The Question of Jordanian Adherence to the Baghdad Pact; United States Concern Over the Stability of Jordan; the Aftermath of Sir Gerald Templer’s Mission to Jordan; the Dismissal of General Glubb; Termination of the Anglo-Jordanian Treaty; the Crisis of April 1957; the Extension of U.s. Military and Economic Assistance to Jordan 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. IX, Part 1, pp. 875 ff.


1. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/2–;755. Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Baghdad, Jidda, Beirut, Damascus, Tel Aviv, Ankara, London, and Tripoli.


2. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.8587/2–;1855. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Beirut, London, Ankara, and Jidda.


3. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 682.87/3–1655. Confidential. Repeated to Damascus, Cairo, Baghdad, Beirut, Karachi, London, Ankara, Jidda, Paris, and Tripoli.


5. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/10–2255. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, Paris, Tel Aviv, Karachi, Moscow, Rome, Tehran, and Tripoli.


8. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/12–1855. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, and Tel Aviv; passed to the Department of the Army.


9. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.10/12–2755. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Damascus and London.


10. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.10/12–2755. Secret. Drafted by Bergus; cleared by George V. Allen; repeated to London, Cairo, Damascus, and Jidda.


11. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/1–556. Secret. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, and Tel Aviv.


12. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen), Washington, January 8, 1956, 12: 50 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Mildred Asbjornson.


13. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/1–1056. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, Paris, Rome for RLG, and Tel Aviv; passed to the Department of the Army.


14. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/1–1056. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Amman, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, and Cairo.


16. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, January 30, 1956, 2:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 648. Secret. Drafted on February 7; no other drafting information is on the source text. The conversation concluded at 4 p.m. and took place during Eden’s visit to Washington, January 30–February 3.


17. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/1–2656. Confidential. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Ankara, Tehran, and Tel Aviv.


19. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 741.551/3–256. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Tel Aviv, Ankara, Jerusalem, Jidda, Karachi, Tehran, and Tripoli; passed to the Department of the Army.


20. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 741.551/3–556. Top Secret; Niact.


21. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Acting Secretary of State and the Jordanian Ambassador (Rifa’i), Department of State, Washington, March 6, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 741.551/3–656. Confidential. Drafted by Burdett.


22. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 641.85/3–956. Secret. Drafted by Bergus; approved by Rountree who signed for Hoover. Sent also to London; repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, Paris, and Tel Aviv; and pouched to Karachi and Jerusalem.


23. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/3–1656. Confidential. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Ankara, Jerusalem, Jidda, Paris, Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Tripoli; passed to the Department of the Army.


24. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Wilkins) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/3–2856. Top Secret. Drafted by Wilkins. Also addressed to Rountree.


25. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/3–3056. Secret. Repeated to London, Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, Beirut, Ankara, Jidda, Tripoli, Tel Aviv, Paris, Karachi, and Jerusalem.


26. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Omega—Meetings of MEPPG (agenda, memos of conv., etc.) 4/9/56 to 6/30/56. Secret. According to a covering memorandum by Kirk in S/S, April 19, this paper was drafted by Bergus and Blackiston and approved by Wilkins.


27. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.56/4–2756. Secret. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Allen who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Baghdad and pouched to London.


28. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/5–1256. Secret. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Baghdad and London.


29. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/5–1256. Secret. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London and Amman.


30. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/5–1356. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bergus and Wilkins and approved by Rountree. Repeated to Amman and London.