United States Policy Regarding the Stockpiling of Strategic Resources and Commodity Agreements1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. I, Part 2, pp. 817 ff.


225. Letter From the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization (Flemming) to Senator Robert S. Kerr

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/6–2156.


226. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/2756. Secret.


228. Letter From the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization (Flemming) to the Secretary of the Interior (Seaton)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.2553/7–3156. Secret.


230. Memorandum From the Chief of the International Resources Division (Nichols) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Prochnow)

Source: Department of State, ECFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282 A, Export of Ferrous Scrap and Semi-Finished Steel—CFEP 532. Confidential. Drafted by William H. Bray.


231. Letter From the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization (Flemming) to the Oil Importing Companies

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.2553/10–1756. The letter had been revised and finally approved by officials in the Fuels Division of the Office of International Trade and Resources in the Bureau of Economic Affairs and by members of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Energy Supplies and Resources Policy.


232. Memorandum of Discussion at the 303d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 8, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on November 9.


233. Memorandum of Discussion at the 304th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 15, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on November 16.


235. Letter From Acting Secretary of State Hoover to the British Ambassador (Caccia)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.04/11–1056. Secret. Drafted by Moline on November 13.


236. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.2553/11–2156. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Moline and approved by Kalijarvi. Repeated to London.


237. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 28, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2856. Confidential. Drafted by Elbrick and initialed by Hoover.


239. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.04/11–3056. Official Use Only. Drafted by Moline and approved by Robert Murphy. Sent to Ankara, Athens, Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Reykjavik, Rome, Vienna, Oslo, Stockholm, The Hague, Lisbon, and USUN.


240. Memorandum From the Officer in Charge of Economic Organization Affairs (Moline) to the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State (Sohm)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/1–757. Confidential.


241. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) and the British Ambassador (Caccia), Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1957

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Elbrick.


242. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 25, 1957

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Moline and initialed by Hoover.


246. Special Staff Note for the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Prepared by Albert P. Toner, Assistant to the White House Staff Secretary. The White House Staff Research Group relayed information received from the agencies or departments.


247. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Kalijarvi) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 100.4/4–857. Confidential. Drafted by Beckner and Rutherford on April 5.


248. Memorandum for the Files, by M. Robert Rutherford of the Fuels Division, Office of International Trade and Resources

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 100.4/4–2557. Confidential; Limited Distribution. This memorandum and Document 251 were sent to Murphy under cover of a memorandum from Kalijarvi dated April 25. Kalijarvi noted that since the Advisory Committee did not maintain official minutes of its proceedings, the attached Memorandum for the files, which was prepared at Murphy’s request, should be considered as unofficial and for Departmental use only. (Department of State, Central Files, 100.4/4–2557)


249. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Kalijarvi) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/4–2057. Confidential. Drafted by Willis C. Armstrong, Albert E. Pappano, and Rutherford. Sent through Dillon.


250. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization (Gray) to the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Areeda Papers, National Security Council: Oil. Drafted by CH. Kendall.


251. Memorandum for the Files, by M. Robert Rutherford of the Fuels Division, Office of International Trade and Resources

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 100.4/4–2557. Confidential; Limited Distribution. See footnote 1, Document 248.


253. Memorandum From the President to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization (Gray)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Areeda Papers, National Security Council: Oil. No drafting information is given on the source text.