Office of the Historian

JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 18, 1960: AFRICAN PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS; CANDIDACIES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE FIFTEENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY; PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

151. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Washington, September 2, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series, U.N. The source text bears the handwritten notation by Goodpaster: “President OK’d State notified G”. Circular telegram 341, September 2, incorporating the points in this memorandum, was then sent to all diplomatic missions that night. (Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–260)

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

Washington, September 3, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–360. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Green and Ferguson; cleared by AFN and in substance by Kohler; and approved by Penfield who signed for Herter. Sent to 17 posts in Africa. The time of transmission is not legible on the source text.

153. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)

Washington, September 5, 1960.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1773. Secret. Drafted by McSweeney and sent to Merchant through S/S; concurred in by IO. The source text is an unsigned copy which was attached to a September 7 memorandum from Merchant to the Secretary.

154. Telegram From the Embassy in Hungary to the Department of State

Budapest, September 6, 1960—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–660. Limited Official Use; Priority.

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

Washington, September 6, 1960—9:32 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/8–3060. Confidential. Drafted by Hartley; initialed by Cargo and Sisco; cleared by FE and SEA and in substance with Williamson; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Herter. Repeated to Seoul and by pouch to USUN.

157. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Staff Secretary (Goodpaster) and the Secretary of State, Washington, September 8, 1960, 11:55 p.m.

Washington, September 8, 1960, 11:55 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Asbjornson.

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

Washington, September 10, 1960—7:08 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 301/9–860. Confidential. Drafted by Jones and NA; cleared by Bane and in substance with Sullivan;and approved by Cargo. Repeated to USUN.

159. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, September 12, 1960—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1260. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN. Another copy of this telegram was initialed by the President. (Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series)

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

Washington, September 13, 1960—4:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1360. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Hare; cleared by Satterthwaite, Wilcox, Berding, Jones, Parsons, Stoessel, and Merchant, and in substance with the White House; noted by Kohler; and approved and signed by Herter. Sent to all American diplomatic posts except Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, New Delhi, and Habana; and repeated to the latter eight posts.

161. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Lebanon

Washington, September 13, 1960—8:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1360. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brewer and NEA; cleared by Armitage and Jones and in draft with Cargo, AF, SOA, and U/PR; and approved by Hare who signed for Herter. Repeated priority to Cairo, Amman, Jidda, Baghdad, Khartoum, Tel Aviv, London, Tripoli, Rabat, Tunis, and Taiz.

162. Record of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Department of State, Washington, September 14, 1960, 9:15 a.m.

Washington, September 14, 1960, 9:15 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75. Secret.

163. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Norway

Washington, September 15, 1960—5:03 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/9–1560. Confidential. Drafted by Sullivan; cleared by Rosen and Nunley and in draft with Caprio; and approved by Cargo. Sent also to Copenhagen and repeated to Paris for USRO and to USUN.

164. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs (McSweeney) to the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Stoessel)

Washington, September 16, 1960.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1772. Confidential. Drafted by Barnes. Initialed for McSweeney by Davis E. Boster, Deputy Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs. Sent also to Bohlen and Wallner; and initialed by Herter. Attached to the source text was a September 17 note from Stoessel bringing the memorandum to Herter’s attention.

165. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Missions

Washington, September 16, 1960—9:09 p.m.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, Conference Files: FRC 83–0068, CF 1772. Official Use Only. Drafted by Richard T. Davies, Public Affairs Adviser in the Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs; cleared with EUR/P, AF/P, SCA, P, IO, SOV, EE/P, in substance with USIA and NEA/P,and in draft with ARA/P; and approved by Kohler.

167. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Washington, September 17, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Another copy of the memorandum indicates that Berding drafted it on September 16 and that it was cleared by Merchant, Hare, Meeker, and Wilcox. (Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1760)

168. Note From the Soviet Embassy to the Department of State

Washington, September 17, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files. 320/9–760. Limited Official Use. Translation. Transmitted priority to USUN in telegram 427, September 17, which is the source text.

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

Washington, September 17, 1960—9:51 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/9–1760. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Caprio; initialed by Sisco; cleared by Carson, in draft by Sullivan, and in substance by Penfield; and approved by Wallner who signed for Dillon.

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

New York, September 17, 1960—10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1760. Secret; Niact. Received at 10:46 p.m.

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

Washington, September 19, 1960—12:48 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1960. Top Secret; Niact; Eyes Only. Drafted by Burdett on September 18; cleared by Merchant, Bohlen, Stoessel, Kohler, and Krebs; and approved by Burdett who signed for Herter. Sent also priority eyes only to Wadsworth and to Barbour, Minister of the Embassy in London.

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

Washington, September 18, 1960—3:52 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1860. Limited Official Use: Priority. Drafted by Sisco on September 17; cleared by Carson, Wallner, SCA, and McSweeny; and approved by the Secretary.

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

Washington, September 18, 1960—6:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1560. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by McSweeney on September 17; cleared by Merchant, Hanes, Berding, Carson, Kohler, and Wallner, and in substance with John Eisenhower; and approved by the Secretary.