U.S. Decision to Withdraw Support from the Aswan High Dam and Egyptian Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, March 13–July 26, 1956


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85/7–756. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:23 a.m., July 8. Repeated priority to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, and Paris.


431. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85/7–756. Secret; Priority. Received at 1:10 p.m. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, London, and priority to Tel Aviv.


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

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Omega—Memos, etc. fr July 1 to August 31, 1956. Top Secret. The source text bears a notation that Secretary Dulles and Under Secretary Hoover saw this memorandum.


433. 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, Omega #8. Top Secret. Also addressed to Hoover.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/6–1656. Top Secret. Drafted by Burdett, Geren, and Hoffacker; cleared with Russell, Allen, Rountree, and Wilkins; and approved by Hoover. Pouched to Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Amman, Addis Ababa, Ankara, Belgrade, Bonn, Karachi, Khartoum, London, Madrid, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, Rabat, Rome, Tangiers, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Tunis, and Valletta.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85/7–1056. Secret. Received at 9:41 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, and Paris.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/7–1056. Confidential. Received at 12:14 p.m. Also sent to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, and Tel Aviv.


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

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Omega—Egyptian Suggestions Re Arab–Israel Settlement. 1956. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted on July 9 by Burdett.


438. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 10, 1956

Source: Department or State, Central Files, 684A.86/7–1056. Secret. Drafted on July 11 by Geren.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/7–1056. Secret. Received at 3:27 p.m. Repeated to London, Addis Ababa, Belgrade, and Khartoum.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684.86/7–1156. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Omega Handling. Received at 12:20 p.m.


441. Letter From Arthur H. Dean to the Secretary of State

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Israeli Relations, 1951–1957. The source text bears a notation that Secretary Dulles saw this letter.


442. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 11, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/7–1156. Top Secret. Drafted by Burdett.


443. Staff Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs

Source: Department of State, S/SNEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #8. Secret. Drafted by Burdett, Bergus, and Ludlow on July 11. Prepared for a meeting with Secretary Dulles on Middle East problems scheduled for the afternoon of July 12. See footnote 1, Document 445.


444. Staff Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Omega—Egypt—Dam, Miscl. 1956. Top Secret; Omega. Drafted by Burdett on July 12. Prepared for a meeting with the Secretary on Middle East problems scheduled for the afternoon of July 12. See footnote 1, infra.


445. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Russell) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, S/SNEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #8. Top Secret. Prepared for a meeting with the Secretary on Middle East problems scheduled for the afternoon of July 12. According to Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book, the meeting, attended by Dulles, Hoover, MacArthur, Bowie, Burdett, Bergus, Russell, Bond, Ludlow, and Kirk, was held from 2:29 to 3:36 p.m. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/7–1256. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 7:24 a.m., July 13. Repeated priority to London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123–Byroade, Henry A. Secret; Eyes Only. Received at 3:58 a.m., July 13.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/7–1256. Secret. Received at 8:35 a.m., July 13. Repeated to Jidda, Tripoli, and London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/7–I256. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 6:25 a.m., July 13. Repeated priority to London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/7–1256. Secret. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Dulles. Pouched to Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, Ottawa, Paris, and Rome.


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

Source: Department of State, S/SNEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #9. Top Secret; Omega. The source text bears a notation indicating that Secretary Dulles saw the memorandum.


454. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 13, 1956, 4:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/7–1356. Secret. Drafted by Burdett. The time of the meeting is from Secretary Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.2614/7–1356. Top Secret. Received at 3:47 p.m. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Amman, Addis Ababa, Ankara, Belgrade, Bonn, Karachi, Khartoum, London, Madrid, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, Rabat, Rome, Tangier, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Tunis, and Valletta.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/7–1356. Top Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Ludlow; cleared by MacArthur, Allen, Wilcox, and Russell; approved by Macomber; and signed by Wilcox.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/7–1356. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Russell; cleared with Allen, Wilcox, and MacArthur; and approved by Dulles. Repeated to Cairo and London on July 16. (Ibid., 674.84A/7–1656)


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.5622/7–1356. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:52 p.m.