Referral of the Middle East Item to the U.N. General Assembly; the European Oil Supply Problem and the Activation of the Middle East Emergency Committee’s Plan; Anglo-French Decision to Withdraw Forces from the Suez Canal Zone, November 7–December 4
594. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–1956. Secret; Received at 12:07 a.m., November 20. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and USUN.
595. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.11/11–2056. Top Secret.
596. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 20, 1956, 5:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on November 21.
597. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 841.10/11–2056. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by MacArthur, revised by Hoover, and approved by Greene.
598. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 841.10/11–2156. Top Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Received at 10:34 a.m. A copy is in the Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series.
599. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of the Treasury (Humphrey), Washington, November 21, 1956, 3:07 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Prepared in the Office of the President.
600. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/11–1956. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hoover and approved by Greene who signed for Hoover.
602. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2256. Top Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Received at 11:51 a.m. a copy is in Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series.
603. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2256. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Received at 12:29 a.m., November 23.
604. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 23, 1956, Noon
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster. According to the record of the President’s Daily Appointments, this meeting actually began at 11:45 a.m., and Goodpaster joined it at 11:57 a.m.
605. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2356. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Elbrick, cleared by Murphy, and approved by Elbrick who signed for Hoover.
606. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2356. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Received at 9:19 p.m.
607. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2356. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Received at 10:02 p.m.
608. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2656. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rountree; cleared by Murphy, Bowie, Henderson, Phleger, Sebald, and Elbrick; and approved by Rountree who signed for Hoover. Sent to 53 posts in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
609. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2356. Confidential. Received at 6:36 a.m., November 24. Repeated to London, Paris, and USUN.
610. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Syria
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2456. Secret. Drafted by Eagleton (NEA/NE), Wilkins, and Rockwell; cleared by Wilcox; and approved by Rountree who signed for Hoover. Also sent to Beirut, Baghdad, Jidda, Amman, Tripoli, and Khartoum, and repeated to Cairo.
612. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 25, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on November 26. The record of the President’s Daily Appointments does not contain an entry for this meeting. (Ibid.) A memorandum for the record, dated November 25, by MacArthur summarizes the items discussed at this meeting. (Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/11–2556)
613. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 25, 1956
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text.
614. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/11–2656. Top Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Received at 11:46 a.m.
615. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 26, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2656. Secret. Drafted by Bergus on November 27.
616. Telegram From the Consulate General at Dhahran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/11–2656. Secret; Priority. Received at 4:11 p.m. Repeated to Jidda, London, and Paris.
617. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2656. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Lister and Elbrick, cleared by Hoover and Murphy, and approved by Elbrick who signed for Hoover.
618. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President in Augusta, Georgia, and the Secretary of State in Key West, Florida, November 27, 1956, 9:25 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Prepared in the Office of the President. Eisenhower took a working vacation in Augusta November 26–December 13. (Record of the President’s Daily Appointments; ibid.) Dulles was in Key West November 18–December 2, convalescing after surgery. (Dulles’ Appointment Book; Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers)
619. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/11–2756. Top Secret; Priority. Received at 1:06 p.m.
620. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5780/11–2756. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:49 p.m. An unsigned memorandum which lists the points made by Hammarskjöld during this conversation is ibid., 320.5700/11–2756.
621. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford) and the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur), Washington, November 29, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 774.00/11–2956. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by MacArthur. Copies were sent to Hoover, Murphy, Rountree, and Armstrong.
622. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/11–2956. Top Secret; Niact. Received at 3:02 p.m.
623. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General at Dhahran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 880.2553/11–2956. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Rountree and approved by McAuliffe. Repeated Niact to Jidda.