CONTINUED U.S. INTEREST IN THE ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE; U.S. DIFFERENCES WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER ISRAELI TRANSIT THROUGH THE GULF OF AQABA; RETROSPECTION ON THE ASWAN DAM DECISION; U.S. REEXAMINATION OF THE PALESTINE REFUGEE QUESTION; ANGLO-AMERICAN DISCUSSIONS; U.N. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS PERTAINING TO UNRWA, THE FINANCING OF UNEF, AND REPAYMENT FOR CLEARENCE OF THE SUEZ CANAL, MAY 14–DECEMBER 31
357. Memorandum of Discussion at the 331st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, July 18, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Boggs on July 19.
358. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.82/7–2857. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by Wilkins who signed for Herter. Repeated to Cairo.
359. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/7–2357. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Ford; cleared by Shaw, Stabler, and Cargo; and approved by Ware. Repeated to Cairo and London.
360. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Villard) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.51/7–257. Secret. Drafted by Villard, Ludlow, and Gamon on August 6. The memorandum is item No. 2 of the “Palestine Refugee Problem, Villard Study, 1957–58”. A marginal notation on the source text reads: “Sec saw”.
361. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 6, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.80/8–657. Secret. Drafted by Bergus on August 7. Prior to this meeting Rountree forwarded to Dulles a briefing memorandum which discussed possible topics of discussion and recommended responses. (Ibid., 611.84A/8–657) The Department of State transmitted a summary of the conversation to the Embassy in Tel Aviv in telegram 113, August 6. (Ibid., 684A.86/8–657)
362. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Howe) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 884.411/8–857. Secret. A copy of the memorandum is item No. 3 of the “Palestine Refugee Problem, Villard Study, 1957-58”. (Ibid., 320.51/7–257)
364. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Rockwell) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)
Source: Department of State, NEA/NE Files: Lot 59 D 582, Office Memos, 1957. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus.
366. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.56/8–2357. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus on August 22; concurred in by Walmsley and Gardiner (U/MSA); and forwarded to Dulles by Rountree through Herter and Murphy, both of whom initialed it.
Originally, the memorandum referred to Tabs A, B, and C, but the references were changed by hand to read Tabs D, E, and F. The source text, however, has no attachments, and the editor has been unable to ascertain why the change was made.
367. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123–Hare, Raymond A. Secret; Noforn. Received at 12:35 p.m. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, London, Moscow, Paris, and Rome. On August 26, Howe transmitted a copy of telegram 540 to Goodpaster at the White House under cover of a note indicating that Secretary Dulles had asked that the telegram be sent to President Eisenhower. (Ibid., 611.74/8–2557)
370. Department of State Position Paper
Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 71 D 440, PP 12th GA Committees 1–6. Limited Official Use. Prepared for the use of the U.S. Delegation to the 12th Regular Session of the U.N. General Assembly, which opened in New York on September 17.
371. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 12, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–1257. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Bergus on September 13 and 16. A briefing memorandum by Rountree, prepared for Dulles prior to the conversation, is ibid., 780.00/9–1257.
Eban discussed similar topics with Rountree on September 10. (Memorandum of conversation by Parker; ibid., 611.80/9–1057)
372. Message From President Eisenhower to King Saud
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. Transmitted to the Embassy in Bonn in telegram 704, September 11 with the instruction to deliver the message in writing personally by an Embassy officer to King Saud who was staying at the Hotel Schloss in Baden-Baden. (Department of State, Central Files, 783.00/9–1157)
373. Memorandum by the Deputy Director of the Executive Secretariat (Greene)
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 916. Secret.
374. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 23, 1957
Source: Department of State, NEA/IAI Files: Lot 69 D 488, Suez Canal, Blocked Assets and Fiscal Control 1957. Confidential. Drafted by Rockwell.
375. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/9–3057. Confidential. Drafted by Dillon.
376. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Villard) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.51/7–257. Secret. Rountree and Walmsley concurred in the memorandum which was sent through Herter and the Executive Secretariat. The memorandum is item No. 5 of “Palestine Refugee Problem, Villard Study, 1957–58”.
377. Letter From the Director of Central Intelligence (Dulles) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/9–3057. A notation by Bernau on the source text reads: “Sec saw”.
378. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Hanes) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.511/10–257. Confidential. Drafted by Shaw. Concurred in by Rountree (NEA), Barnes (U/MSA), Fobes (OIA), FitzGerald (ICA), and Villard (U) in substance.
379. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 4, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.84A/10–457. Secret. Drafted by Bergus on October 5.
380. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Villard) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.51/7–257. Secret. Concurred in by Rountree and Wilcox. The memorandum is item No. 8 of “Palestine Refugee Problem, Villard Study, 1957–58”.
381. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 8, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/10–857. Confidential. Drafted by Stabler.
382. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Egyptian Ambassador (Hussein) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree), Department of State, Washington, October 9, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/10–957. Confidential. Drafted by Stabler.
383. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Eban’s Residence, Washington, October 12, 1957, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/10–1257. Secret. Drafted by Rountree. On October 11, Rountree forwarded to Dulles a briefing memorandum for preparation for this meeting. (Ibid., 780.00/10–1157)
384. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 15, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.74/10–1557. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell. Rountree forwarded a briefing memorandum to Dulles on October 15 prior to this conversation. (Ibid., 783.00/10–1557)
385. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 974.7301/10–757. Limited Official Use; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Waring; cleared by Dillon, Raymond, Hanes, Berry, and Robert T. Merrill of the Office of Transport and Communications in the Bureau of Economic Affairs; and approved by Dulles.
386. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 22, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784.00/10–2257. Top Secret. Drafted by Dorman on October 23.
- The President had been staying intermittently at the summer White House at Newport since September 4. (President’s Daily Appointments; Eisenhower Library)↩