340. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #1, Top Secret; Omega. The source text bears a notation that Secretary Dulles saw the memorandum.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–956. Secret; Priority. Received at 8:03 p.m.

342. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford)

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #4. Secret; Omega. Drafted by MacArthur.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/5–1056. Confidential. Received at 3:22 p.m. Also sent to Khartoum.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/5–1456. Confidential. Received at 9:49 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

345. Memorandum for the Record, by the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #4. Top Secret; Omega. According to a note dated May 14 from Howe to Macomber, “Mr. MacArthur asked that this be shown to the Secretary.” The note also bears a notation that the Secretary saw the memorandum.

346. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Egyptian Ambassador (Hussein) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State, Washington, May 14, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/5–1456. Secret. Drafted on May 15 by Wilkins.

347. Editorial Note

348. Editorial Note

349. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 16, 1956, 4:34 p.m.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #5. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by MacArthur. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) MacArthur recorded another portion of the conversation in the memorandum infra .

350. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 16, 1956, 4:34 p.m.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #4. Top Secret; Omega; Eyes Only.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/5–1656. Secret; Priority. Received at 7:19 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Jidda, and Damascus.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.02/5–1756. Secret; Niact. Received at 7:25 a.m.

353. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 17, 1956, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/5–1756. Top Secret. Drafted on May 18 by Burdett. The time of the meeting is from Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)

354. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, May 18, 1956, 8:25 a.m.

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

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/5–1856. Confidential; Priority. Received at 4:10 p.m. Also sent to Cairo and Tel Aviv; repeated to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, London, Paris, and New York.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/5–1856. Secret. Received at 10:37 p.m.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684.86/5–2156. Secret. Received at 8:30 a.m., May 22. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Jidda, Damascus, Tel Aviv, Paris, and London.

358. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the British Ambassador (Makins) and the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur), Department of State, Washington, May 23, 1956

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #5. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by Wilkins.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/5–2356. Confidential. Received at 1:24 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

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

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #5. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by Rountree, Wilkins, and Burdett. The source text bears a notation that Secretary Dulles saw the memorandum. A covering memorandum from Howe to Dulles indicates that the memorandum and its attachment were prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs and reviewed by the Middle East Policy Planning Group for use at the Secretary’s meeting on the Middle East scheduled for 3:30 p.m. that day (see infra ).

361. Memorandum for the Record, by Roger Kirk of the Executive Secretariat’s Reports and Operations Staff

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 16 D 417, Omega #6. Top Secret; Omega. The date is the drafting date. Cleared with MacArthur and Rountree and distributed to Murphy, MacArthur, and Rountree.

362. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Sudan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/5–2356. Top Secret. Drafted by Burdett, approved in substance by Dulles, and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Also sent to Addis Ababa, London, and Cairo.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/5–2356. Secret; Priority. Received at 11:45 p.m.. May 25. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, Jidda, Tel Aviv, London, and Paris.

364. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #5. Top Secret; Omega. A note on the source text indicates that Dulles saw this memorandum.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/5–2456. Secret. Drafted by Rountree and Shaw, approved in draft by Hoover and in substance by Corbett, and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London and Khartoum.

366. Memorandum for the Record, by the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #5. Top Secret; Omega. A note attached to the source text indicates that the memorandum was forwarded to Hoover.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/5–2556. Top Secret. Received at 9:12 p.m. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Cairo, and Khartoum.

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

Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #6. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by Burdett.

369. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 480.008/5–2656. Secret. Drafted by Wilkins.