637. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 66 D 487, Egypt. Secret; Sensitive.

638. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–656. Confidential; Priority. Received at 8:28 p.m.

639. Note From the Secretary of State to the Israeli Ambassador (Eban)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.84A/11–3056. Drafted by Rountree in response to Eban’s note of November 30 (see footnote 3, Document 627). Bergus handed the note to Meroz on the morning of December 7 during a meeting. At 8:17 p.m., December 7, the Department of State transmitted a summary of the note’s contents to Kabul, Cairo, Paris, Tehran, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Moscow, Amman, Ankara, London, and USUN. (Circular telegram 477; Department of State, Central Files, 661.84A/12–756)

On December 5, while transmitting the text of the note for approval, Rountree had advised Secretary Dulles that Israel’s primary motive appeared to be a desire to terminate its diplomatic isolation and, evidently, the Israelis were seeking to mobilize public opinion in the United States behind their request. Rountree recommended that the U.S. reply to Israel should be couched in such terms as to prevent its being publicly construed as a shift in U.S. policy toward the Near East crisis and that no new statement of policy toward Israel was required at the time. A marginal notation on Rountree’s note indicates Dulles approved of the note’s contents on December 7 and Hoover concurred. (Ibid., 661.84A/11–3056)

640. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 7, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–756. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on December 10.

641. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/12–656. Confidential. Drafted by Metzger; cleared by Shaw, Wilkins, Rockwell, Hoffacker, Rountree, and Lister; and signed by Rountree for Dulles.

642. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–856. Secret. Drafted by Sisco; cleared by Phleger, Meeker, Murphy, Rountree, and Nunley; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London, Paris, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Jidda, Amman, Beirut, Damascus, and Baghdad.

On December 6, Wilcox forwarded to Phleger, Rountree, and Elbrick a much longer draft of this telegram under cover of a memorandum that indicated that the draft had been the subject of considerable discussion at the working level and that Wilcox had asked Murphy to invite Phleger, Rountree, and Elbrick to a meeting in Murphy’s office at 11:15 a.m. on December 7 to discuss the draft telegram. (Ibid., NEA/IAI Files: Lot 70 D 229, Suez Problem) No account of the meeting has been found.

643. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Dillon’s Residence, Paris, December 10, 1956, 9:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 814. Secret. Prepared by the U.S. Delegation to the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting.

Dulles arrived in Paris on December 9 to attend the 18th Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council. (Dulles’ Appointment Book; Princeton University Library, Dulles Papers) The U.S. representatives at this meeting, held December 11–14, were Dulles, Secretary Wilson, Secretary Humphrey, and Perkins. The complete list of the U.S. Delegation is printed in Department of State Bulletin, December 17, 1956, p. 951. The papers of the U.S. Delegation, including position papers, memoranda of conversations, copies of telegrams sent between Paris and the Department of State, and miscellaneous papers are in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181.

644. Memorandum of a Conversation, Quai d’Orsay, Paris, December 10, 1956, 5–7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 814. Secret. Prepared by the U.S. Delegation to the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting. The Embassy in Paris transmitted a summary of this conversation to the Department of State in Secto 6, Document 647.

645. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1056. Secret; Niact. Received at 9:16 p.m. Also sent to Paris.

646. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1056. Confidential; Priority. Received at 9:52 p.m.

647. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/12–1156. Secret; Limited Distribution. Received at 10:05 p.m., December 10. Repeated to USUN, London, and Cairo. For a memorandum of the conversation recorded here, see Document 644.

648. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/12–1156. Secret; Niact. Received at 12:12 p.m. Repeated to London, Niact to Cairo, Bonn, and Niact to USUN.

649. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1156. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell; cleared by Beam, Wilcox, and Sisco; and approved by Rountree who signed for Hoover. Repeated to Paris for the Secretary and to London.

650. Message From the President to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1256. Secret. Transmitted to Paris in Niact Tedul 16, December 12, which is the source text. The message was drafted in Augusta, Georgia, where President Eisenhower was taking a working vacation. Goodpaster transmitted the text to the Department of State through the White House communications center with the instruction: “The President requests that Secretary Hoover look this message over, and if okay, send on to Secretary Dulles at once.” A copy of the message is in Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series.

651. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.0080/12–1256. Confidential. Received at 3:39 p.m. Repeated to USUN.

652. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1256. Confidential. Drafted by Shaw and Rockwell and approved by Rountree who signed for Hoover. Repeated to Paris and London.

653. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1456. Secret; Priority. Drafted by MacArthur. Received at 6:56 a.m. Repeated to Cairo.

654. Memorandum of a Conversation, Palais de Chaillot, Paris, December 14, 1956, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 828. Secret. Drafted by Tyler.

655. Memorandum of a Conversation, Palais de Chaillot, Paris, December 14, 1956

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 828. Secret. Drafted by Elbrick.

656. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 14, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1456. Secret. Drafted by Rice. Briefing papers prepared for this meeting include a memorandum from Murphy suggesting that a discussion of economic aid be linked with a discussion of how to solve the Arab-Israeli problem (ibid., 684A.86/12–1356); three studies prepared in the Office of Intelligence and Research on Egyptian interference in the internal affairs of African and Middle Eastern states (ibid., 670.74/12–1456); and a general briefing memorandum prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (ibid., NEA Files: Lot 58 D 545, Egypt).

657. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, December 15, 1956, 2:28–4 p.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.)

658. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/12–1556. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:09 a.m., December 16.

659. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.00/12–1656. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:09 a.m., December 17. On December 18, Greene transmitted a copy of telegrams 1926, 1927 (see footnote 6 below), and 1946 (see footnote 7 below) to Goodpaster at the White House under cover of a note which reads: “The Secretary thought the President would be interested to read the attached telegrams if he has time.” (Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1856) Copies of the three telegrams are in the Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Eisenhower initialed the first page of telegram 1926.

660. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1356. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell; cleared by Sisco, Phleger, Looram (EUR/WE); and approved by Murphy who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Cairo, London, and USUN.

661. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.00/12–1656. Secret. Priority. Drafted by Dulles; cleared by Rountree; approved by Rountree; and signed by Howe for Dulles.

662. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2156. Confidential; Priority. Received at 8:23 p.m.

663. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2356. Confidential. Received at 8:18 p.m. Repeated to London, Paris, Beirut, Cairo, Amman, Damascus, and USUN.

664. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/12–2456. Secret. Drafted by Hoover; cleared by Murphy, Henderson (in draft), Rountree, Elbrick, Wilcox, Phleger (in draft), Hollister (in draft), and Overby.

665. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, December 26, 1956, 5:15 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversation. Transcribed by Bernau.

666. Memorandum for the Files by Richard F. Pedersen

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/12–2756. Secret. Pederson was a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Thirteenth Session of the General Assembly and an Adviser on Political and Security Affairs with the Permanent U.S. Mission at the United Nations.