286. Editorial Note

287. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2055. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 4:02 p.m.

288. British Minutes of Meetings of Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, Foreign Office, London, September 20, 1955, 10:45 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Source: Department fo State,NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Minutes of London Talks held Sept. 20 and 21, 1955. Top Secret.

289. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2055. Top Secret; Alpha. Drafted by Hoover and Allen, and approved and signed by Hoover.

290. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2155. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 1:53 p.m. Passed to the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Repeated priority to London for Russell. (Ibid.)

291. British Minutes of a Meeting of Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, Foreign Office, London, September 21, 1955, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State,NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Minutes of London Talks held Sept. 20 and 21, 1955. Top Secret.

292. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–2155. Confidential; Priority. Received at 3:58 p.m. Repeated priority to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Amman, London, and Paris; passed to USUN.

293. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2155. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:11 p.m. Repeated to London.

294. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2155. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 11:50 a.m., September 22. Repeated priority to London, Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Beirut, and Baghdad.

295. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.84A/9–2155. Confidential; Priority. Received at 2:28 p.m., September 22. Repeated priority to Paris, London, and Rome.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/9–2255. Confidential. Received at 4:13 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, Damascus, Tel Aviv, Amman, Baghdad, Jidda, Jerusalem, Paris, and Rome.

297. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2255. Secret; Priority. Received at 5:04 p.m.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 645W.74322/9–2255. Confidential. Received at 9:05 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Addis Ababa, and Khartoum.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2255. Top Secret;Niact; Alpha. Received at 9:07 p.m. Repeated niact to Cairo.

300. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the British Representative at the United Nations (Dixon), New York, September 23, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Memoranda of Conversation. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.

301. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2355. Secret. Armstrong circulated copies of this memorandum to Hoover,Merchant,Allen, and Bowie. The source text bears a notation that Dulles saw this memorandum.

302. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2355. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Received at 4:18 p.m. Repeated priority to London.

303. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, September 23, 1955, 6 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers,White House. Telephone conversations. Transcribed by Bernau. According to Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book,Dulles had returned to Washington from New York earlier that afternoon. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)

304. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant), Washington, September 23, 1955, 6:23 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.

305. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence (Dulles), Washington, September 24, 1955, 9:02 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.

306. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2555. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 4:01 p.m.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.84A/9–2155. Confidential. Drafted by Wilkins, cleared in substance with Tyler, and approved by Wilkins who signed for Hoover. Also sent to Paris and repeated to Tel Aviv.

308. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/9–2655. Confidential. Received at 8:34 p.m. Also sent to Baghdad and repeated to London, Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, Jidda, and Paris.

309. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–2655. Confidential;Niact. Received at 9:50 p.m., September 16. Repeated niact to Cairo and Tel Aviv and priority to London, Paris,USUN, and Amman. Both the date and the time of receipt are evidently in error. See footnote 3 below.

310. Memorandum of a Conversation, New York, September 26, 1955, 9:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627,CF 555. Top Secret. Dated September 30. A note on the source text states that it is not a verbatim report but a paraphrase from notes. The drafter is not indicated.

311. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2755. Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Barnes who signed for Hoover.

312. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2755. Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Barnes who signed for Hoover.

313. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.56/9–2755. Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Barnes, who signed for Hoover.

314. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2755. Top Secret;Niact; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 6:39 p.m. Repeated by the Department at 11 p.m. to Cairo for action. Repeated on October 2 to Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, Amman, Tripoli, Tel Aviv, Ankara, Karachi, Moscow, Paris, and London. (Ibid., 684A.86/10–255) A copy of the telegram on USUN stationery, filed with the source text, indicates that it was drafted by Russell, cleared with Dulles, and approved by Russell, who initialed for Dulles.

315. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–2755. Top Secret;Niact; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 6:54 p.m. Repeated by the Department at 11 p.m. to Cairo for action. Repeated on October 2 to Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, Amman, Tripoli, Tel Aviv, Ankara, Karachi, Moscow, Paris, and London. A copy of the telegram on USUN stationery, filed with the source text, indicates that it was drafted and approved by Russell, who initialed for Dulles. (Ibid., 684A.86/10–255)