236. Letter From the Ambassador in Cambodia (McClintock) to the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Young)

Source: Department of State, FE–SEA Cambodia Files: Lot 59 D 630, Cambodian Correspondence, 1956–1957. Secret; Official–Informal.

237. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/5–1156. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, Karachi, New Delhi, Manila, Taipei, Rangoon, Djakarta, Bangkok, Saigon, Wellington, Canberra, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vientiane.

238. Report of an Inter-Agency Special Study Group to the Director of the International Cooperation Agency (Hollister)

Source: Department of State, Embassy Files: Lot 62 F 30, 500 Econ. Aid etc., Cambodia-U.S., 1956. Secret. The report came to be called the Sessions Report after its Chairman Edson O. Sessions, former Director of USOM in Thailand. It was also submitted to the Chief of MAAG in Cambodia.

239. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 451H.9341/5–3156. Secret. Pouched to Saigon, Vientiane, and Bangkok.

240. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson

Source: Department of State, FE–SEA, Cambodia Files: Lot 59 D 630, Cambodia. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Also addressed to Jones.

241. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cambodia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/6–2756. Secret. Drafted by Price; cleared with SEA, FE, and the Department of Defense (in draft); and approved by Robertson. Repeated to CINCPAC.

242. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cambodia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/7–256. Secret. Drafted by Price; cleared with SEA, FE, ICA, and the Department of Defense (in draft); and approved by Robertson.

243. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/7–656. Secret; Limit Distribution.

244. Letter From the Ambassador in Cambodia (McClintock) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/8–156. Top Secret; Official–Informal.

245. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump) to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: JCS Records, CCS–092 Asia (6–25–48)(2). Secret. Repeated to Chief of MAAG, Cambodia.

246. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/8–156. Secret. Repeated to CINCPAC.

247. Telegram from the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump) to the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Cambodia (Loeden)

Source: Department of State, Phnom Penh Embassy Files: Lot 62 F 30, 500 Country Team. Secret.

248. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson to the Ambassador in Cambodia (McClintock)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/8–156. Top Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Price on August 17 and cleared by Young.

249. Memorandum From the Acting Director of Central Intelligence (Cabell) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/9–2856. Secret.

250. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 851H.501/10–256. Secret.

251. Letter From the Ambassador in Cambodia (Strom) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/1–1057. Top Secret. Carl W. Strom was appointed Ambassador to Cambodia on October 11 and presented his credentials on December 6.

252. Letter From the Ambassador in Cambodia (Strom) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.11/2–157. Secret; Official–Informal.

253. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson to the Ambassador in Cambodia (Strom)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.11/2–1457. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Price and cleared by Kocher and Sebald.

254. Paper Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Cambodia. Top Secret. Approved by the OCB at its meeting of April 3. (Preliminary Notes of OCB meeting, April 3; ibid., OCB Preliminary Notes)

255. Memorandum From Robert McClintock of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, Cambodia. Secret.

256. Memorandum From the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Cambodia (Hartshorn) to the Ambassador in Cambodia (Strom)

Source: Department of State, Phnom Penh Embassy Files: Lot 62 F 30, 500 Country Team. Secret.

257. Letter From the Ambassador in Cambodia (Strom) to the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Young)

Source: Department of State, Phnom Penh Embassy Files: Lot 62 F 30, 500 Country Team. Secret; Official–Informal.

258. Despatch From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.51H/1–758. Secret. Drafted by Gordon G. Heiner, Second Secretary and Consul at Phnom Penh. A note at the end of the despatch requested the following distribution:

“The Department is requested to send copies of this despatch to ICA/W, Defense and USIA; to the Embassies in Bangkok, Canberra, Djakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Manila, New Delhi, Paris, Phnom Penh (10), Rangoon, Saigon, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, and Vientiane; to the Consulates General at Hong Kong, and Singapore; and to POLAD CINCPAC.”