United States Policies Regarding French North Africa1
1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xi, Part 1, pp. 127 ff. See also Documents 58–100, 182–223, and 239–300.
25. Operations Coordinating Board Report
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Horn of Africa. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text. Enclosure to a memorandum for the OCB by Elmer B. Staats, dated July 18. The Progress Report, approved for transmission to the National Security Council on June 1, was noted by that body on July 14 in NSC Action No. 1423. At that meeting. Acting Secretary Hoover summarized the impact of events since June 1 and concluded that the correctness of following a middle-of-the-road policy had been confirmed by recent developments. He endorsed the wisdom of seeking to induce the French to adopt a more liberal and enlightened program in dealing with the Arab nationalists. (Memorandum of discussion by Gleason, July 15; Eisenhower Library, Whitman File)
26. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 7515.00/6–555. Secret.
27. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (Tyler) to the Director of the Office (Jones)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770.00/6–1655. Secret.
28. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 7515.00/8–455. Secret. Repeated to Tangier, London, Cairo, Madrid, Casablanca, Rabat, Tunis, and Algiers.
29. Memorandum From the Diplomatic Agent at Tangier (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770.00/9–2955. Secret. Concurred in by Merchant and Jernegan. Derived from the 47-page despatch Holmes sent from Tangier July 29 embodying the findings of his investigation. (Despatch 49; ibid., 751S.00/7–2955) Holmes’ more abbreviated preliminary comments were incorporated in telegrams 32 and 44 from Tangier, July 24 and 29, respectively. (Ibid., 751S.00/7–2455 and 751S.00/7–2955)
30. Department of State Position Paper
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/1–1756. Secret. Drafted by Bovey as an attachment to a memorandum of conversation by Hadsel, January 17. The purpose of the meeting was to allow Ambassador Dillon and Assistant Secretary Allen to read and discuss the position paper, with which they essentially agreed.
31. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/3–256. Top Secret; Limit Distribution.
32. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Africa. Secret. Attached to a memorandum by Acting Secretary Hoover for the President, March 3. A copy of Dillon’s message, supra, was also attached. Hoover indicated that he was requesting the OCB to set up a working group to evaluate the problem on an urgent basis. The original version of the Murphy memorandum is in Department of State, Central Files, 751S.00/3–356.
33. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.51/3–1356. Secret.
34. Operations Coordinating Board Report
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Horn of Africa. Secret. Enclosure to a memorandum from OCB Executive Assistant Charles E. Johnson of May 3. The OCB concurred in the report with the stipulation that it be updated to reflect developments since March 21 and that paragraph 5 be rewritten to clarify the language. At its April 26 meeting, the NSC noted the report and directed the NSC Planning Board to review the policy specified in NSC 5436/1 to take into account the new relations between France and Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. (Memorandum of discussion by Gleason; Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, and NSC Action No. 1543; Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 66 D 95)
35. Memorandum of Discussion at the 298th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 27, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records, Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on September 28.
36. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5614 Series. Secret.
37. Operations Coordinating Board Report
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Horn of Africa. Secret. Enclosure to a memorandum signed by Roy M. Melbourne for Elmer B. Staats. The Progress Report was noted by the NSC on November 22. (NSC Action No. 1819; ibid., S/S–NSC Files: Lot 66 D 95, NSC Records of Action) The same OCB meeting on November 13, which forwarded this report to the NSC, also approved an Operations Plan for transmission to the Embassies in Tunis, Rabat, and Paris, and the Consulate General in Algiers. (Ibid., OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430)