Office of the Historian

Negotiation of the Azores Base Agreement Signed at Lisbon, November 15, 1957; The State Visit of Foreign Minister Cunha to the United States, November 30–December 2, 1955; Domestic Developments in Portugal1

1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Portugal, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. VI, Part 2, pp. 1723 ff. Documentation on the Goa question and on the situation in Angola and Mozambique is in volume XVIII.

144. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1955

Washington, January 13, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/1–1455. Top Secret. Drafted by Theodore A. Xanthaky on January 14.

145. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, March 17, 1955— 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753.00/3–755. Confidential.

146. Telegram From Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, May 11, 1955— 2 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 448. Confidential. Repeated to Lisbon and New Delhi.

147. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, September 1, 1955— 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/9–155. Secret.

148. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 30, 1955, 3 p.m.

Washington, November 30, 1955, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, EUR Files: Lot 57 D 108, Cunha Visit. Secret. Drafted by Rabenold on December 3.

149. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 2, 1955, 3 p.m.

Washington, December 2, 1955, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, EUR Files: Lot 57 D 108, Cunha Visit. Secret. Drafted by Rabenold on December 5.

150. Despatch from the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, March 6, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/3–656. Secret.

151. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Foreign Minister Cunha

Washington, April 7, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/4–555. Secret. Transmitted in telegram 398 to Lisbon, April 7, with the instruction that the Embassy should stress to the Foreign Minister that it was a personal message, not for publication. Telegram 398 is the source text. On April 10, Bonbright reported that the letter had been delivered the previous day. (Telegram 435 from Lisbon; ibid., 740.5/4–1056)

152. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, September 2, 1956— 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/9–156. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Paris.

153. Memorandum of a Conversation, Lisbon, November 7, 1956, 5 p.m.

Lisbon, November 7, 1956, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/11–856. Secret. Transmitted as an enclosure to despatch 255 from Lisbon, November 8.

154. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Foreign Minister Cunha

Washington, December 7, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 821. Delivered on December 12.

155. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, December 7, 1956— 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/12–756. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Paris.

156. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting, at Paris

Lisbon, December 12, 1956— 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/12–1256. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Washington as telegram 334. The source text is the copy in Department of State files.

157. Despatch From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, January 4, 1957.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/1–457. Secret.

158. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, April 8, 1957— 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56353B/4–857. Confidential. Repeated to Paris.