Office of the Historian

February 17–March 30: Soviet Acceptance of the Western Proposal for a Foreign Ministers Meeting on Berlin

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

Bonn, February 17, 1959, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–1759. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, London, Moscow, and Paris.

179. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, February 18, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/2–1859. Secret; Limited Distribution.

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

Moscow, February 19, 1959, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–1959. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Bonn.

181. Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, February 19, 1959, 7:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–1959. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Murphy and Hillenbrand, and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, and Moscow.

182. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe (Hodes) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Heidelberg, February 19, 1959, 4:44 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/2–1959. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the Department of State.

183. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower

Moscow, February 23, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret.

184. Message From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan

Washington, February 24, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Attached to a brief note from Herter to Hood asking him to transmit it to the Prime Minister.

185. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, February 24, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2459. Secret; Limited Distribution.

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

Moscow, February 25, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.13/2–2559. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, and Berlin.

187. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower

Moscow, February 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. No classification marking. Transmitted to Herter by Ambassador Hood under a February 26 note for delivery to the President.

188. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, February 26, 1959, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2659. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.

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

Bonn, February 28, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2859. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

190. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, February 28, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4161/2–2859. Secret. Transmitted in two sections; repeated to London, Bonn and Moscow; and pouched to all other NATO capitals.

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

Washington, February 28, 1959, 4:44 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2859. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Hillenbrand, and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, and Moscow. Paragraph 4 was transmitted to Lodge in New York on March 2 in telegram 722. (Ibid., 762.00/3–259)

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

Washington, February 28, 1959, 9:19 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2859. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Greene and cleared by Herter and Merchant.

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

Bonn, March 2, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–259. Secret; Priority; Noforn; Limited Distribution. Transmitted in three sections and repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, Moscow, Paris, and London.

195. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, March 2, 1959, 6:31 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted in S/S; cleared by the President, Herter, and Merchant; and approved by Calhoun.

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

Moscow, March 4, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–459. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, and Berlin.

198. Summary of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and His Special Assistant (Greene)

Washington, March 4, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Chronology of Events. Secret; Personal and Private.

199. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, March 4, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series. Top Secret. Initialed by the President with a notation to “hold.” The memorandum and attachment were drafted by Morgan; concurred in by EUR, L, and C on March 3; and approved by Herter on March 4 for transmission to the White House. According to a March 12 note attached to another copy of the memorandum, the President was “cool to the idea of directing that a study be made” but had no objection to it.

200. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, March 4, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–459. Secret; Noforn; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Bonn, Berlin, and Moscow.

201. Memorandum of Discussion at a Special Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, March 5, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. The meeting was held immediately following the regular NSC Meeting. A less-detailed memorandum of this meeting, drafted by John Eisenhower, is ibid., DDE Diaries.

202. Telegram Polto 2514 From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, March 5, 1959, 8 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4161/3–559. Secret; Priority. Extract—1–1/2 pages of source text not declassified.]

203. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, March 5, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.62A/3–559. Confidential. Repeated to Bonn, London, and Moscow.

204. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Greene) to Acting Secretary of State Herter

Washington, March 6, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.0221/3–659. Secret.

205. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, March 6, 1959, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Memoranda of similar conferences with Senators Wiley, Russell, Saltonstall, and Fulbright and Representatives Arends, Carnahan, Vinson, and Chiperfield at 5 p.m. on March 6 and with Representatives McCormack and Halleck at 5 p.m. on March 10, are ibid., DDE Diaries and Miscellaneous Material. For the President’s account of these meetings, see Waging Peace, pp. 347–349.

206. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Acting Secretary of State Herter

Washington, March 6, 1959, 12:40 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Marian S. Stilson.