Continued U.S. Consideration of Funding the Aswan High Dam and the Anderson Mission, January 1–March 12, 1956


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/1–156. Secret; Priority. Received at 6:37 p.m., January 2. Repeated to London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/1–256. Secret. Received at 7:33 a.m., January 3. Repeated to Paris and London.


3. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and Robert Anderson, Washington, January 3, 1956, 4:32 p.m.

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


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/1–456. Confidential. Received at 10:43 p.m., January 7. Repeated to Jerusalem, Cairo, London, and Damascus.


5. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1956

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


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/1–556. Secret. Received at 3:59 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv, London, and Rome.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/1–556. Secret. Received at 3:53 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv, London, and Rome.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/1–556. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 6:57 a.m., January 6. Repeated to Cairo and London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 680.84A/1–655. Secret. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Allen, who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Cairo, London, and Paris. Repeated by pouch to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, and Jidda.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/1–656. Top Secret; Alpha. Drafted by Russell and approved and signed by Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/1–756. Top Secret; Alpha. Received at 8:57 a.m., January 8.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/1–1056. Secret. Received at 9:36 a.m., January 11. Repeated to London, Paris, and Cairo.


14. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, January 11, 1956, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Top Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles. According to an attached handwritten note from Macomber to Hanes, the Secretary wished to have this memorandum shown to Hoover, Allen, and Russell.


15. Diary Entry by the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/1–1156. Top Secret; Alpha. Drafted by Russell, cleared with Hoover, and approved and signed by Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85322/1–1256. Confidential. Received at 1:38 p.m., January 13. Repeated to London, Paris, Cairo, and Damascus.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/1–1356. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:36 a.m., January 14.


19. Letter From the Foreign Minister Sharett to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/1–1656.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/1–1656. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 7:21 a.m., January 17. Repeated to Cairo and London.


21. Message From Robert B. Anderson to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG and Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Secret. No documentation has been found in Department of State files or at the Eisenhower Library to indicate that either the President or the Secretary of State had given Anderson a formal title. According to documentation in Department of State files, Anderson and others associated with his mission transmitted 134 specially numbered messages to Washington. Outgoing messages from Washington to Anderson and to associates were transmitted unnumbered, until February 27. Thereafter, there were 13 specially numbered outgoing messages. All messages dealing with substantive matters, which were declassified for publication, have been included.


22. Message From the Secretary of State to Robert B. Anderson, at Cairo

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.84A/1–1956. Secret.


23. Message From Robert B. Anderson to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Secret.


24. Message From the Secretary of State to Robert B. Anderson, at Cairo

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Outgoing Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Secret. Drafted by Russell; cleared with Hoover, Allen, and Byroade; and approved by the Secretary.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/1–2056. Confidential. Repeated to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Amman, and London. Received at 9:26 a.m., January 21.


26. Message From Robert B. Anderson to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Secret.


27. Message From Robert B. Anderson to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks with w/BG & Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Secret. According to Dulles’ message, infra, this message was dated January 22.


28. Message From the Secretary of State to Robert B. Anderson, at Jerusalem

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Outgoing Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Secret. Drafted by Russell and approved by Hoover and Dulles.


29. Message From Robert B. Anderson to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Top Secret.


30. Message to Washington

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha—Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Incoming Telegrams—Jan.–March 1956. Part I. Secret. Also sent to Anderson in Jerusalem. According to the Government of Egypt, the message transmitted in Message 20 was never issued by Nasser.