December 1959-May 1960: Preparations for the Summit Conference
63. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret; Priority. Received at 9:54 a.m. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn. Attached to a copy of telegram 1774 from Moscow (see footnote 2 below) which was initialed by the President.
64. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/1–2660. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.
65. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.13/1–1160. Official Use Only. Also sent to Bonn.
66. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at the Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting
Source: Department of State, State-JCS Meetings: Lot 70 D 328. Top Secret. A note on the source text indicates that this was a Department of State draft, which had been cleared with Merchant, but not cleared by the Department of Defense.
67. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/1–1560. Secret. Drafted by Hubbard, initialed by Merchant, and approved in M on January 26.
68. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/1–1860. Confidential. Drafted by Stabler and initialed by Kohler.
69. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/1–2260. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, Moscow, London, and Paris.
70. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/1–2460. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris, London, Rome, Ottawa, and Berlin.
71. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/1–2660. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Kohler.
72. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Germany. Secret; Eyes Only. Sent through EUR, M, and S/S. The source text was initialed by Smith and Calhoun and bears a notation that Merchant saw it. Copies were also sent to Bohlen, Reinhardt, and Hillenbrand. Attached to the source text was a note from Calhoun to Merchant, suggesting that the differences between this memorandum and Kohler’s response (see attachment 1 below) should be reconciled before it was submitted to the Secretary of State. Merchant wrote on the note that he believed Herter should see the whole file as it stood rather than one agreed text.
73. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 374.800/2–260. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Paris and London.
74. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.5–MSP/2–260. Confidential. Repeated to Berlin.
75. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/2–560. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Rome, and Ottawa.
76. Memorandum of Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/2–860. Secret. Drafted by Krebs. The conversation took place at the White House.
77. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.00/2–1360. Confidential. Repeated to Moscow, London, Paris, and Bonn.
78. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–1660. Secret; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London and Paris.
79. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/2–1660. Confidential. Drafted by McBride and approved in S on February 20. A summary of this conversation was transmitted to Paris in telegram 3435, February 16 at 9:02 p.m. (Ibid.)
80. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Official Use Only. Drafted by Berding and approved by Herter. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.
81. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2460. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and initialed by Kohler.
82. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles-Herter Series. Secret. According to another copy of the memorandum, both it and the enclosure were drafted by McKiernan on February 19. The source text bears Goodpaster’s handwritten notation: “President approved, 26 Feb 1960.”
83. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2960. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand; sent through S/S; and initialed by Kohler, Calhoun, and Herter.
84. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, State Dept. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
85. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted on March 15 by Goodpaster.
86. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret.
87. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted on March 15 by Goodpaster.
88. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Confidential. Drafted by Vigderman and approved in M on March 16.
89. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.13/3–1460. Secret; Priority.
90. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Secret; Limit Distribution. The meeting was held in the White House. Drafted by C. Charlick, Department of State interpreter, and approved by the White House on March 28. Another copy of this memorandum in the Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, is initialed by the President.
91. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1560. Secret. Drafted by McKiernan, initialed by Kohler, and approved in S on March 28.
92. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Secret. Drafted by Merchant.