78. Editorial Note

79. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. Secret. Drafted by Akalovsky. The meeting was held at the White House. Another copy of the memorandum indicates that the White House approved it on July 14. (Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–159)

80. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–159. Secret. Drafted by Akalovsky on July 6 and cleared by the Vice President’s office on July 10. The meeting was held in Nixon’s office.

81. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–359. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by Merchant.

82. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Intelligence Matters. Top Secret. Prepared by Goodpaster.

83. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter

Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Herter.

84. Memorandum From Dorothy S. de Borchgrave to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. No classification marking.

85. Editorial Note

86. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–1259. Confidential. Drafted by Isham on July 22. The meeting was held at Harriman’s residence at 16 East 81st Street. A typed notation on the source text reads: “Note: At this informal, private meeting arranged at Kozlov’s request, notetaking by a Department officer seemed inappropriate. The following is based on notes made immediately after the conversation and a separate interview with Harriman.”

87. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–1359. Top Secret. Drafted by Murphy. Attached to the source text is a July 13 transmittal memorandum from Acting Secretary Dillon to President Eisenhower.

88. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret. Regarding the drafting and presentation of this paper, see Document 87.

89. Draft Letter From President Eisenhower to Chairman Khrushchev

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret. Attached to the source text is a July 11 covering memorandum from Acting Secretary Dillon to the President, indicating that the attached draft letter to Khrushchev was for his signature. Also attached to Dillon’s memorandum is a copy of Document 88. Dillon’s memorandum bears the President’s initials. Regarding the drafting and presentation of this letter to Khrushchev, see Document 87.

90. Report Prepared in the Office of Soviet Union Affairs

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.6111/7–1359. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by McSweeney and Isham on July 16. The source text is incorrectly dated July 13.

91. Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles-Herter Series. Top Secret. A handwritten note by the President at the top of the source text reads: “State is working on draft—it will be cabled first to Herter. DE”

On July 21 at 6:45 p.m., Ambassador Menshikov called on the President and gave him the Russian text of this letter and an oral translation. Eisenhower expressed his thanks for Khrushchev’s prompt and courteous response and added that the United States had never specified what progress in negotiations should be made before a summit meeting. The important thing was to be able to point to progress as men of good will and to the maintenance of U.S. rights in Berlin. He believed that the visits and informal talks would be helpful to U.S.-Soviet relations. (Memorandum of conversation; Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1459) The source text does not indicate who prepared the translation of the letter printed here.