233. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/1–2059. Confidential. Drafted by Frank E. Maestrone.

234. Editorial Note

235. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.5612/1–2589. Secret. Drafted by Cameron.

236. Despatch From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/5–1959. Confidential. Drafted by Torbert and the members of the Embassy Political Staff.

237. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/6–1359. Confidential. Drafted by Wolfgang J. Lehman and cleared by Maestrone and McBride, Richard T. Davies (SOV), Jack M. Fleischer (EUR/P), and Peter A. Seip (S/S). Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, Moscow, Belgrade, Warsaw, Berlin, and to Geneva for the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meeting.

238. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Italy 1958–60. Secret. In an undated memorandum attached to the source text, Roy Melbourne, Acting Executive Officer of the OCB, noted that the Board had revised and concurred in the report on July 1. Minutes of the July 1 meeting are Ibid.: Lot 62 D 430.

At least one previous draft of this report was circulated. In telegram 3814, June 11, Zellerbach concurred with the semifinal draft and commented:

“Regarding Operations Plan we are in general agreement and consider it excellent job. We suggest below a few drafting changes most of which motivated by following considerations which we think significant in present situation:

• “1) Traditional quadripartite formula, while highly acceptable to us, is not necessarily only acceptable, [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] solution in all circumstances.

  “[3 paragraphs (13–1/2 lines of source text) not declassified]

• “5) While we completely agree PSI at present stage not acceptable participant in governing process, we should aim at encouraging autonomous and relatively democratic elements which we believe exist that party. [2–1/2 lines of source text not declassified]
• “6) We are concerned with lack progress in reducing Communist-dominated Left and erosion of lay democratic parties since it would be unhealthy to arrive at position where only possible democratic governmental formula is single party thus leaving no alternative for protest but Communists.” (Department of State, Central Files, 100.4–OCB/6–1159) Copies of the draft report were not found in OCB Files.

239. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Italy. Secret. A statement of “Purpose and Use of the Operations Plan;” Annex A, Agency statements describing U.S. programs in Italy; Annex B, List of arrangements or significant agreements with Italy; Annex C, Intelligence précis on Sino-Soviet Bloc activities in Italy; a Financial Annex; and a Pipeline Analysis are not printed. In an undated memorandum attached to the source text, Bromley Smith, Executive Officer of the OCB, noted that the Board concurred in the Operations Plan for Italy at its July 1 meeting and that this plan superseded the Outline Plan of Operations for Italy approved May 15, 1957. An extract of this plan is printed in Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XXVII, pp. 412–415. Minutes of the July 1 meeting are in Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430.

240. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341. Confidential. Drafted by Stoessel on July 13 and approved by Merchant and Herter. The meeting took place at the Villa Greta. Memoranda of the discussion of Algeria and Somalia (US/MC/124) and Israel and NATO (US/MC/125) are Ibid.

241. Editorial Note

242. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. Six separate memoranda of this meeting were prepared; see Documents 243–247. PSV/MC/7, which dealt with the final text of the joint communiqué, is not printed. (Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490)

243. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. See also Documents 242 and 244–247.

244. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. See also Documents 242–243 and 245–247.

245. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. See also Documents 242–244 and 246–247.

246. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. See also Documents 242–245 and 247.

247. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Kohler and cleared by S and the White House on October 14. The meeting was held at the White House. See also Documents 242–246.

248. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on October 14. Four separate memoranda of this conversation were prepared; see Documents 249–251.

249. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on October 14. See also Documents 248 and 250–251.

250. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on October 14. See also Documents 248–249 and 251.

251. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on October 14. See also Documents 248–250.

252. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by M and S on October 26. Eleven separate memoranda of this conversation were prepared; see Documents 253–258. Memoranda on French nuclear testing (PSV/MC/13), Communist China (PSV/MC/17), Law of the Sea (PSV/MC/21), and Berlin (PSV/MC/22) are in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490.

253. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by M and S on October 26. See also Documents 252 and 254–258.

254. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by M and S on October 26. See also Documents 252–253 and 255–258.

255. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by M and S on October 26. See also Documents 252–254 and 256–258.

256. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Stabler and approved by M and S on October 26. See also Documents 252–255 and 257–258.

257. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Maestrone. See also Documents 252–256 and 258.

258. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1490. Secret. Drafted by Maestrone. See also Documents 252–257.

259. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 765.00/10–2159. Confidential. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.

260. Editorial Note

261. Telegram From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.65/12–559. Confidential; Niact.

262. Telegram From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.65/12–559. Confidential; Priority.