Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Regulation of Armaments; Atomic Energy, Volume XX

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.

301. Editorial Note

302. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 5, 1957

Washington , October 5, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/10–557. Secret. Drafted by Freers.

303. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Stassen) to the Secretary of State

Washington , October 7, 1957 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660.0012/10–757. Secret. Stassen addressed his memorandum to the Secretary of State for the President. The President’s consideration of this memorandum is noted in the memorandum of conversation, infra. A covering note from Stassen to Dulles, October 7, acknowldeges Dulles’ September 27 memorandum to Stassen, Document 298, and reads in part:

“It would appear that I have not adequately conveyed the nature and significance to the recommendations which I make.

“I have endeavored to make these recommendations more clear and specific in the enclosed supplemental memorandum with annexes.” (Department of State, Central Files, 660.0012/10–757)

304. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, October 8, 1957, 4 p.m.

Washington , October 8, 1957, 4 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Secret-Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles. The first five paragraphs of this memorandum were forwarded to Elbrick, Smith (who became Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning on October 18, but was already acting in this capacity), Howe, and Farley in a memorandum from David Peacock, Jr., October 11. (Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/10–1157)

305. Editorial Note

306. Confidential Report of the United States Delegation to the First Meetings of the General Conference and Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, October 1–23, 1957

Washington , undated .

Source: USUN Files, IAEA, June–Dec. 1957. Confidential. A covering page containing an outline of the report is not printed. No drafting information is given on the source text. Letters from Robert McKinney to Richard C. Breithut (S/EA), however, indicate that Harold Vedeler wrote it and that drafting was completed after November 24. (November 19 and 24; Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, IAEA–1st Gen. Conf.) The first session of the IAEA General Conference met in Vienna October 1–23. Strauss headed the U.S. Delegation while McKinney, a New Mexico editor and publisher serving as consultant to the Department of State and the Atomic Energy Commission, was Alternate Representative. A longer, unclassified report on the conference is Ibid., Inter-Departmental Working Group. Additional documentation is Ibid., IAEA–General, and Ibid., Central Files, 398.1901 and 398.1901—IAEA.

307. Editorial Note

308. Diary Entry by the President, October 29, 1957

October 29, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret.

309. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, October 29, 1957

Washington , October 29, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, AEC Vol. II. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on October 30.

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

New York , November 5, 1957—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/11–557. Confidential.

311. Memorandum From David W. K. Peacock, Jr., of the Office of the Secretary of State to the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Howe)

Washington , November 6, 1957 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660.0012/11–657. Confidential. The source text is a summary of several memoranda of Dulles’ telephone conversations, all of November 5. (Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations) Specific citations to these telephone calls are given in all but two of the following footnotes.