United States Relations With the Philippines; United States Interest in Negotiating a Revised Military Base Agreement With the Philippines; Philippine Interest in a Reexamination of Overall Relations With the United States; Revision of the 1946 Trade Agreement Act; United States Interest in the Philippine Elections of 1957; United States Concern With Philippine Economic and Trade Policies1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 2, pp. 491 ff.
402. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, August 21, 1956, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–2256. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on August 22. In an attached memorandum for Fisher Howe of the Executive Secretariat, Goodpaster instructed him to forward copies of this memorandum to the Departments of State and Defense in connection with discussions which Defense was scheduled to have with State regarding the President’s suggestion.
403. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8—2256. Secret; Priority.
404. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–2556. Secret; Niact.
405. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–2756. Secret.
406. Memorandum for the Files, by the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–2756. Secret.
407. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–2756. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
408. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–3056. Secret; Niact.
410. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Robertson), Washington, October 1, 1956, 7:09 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau.
411. Memorandum From the Second Secretary of Embassy in the Philippines (Brand) to the Counselor of Embassy (Walker)
Source: Department of State, Manila Embassy Files: Lot 76 F 161, 430.3, Military Bases—General. Secret.
412. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, October 6, 1956, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries: Memoranda of Conversation with the President. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
413. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Philippines
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–856. Limit Distribution—Presidential Handling. Drafted and approved by Howe; cleared with Harold N. Waddell (FE) and Goodpaster.
414. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Ambassador in the Philippines (Nufer)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–1156. Secret; Official–Informal.
415. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/8–1856. Secret. Drafted in SPA.
416. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/10–2056. Secret; Priority.
417. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396. Secret; Niact.
418. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/11–3056. Secret. Drafted in SPA.
419. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/11 3056. Secret. Drafted in SPA and approved by Bell.
420. Memorandum From the Special Representative to the Philippines (Bendetsen) to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, Manila Embassy Files: Lot 76 F 161, 430.3, Military Bases—General. Secret. This memorandum was included in the “Report of the Bendetsen Mission: “Philippine Military Bases Negotiations of 1956,” December 19, 1956, volume I. Further information regarding the Bendetsen mission is in the “Report of the Philippine Military Bases Negotiations of 1956,” prepared by Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Philippine Military Bases Negotiations. Included in this lengthy report are Sprague’s comments on Bendetsen’s final recommendations. (January 23, 1957; ibid.,SPA Files: Lot 63 D 51, Negotiating Mission File Number 5)
421. Memorandum of a Conversation, Malacañang Palace, Manila, December 14, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/12–2656. Secret. Drafted by Smith on December 22.
422. Memorandum of Discussson at the 313th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 21, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 22.
423. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: JCS Files, CCS 689.9 Philippine Islands (11–7–43). Secret.
424. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 796.00/3–1857. Secret. Copies were sent to U, G, W, E, FE, C, and S/P.
425. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs (Bell) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, SPA Files: Lot 61 D 26, Philippine Elections 1957. Secret.
426. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/3–2757. Secret; Priority.
427. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56396/4–2457. Secret. Drafted by Richard D. Kearney, Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs, and concurred in in draft by L and L/T and by Mein, Brand, Jones, Murphy, and Reinhardt.
428. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 896.10/8–757. Confidential.
430. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HE/8–2857. Secret. Under Secretary Herter arrived in Manila on August 27. He was accompanied by James P. Richards, who had been appointed Ambassador for the purpose of attending the Malayan independence ceremonies of August 31. Documentation on the Herter–Richards visit to the Philippines, Malaya, and several other Far Eastern countries is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 899A through CF 905A inclusive.
431. Telegram From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 896.10/8–3157. Secret.