Office of the Historian

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 Jordan1

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

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

Washington, May 18, 1957—1:37 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/5–1157. Secret. Drafted by Newsom and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Amman, Jidda, and London.

92. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 7, 1957.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/6–757. Secret. Drafted by Bergus between May 29 and June 1 and sent through Murphy and S/S. Herter initialed the memorandum.

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

Washington, June 7, 1957—9:38 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/6–357. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Rountree who signed for Herter. Repeated priority to Baghdad, Jidda, and London.

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

Baghdad, June 10, 1957—11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.0086/6–1057. Secret; Priority.

95. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs’ Special Assistant (Burdett) to the Assistant Secretary (Rountree)

Washington, June 12, 1957.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/6–1257. Secret. Drafted by John Shaw.

97. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 19, 1957.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/6–1957. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on June 18 and transmitted through S/S.

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

Washington, June 24, 1957—7:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/6–2457. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bergus and Parker and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Paris and passed to USCINCEUR and DEFREPNAMA.

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

Amman, June 25, 1957—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.10/6–2557. Secret. Repeated to London.

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

Washington, July 31, 1957—7:07 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.10/7–3157. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rockwell and Shaw and approved by Berry who signed for Herter. Repeated to Amman and pouched to Baghdad, Jidda, Cairo, and Damascus.

103. Letter From the President to the Secretary of State

Washington, August 7, 1957.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Memos. Personal.

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

Amman, August 12, 1957—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–1257. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem.

105. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, August 24, 1957—6:02 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.56/8–2457. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rockwell; cleared with OSD; and approved and signed by Dulles. Also sent to Amman and repeated to Istanbul and to Paris for USCINCEUR and DEFREPNAMA.

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

London, November 12, 1957—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/11–1257. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Amman.

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

Amman, November 13, 1957—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/11–1357. Top Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Repeated to London.

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

Washington, November 15, 1957—4:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.85/11–1557. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Compton and Parker and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Amman and London.

109. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, November 16, 1957—2:57 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/11–1657. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dorman and approved and signed by Dulles.

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

Washington, November 20, 1957—9:06 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/11–1657. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell and Bergus and approved by Berry who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London.

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

Amman, November 25, 1957—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.85/11–2257. Secret; Priority.

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

Washington, November 28, 1957—12:36 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.85/11–2557. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles.