December 1959-May 1960: Preparations for the Summit Conference
93. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396. 1–PA/3–1560. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and initialed by Kohler.
94. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Merchant and approved in S on March 24. The conversation took place after dinner at Secretary Herter’s residence.
95. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on March 18. The source text indicates the conference took place after the NSC meeting.
96. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved in S on March 25. See also Document 97.
97. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1610. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved in S on March 25.
98. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Backgrounder. Confidential. Drafted by Berding on March 21.
99. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/3–1960. Secret. Drafted by Herter and Vigderman on March 18, cleared with Kohler, and approved by Arthur R. Day in S/S.
100. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–2160. Secret. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.
102. Message From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Attached to a note from Caccia to Herter, dated March 24, which stated that Caccia had been asked to pass it on to the Secretary of State.
103. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense Gates
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 64 A 2170, 320.2 Berlin. Top Secret.
104. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–2660. Secret. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.
105. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1618. Secret. Drafted by Kohler, approved in U on April 5, and in the White House on April 20. Further documentation on Macmillan’s visit to the United States March 26–30 is in volume VII, Part 2.
106. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6151/3–2960. Secret. Repeated to London.
107. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–3160. Secret.
108. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.13/4–460. Secret. Repeated to London, Bonn, and Moscow.
109. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on April 6.
110. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–560. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Sweeney; cleared by Kohler, Calhoun, and Goodpaster; and approved by Herter.
112. Paper Circulated in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1628. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text.
113. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/4–660. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Berlin.
114. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Attached to a note from Caccia to Herter, dated March 8, which stated that it was a copy of a letter that had been delivered to the President on that day.
115. Paper Circulated in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1628. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The paper consisted of a cover sheet, summary, a paper on the tactics on Germany including Berlin at a summit meeting, Annex I (a 6-page paper entitled “Probable Soviet Negotiating Intentions on Germany and Berlin”), Annex II (a 5-page paper entitled “The Question of Germany” which had a 3-page attachment describing a proposal for a plebiscite in Germany), and Annex III (a 3-page paper entitled “The Berlin Question” which had a 3-page attachment on the reunification of Berlin and a 2-page attachment on a modus vivendi for West Berlin). Only the summary and paper on tactics are printed here.
117. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1624. Secret. Drafted by Tobin, initialed by Kohler, and approved by M on April 16 and by S on April 20. The conversation took place in Secretary Herter’s office. Two other memoranda of conversation (US/MC/2 and US/MC/4), which cover NATO long-range planning and MRBMs, are not printed. (Ibid.)
118. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1624. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Tobin and approved in M on April 16. The conversation took place in Secretary Herter’s office.
119. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1624. Secret. Drafted by Swihart and approved by M, U, and S on April 19, 20, and 21, respectively. The meeting took place in Secretary Herter’s office. The Foreign Ministers also discussed briefly 13 other topics. Memoranda of these parts of the conversation (US/Del/MC/10–23) are ibid.
120. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WA/4–1260. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand, initialed by Merchant and Davis, and approved in M on April 15 and S on April 19. The meeting took place in Secretary Herter’s office.
121. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WA/4–1260. Confidential. Drafted by Dubs and approved by M on April 20 and S on April 21. The conversation took place at the Department of State.
122. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–1260. Confidential. Drafted by McBride, initialed by Kohler, and approved by S on April 20. The conversation took place in Secretary Herter’s office. A brief summary of this conversation was transmitted to Paris in telegram 4316, April 13 at 3:46 p.m. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1625)