U.S. Decision to Withdraw Support from the Aswan High Dam and Egyptian Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, March 13–July 26, 1956
310. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1956. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Omega Handling. Drafted by Rountree and Burdett; cleared by Hoover, MacArthur, and Howe; and approved and signed by Dulles.
311. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, April 26, 1956, 11:10–11:50 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Confidential; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles. The time of the meeting is from the record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)
313. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1956. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Omega Handling. Received at 2:36 p.m.
314. Draft Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Omega. Mr. Rountree (for NATO Meeting May ’56). Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by Wilkins and Burdett on April 30 and cleared in draft with Rountree. A note from Allen to Wilkins attached to the source text reads: “I don’t see that any reply to Cairo’s 2165 is called for. We’ll carry on this debate forever.” No record has been found in Department of State files to indicate this telegram was transmitted to Cairo.
315. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Ben Gurion
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #3.
316. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–156. Secret. Received at 8:20 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
317. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, May 1, 1956
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #3. Prepared in the Office of the Secretary.
318. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.84/5–156. Secret. Received at 9:53 a.m. Repeated to Beirut, Damascus, Amman, and Cairo.
320. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.86/5–256. Limited Official Use; Priority. Received at 7:05 p.m.
321. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–356. Secret. Received at 8:36 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
322. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–356. Secret. Received at 9:31 a.m. Drafted by Dillon and Rountree and approved by Merchant who signed for Dulles. Also sent to London.
According to Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book, he left Washington on May 1 for the NAC Ministerial meetings held in Paris May 4–5. He returned to Washington on May 7. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)
323. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. The date is from the Department of State record copy. A note attached to that copy indicates this memorandum was prepared for the NATO side talks.
324. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–356. Secret; Priority. Received at 3:02 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
325. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/5–356. Top Secret. Received at 7:03 p.m. Drafted by Merchant and approved by Macomber who signed for Dulles.
326. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674A.84A/5–356. Secret. Received at 7:32 a.m., May 5. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, London, Paris, Damascus, and Jerusalem.
327. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–456. Top Secret. Received at 8:15 a.m. Drafted by Rountree and approved by Merchant. Repeated to London.
328. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–456. Priority. Received at 11:32 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
329. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/5–456. Secret. Received at 12:49 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, London, Paris, Damascus, and Jerusalem.
330. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–456. Top Secret; Omega. Received at 1:49 p.m. The text of this telegram is the same as a memorandum dictated by Merchant from Dulles’ handwritten notes of his conversation with Lloyd and Caccia. The memorandum and notes are attached to a memorandum from Merchant to Macomber, May 4, Ibid., S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #4.
331. Letter From the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McGuire) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #4. Top Secret.
332. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–456. Secret. Received at 2:27 p.m. Repeated to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, London, and Paris.
333. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–456. Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 3:08 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
334. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–456. Top Secret; Omega. Received at 9:35 p.m.
335. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the Israeli Embassy (Shiloah) and the Deputy Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Burdett), Paris, May 5, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.5622/5–556. Secret. Drafted by Burdett.
336. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–656. Secret. Received at 5:44 p.m. Drafted by Rountree and Burdett and approved by Merchant. Repeated to London.
337. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–756. Secret; Priority. Received at 12:43 p.m. Also sent to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
338. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–756. Confidential. Received at 12:52 a.m., May 8.
339. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–856. Confidential. Received at 2:29 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.