LAW OF THE SEA
389. Memorandum From the Deputy Special Assistant for Law of the Sea Matters (Arneson) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/2–160. Secret. Drafted by Wright.
390. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/2–460. Drafted by Horgan (NEA/SOA) and cleared by Admiral Ward, Hager, Taylor, and NEA.
391. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Nehru
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/2–2060. Confidential; Presidential Handling. Transmitted to New Delhi in telegram 3014, February 5, which is the source text, with the caution that the White House did not intend to make it public. Except for the complimentary close, it is the same as the draft attached to Document 390. In telegram 3015 to New Delhi, also dated February 5, the Department transmitted the text of an aide-mémoire to accompany the letter which explained the U.S. position. (Ibid., 399.731/2–560)
392. Letter From Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Senator Henry M. Jackson to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/2–1160. Drafted by Magnuson. Attached to Document 394.
393. Telegram From the Office of the Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–960. Confidential. Repeated to Geneva and the other NATO capitals.
394. Letter From the Secretary of State to Senator Warren G. Magnuson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/2–1160. Drafted by Herrington on February 25 and cleared with Richards, Yingling, BNA, and H. Attached to the source text were: a nearly identical letter to Senator Jackson, Magnuson’s February 11 letter (Document 392), and a memorandum of a telephone conversation, February 19, in which Herter offered to discuss the question further with Magnuson.
395. Position Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1660. No drafting information appears on the source text, but it was attached to a memorandum from Wilcox to Herter, dated March 16, together with the delegation’s instructions and eight other position papers. No copy of the first draft of the paper has been found.
396. Letter From the Under Secretary of the Interior (Bennett) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1460. Confidential.
397. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 16, 1960
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1660. Confidential. Drafted by Williamson on March 18 and approved in U on March 21. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to the Delegation at the Second Law of the Sea Conference in telegram 2044 to Geneva, March 21. (Ibid., 399.731/3–2160)
398. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1760. Confidential.
400. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1960. Confidential.
401. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–2260.
402. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–2260. Confidential.
403. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–2360. Confidential.
404. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Dillon) to the Under Secretary of the Interior (Bennett)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–1460. Confidential. Drafted by Arneson on March 23 and cleared with Hager and U/FW.
405. Preliminary Notes on the Operations Coordinating Board Meeting, Washington, March 30, 1960
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text.
406. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/3–3160. Confidential.
407. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–160. Confidential; Priority. Received at 7:44 p.m.
408. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–560. Confidential; Priority.
409. Proposal by the Delegations of the United States and Canada
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–660. Transmitted in priority telegram 1549 from Geneva, April 6, which is the source text. The proposal was circulated as U.N. doc. ACONF.19/C.1/L.10, and jointly introduced on April 8.
410. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–860. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Paris, Madrid, The Hague, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Brussels, and Stockholm.
411. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–960. Confidential.
412. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 11, 1960, 5:45 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1160. Official Use Only. Drafted and initialed by Hager and approved by Dillon on April 22. The conversation was held in Dillon’s office. A briefing memorandum for the meeting is ibid.
413. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1260. Confidential; Niact.
414. Memorandum From the Legal Adviser (Hager) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1360. Drafted and initialed by Hager and also sent to the Under Secretary. Initialed by Herter.
415. Telegram From the Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1460. Confidential; Niact.
416. Letter From the Secretary of Defense (Gates) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1560. Confidential. Attached to the source text was a short reply from Herter, dated April 21, which stated that Dean’s instructions allowed him to make such a statement if the vote went against the United States.
418. Letter From Representative Thomas M. Pelly and Senator Warren G. Magnuson to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 399.731/4–1960.