Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Berlin Crisis, 1958–1959, Volume VIII

Western Reaction to Khrushchev’s November 10 Speech

54. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, November 20, 1958, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–2058. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Berlin.

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

Moscow, November 21, 1958, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–2158. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Paris.

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

Moscow, November 21, 1958, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–2158. Top Secret; Priority.

57. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting

Washington, November 21, 1958, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, State-JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417, vol. VI. Top Secret. Prepared by the Department of State and not cleared with the Department of Defense. The meeting was held at the Pentagon. A less-detailed memorandum for the record of this meeting is in Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 62 A 1698, 092 Germany.

58. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, November 21, 1958, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–2158. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, and Berlin, and USAREUR and USCINCEUR by other means. According to an outgoing copy of this telegram in the Bruce Diaries (ibid., Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327) it was drafted by Tyler and transmitted at 10 p.m.

59. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, November 21, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–2158. Secret. Drafted by Lampson on November 24. A summary of this conversation was transmitted to Bonn on November 24 in telegram 1078. (Ibid., 762.0211/11–2458)

60. Letter From Chancellor Adenauer to Secretary of State Dulles

Bonn, November 20, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, German Officials, 1958/59. Confidential. The source text is a Department of State translation. Attached were a brief transmittal note of November 21 from Grewe to Dulles and a German-language copy of the text. Grewe handed the message to Merchant during their conversation on November 21 (see Document 59) for delivery to Dulles.

61. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, November 22, 1958, 1:04 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/11–2258. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Vigderman on November 21, cleared with Hillenbrand, and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Paris, Moscow, London, and Berlin.

62. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Acting Secretary of State Herter

Washington, November 22, 1958, 6:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/11–2258. Secret. Drafted by Herter.

63. Editorial Note

64. Telegram From the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Norstad), to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Twining)

Paris, November 23, 1958, 12:52 p.m.

Source: JCS Master Cable Files. Top Secret; Operational Immediate.

65. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles

November 24, 1958, 4:24 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau.

66. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles

November 24, 1958, 6:14 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau. Secretary Dulles was in Washington.