Office of the Historian

U.S. Policy Toward Allied Rights in Berlin1

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

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

Washington, June 8, 1957—1:39 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/6–857. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Lisle and Creel on June 7; cleared with Reinstein, Beam, Eleanor Dulles, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Berlin, London, Moscow, and Paris.

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

Berlin, July 8, 1957—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–857. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

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

Berlin, July 11, 1957—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–1157. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

204. Report Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board

Washington, July 17, 1957.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Germany. Secret. Regarding the composition of this report, see footnote 1, Document 127. An attached Financial Annex is not printed.

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

Washington, July 19, 1957—7:20 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–1957. Confidential. Drafted by Creel and McKiernan; approved by Jones; and cleared with Lisle, Eleanor Dulles, the Department of Defense, and Murphy. Repeated to Berlin, London, Moscow, and Paris.

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

Berlin, September 21, 1957—noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/9–2157. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

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

Berlin, September 21, 1957—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/9–2157. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

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

Berlin, October 25, 1957—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–2557. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

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

Berlin, October 26, 1957—3 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–2657. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington. The source text is the Department of State copy.

210. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at the Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, November 1, 1957, 11:30 a.m.

Washington, November 1, 1957, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417, Meeting 142. Top Secret. Typewritten notations on the source text indicate that it was drafted by Anschuetz, but was not cleared with any of the participants.

211. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, November 7, 1957.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Germany. Secret; Limited Distribution. The source text is Annex A to a 10-page study prepared by the Departments of State and Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency, dated December 13, entitled “Possible Soviet Refusal To Cooperate in the Berlin Air Safety Center.” The study was attached to a memorandum of transmittal from the Operations Coordinating Board, dated December 13.

212. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Herter) and Senator Paul Hertz of Berlin, Department of State, Washington, November 18, 1957

Washington, November 18, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 862A.00/11–1857. Drafted by Eleanor Dulles.

213. National Security Council Report

Washington, December 13, 1957.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5727 Series. Top Secret.

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

Washington, December 20, 1957—7:50 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–1757. Confidential. Drafted by McKiernan; cleared with, among others, Reinstein, Lisle, Eleanor Dulles, Creel, and the Department of Defense; and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Berlin and Heidelberg.

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

Bonn, December 22, 1957—1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–2257. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Berlin and Heidelberg.

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

Washington, December 27, 1957—7:31 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/12–2257. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Reinstein; cleared with Lisle, Creel, and Eleanor Dulles; and approved by Elbrick. Repeated to Berlin and USAREUR.