Office of the Historian

June 21–July 12, 1959: Conference Recess

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

Bonn, June 22, 1959, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/6–2259. Confidential. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, Rome, and Vienna.

414. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Herter and Secretary of Defense McElroy

Washington, June 22, 1959, 12:35 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers. No classification marking.

415. Letter From the British Ambassador (Caccia) to Secretary of State Herter

Washington, June 23, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. A notation on the source text indicates that it was delivered to the Secretary of State at 9:55 a.m. on June 24.

416. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower

London, undated.

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret. This message was an enclosure to Document 415.

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

Moscow, June 25, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/6–2559. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Charles Thayer who accompanied Harriman to the Soviet Union. Harriman met with Khrushchev at 1 p.m. in his office at the Kremlin. For Harriman’s account of the meeting, see Life Magazine, July 13, 1959.

418. Memorandum of Conversation With President Eisenhower

Washington, June 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/6–2559. Secret. Drafted by Herter.

419. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–2559. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Herter on July 7.

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

Moscow, June 26, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Paris, Bonn, and London.

421. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, June 29, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/6–2959. Secret. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.

422. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 1, 1959, 10–11:05 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1409. Secret. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by Herter on July 10. The conversation was held in Herter’s office. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Moscow in telegram 14, July 1. (Ibid.,) Documentation on the background for Kozlov’s visit and his discussion with other U.S. officials is in vol. X, Part 1, Documents 78 ff.

423. Memorandum of Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter

Washington, July 1, 1959, 12:15 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Meetings with the President. Secret. Drafted by Krebs.

424. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 1, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D199. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Herter on July 7.

425. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 3, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1409. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant.

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

Bonn, July 7, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–759. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

427. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, July 8, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–859. Secret. Drafted by Kohler.

428. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy

Washington, July 8, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/7–1359. Secret. Attached to a memorandum of transmittal to the Secretary of State, dated July 13.

429. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 9, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret.

430. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State

Berlin, July 9, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–959. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Moscow, London, Paris, and Heidelberg.

431. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 10, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret.

433. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 13, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1359. Secret. Drafted by Merchant and approved by Herter. Repeated to London, Bonn, Rome, and Paris.

434. Telegram From the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Geneva, July 13, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE–7/1359. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Merchant and Reinhardt.