U.S. Policy Toward Finland
209. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/7–1759. Secret. Drafted by Nelson and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Ivan B. White, who signed for Dillon.
210. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/7–2959. Secret; Limit Distribution.
211. Letter From the Ambassador to Finland (Hickerson) to the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Willoughby)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.5–MSP/9–3059. Secret; Official–Informal.
212. Memorandum of Discussion at the 420th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Marion W. Boggs on October 2. Secretary of State Herter presided at the meeting.
213. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351. Secret. Adopted by the National Security Council on October 1 subject to the amendment set forth in NSC Action No. 2132–b (see footnote 7, Document 212). Approved by the President on October 14 as NSC 5914/1, it superseded NSC 5403, in effect since January 25, 1954. An “Annex on Finland’s Foreign Trade, 1953–1958,” the Financial Appendix, and annexes entitled “Cost Implications of the Proposed Policies” and “ICA Comments” are not printed.
214. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Nelson.
215. Letter From the Ambassador to Finland (Sessions) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/2–260. Secret.
216. Despatch From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/2–260. Secret.
217. Telegram 415 From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.001/2–860. Top Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]
218. Telegram 415 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.001/2–860. Top Secret; Eyes Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]
219. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Dillon) to the Ambassador to Finland (Sessions)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/2–260. Secret; Personal. Drafted by Merchant and Dillon.
220. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375.42/3–2360. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Jacob M. Myerson; cleared by the Office of the Under Secretary of State, the Executive Secretariat, the Bureaus of European Affairs (EUR) and Economic Affairs (E), and the Offices of Regional European Affairs (RA), International Trade (OT), and British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (BNA); and approved by Dillon who signed for Herter. Repeated to London, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Bern, Vienna, Lisbon, Paris, and Brussels.
221. Despatch From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/3–2560. Secret.
222. Operations Coordinating Board Report
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Finland. Secret. Annexes A and B, a Financial Annex, and a Pipeline Analysis are not printed. A copy of this operations plan, which was approved for implementation by the Operations Coordinating Board at its meeting on April 20, was forwarded to Ambassador Sessions under cover of a letter from Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Hare, May 2. (Ibid., Helsinki Embassy Files: Lot 65 A 78, 350–U.S. Program for Finland)
223. Telegram 1466 From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.61/9–260. Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]
224. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/9–960. Secret. Repeated to London.
225. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.60E/9–960. Secret. Drafted by Burdett and approved by White. Also sent to London.
226. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/11–1060. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.
227. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Finland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 760E.11/11–1460. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Burdett and approved by White, who signed for Herter. Repeated to Stockholm, Oslo, Moscow, Geneva (GATT), London, Vienna, Copenhagen, and Lisbon.
228. Despatch From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660E.6141/12–260. Confidential.
229. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351. Secret. An “Annex on Finland’s Foreign Trade, 1954–1959,” the Financial Appendix, and an annex on “Cost Implications of the Proposed Policies” are not printed. NSC 6024, approved by the NSC Planning Board on December 21, superseded NSC 5914/1 (Document 213). The President’s approval of NSC 5914/1 on October 14, 1959, and his order for implementation continued to apply to the new statement of policy in accordance with NSC Action No. 2215–c. (Note from Lay to the NSC, December 30; Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351)