Destalinization, February–June 1956
49. Progress Report Submitted by the Operations Coordinating Board to the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 61 D 167, Soviet Satellites in Eastern Europe. Top Secret. According to a covering memorandum from Staats to Lay, March 6, this progress report was concurred in by the OCB on February 29 for transmittal to the NSC. In a memorandum from Beam to Hoover, February 24, summarizing a draft of the progress report, Beam stated that it was “an agreed report” and noted that there were “no important differences of opinion among the agencies expressed either in the Working Group or the Board of Assistants.” (Ibid., OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Soviet Satellites 1956)
50. Memorandum of Discussion at the 280th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 22, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on March 28.
51. Instruction From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.48/3–2856. Secret. Drafted by Lister and approved in EE, EUR, USIA, and P.
52. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.69/4–356. Secret. Drafted by Robert C. Hill (EE) and cleared by Stevens (EE) and Beam (EUR).
53. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/4–51256. Confidential. Repeated to Tehran.
54. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board to the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 86 Series. Secret. Concurred in by the OCB on April 18 for transmission to the NSC, according to an attached memorandum from Staats to Lay, April 26.
55. Despatch From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.64/4–2756. Secret. Drafted by John T. Rogers, Second Secretary and Consul at the Legation.
56. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge)
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Volunteer Freedom Corps. Top Secret. Drafted by Joseph Palmer, and cleared with EUR, GER, EE, IO, and S/P.
57. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.64/5–556. Secret; Priority.
58. Memorandum of Discussion at the 285th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 17, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on May 18.
60. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.48/5–1856. Confidential; Priority.
61. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/5–2456. Secret.
62. Memorandum of Discussion at the 13th Meeting of the Special Working Group on Stalinism, Department of State, Washington, May 22, 1956, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, P/PG Files: Lot 60 D 661, Miscellaneous 1956. Secret. Drafted on May 25 by Roman V. Mrozinski. No complete set of the records of the Special Working Group on Stalinism or its successor committee exists. Those that do exist are either ibid., Miscellaneous Files or Central File 104–OCB.
63. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 748.00/5–2956. Confidential.
64. Telegram From the Legation in Romania to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.66/6–456. Confidential.
65. Despatch From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/6–2556. Confidential.