SEPTEMBER 1958–AUGUST 1959: FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY; THE THIRTEENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY


28. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330/9–458. Confidential. Drafted by Hartley on September 5, cleared by Ludlow and Bovey, and approved by Sisco who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Tunis.


29. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Khartoum

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–858. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brewer, cleared in draft with Hartley, and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Cairo, Amman, Jidda, Baghdad, Benghazi, Beirut, and USUN.


30. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions Abroad

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1258. Official Use Only; Priority. Drafted by Hartley; initialed by Cargo; cleared with AF, ARA, EUR, FE, and NEA; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Dulles. Sent to 48 missions worldwide and repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Khartoum, Jidda, and USUN. Telegram 217, September 12, instructed the USUN to inform the other delegations of continued U.S. support for Malik. (Ibid.)


32. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/9–1758. Confidential. Drafted by FE/NA and Hartley, cleared by Bacon and Nunley, and approved by Walmsley who signed for Herter. Repeated by pouch to USUN.


34. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–2458. Secret; Priority.


36. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330/9–3058. Confidential. Drafted by Ludlow and NE, cleared by Hartley and Calhoun, and approved by Rountree who signed for Dulles. Repeated to USUN.


37. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–158. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Sisco on September 30, cleared by Bacon and Berry, and approved by Wilcox who signed for Dulles.


39. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretaries of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) and International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 60 D 216, 13th GA. Confidential. Drafted by Newlin and Nunley.


40. Circular Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310/10–1458. Confidential. Drafted by Monsma and Hawley; cleared by Bacon, ARA, AF, ODA, and NEA; and approved by Wilcox. Sent to 56 posts worldwide, excluding Europe. A second instruction was addressed to all European diplomatic posts except Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, Warsaw, and Bonn. Its first two paragraphs and those in the source text were identical; the following statement replaced the last two paragraphs: “It is accordingly requested that Missions exercise caution to avoid comments which might imply personal criticism of individual representatives or delegates, without specific authorization from the Department.” (CA–3493, October 14; ibid.) A Cargo-to-Wilcox note attached to the source text noted that this more general language had been substituted at EUR’s request.


42. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/11–758. Confidential. Drafted by Newlin, initialed for Wilcox by Walmsley, and concurred in by Kohler and Meeker. Sent to the Secretary through S/S. A note on the source text states that Dulles saw it.


43. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/11–2058. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by AF/AFS; cleared by Ferguson, McBride, and Walmsley; and approved by Murphy who signed for Herter. Repeated to London, Accra, Dakar, and USUN by pouch.


44. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/11–2058. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Newlin; cleared by Becker, Wilcox, Kohler, and Bacon; and approved by Murphy who signed for Herter. Also sent to Paris and USUN, and repeated to Moscow and Budapest.


45. Letter From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Confidential. Attached to the source text is a November 26 note from Hood forwarding the letter to Dulles. The notation “Sec saw” is written on Hood’s transmittal letter.


46. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/1–2758. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by EUR/WE; cleared by Ferguson, Cargo, and Walmsley; and approved by Jandrey who signed for Dulles. Repeated to London and USUN.


47. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–3058. Secret; Priority.


48. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/12–358. Confidential. Drafted by Mendenhall; cleared by Lane, Bacon, Hartley, and SEA; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Herter. Repeated by pouch to CINCPAC POLAD, and USUN.


49. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/12–458. Confidential. Drafted by Buffum, cleared by Nunley and Bacon, and approved by Cargo who signed for Herter.


50. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/12–458. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Buffum; cleared by Cargo, Nunley, Kohler, Becker, and McElhiney; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Herter.


51. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, December 5, 1958, 5:20 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations, November–December 1958. Transcribed by Bernau.


52. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/12–858. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Hawley and Bacon on December 6; cleared by Kohler, Bacon, Ferguson, Ludlow, Monsma, SEA, and NA; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Herter.


53. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330/12–858. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Hartley on December 6; cleared by Calhoun, Walmsley, Ferguson, Murphy, Jandrey, and Bacon; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Accra, London, Monrovia, Paris, and Dakar.


54. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Foreign Secretary Lloyd

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/12–858. Confidential. Transmitted priority to London in telegram 5478, December 8, which is the source text, for delivery to Lloyd. An earlier draft of the letter stated that the United States would press for rejection of the Hungarian Delegation’s credentials, cited the reasons for this decision, and requested that Lloyd support it. (Tedul 5 to San Francisco, December 3; ibid., 310.2/12–358)


56. Instruction From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.261/12–1158. Drafted by IO/OIA; cleared by Wilcox, Kohler, Raymond, Spruks, L/EUR, EE, L/UNA, and O; and approved by Walmsley who signed for Herter. Repeated to Moscow.