Increased U.S. Military Aid to Iran and the Iranian Role in Middle East Defense, U.S. Economic Aid and Loans to Iran, Iran’s Adherence to the Baghdad Pact, and Participation of American and Foreign Oil Companies in Iran’s Oil Development1
1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Iran, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume X.
346. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/2–256. Secret. Drafted by Hannah, cleared by Kitchen and Baxter, and approved by Rountree.
347. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Gray) to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/2–756. Top Secret.
348. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/2–856. Confidential. Drafted by Kitchen and Rountree, cleared by Baxter, and approved by Rountree.
349. Memorandum of Discussion at the 276th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 9, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 10.
350. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Deputy Director for Operations, International Cooperation Administration (FitzGerald)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.00/2–956. Confidential. Drafted by Rountree and cleared by U/MSA and E.
351. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/2–656. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hannah; cleared by Kitchen and NEA/UN, NEA/L, NEA, and EE; and approved by Allen. Repeated to Moscow and London.
352. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Secetary of State Dulles, Governor-General’s Residence, Karachi, March 9, 1956, 9–10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/3–956. Secret. According to a covering note by Macomber, March 9, the Secretary dictated this memorandum, and a note on the source text indicates that the Secretary later approved it. A copy of this memorandum was distributed in the Department of State as USDel/MC/11, March 9. (Ibid., Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199) A summary of this conversation was sent to Washington in Secto 37 from New Delhi, March 9. (Ibid., Central Files, 110.11–DU/3–956)
353. Summary Paper Prepared by the Officer in Charge of Iranian Affairs (Hannah)
Source: Department of State, GTI Files: Lot 59 D 654, Iran Budgetary Aid 1955–56. Secret.
354. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.10/3–1556. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Hannah; cleared by GTI, E, U/MSA, and ICA; and approved by Hoover.
355. Letter From Howard D. Page, Director of Standard Oil Company, New Jersey, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.2553/5–156.
356. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs (Kitchen) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)
Source: Department of State, GTI Files: Lot 59 D 654, Iran 1956 Memoranda. Secret. Drafted by Hannah.
357. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, GTI Files: Lot 59 D 654, Iran, Military Aid 1956. Secret. Drafted by Hannah.
358. Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Certain U.S. Aid Programs
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 700.5–MSP/7–356. Secret; U.S. Eyes Only. According to a cover sheet attached to a copy of this report ibid., OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Iran, it was submitted to the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, and Defense and to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration. The report was the work of the Prochnow Committee, formally titled the Interdepartmental Committee on Certain U.S. Aid Programs, which was established by the NSC on December 8, 1955, to prepare reports on the coordination of military and economic aid programs in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Republic of China, and Korea. The committee was headed by Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Herbert V. Prochnow and consisted of representatives of the Departments of Defense and the Treasury, the Bureau of the Budget, ICA, and CIA. For documentation on the establishment of the committee, see volume x. The Prochnow Committee submitted a final composite report to the NSC on August 3. (Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5610 Series) This combined report was discussed by the NSC at its 301st meeting on October 26, 1956; see vol. x, p. 124.
359. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Iran 1956. Top Secret. Drafted by Hannah and cleared by Baxter.
360. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.88/7–2456. Secret. Drafted by Hannah on July 23 and cleared by Baxter and Crawford.
361. Preliminary Notes on the Operations Coordinating Board Meeting, Washington, July 26, 1956
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430. Secret. Drafted by Arthur L. Richards.
362. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/8–956. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Cairo, and Paris.
363. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Iranian Ambassador (Amini) and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover), Department of State, Washington, August 13, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/8–1356. Secret. Drafted by Rountree and approved by Hoover.
364. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.2553/9–1156. Confidential.
365. 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, Iran, U.S. Policy Towards (NSC 5504). Top Secret. Drafted by Hannah. Rountree was appointed Assistant Secretary of State on July 26 and entered duty on August 30.
366. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.10/10–456. Secret. Drafted by Smith and Jones and cleared with U/MSA, E, and ICA.
367. Memorandum of Discussion at the 299th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 4, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on October 4.
368. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.2553/11–256. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Jones and cleared by OFD, Treasury, Export–Import Bank, E, and ICA.
369. Letter From the Director of the Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs (Jones) to the Ambassador in Iran (Chapin)
Source: Department of State, GTI Files: Lot 59 D 654, Eximbank–IBRD. Secret; Official-Informal.
370. Letter From Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Series.
371. Memorandum From the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/11–2356. Confidential.
372. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5610 Series. Top Secret. Transmitted to the NSC under a December 5 memorandum from Gleason.
373. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/12–756. Confidential. Drafted by Hannah and Jones and cleared by G, U/MSA, E, and S/P. A memorandum from Rountree to Dulles, December 1, recommending that this letter be sent to Hollister is Ibid., GTI Files: Lot 59 D 654, Iran 1956 Memoranda.
374. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 64 D 206, King Saud/Eisenhower. Drafted by Hannah.
375. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, January 3, 1957, 10:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.14/1–357. Confidential. Drafted by Smith.