Deadlock in the U.N. Security Council; Convening of the First Emergency Session of the U.N. General Assembly; the Anglo-French Air Bombardment of Egyptian Installations; Creation of a U.N. Emergency Force, October 30–November 5
469. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Secretary of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Secret; Eyes Only; Personal and Private.
470. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 2, 1956, 2:32–3:25 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on November 5. The time of the meeting is from the record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)
471. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, November 2, 1956, 4:11 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
472. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–256. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Received at 4:30 p.m. Repeated to USUN.
473. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 2, 1956, 4:51 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5774/11–256. Secret. Drafted by Elbrick. The time of the meeting is from Dulles’ Appointment Book. (Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)
475. Letter From President Eisenhower to Swede Hazlett
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Personal. In Mandate for Change (p. 455), Eisenhower describes Captain Everett (SWEDE) Hazlett as a long-time friend and correspondent who had been raised in the same town as the President, attended the same high school, but had entered the U.S. Navy rather than the Army.
476. Statement by Prime Minister Eden
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–356. A marginal notation on the source text indicates that the statement was handed to Murphy by Coulson at 10:15 a.m., November 3. Another notation indicates that “Eden made this statement in Commons at 7 a.m. E.S.T.” The British Government quoted this statement in full in a letter to Hammarskjold, dated November 3, which was circulated as U.N. doc. A/3269.
477. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 3, 1956, 11:10 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster. The time of the meeting is from the record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)
478. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 3, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.8611/11–356. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell on November 5.
479. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 3, 1956, 6:15 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5774/11–356. Confidential. Drafted by Bennett on November 4.
480. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 3, 1956, 6:50 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5774/11–356. Confidential. Drafted by Bennett.
481. Memorandum for the Record by the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge), November 3, 1956
Source: Department of State, USUN Files. Top Secret. Drafted by Lodge. The source text indicates that Lodge telephoned the contents of this memorandum to Hoover and Phleger at the Department of State.
482. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between Secretary-General Hammarskjöld and the Deputy Representative at the United Nations Security Council (Barco), New York, November 3, 1956
Source: Department of State, USUN Files, Unnumbered File, Suez Canal. Secret. Drafted by Barco. The source text does not indicate at what time the conversation took place; it may have been earlier in the day before the 7 p.m. Eisenhower–Lodge conversation, supra .
483. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 741.5–MSP/11–256. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Jones (EUR/WE) and approved by Elbrick who signed for Dulles. Repeated Niact to London.
484. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) in Washington and the Deputy Representative at the United Nations Security Council (Barco) in New York, November 3, 1956, 10:45 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/11–356. Drafted by Fisher Howe.
486. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–356. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Received at 9:35 p.m.
487. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/11–356. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Received at 11:24 p.m.
488. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–356. Confidential; Niact. Received at 11:15 p.m., November 3. Repeated Niact to Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Jerusalem, London, Rome, Paris, and USUN.
489. Report by the Joint Middle East Planning Committee to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Source: JCS Records, CCS 381 EMMEA (11–19–47) Sec. 47 RB. Top Secret. A cover sheet indicates that the Joint Strategic Plans Group and the Joint Intelligence Group were consulted in the preparation of the report.
On November 6, the Joint Intelligence Committee, which had been reviewing the study, concluded that Soviet air forces could be quickly and effectively employed in the Middle East, and the Soviet Union would probably undertake limited indirect military intervention by means of volunteer air crews and aircraft. (JCS 1887/300, November 6; ibid.) On November 8, JCS 1887/298, JCS 1887/300, and an unidentified “Army flimsy” of November 4 were referred to the Joint Middle East Planning Committee commissioned to undertake on a continuing basis the estimate of Soviet capabilities and possible courses of action in the Middle East. JCS 1887/298 was withdrawn from consideration on August 6, 1957. (NH of JCS 1887/298; ibid.)
490. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–356. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Wilkins, cleared with Rountree, and approved by Wilkins who signed for Hoover. Repeated Niact to Amman, Jerusalem, Damascus, and to Beirut, Cairo, Paris, London, and USUN.
491. Memorandum of a Conversation, Executive Office Building, Washington, November 4, 1956, 9:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.04/11–456. Secret. Drafted by MacArthur.
492. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–456. Secret; Niact. Received at 12:16 p.m.
493. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 4, 1956, 4 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on November 5.
494. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5774/11–456. Secret; Niact. Received at 7:35 p.m.
495. Message From Prime Minister Eden to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret.
497. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5780/11–556. Secret; Niact. Received at 1:18 a.m.
498. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5780/11–556. Secret; Niact. Received at 2:28 a.m.