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on October 21.


11. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1655. Secret. Drafted and approved by Nolting.


12. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1655. Secret. Approved by Nolting and repeated to the other NATO capitals.


13. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1755. Secret. Drafted by Bowie. Repeated to the other NATO capitals. Transmitted in two sections, Secto 24 and Topol 721 (which also begins with Bech’s statement).


14. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1755. Secret. Repeated to the other NATO capitals. Transmitted in two sections.


15. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1755. Secret. Approved by Reinstein; repeated to Bonn, London, and Heidelberg.


16. Message From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–1655. Secret; Niact. Transmitted to Washington in Dulte 4, December 16, at 10 p.m. A copy was sent to the White House on December 17 where it was retransmitted to the President at Gettysburg that day as CAP REF NBR 535. This document, which bears Eisenhower’s initials, is in the Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DullesHerter Series.


17. 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.


19. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–456. Top Secret. Drafted by Rountree. Repeated to London.


20. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–556. Secret. Drafted by Timmons. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to the other NATO capitals.


21. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–556. Secret. Approved by Timmons and repeated to the other NATO capitals.


22. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–556. Secret. Approved by Timmons. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to the other NATO capitals.


23. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–556. Secret.


24. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–556. Secret. Approved by Timmons. Repeated to all other NATO capitals.


25. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–656. Secret. Repeated to all other NATO capitals.


26. Telegram From the United States Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/5–656. Secret. Approved by Timmons and repeated to all other NATO capitals.


27. Message From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/5–556. Secret; Niact. Transmitted to Washington in Dulte 10, May 5, at 10 p.m. A copy was sent the same day to the White House where it was retransmitted to the President at Gettysburg as CAP REF NBR 556. Copies of these documents are in Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DullesHerter Series.


28. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/5–556. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Goodpaster and approved personally by Hoover. A copy was sent to the President at Gettysburg on May 6.


29. Message From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/5–656. Secret; Priority. Transmitted to Washington in Dulte 11, May 6, at 3 a.m. A handwritten notation on the source text indicates it was delivered to the White House at 9:30 a.m. on May 6.


30. Memorandum of Discussion at the 284th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 10, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on May 11.