U.S. Interest in Funding the Aswan High Dam, November 17–December 31, 1955


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1055. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Drafted by Burdett and Russell, approved by the Secretary and Russell, who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Tel Aviv and London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1055. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Drafted by Russell, approved by the Secretary, and approved for transmission by Russell, who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Tel Aviv and London.


448. Letter From Foreign Minister Sharett to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684a.86/12–1255. Confidential.


449. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/12–1255. Secret. Drafted by Dulles.


450. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 12, 1955

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627,CF 640. Secret. Drafted by Hoover. A note attached to the source text reads: “Mr.H[oover] wants Sec to read before he sees Macmillan.”


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/12–1255. Secret. Received at 5:19 p.m. Repeated to London and Paris.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.84A/12–1255. Secret; Priority. Received at 4:30 p.m., December 13. Repeated to Cairo, Damascus, Beirut, London, and Paris.


454. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 13, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–1455. Top Secret; Alpha. Drafted by Burgess on December 14. The Department transmitted a circular telegram to Tel Aviv, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, and Paris which summarized this conversation. (Circular telegram 386;ibid., 784A.56/11–1355)


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.84A/12–1355. Secret; Priority. Received at 7:53 p.m., December 14. Repeated to London, Paris, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Tel Aviv, and USUN.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/12–1455. Confidential. Received at 12:04 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, Tel Aviv, and Amman.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 645W.74322/12–1455. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Rountree, who signed for Hoover. Also sent to Cairo.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/12–1555. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted and signed by Hoover. Sent Eyes Only for Ambassadors in Cairo and London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/12–1555. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted and signed by Hoover.


460. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1555. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:09 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Cairo, Baghdad, London, Paris, Jidda, Ankara, Jerusalem, Tripoli, and Moscow.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/12–1655. Confidential. Drafted and approved by Rountree, who signed for Hoover. Repeated to London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/12–1655. Secret; Priority. Received at 12:28 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, and Cairo on December 17.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.56/12–1755. Secret. Drafted by Russell and Reinstein. Received at 2:14 a.m. Repeated to London, Cairo, and Tel Aviv.


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

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627,CF 638. Top Secret. Drafted by Russell and repeated to London, Cairo, and Tel Aviv. Received at 4:27 a.m.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2155. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:24 a.m., December 22. Repeated to London and Cairo.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2255. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 5:22 a.m., December 23.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.84A/12–2355. Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 10:08 a.m. Repeated to London, Paris, Damascus, and Cairo.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/12–2155. Secret. Drafted by Wilkins and approved by Allen, who signed for Dulles. Also sent to London and Rome.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2455. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:09 a.m., December 25. Repeated to Cairo and London.


470. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Russell) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State,S/SNEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Alpha Volume 16. Top Secret; Alpha. According to a notation on the source text,Robert Anderson was furnished a copy of this memorandum.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/12–2955. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Russell, who signed for Dulles.


472. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary Dulles’ Residence, Washington, December 30, 1955, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State,S/SNEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Alpha Volume 16. Top Secret; Alpha. Drafted by Russell on December 31.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/12–3055. Confidential. Received at 8:53 a.m., December 31. Repeated to Amman, Cairo, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.