Establishment of Relations With Tunisia; The Question of United States Provision of Arms to Tunisia1
1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xi, Part 1, pp. 665 ff. See also Documents 25–37.
239. Telegram From Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 872.49/3–756. Secret. Repeated to Tunis.
240. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 122.954/3–1056. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Tunis.
242. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the French Embassy (Vimont) and the Deputy Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (Tyler), Department of State, Washington, April 26, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 122.954/4–2656. Confidential. Drafted by Tyler.
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.02/5–856. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Tunis; repeated to Algiers, Rabat, and Tangier.
244. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5–MSP/7–2056. Confidential. Repeated to Tunis and Rabat.
245. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5–MSP/11–1956. Secret. Also sent to Tunis; repeated by pouch to Rabat.
246. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, November 21, 1956, 11:45 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.00/11–2156. Confidential. Drafted by Murphy. The time of the meeting is from the President’s diary.
247. Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer) to the Ambassador in Tunisia (Jones)
Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 58 D 545, Tunis–1956. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Bovey.
248. Memorandum of a Conversation, Tunis, March 18, 1957
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, NSC 5614, 5614/1). Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text. Attached to Document 19.
250. Telegram From the Consulate at Rabat to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/5–657. Secret. Repeated to Paris, London, Tripoli, New Delhi, Rome, Addis Ababa, Athens, Karachi, Kabul, Beirut, Ankara, Jidda, Damascus, Cairo, Baghdad, Tehran, Khartoum, Amman, and Tel Aviv. Regarding the Richards Mission, see Document 17.
251. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Consulate at Rabat
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/5–757. Secret; Niact. Also sent to Paris and repeated to the Department. The source text is the copy sent to Washington.
252. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.72/5–2957. Secret. Drafted by Bovey and concurred in by EUR/VVE. U/MSA also concurred except that Robert G. Barnes, Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, disputed the use of the word “sympathetic” in recommendation 5.
253. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the French Embassy (Lucet) and the Deputy Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (Tyler), Department of State, Washington, June 1, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5–MSP 6–157. Secret. Drafted by Tyler.
254. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 872.10/6–1257. Secret. Repeated to Paris and by pouch to Rabat.
256. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/9–457. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris, Rome, Brussels, and London.
257. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/9–957. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris and Rabat. Drafted and approved by Palmer and cleared in draft with G, EUR, and RA.
258. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/9–1257. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris and Rabat.
259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–1257. Secret. Repeated to Tunis and Rabat.
260. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary Dulles’ Suite, Waldorf Towers, New York, September 17, 1957, 12:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/9–1857. Secret. Drafted by Tyler.
261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/9–1957. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Porter and Palmer. Repeated to Tunis and Rome.
262. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–2157. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Rome and Tunis.
263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5/9–2257. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Rome and Paris.
264. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–2157. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Porter. Repeated to Rome and Tunis.
265. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–2657. Secret. Drafted by Norland and Allen.
266. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–2657. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Rome and Tunis.
267. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 1, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/10–157. Secret. Drafted by Torbert.
268. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 2, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.00/10–257. Secret. Drafted by Porter.