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
417. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–757. Top Secret. Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles forwarded this memorandum to the Department of State under cover of a note to Secretary Dulles, dated December 7, which reads: “I am forwarding herewith the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the subject: ‘Resolution of the Middle East Question’, in which I concur. I believe they are particularly pertinent at this time because of the review of our Near East policy (NSC 5428) now under way in the NSC.” (Ibid.) Documentation concerning the review of NSC 5428 is scheduled for publication in volume XII.
418. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Black) and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon), Department of State, Washington, December 4, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.14/12-457. Official Use Only. Drafted by Shaw.
419. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–557. Secret. Drafted by Newsom.
420. 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, 884A.10/12–657. Secret. Drafted by Bergus on December 5; concurred in by Villard, Hanes, and Herter; and sent through Dillon.
422. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 10, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–1057. Secret. Drafted by Newsom on December 11.
423. Memorandum From the Regional Director for Near East and South Asia, International Cooperation Administration (Bell), to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 784A.5–MSP/12–1157. Confidential.
424. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Washington, December 13, 1957, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State-JCS Meetings; Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. A note on the title page reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with Department of Defense.”
425. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Herter) to the Secretary of State of a Meeting Held in New York, December 16, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/12–2257. Secret. Drafted in Washington on December 22. Herter’s handwritten notes of his conversation with Hammarskjöld are attached to a copy of the memorandum in the Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Chron. File.
426. Letter From the Ambassador in Lebanon (Heath) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.51/7–257. Confidential; Official-Informal. The letter is item No. 30 of “Palestine Refugee Problem, Villard Study, 1957–58”. a marginal notation by Bernau reads: “Sec saw”.
427. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Engen’s Office, New York, December 17, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 884.411/12–757. Secret. Drafted by Gamon.