Office of the Historian

United States Relations With Libya; The Question of United States Economic and Military Assistance to Libya1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xi, Part 1, pp. 538 ff.

177. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Libya

Washington, October 16, 1957—12:40 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 773.5–MSP/10–1657. Secret; Priority. Also sent to London and Paris.

178. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Libya

Washington, October 18, 1957—5:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 773.5–MSP/10–1757. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London and Paris.

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

Washington, November 21, 1957—6:02 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 773.5–MSP/11–2157. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Tripoli.

181. Telegram From the Embassy in Libya to the Department of State

Benghazi, December 29, 1957—9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 841.0073/12–2957. Confidential; Noforn. Sent to Tripoli and repeated to London and the Department of State, which is the source text.