United States Interest in the Political and Economic Stability, Military Strength, and International Orientation of Thailand1
1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Thailand, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume XII, Part 2, pp. 647 ff.
496. Memorandum of Discussion at the 287th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 7, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on June 8.
497. 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, SEA Files: Lot 58 D 782, U.S. Grant Aid. Confidential.
498. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 493.929/6–1356. Confidential; Priority.
499. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 493.929/6–1656. Secret; Niact.
500. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 493.929/6–1356. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bushner and initialed by Robertson. Repeated to London and Paris.
501. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 493.929/6–2356. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Bushner, Tyson, and Corcoran of SEA, and Forman of CA. Initialed for Dulles by Robertson.
502. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–256. Confidential; Niact.
503. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 493.929/7–3056. Confidential; Priority.
504. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.5–MSP/8–2356. Confidential.
506. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9241/9–1956. Confidential. Repeated to Rangoon.
507. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.5–MSP/9–2956. Confidential. Drafted by Mendenhall; initialed for Dulles by Jones.
508. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/10–2956. Secret. Drafted by Bushner and Byrne of SEA and cleared in SEA, FE,H, UNP, and P. Also sent priority to Vientiane and repeated to Saigon, Phnom Penh, London, Paris, New Delhi, and Ottawa.
509. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 31, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/10–3156. Confidential. Drafted by Young.
510. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/12–556. Secret.
511. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Kocher) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.00/1–257. Secret. Drafted by Bushner.
513. Outline Plan Prepared by an Interdepartmental Committee for the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Thailand. Top Secret. On March 13, the Operations Coordinating Board considered and revised a March 1 draft of this paper. The Outline Plan printed here is the revised version adopted at that meeting. The Outline Plan of Operations was an action paper that detailed the implementation of the section of NSC 5612/1 that related to Thailand. The agencies involved agreed to implement the plan subject to later review and modification. (Ibid., Preliminary Notes on Luncheon Meetings, 1957)
514. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 592.93/5–157. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Young and Bushner; initialed for Dulles by Robertson.
515. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 592.93/5–1257. Secret. Repeated to Taipei and Hong Kong.
516. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 592.93/5–2457. Secret.
517. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Ambassador in Thailand (Bishop) and Prime Minister Pibulsonggram, Bangkok, June 1, 1957
Source: Department of State, Bangkok Embassy Files: Lot 67 F 117, 400 Military Aid to Thailand. Confidential.
518. 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, Central Files, 792.00/6–657. Secret. Drafted by Bushner and sent to Robertson through Jones.
519. National Intelligence Estimate
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), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the CIA 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.
520. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.5–MSP/6–2857. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bushner and cleared in substance with U/MSA and the Department of Defense. Initialed for Dulles by Jones. Repeated to CINCPAC.
521. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, SEA Files: Lot 59 D 352, Political Affairs—Thailand July 1957–August 1957. Secret. Drafted by Bushner.
522. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HE/9–957. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Taipei.
524. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.00/9–2057. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Saigon, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Chiengmai, CINCPAC, and POLADCINCPAC.
525. Memorandum of Discussion at the 337th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 23, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on September 24.