536. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower in Washington and Prime Minister Eden in London, November 7, 1956, 8:43 a.m.1
At 8:43 (the morning after the election) the Prime Minister called the President. Colonel Schulz remained in the room (President took call in the Mansion). He reports as follows:
Apparently in accordance with a previous suggestion, the President said he would be delighted to have the Prime Minister and Mollet come to the United States, and asked the Prime Minister (because he was so close to Mollet) to call him and assure him that the meeting would not be complete without him. The President also said that an invitation would immediately be sent to Mollet (and the President later called Secretary Hoover to be sure that this was done). They are leaving tonight, meetings here Friday and Saturday.2
During the conversation the President said “after all, it is like a family spat.”
The President thereupon called Hoover with gist of above.
About 9:10 Mr. Millard called from 10 Downing Street, to say that the Prime Minister had spoken to Mr. Mollet, who is fully in accord and delighted to come. Prime Minister assured him an invitation was on its way.
Mr. Selwyn Lloyd is accompanying the Prime Minister.
At first he said that the Prime Minister wanted to leave the publicity entirely in American hands and suggested a time of 1:00 p.m. our time of lease [for release]. 20 minutes later the Prime Minister’s secretary Mr. Millard called back and said that the Prime Minister had talked to Mr. Mollet again and that Mr. Mollet, because of debate he was having in his Parliament, wanted to announce the matter at 5:00 French time, which would be 4:00 London and 11:00 here. That would be simultaneous announcement from the three capitals.