December 1959-May 1960: Preparations for the Summit Conference


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1260. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Moscow.


154. Telegram From the Delegation at the Summit Conference to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1360. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin.


155. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Secret. Drafted by McBride, cleared by Farley, and approved in S on May 16. The conversation took place at the Quai d’Orsay. Secretary Herter arrived in Paris on May 13 for discussions preliminary to the summit conference. In a conversation on May 13, Farley went over the same ground with Lucet. (Memorandum of conversation (US/MC/2); ibid.)


156. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Secret. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Hillenbrand, and approved in M on May 16 and S on May 20. The conversation took place at the Quai d’Orsay. A summary of the conversation was transmitted in Secto 9 from Paris, May 14 at 9 p.m. (Ibid., Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1460)


157. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Secret. Drafted by Farley and Spiers on May 15 and approved in M and S on May 17. The conversation took place at the U.S. Embassy.


158. Memorandum of Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) and Foreign Secretary Lloyd

[Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]


159. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

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


161. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters and approved in M on May 15 and in S and the White House on May 16. The conversation took place at the Elysée Palace. A summary of this conversation was transmitted in Cahto 6 from Paris, May 16 at 6 p.m. (Ibid., Central Files, 762.0221/5–1660) For two other accounts of this conversation, see De Gaulle, Mémoires, pp. 261–262, and Adenauer, Erinnerungen, 1959–1963, pp. 48–51.


162. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.


164. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on May 16.


165. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1664. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters and approved in M on May 15 and in S and the White House on May 16. The meeting took place at the Elysée Palace. A summary of the conversation was transmitted in Cahto 5 from Paris, May 16 at 5 p.m. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File) For recollections of this meeting by the principals, see Eisenhower, Waging Peace, pp. 554–555; Macmillan, Pointing the Way, pp. 203–204; and De Gaulle, Mémoires, pp. 2627–263.


166. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on May 27. For two other accounts of this conference, see Macmillan, Pointing the Way, pp. 204–205, and Eisenhower, Strictly Personal, pp. 273–274.


167. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1660. Secret; Niact. Received at 6:04 a.m.