Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Central and Southeastern Europe, Volume XXVI

U.S. Policy Toward Allied Rights in Berlin ¹

^1.Continued from Foreign Relations,, 1952–1954, vol. VII, Part 2, pp. 1235 ff.

171. Letter From the Ambassador in Germany (Conant) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)

Bonn , December 5, 1955 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–555. Secret; Official–Informal.

172. Memorandum by the President’s Special Assistant (Rockefeller)

Washington , undated .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–955. Confidential. Attached to a brief memorandum from Rockefeller to Secretary Dulles, dated December 9.

173. Letter From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Beam) to the President’s Special Assistant (Rockefeller)

Washington , December 19, 1955 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–955. Confidential. Drafted by Auchincloss on December 16.

174. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington , December 27, 1955—6:27 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–2355. Secret; Priority. Drafted in the Office of German Affairs, cleared with the Department of Defense and Reinstein, and approved by Beam. Also sent to the U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe, and repeated to Paris, Berlin, Heidelberg, London, and Moscow.

175. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington , January 19, 1956—2:01 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–1755. Top Secret. Drafted in the Office of German Affairs and cleared by Eleanor Dulles, Reinstein, Merchant, and the Department of Defense. Also sent to Paris and repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, and London.

176. Editorial Note

177. Memorandum of a Conversation, Berlin, February 5, 1956, 11 p.m.

Berlin , February 5, 1956, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199, Germany. Confidential. Drafted by William J. Sailer of the U.S. Information Agency on February 17. The source text indicates the conversation took place at Ambassador Conant’s residence.

178. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington , February 28, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, NIE 11–3–56 was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency and the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force participated in its preparation.

179. Report Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board

Washington , May 17, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5404 Series. Top Secret. A cover sheet, a May 25 memorandum of transmittal from the Executive Officer of the Board, and a Financial Annex covering the period from September 15, 1955, through May 17, 1956, are not printed.

180. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Embassy in Germany

Berlin , November 22, 1956—11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–2256. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

181. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington , November 23, 1956—midnight .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–2456. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Reinstein; cleared with Eleanor Dulles, Lisle, Hooper, Beam, Kearney, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, London, Moscow, and Paris.