Office of the Historian

Final Discussions Among the Delegations of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, at Paris and Geneva, July 8–17, 1955

158. Telegram From the Delegation at the Paris Working Group to the Department of State

Paris, July 9, 1955—midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–955. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Wolf and cleared by Beam. Repeated to London and Bonn. In accordance with the instructions of their Foreign Ministers, delegations from the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, headed respectively by Beam, Harrison, and Crouy-Chanel, met at Paris July 8–14 to consider the substance of questions which might be raised at the Geneva Conference. They were assisted by Blankenhorn and Grewe on questions affecting Germany.

159. Telegram From the Delegation at the Paris Working Group to the Department of State

Paris, July 9, 1955—midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–955. Secret.

160. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the Paris Working Group

Washington, July 9, 1955—3:08 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–955. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Galloway and signed for the Secretary of State by MacArthur.

161. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation at the Paris Working Group

Washington, July 10, 1955—3:54 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–955. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Palmer, cleared with MacArthur, and signed for the Secretary of State by Merchant.

162. Telegram From the Delegation at the Paris Working Group to the Department of State

Paris, July 11, 1955—11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1155. Secret; Priority.

163. Telegram From the Delegation at the Paris Working Group to the Department of State

Washington, July 12, 1955—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1255. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Beam and Wolf.

164. Telegram From the Delegation at the Tripartite Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, July 15, 1955—11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 530. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Beam. Repeated to London.

165. Telegram From the Delegation at the Tripartite Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, July 15, 1955—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1555. Secret. Drafted by MacArthur. Repeated to Bonn.

166. Telegram From the Delegation at the Tripartite Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, July 15, 1955—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 530. Top Secret. Drafted by Beam and cleared with Merchant and MacArthur.

167. Report of the Paris Working Group

Paris, July 15, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 494. Secret.

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

Paris, July 15, 1955—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 529. Top Secret; Niact.

169. Telegram From the Delegation at the Tripartite Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, July 16, 1955—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1655. Secret. Drafted by Dillon.

170. Letter From President Eisenhower to Sir Winston Churchill

Washington, July 15, 1955.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.

171. Memorandum by the Special Assistant to the President (Stassen)

Paris, July 15, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 515. Secret. A handwritten notation on the source text indicates that Secretary Dulles saw it.

172. Memorandum of a Conversation, Quai d’Orsay, Paris, July 16, 1955, 9:15 a.m.

Paris, July 16, 1955, 9:15 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 494. Confidential.

174. Memorandum of a Meeting With the President, President’s Villa, Geneva, July 16, 1955, 8:30 p.m.

Geneva, July 16, 1955, 8:30 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office, Geneva—Notes and Observations. Drafted by Goodpaster on July 22. This conversation is also described briefly in Mandate for Change, p. 512; Merchant, Recollections, p. 20; and in John Eisenhower’s diary. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File)

175. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State

Geneva, July 18, 1955—1:05 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 524. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Cleared in draft with Merchant and MacArthur. Repeated to London and Paris.

176. Memorandum of the Conversation at the Tripartite Luncheon, President’s Villa, Geneva, July 17, 1955, 1 p.m.

Geneva, July 17, 1955, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1755. Secret. A notation on the source text reads: “Informal record dictated by Colonel Walters—not reviewed or cleared.”

177. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary’s Villa, Geneva, July 17, 1955, 2:30 p.m.

Geneva, July 17, 1955, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1755. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen. A nearly verbatim summary of this memorandum was transmitted to Washington in Secto 27 from Geneva, July 17. (Ibid.)

178. Memorandum of Conversations, President’s Villa, Geneva, July 17, 1955, 4:30 p.m.

Geneva, July 17, 1955, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1755. Top Secret. Drafted by Dulles. The U.S. Delegation reported briefly on these meetings in Secto 32 from Geneva, July 18. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 524)

179. Memorandum of a Conversation, President’s Villa, Geneva, July 17, 1955, 5:30 p.m.

Geneva, July 17, 1955, 5:30 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File. Drafted by Walters.