U.N. Security Council Debate On the Suez Canal Question; the Iraqi Proposal to Move Troops Into Jordan; Anglo-American Differences Over Scua; Israeli Mobilization; and U.S. Diplomatic Activity Prior to the Outbreak of Hostilities, October 5–29
359. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684.86/10–2056. Secret. Received at 11:28 a.m. Repeated to London.
360. Note From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 58 D 545, Egypt. A marginal notation on the source text reads: “Sec Saw”.
361. Message From Prime Minister Ben Gurion to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Transmitted to the Department of State in a letter from Reuven Shiloah to Dulles, which asked that the message be transmitted to President Eisenhower.
362. Memorandum of a Conversation Among the President, the Secretary of State, and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover), White House, Washington, October 21, 1956, 11 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.
364. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–1956. Top Secret; Priority; No Distribution. Drafted by Dulles. Repeated to London eyes only for the Ambassador.
365. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–2356. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 11:20 p.m. Repeated to London.
366. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 23, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.5622/10–2356. Drafted by Bergus.
367. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, October 23, 1956, 5:17 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
368. Memorandum of Telephone Conversations Between the Secretary-General (Hammarskjöld) and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge), New York, October 23 and 24, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–2356. Confidential. Drafted by Lodge. The last three paragraphs of the memorandum, which describe a conversation between Lodge and Cornut-Gentille, were evidently added at a later time. Norman Armour is indicated as codrafter with Lodge for this last section.
370. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, White House, October 24, 1956, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.
371. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4111/10–2456. Secret; Priority; No Distribution. Drafted by Dulles, cleared by Hoover, and approved by Dulles. Also sent Priority to Paris.
374. Report Prepared in the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret; Eyes Only for Designated Recipient.
375. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684a.86/10–2556. Secret. Received at 3:42 p.m. Repeated to London. On October 26, Dulles forwarded a copy of telegram 1956 from Paris and telegram 2268 from London, infra , to President Eisenhower under cover of a note which reads in part: “I think that the points made by Dillon require careful appraisal”. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series)
376. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 641.74/10–2556. Secret; Priority. Received at 5:19 p.m. Repeated to Paris.
377. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–2556. Secret. Received at 5:23 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, New Delhi, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, and Jidda.
378. Memorandum of Discussion at the 301st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 26, 1956, 9 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on October 26. The time of the meeting is from the record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)
379. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/10–2656. Secret; Priority; Noforn. Received at 9:57 a.m. Repeated Priority to London and Paris.
380. Report Prepared in the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, International File, Whitman File. Top Secret; Eyes Only for Designated Recipient.
381. Memorandum From the Director of the National Indications Center (Hitchcock) to the Intelligence Advisory Committee
Source: CIA Files. Top Secret. The National Indications Center was established to provide a central staff devoting full time to the problems faced by the Watch Committee. Additional information concerning the NIC is in CA–7918, May 14, 1955, in Department of State, Central Files, 101.2/5–1455.
383. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, October 26, 1956, 6:31 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
384. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/10–2656. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles, cleared by Rountree, and approved by Dulles.
385. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–2656. Top Secret. Received at 8:15 p.m.
386. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/10–2756. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 9:58 a.m.
387. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, October 27, 1956, 11 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
388. Message From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Ben Gurion
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/10–2756. Secret; Limited Distribution. Transmitted to Tel Aviv in Niact telegram 355, October 27, 12:25 p.m., with the instruction: “Please deliver urgently following message from President to Ben Gurion”. Telegram 355, which is the source text, was drafted by Dulles and Rountree, approved in draft by Eisenhower and Dulles, and approved by Rountree who initialed for Dulles.