U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE “OPENING TO THE LEFT”; EMPLACEMENT OF IRBM MISSILES IN ITALY; VISITS TO THE UNITED STATES OF PRIME MINISTERS FANFANI JULY 28–31, 1958, AND SEGNI SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 4, 1959; PRESIDENT Eisenhower’s GOOD WILL VISIT TO ITALY DECEMBER 3–6, 1959
203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.5612/1–658. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Alexander Schnee. Repeated to Paris.
204. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.5612/1–1758. Secret. Drafted by Rogers. Transmitted to the Department of State as an enclosure to despatch 877, January 17.
205. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.2553/1–1658. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Long on January 17. A notation on the source text reads: “Coordinated with FSD—Mr. Beckner.”
206. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.2553/1–2858. Secret; Limit Distribution.
207. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/3–1458. Confidential. Drafted by Niles W. Bond and John D. Jernegan. Transmitted as an enclosure to despatch 1169 from Rome, March 14.
208. Despatch From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.2553/3–758. Confidential.
209. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Italy 1958–60. Secret. Annex A entitled “Additional Major Developments,” a Financial Annex, and a Pipeline Analysis are not printed. In an undated memorandum attached to the source text, Elmer B. Staats, Executive Officer of the OCB, stated that the Board revised and concurred in the report on April 30. No copies of draft reports have been found. The minutes of the April 30 meeting are ibid.: Lot 62 D 430, OCB Minutes.
210. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/5–2258. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Athens.
212. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/6–2758. Secret. Drafted by Bond. Sent to the Department of State as an enclosure to despatch 1685, June 27.
213. Letter From Prime Minister Fanfani to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.13/7–2158. Confidential; Presidential Handling. The source text is a translation transmitted to the Department of State as an attachment to despatch 75, July 21. In telegram 215, from Rome, July 18, Ambassador Zellerbach reported that Fanfani had called him to his office to give him the letter for Eisenhower and to inform him that a similar letter had been sent to Chancellor Adenauer urging support of U.S. intervention in Lebanon. Fanfani added that U.S. action made possible finding solutions of Middle East problems “independently” of the Soviet Union. He also stated that he would make a strong statement of public support for the United States the following morning in Parliament. (Ibid., 611.65/7–1858)
214. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.13/7–2058. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
216. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1067. Secret. Drafted by Service.
217. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Memcons. Top Secret; Personal and Private. The meeting was held at the White House.
218. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. Separate memoranda of this conversation were prepared; see Documents 219–224. Memoranda concerning the conclusion of a U.S.-Italian consular convention, Czechoslovak propaganda in Italy, Italy’s candidacy for membership on the U.N. Security Council, and Italian plans to secure private loans and vocational training are in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1067.
219. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218 and 220–224.
220. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218–219 and 221–224.
221. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218–220 and 222–224.
222. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218–221 and 223–225.
223. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218–222 and 224.
224. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 865.0077/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Service and McBride. See also Documents 218–223.
225. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1067. Secret.
228. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Italy 1958–60. Secret. An attached Pipeline Analysis is not printed. In a memorandum attached to the source text, dated November 7, Roy M. Melbourne, Acting Executive Officer of the OCB, stated that the Operations Plan for Italy had been updated because of the results of the Italian national elections and superseded the Outline Plan of Operations of May 15, 1957. For an extract of the May 15 plan, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XXVII, pp. 412–415.
229. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Italy 1958–60. Secret. Annex A entitled “Additional Major Developments,” a Financial Annex, a Pipeline Analysis, and Annex B entitled “Uncoordinated and Informal Background Paper Submitted by CIA Entitled ‘Sino-Soviet Bloc Activities in Italy’ dated December 8, 1958,” are not printed. In a memorandum dated January 15, attached to the source text, Bromley Smith, Executive Officer of the OCB, stated that this document was concurred in by the Board on December 10. Minutes of the December 10 meeting are ibid.: Lot 62 D 430.
230. Memorandum for the Record by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files, Country Files, Italy. No classification marking.
231. Airgram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/12–2058. Confidential. Drafted by Torbert and Zellerbach. Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, and all Consulates in Italy.
232. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.13/12–2958. Secret—Except As Otherwise Indicated. Drafted by Barnett and Torbert, partially from Zellerbach’s notes. Transmitted to the Department of State as an attachment to despatch 765, December 29.