Review of Basic Disarmament Policy; Negotiations in the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission; Proposals for Inspection and Verification; Nuclear Weapons Tests; Effects of Fall-Out From Nuclear Explosions; Exchange of Atomic Information; Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; Creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. II, Part 2, pp. 845 ff. Much of the documentation appearing in the Foreign Relations series for 1955–1957 concerns subjects relating to regulation of armaments and atomic energy.
271. Telegram From the Delegation to the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–157. Secret. Repeated to Paris for Embassy and USRO, Bonn, and Moscow.
272. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–157. Secret; Niact. Repeated niact to Paris and to the Department of State, which is the source text.
273. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–157. Secret. Repeated niact to Paris and to the Department of State as Dulte 11, which is the source text.
274. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–157. Secret; Eyes Only. Another copy of this telegram is initiated “DE” in the President’s handwriting. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series)
275. Telegram From the Delegation to the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–157. Secret. Repeated to Paris, Bonn, Tokyo, and Moscow, and pouched to Ottawa.
276. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/8–257. Secret; Priority; Niact. Repeated niact to Paris and to the Department of State as telegram 386, which is the source text.
277. Telegram From the Office of the Permanent Representative at the North Atlantic Council to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–257. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to London and Bonn.
278. Memorandum of a Conversation With the President, White House, Washington, August 2, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.1901–IAEA/8–257. Confidential. Drafted by Herter.
279. Memorandum for the Record, by the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Howe)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.1901–IAEA/8–257.
280. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Chancellor Adenauer
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–457. Personal and Confidential. A covering letter from Dulles to Ambassador Bruce, August 4, requested Bruce to read and deliver the letter to Adenauer, unless he had serious reservations about its contents. (Ibid.)
281. Memorandum of a Conference, White House, Washington, August 9, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Cutler. Copies were given to Major Eisenhower and Gerard Smith.
282. Memorandum of a Conference, White House, Washington, August 9, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Disarmament. Top Secret. Drafted by Cutler.
283. Memorandum of a Conference, White House, Washington, August 9, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Cutler. Copies were given to James Lay, Major Eisenhower, and Gerard Smith.
284. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 9, 1957, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Major Eisenhower. The source text is initialed “DE” in the President’s handwriting.
285. Report to the President From the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense (Wilson), and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Top Secret. Regarding the preparation of the undated draft report, identical to the source text, see footnote 4, Document 281.
286. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series, Herter. Secret. The source text is initialed “DE” in the President’s handwriting.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–1557. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris for Embassy and USRO, Bonn, and Moscow.
288. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–1757. Confidential; Priority.
289. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–2257. Secret. Repeated to Paris, Bonn, and Moscow.
290. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/8–2357. Top Secret; Limit Distribution.
291. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 28, 1957, 10:30 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Miscellaneous Material. Top Secret. Drafted by Major Eisenhower.
293. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 30, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on August 31.
294. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 2, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/9–257. Secret. Drafted by Spiers.
297. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.4112/9—2357. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Dulles.
298. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President’s Special Assistant (Stassen)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series, Disarmament Talks. Secret.
299. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/9–2857. Secret. Drafted by Dulles.
300. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Quarles) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/9–3057. Secret. In an October 1 letter to Eisenhower, Dulles enclosed copies of this letter and attached memorandum. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series)