July 19, 1955
192. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1955. Secret; Niact.
193. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1955. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris for Perkins, Moscow, and Bonn. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record, USDEL/Verb/M–1, July 19, and the record of decisions, CF/DOC/RD/3, July 20, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 509. The meeting began at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 12:20 p.m. For Merchant’s account, which is in substantial agreement with this record, see Recollections, pp. 33–34.
194. Telegram From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Anderson) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford) to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File. Secret.
195. Memorandum of a Conversation, Geneva, July 19, 1955, 1 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 516. Top Secret. Drafted by Bohlen.
197. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2055. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Wolf and cleared by MacArthur. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record, USDEL/Verb/3, July 19, and the record of decisions, CF/DOC/RD/4/Corr. 1, July 21, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 510. For three other similar accounts, see Merchant, Recollections, p. 35; Full Circle, pp. 331–332; or John Eisenhower’s Diary, pp. 19–20 (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File).
198. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Molotov, Palais des Nations, Geneva, July 19, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1955. Secret. Drafted by Dulles. This conversation took place following the Third Plenary Session.