The Polish Crisis and the Hungarian Rebellion, October 20-November 3, 1956: The Advent to Power of Gomulka in Poland and Nagy in Hungary; Soviet Military Intervention in and Subsequent Withdrawal From Hungary; Discussion of the Hungarian Question in the U.N. Security Council
123. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2756. Confidential; Niact. Received at 9:09 a.m. Repeated to Paris.
124. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, October 27, 1956, 11 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
125. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2756. Secret; Niact. Received at 10:09 p.m., October 29. McKisson was informed of receipt of the telegram at 1:10 a.m., October 30.
126. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 27, 1956, Noon
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2756. Secret. Drafted by Bennett.
127. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2756. Confidential; Priority.
128. Address by the Secretary of State Before the Dallas Council on World Affairs, October 27, 1956
Source: Department of State Bulletin, November 5, 1956, pp. 697–698. The President had reviewed the speech the previous day and given his approval.
129. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2856. Confidential.
130. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2856. Confidential; Niact. Received at 7 p.m., October 29.
131. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, October 29, 1956, 8 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Prepared in the Office of the President.
132. Notes on the 40th Meeting of the Special Committee on Soviet and Related Problems, Washington, October 29, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 100.4–OCB/10–2956. Top Secret. Drafted by Comstock.
133. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2956. Confidential. Drafted by Horace G. Torbert, Jr., Officer in Charge of Italian and Austrian Affairs.
134. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.00/10–2956. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by Dulles. The Secretary cleared this message orally with the President over the telephone at 8 a.m., October 29. (Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations)
135. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.64/10–2956. Secret; Niact.
137. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. Regarding National Intelligence Estimates, see footnote 1, Document 11.
138. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.13/10–3056. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Paris.
139. Telegram From the Department of State to the Legation in Romania
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.6641/10–2456. Confidential; Niact.
140. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–3056. Secret; Niact.
142. Telegram From the Consulate General at Munich to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.604/10–3056. Secret; Priority. Received at 2:59 p.m.
143. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–3056. Secret. Drafted by Beam and Freers.
144. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, October 30, 1956, 4:54 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Bernau.
145. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.13/10–3056. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Paris.
146. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611 00/10–3056. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. On the copy in the Eisenhower Library, Goodpaster wrote “Pres has seen.” (Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series)
147. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–3156. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Paris.
148. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–3156. Confidential; Niact. Sent also to Vienna for Edward T. Wailes who was then on his way to Hungary to assume his post.
150. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–3156. Secret. Repeated to Budapest and Moscow.
151. Draft Statement of Policy by the Planning Board of the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5616 Series. Secret. Enclosed with a memorandum from Lay to the NSC dated October 31. Prepared pursuant to NSC Action No. 1623–b, October 26, and transmitted to the NSC for consideration at its November 1 meeting; see infra. An initial draft by the Department of State prepared on October 29 was revised by the Board Assistants on October 30, and then further revised by the Planning Board. Annex A containing public statements by the President and the Secretary of State on this subject has not been printed. Also excluded was Annex B, which was prepared by the International Cooperation Administration to summarize the limitations on assistance to Hungary and Poland. (Ibid.)
152. Memorandum of Discussion at the 302d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 1, 1956, 9–10:55 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason. The time of the meeting is from the Record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.)