U.S. Decision to Withdraw Support from the Aswan High Dam and Egyptian Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, March 13–July 26, 1956
280. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/4–1256. Secret. Drafted and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London.
281. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Prochnow) to the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.56/4–1256. Secret.
282. 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 #2. Top Secret; Omega. The source text bears a notation that the Secretary saw this memorandum.
283. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1456. Secret. Drafted by William D. Fisher, Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and approved by MacArthur who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Paris.
284. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1556. Secret; Priority. Received at 6:53 a.m., April 16. Repeated priority to Cairo.
285. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1556. Secret; Priority. Received at 4:47 p.m., April 16. Repeated to Ottawa, London, Paris, and Rome. 2 Printed as telegram 398, Document 279.
286. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/4–1756. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:40 p.m., April 18. Repeated to Ottawa, London, Paris, and Rome.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in Canada to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/4–1756. Secret. Received at 9:23 a.m., April 18. Also sent to London, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
288. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674A.84/4–1856. Secret. Received at 5:47 a.m., April 19. Repeated to Cairo.
289. 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 II. Secret. The source text bears a notation that Secretary Dulles saw this message.
290. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6141/4–1865. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution—Presidential Handling. Cleared by Goodpaster and approved by Howe who signed for Dulles.
291. Paper Prepared by Elbert G. Mathews of the Policy Planning Staff
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #3. Top Secret; Omega. At the Middle East Policy Planning Group meeting on April 18, it was agreed that Mathews would draft a paper analyzing the implications of the April 17 Soviet statement. The statement was issued by the Soviet Foreign Ministry at a press conference. It called for a peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli dispute and offered Soviet support for measures to facilitate a settlement. A translation is ibid., Omega #2.
At the Group’s meeting of April 26, Kirk was asked to circulate copies of this paper to all members. (Ibid.: Lot 59 D 518, Omega--Meetings of MEPPG (agenda, memos of conv., etc.), 4/9/56 to 6/30/56)
292. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6141/4–1956. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rountree and Dulles and approved by Dulles and Macomber who signed for Dulles.
293. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1956. Confidential; Priority. Received at 12:20 p.m. Repeated priority to London and Paris.
294. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–1956. Top Secret; Limited Distribution; Omega Handling. Received at 1:16 p.m.
295. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85322/4–1956. Secret. Received at 2:35 p.m.
296. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–1956. Secret; Priority. Received at 8:56 a.m., April 20. Repeated to Cairo, London, Paris, Amman, Damscus, Beirut, and Jerusalem.
297. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2056. Priority. Received at 6:27 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, and Tel Aviv.
298. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2056. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:43 a.m., April 21. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, London, Paris, Damascus, and Jerusalem.
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–2156. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Omega Handling. Received at 7:04 a.m.
301. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the Israeli Embassy (Shiloah) and the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Russell), Department of State, Washington, April 22, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/4–2256. Top Secret. Drafted on April 23 by Russell.
302. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2356. Secret. Received at 8:05 p.m., April 24.
303. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Director General of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (Kollek) and Robert B. Anderson, Washington, April 24, 1956
Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518, Alpha--Anderson Talks w/BG & Nasser. Jan. ’56--memos, etc. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text.
304. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/4–2456. Secret. Received at 4 p.m. Repeated to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USUN.
305. Paper Prepared by the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Russell)
Source: Department of State, S/S–NEA Files: Lot 61 D 417, Omega #3. Top Secret; Omega. According to a chit from Russell to Dulles, attached to the source text, Captain Wagner of the Department of Defense and Mathews of the Policy Planning Staff assisted Russell in drafting this paper; Russell also obtained MacArthur’s approval; and a copy was sent to Hoover. The chit also bears a notation that Secretary Dulles saw the paper.
On May 5, Fisher Howe transmitted a copy to Dillon Anderson under cover of a memorandum, which requested Anderson to return Russell’s paper to the Executive Secretariat after he had read it. Anderson complied on May 7. (Ibid., Omega #4)
306. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2556. Secret. Received at 2:20 p.m. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, London, Paris, and Damascus.
307. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2556. Limited Official Use; Priority. Received at 3:57 p.m.
308. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–2556. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Ludlow and approved by Bond who signed for Dulles.
309. Telegram From the Embassy in Syria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/4–2656. Secret, Received at 9:28 a.m. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv.