I. Background to the Crisis in Lebanon, January 1-June 9, 1958: Eisenhower Doctrine and the Nature of the U.S. Commitment to Lebanon; U.S. Economic Aid to Lebanon; The Outbreak of Civil War; Preliminary U.S.–U.K. Planning for Military Intervention in Lebanon; Efforts to Contain the Crisis1
1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Lebanon and Jordan, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XIII, pp. 170 ff. and 1 ff., respectively.
61. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/6–658. Top Secret; Priority. Repeated to Cairo, London, Paris, and USUN.
63. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/6–758. Top Secret; Priority. Repeated to Beirut, London, Paris, and USUN.
64. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Department of State, Central files, 783A.00/6–858. Top Secret; Niact; Noforn; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell and cleared by Rountree. Also sent to Beirut and repeated to London, Paris, and USUN.
65. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, June 9, 1958, 3 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1022. Top Secret. Drafted by William N. Dale of EUR/BNA, cleared by Rountree and Reinhardt, and approved in the White House. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made an unofficial visit to the United States, June 7–11. The discussion of Middle East problems on June 9 also ranged over relations with Nasser, the situation in Iraq, and military aid to Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan. Separate memoranda of these conversations are ibid. The memorandum on military aid to Lebanon is scheduled for publication in volume XII.