U.S. Interest in the Baghdad Pact, U.S. Response to the Egyptian-Syrian-Saudi Pact, NSC 5428 Series, Development of the Eisenhower Doctrine, and Regional Petroleum Policies1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. IX, Part 1, pp. 1 ff
241. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–1457. Top Secret.
242. Memorandum for the File by Eli Stevens of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/5–1457. Top Secret.
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/6–157. Secret.
244. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/6–457. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to the Department of State as telegram 6678, which is the source text.
245. Briefing Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/6–3057. Confidential. Drafted by John F. Shaw of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs.
246. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/6–557. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Karachi for Henderson.
247. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.41/6–2057. Secret. Sent through the Executive Secretariat and Rountree.
249. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussions at the Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Washington, June 27, 1957, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret.
250. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/6–2857. Confidential. Repeated to Jidda.
251. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Prime Minister Suhrawardy, Department of State, Washington, July 10, 1957, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Prepared in the Office of the Secretary of State.
252. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/7–1057. Confidential. Drafted by Shaw and approved by Dillon who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Paris and The Hague and repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, and Tehran.
253. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 12, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/7–1257. Secret. Drafted by Howison and Withers.
254. Memorandum From the Department of State Representative on the NSC Planning Board (Bowie) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Cutler)
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Middle East Petroleum Pipeline System, Construction of; NSC 5722. Secret. This memorandum and the attached background paper were circulated to the NSC Planning Board on August 5 under cover of a memorandum from Marion W. Boggs. After Planning Board discussion of the subject and preparation by appropriate agencies of any additional studies desired by the Planning Board, the Department of State was to prepare a draft statement of policy as the basis for a report to the NSC.
257. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of the Interior
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Middle East Petroleum Pipeline System, Construction of; NSC 5722. Secret. Circulated under cover of an August 26 memorandum from Boggs to the NSC Planning Board for use in connection with its discussion of this subject on August 30. (Ibid.)
258. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, August 26, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/8–2657. Secret. Drafted by Rountree.
259. Memorandum From William Leonhart of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Kalijarvi)
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Middle East Petroleum Pipeline System, Construction of; NSC 5722. Secret.
260. Memorandum From the Director of the National Security Council Secretariat (Boggs) to the National Security Council Planning Board
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, NSC 5801 File. Top Secret.
261. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 680.00/9–657. Confidential. Drafted by John Dorman, Deputy Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs.
262. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 25, 1957, 11:59 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.00/9–2557. Confidential. Drafted by Torbert. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) Italian Foreign Minister Pella was in the United States as head of the Italian Delegation to the 12th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
263. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 25, 1957, 3:35 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 887.2553/9–2557. Secret. Drafted by Newsom. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) See also infra.
264. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 25, 1957, 3:35 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.00/9–2557. Secret. Drafted by Newsom. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) See also supra.
265. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Middle East Petroleum Pipeline System, Construction of; NSC 5722. Secret. Not printed are an annex and accompanying table that set forth the probable shortfall in petroleum supplies to the Eastern Hemisphere west of Suez in 1965 under certain assumptions involving the closure of all or part of Middle East transit facilities in an emergency short of general war.
266. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR-NIE Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and The Joint Staff.” It was concurred in by the Intelligence Advisory Committee on October 8.
Two tables, entitled “Importance of Middle East Oil in the Supply of Free World Petroleum Requirements” and “Production and Disposition of Middle East Oil, 1956, 1960, 1965,” are not printed. The source text indicates they were taken from “Studies of the Petroleum Sub-Committee of the Economic Intelligence Committee.”
267. Memorandum From the Director of the National Security Council Secretariat (Boggs) to the National Security Council Planning Board
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, NSC 5801 File. Top Secret.
268. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Middle East Petroleum Pipeline System, Construction of; NSC 5722. Secret. Drafted by Shaw and concurred in by Murphy, Jones, Mann, Dillon, and Raymond.
269. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover), Department of State, Washington, October 21, 1957, 11:15 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Memoranda of Conversation. Confidential; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.
270. Staff Study Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, NSC 5801 File. Top Secret. A memorandum from Boggs to the National Security Council Planning Board transmitting the Staff Study for discussion at the Planning Board’s meeting of November 5 and a table of contents are not printed.