Office of the Historian

United States Political and Economic Relations With Burma1

1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Burma, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 2, pp. 1 ff.

31. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, March 29, 1956—8:23 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/3–1456. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Bangkok.

32. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, April 2, 1956—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/4–256. Secret.

33. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, April 2, 1956—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/4–256. Secret. Repeated to Bangkok, Tokyo, and Karachi.

34. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, April 3, 1956—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/4–356. Secret; Priority.

36. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, April 10, 1956.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems. NIEs were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the Central Intelligence Agency to the President, appropriate officers of Cabinet level, and the National Security Council. The Department of State provided all political and some economic sections of NIEs.

37. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Gray) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)

Washington, April 26, 1956.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Burma, Documents. Top Secret.

38. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, May 8, 1956—9 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/5–856. Secret.

39. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, May 12, 1956—2:08 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/5–856. Secret.

40. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, May 29, 1956—noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/5–2956. Confidential. Received on June 3; a note on the source text states it was delayed in transmission.

41. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 5, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/6–556. Secret. A notation on the source text indicates that it was seen by the Secretary.

42. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Washington, June 7, 1956.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Series. Secret. Filed with U Nu’s May 22 letter to Eisenhower, under cover of Howe’s June 19 memorandum to Whitman, cited in footnote 2, Document 40. The date is from a copy in Department of State, Central File 790B.5–MSP/6–756.

43. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs (Jones) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 14, 1956.

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 58 D 209, Burma, 1956–57. Secret. A note on the source text by Kenneth Young indicates it was read by the Secretary. It was apparently given to him at a June 14 meeting among Dulles, MacArthur, Jones, and other Department officials; plans for the meeting are noted in a memorandum of June 8 from Young to Robertson. (Ibid., Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/6–856)

44. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 15, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/6–1556. Secret. A notation on the source text indicates that it was seen by Dulles.

45. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 25, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/6–2556. Secret. Sent through Under Secretary Hoover, whose initials, indicating his approval, appear on the source text.

46. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, June 27, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/6–2756. Secret.

47. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, June 28, 1956—8:56 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/5–856. Secret.

48. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, June 28, 1956—8:56 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/6–2856. Confidential.

49. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, June 28, 1956—8:56 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.13/6–2856. Confidential.

50. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, July 2, 1956—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.90B41/7–256. Confidential.

51. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, July 31, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/7–3156. Secret.

52. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, August 7, 1956—7:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690B.9331/8–556. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Bangkok, and USUN.

53. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Washington, August 24, 1956.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Secret. A copy is also in Department of State, Central File 790B.5–MSP/8–2456.

55. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Burma

Washington, September 20, 1956—3:54 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/9–2056. Secret.

56. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, October 18, 1956—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 102.202/10–1856. Secret.

57. Letter From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Ambassador in Burma (Satterthwaite)

Washington, December 10, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.90B/12–1056. Top Secret; Official–Informal.

58. Outline Plan by the Operations Coordinating Board

Washington, February 27, 1957.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Burma. Top Secret. Filed with a covering memorandum by OCB Executive Assistant Charles E. Johnson indicating that the Board concurred in this plan on February 20.

59. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, March 1, 1957—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790B.5–MSP/3–157. Top Secret.

60. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State

Rangoon, March 5, 1957—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.90B11/3–557. Top Secret; Priority.