Office of the Historian

List of Sources

  • Department of State
    1.

    Indexed Central Files. The principal source of documentation for this volume was the indexed central (decimal) files of the Department of State. The most significant decimal files for this volume were:

    • 611.41, 611.42, 611.51, 611.52, 611.53, 611.65, 611.651: United States relations with the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the Vatican
    • 741.00, 742.00, 751.00, 752.00, 753.00, 765.00: General political and defense matters in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy

    Other central files are cited in the annotation to the documents.

    2.
    Lot Files. Documents from the central files have been supplemented by materials from decentralized office files, the “lot” files of the Department of State. A list of the lot files used or consulted in the preparation of this volume follows:
    • Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688
      • Consolidated collection of documentation in the Department of State on atomic energy policy for the years 1944–1962, maintained principally by the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State on Atomic Energy Affairs but also by other offices of the Department of State.
    • Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627
      • Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1953–1955, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181
      • Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1956–1958, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123
      • Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1955–1958, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • E–CFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A
      • Documents of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy for the years 1955–1960, maintained by the Bureau of Economic Affairs. These files are part of Federal Records Accession No. 62 A 624.
    • EUR Files: Lot 59 D 233
      • Files of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs for the years 1945–1957.
    • EUR/BNA Files: Lot 58 D 193
      • Files on British defense and foreign policy matters, 1950 to December 1957, maintained by the United Kingdom desk.
    • EUR/BNA Files: Lot 64 D 241
      • Political files on British country, military, scientific, and political matters for the years 1949–1962, maintained by the United Kingdom desk.
    • EUR/CAN Files: Lot 69 D 302
      • Canadian-U.S. military subject files for the years 1947–1964.
    • G/PM Files: Lot 68 D 349
      • Subject files maintained by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs for the years 1950–1967.
    • INR Files
      • Files retained by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    • Italian Desk Files: Lot 58 D 357
      • Consolidated subject files of the officer in charge of Italian affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, for the years 1944–1955. (Combines Lots 58 D 357, 56 D 289, 57 D 56, 58 D 156, and 58 D 243.)
    • London Embassy Files: Lot 61 F 14
      • Files maintained by the Embassy in London for the years 1956–1958.
    • Luce Files: Lot 64 F 26
      • Classified records of Clare Boothe Luce, Ambassador to Italy, for the years 1953–1958.
    • Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64
      • Central subject files maintained by the Embassy in Madrid for the years 1956–1958.
    • MAP Files: Lot 59 D 448
      • Files on the Military Assistance Program for fiscal years 1953–1956.
    • Martin Files: Lot 74 D 484
      • Files of Ambassador Edwin M. Martin for the period February 1947–January 1974.
    • NAC Files: Lot 60 D 137
      • Master file of the documents of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems for the years 1945–1958, maintained by the Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Economic Affairs.
    • NEA Files: Lot 59 D 518
      • Top Secret records pertaining to the Middle East for the years 1954–1957, maintained by the Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs.
    • OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385
      • Master set of the administrative and country files of the Operations Coordinating Board for the years 1953–1960, maintained by the Operations Staff.
    • OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430
      • Master files of the Operations Coordinating Board for the years 1953–1960, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Paris Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64
      • Central subject files maintained by the Embassy in Paris for the years 1956–1958.
    • Paris Embassy Files: Lot 61 F 100
      • Records of the Office of International Economic and Social Affairs and the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations for the year 1957, maintained by the Embassy in Paris.
    • PPS Files: Lot 66 D 70
      • Subject files, country files, chronological files, documents, drafts, and related correspondence of the Policy Planning Staff for the year 1955.
    • PPS Files: Lot 66 D 487
      • Subject files, country files, chronological files, documents, drafts, and related correspondence of the Policy Planning Staff for the year 1956.
    • Presidential Correspondence: Lot 64 D 174
      • Exchanges of correspondence between President Eisenhower and heads of foreign governments, excluding the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Soviet Union, for the years 1953–1960, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204
      • Exchanges of correspondence between President Eisenhower and heads of foreign governments for the years 1953–1964, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149
      • A chronological record of cleared memoranda of conversations with foreign visitors for the years 1956–1964, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • RA Files: Lot 58 D 374
      • Subject files relating mostly to European economic organizations and integration for the years 1950–1956, maintained by the Division of Economic Organization Affairs, Office of European Regional Affairs.
    • RA Files: Lot 58 D 455
      • Subject files relating mostly to European economic organizations and integration for the years 1954–1957, maintained by Stanley M. Cleveland in the Division of Economic Organizations, Office of European Affairs.
    • RA Files: Lot 58 D 546
      • Consolidated subject files of the Deputy Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs, Joseph Palmer II, for the years 1952–1956.
    • RA Files: Lot 61 D 252
      • General correspondence, including official–informal letters and memoranda, from the Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs for the years 1955–1959.
    • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199
      • Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation and the Under Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation for the years 1953–1960, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1
      • Serial and subject master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence for the years 1948–1961, maintained by the Policy Planning Staff.
    • Spanish Desk Files: Lot 59 D 108
      • Consolidated subject files of the Officer in Charge of Spanish and Portuguese Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, for the years 1942–1958. (Combines Lots 59 D 108, 58 D 344, and 58 D 481.)
    • S/S Files: Lot 66 D 123
      • Chronology of original documents on Project GAMMA, Joint US–UK Working Group on Near East Policy and Operations, for the period August 1957–February 1958, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351
      • Serial file of National Security Council documents and correspondence and related Department of State memoranda for the years 1947–1961, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95
      • Administrative and miscellaneous National Security Council documentation, including NSC Records of Action for the years 1947–1963, maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
    • US–Canada Joint Board Files: Lot 63 D 156
      • Records of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense of the United States and Canada and correspondence relating to the Board and military cooperation for the years 1940–1958, maintained by the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs.
    • WE Files: Lot 58 D 132
      • Subject files of the Officer in Charge of French-Iberian Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, for the years 1940–1957.
    • WE Files: Lot 59 D 645
      • Subject files of the Officer in Charge of French-Iberian Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, for the period 1957–June 1958.
  • Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey
    • Dulles Papers
      • Daily Appointment Books of John Foster Dulles, 1953–1959.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas
    • CFEP Chairman Records
      • Records of the Office of the Chairman, Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Joseph M. Dodge and Clarence B. Randall), 1954–1961.
    • CFEP Records
      • Records of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy, 1955–1961.
    • Clarence Francis Papers
      • Papers of Clarence Francis, Special Consultant to the President and Chairman, Inter-Agency Committee on Agricultural Surplus Disposal, 1954–1960.
    • Dulles Papers
      • Papers of John Foster Dulles, 1952–1959.
    • Project Clean Up
      • Project “Clean Up” collection. Records of Gordon Gray, Robert Cutler, Henry R. McPhee, and Andrew J. Goodpaster, 1953–1961.
    • Whitman File
      • Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, 1953–1961, maintained by his personal secretary, Ann C. Whitman. The Whitman File includes the following elements: the Name Series, the Dulles–Herter Series, Eisenhower Diaries, Ann Whitman (ACW) Diaries, National Security Council Records, Miscellaneous Records, Cabinet Papers, Legislative Meetings, International Meetings, the Administration Series, and the International File.