Suppression of the Hungarian Rebellion by the Soviet Union, November 4–13, 1956: Fall of the Nagy Government and the Rise to Power of Kádár; Discussion of the Hungarian Question in the U.N. General Assembly
162. Transcript of a Teletype Conversation Between the Legation in Hungary and the Department of State, November 3–4, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.64/11–456. Official Use Only. Transmitted in an unnumbered telegram from Budapest, which is the source text. The telegram indicates the telex connection began at 11:45 p.m., November 3, and ended at 5:15 a.m., November 4. This corresponds to 5:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on November 4, Budapest time, although specific times mentioned in the source text indicate the conversation began at least as early as 5:25 a.m. Budapest time.
165. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–456. Confidential; Niact; No Distribution. Received at 12:23 p.m.
166. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–456. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Drafted by MacArthur and Bowie, approved by Murphy, and cleared with Goodpaster at the White House. Eisenhower met with Acting Secretary Hoover, Murphy, Phleger, Bowie, and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, William M. Rountree, at the White House and also with the Director of Central Intelligence. Earlier, he had visited Dulles at the hospital. As a result of these talks and subsequent telephone conversations, the following actions were taken, with regard to Hungary:
- “a. A statement by the President was approved for release by Mr. Hagerty.
- “b. A letter from the President to Premier Bulganin was approved.
- “c. The text of a resolution to be introduced at the 4:00 p.m. session of the Special Session of the General Assembly was approved and telephoned to New York.
- “d. A Departmental text of a speech for Ambassador Lodge was also telephoned to New York.
- “e. It was decided there should be no UN force for Hungary.” (Memorandum for the record by Joseph N. Greene, Jr., November 4; Ibid.)
168. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, November 5, 1956, 10:20 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
169. Notes on the 43d Meeting of Special Committee on Soviet and Related Problems, Washington, November 5, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 100.4–OCB/11–556. Top Secret. Drafted by Comstock.
170. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–556. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris and London.
171. Notes on the 44th Meeting of Special Committee on Soviet and Related Problems, Washington, November 6, 1956
Source: Department of States, Central Files, 100.4–OCB/11–656. Top Secret. Drafted by Comstock.
172. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–656. Confidential; Priority.
173. Despatch From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 848.00/11–656. Confidential.
174. Notes for an Oral Report to the Operations Coordinating Board by the Chairman of the Special Committee on Soviet and Related Problems (Beam)
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5616 Series. Confidential. Attached to a memorandum from Beam to Fisher Howe, dated November 7, and forwarded, in turn, to W. Tapley Bennett by Archer Blood of the Reports and Operations Staff (S/S–RO) on November 9 and circulated as well to C, S/P, EUR, IO, P, and U/MSA.
175. Memorandum of Discussion at the 303d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 8, 1956, 9–11:25 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on November 9. The time of the meeting is from the Record of the President’s Daily Appointments. (Ibid.) A talking paper prepared for Hoover’s use at this meeting by the Bureau of European Affairs was forwarded to him by Beam on November 7. (Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5616 Series)
178. Memorandum of Telephone Conversations With the President, November 9, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Prepared in the Office of the President.
181. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–1156. Secret. Repeated to Moscow, Paris, Belgrade, and Munich.
182. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Beam) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/11–1256. Secret. Also sent to the Acting Secretary through Murphy.