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
624. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Missions, Legations, and the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.04/11–2956. Official Use Only. Sent Priority to all West European posts. Telegram 3837 to London, November 29, informed Aldrich: “In belief it may be helpful to Lloyd and Pineau in their discussion tomorrow re Suez request you inform Lloyd at earliest opportunity tomorrow morning that announcement contained in immediately following priority circular 451 re oil will be issued Washington 12 noon EST Nov. 30.” (Ibid.)
625. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2956. Secret; Priority. Received at 10:43 p.m.
626. Memorandum of Discussion at the 305th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 30, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on November 30.
627. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Israeli Ambassador (Eban) in New York and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) in Washington, November 30, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/11–3056. Secret. Drafted by Rountree.
628. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–2356. Confidential. Drafted by Gamon (IO/UNP), cleared by Rountree and Phleger, and approved by Wilcox who signed for Hoover.
629. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–256. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris and USUN.
630. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 874.411/12–256. Secret. Received at 8 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, and Jidda.
631. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–256. Secret. Received at 9:46 a.m. Repeated to Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad, Jidda, Amman, Tripoli, and Khartoum.
632. Memorandum From the Regional Director of the Office of European Operations, International Cooperation Administration (Seager), to the Deputy Director for Operations, International Cooperation Administration (FitzGerald)
Source: Washington National Records Center, ICA Director’s File: FRC 61 A 32: Box 309, Israel. Secret. Cleared with Shaw, Bergus, and Oliver L. Troxel. A marginal notation on the source text by Hollister reads: “12/7/56 Noted”.
633. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 741.13/12–356. Top Secret; Niact. Received at 8:44 a.m.
634. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President in Augusta, Georgia, and the Secretary of State in Washington, December 3, 1956, 1:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.
635. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 3, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–356. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on December 6.
636. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/12–356. Secret; Priority. Received at 5:18 p.m., December 4. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Paris, London, Rome, and Moscow.