United States Relations With South Africa; United States Concern With Developments in South Africa; The Apartheid and South West Africa Questions at the United Nations 1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xi, Part 1, pp. 902 ff.


301. Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, October 25, 1955, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, IO Files. Secret. Drafted on November 29. No other drafting information is given on the source text. In the absence of Ambassador Lodge and Congressman Brooks Hays, Congressman Chester E. Merrow presided.


302. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 10, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745A.5/11–1055. Secret. Drafted by Miner.


304. Memorandum of a Conversation, Cape Town, May 15, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.15–AL/5–2456. Secret. Enclosure to despatch 53 from Cape Town, May 24. Drafted by Wailes and Johnson.


305. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 5, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.45A/7–556. Official Use Only. Drafted by Cyr.


306. Letter From the Acting Director of the Office of Southern Africa Affairs (Hadsel) to the Ambassador in Egypt (Byroade)

Source: Department of State, AF Files: Lot 58 D 627, Miscellaneous Letters. Confidential. Byroade was appointed Ambassador to South Africa on July 26. He left Egypt on September 10 and presented his credentials at his new post on October 9.


307. Despatch From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745A.00/8–656. Secret. Also sent to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Luanda, Lourenco Marques, Leopoldville, Salisbury, and Nairobi.


308. Despatch From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 121.45A2/9–2756. Confidential.


309. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845A.411/11–1956. Confidential.


310. Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–2156. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to London. Passed to USUN.


311. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Ambassador in South Africa (Byroade)

Source: Department of State, AF/AFE Files: Lot 64 D 358; United Nations-General—Union of South Africa. Confidential; Official-Informal. Drafted by William M. Johnson.


313. Despatch From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745A.00/4–1157. Confidential. Also sent to Johannesburg, Durban, Leopoldville, Luanda, Nairobi, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Lourenco Marques, and Salisbury.


314. Despatch From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845A.411/4–1257. Secret. Also sent to Johannesburg, Durban, Leopoldville, Luanda, Nairobi, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Lourenco Marques, and Salisbury.


315. Memorandum for the File by the Deputy Director of the Office of Southern Africa Affairs (LaMont)

Source: Department of State, AF/AFS Files: Lot 60 D 37. Secret.


316. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 3, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745A.5–MSP/5–357. Confidential. Drafted by LaMont.


317. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Southern Africa Affairs (LaMont) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845A.411/5–1657. Secret. Drafted by William M Johnson.


318. Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845A.411/7–1257. Confidential.


319. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Embassy in South Africa (Maddox) to the Ambassador (Byroade)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 111.45A/7–2557. Confidential. Enclosure to despatch 24 from Pretoria, July 25.


321. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 845A.411/11–2057. Confidential.


322. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Embassy in South Africa (Maddox) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer)

Source: Department of State, AF/AFS Files: Lot 60 D 37. Confidential. Maddox was in Washington for consultation.