IV. Diplomatic Efforts to Resolve the Crisis in Jordan, July 18–August 21, 1958: Jordanian Request for U.S. Troops; The Murphy Mission; U.S. Response to a Soviet Proposal for a Heads of Government Meeting; The Lebanese Presidential Election; Jordanian Request for Additional Military Aid and a Mutual Defense Treaty; Negotiations with the United Arab Republic; Emergency Session of the U.N. General Assembly
190. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/7–1858. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Baghdad, London, Paris, and USUN.
191. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/7–1858. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Newsom and cleared by Rockwell and Frederick W. Jandrey in EUR.
192. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–1858. Secret; Priority.
193. Message From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Series. Secret. The text of this message was conveyed to the White House on July 18 under cover of a note from Lord Hood which indicated that the message was personal for the President from the Prime Minister.
194. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/7–1858. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Dulles, cleared by Rountree and Eisenhower. Transmitted to London in telegram 597 with instructions to deliver to Prime Minister “soonest.” Telegram 597 is the source text.
196. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, July 19, 1958, 10:04 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed in the Secretary’s office by Phyllis D. Bernau.
197. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–1958. Secret; Niact.
198. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, July 19, 1958, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–1958. Top Secret. Drafted by Rockwell. The source text indicates that the conversation took place at the Secretary’s residence. A summary of this conversation was sent to the principal concerned posts in Europe and the Middle East, and to USUN. (Circular telegram 78, July 19; ibid.)
199. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.13–MU/7–1958. Secret; Priority.
201. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, July 19, 1958, 4:57 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed in the Secretary’s office by Phyllis D. Bernau.
202. Memorandum of a Conversation, British Embassy, Washington, July 19, 1958, 6 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4111/7–1958. Top Secret. Drafted by Reinhardt.
203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/7–1958. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Jidda, Ankara, Tehran, Karachi, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Damascus, and USUN. Drafted by Rockwell, cleared in draft by Rountree, and approved and signed by Dulles.
204. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, July 20, 1958, 10:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4111/7–2058. Secret. Drafted by Reinhardt. The source text indicates that the conversation took place at a breakfast meeting at the Secretary’s residence.
205. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, July 20, 1958, 3:45 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on July 21. The full text of this memorandum is scheduled for publication in volume XII.
206. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5783A/7–2158. Secret; Niact. Repeated to London, Paris, and USUN.
207. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–2158. Secret. Priority. Repeated to USUN and London.
208. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 21, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/7–2158. Confidential. Drafted by Kohler.
209. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–2158. Secret; Niact; No Distribution Outside the Department.
210. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, White House, Washington, July 21, 1958, 5:05 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings With the President. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Reinhardt.
211. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/7–2158. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Jidda, Karachi, London, Paris, Tehran, Tel Aviv, and Damascus. Received at 8:28 p.m. and passed to the Department of Defense at 11 p.m.
212. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/7–2258. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Jidda, Karachi, London, Paris, Tehran, Tel Aviv, and Damascus. Received at 12:55 a.m. and passed to the Department of Defense.
213. Letter From the President to George M. Humphrey
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Personal and Confidential. Humphrey resigned as Secretary of the Treasury in May 1957.
214. Letter From Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret. Conveyed to the White House on July 22 under cover of a note from Lord Hood which indicated that the message was personal for the President from the Prime Minister. Hood also conveyed a copy of this message to Dulles along with a personal message to Dulles from Foreign Secretary Lloyd, in which Lloyd emphasized the urgency of Macmillan’s message and asked for Dulles’ support. He argued that it was vital to “hold on” in Lebanon and Jordan until satisfactory agreements were achieved in both places. “Otherwise our prestige will be fatally affected in every non-Nasser Arab country.” (Ibid.; included in the microfiche supplement)
215. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Permanent Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, July 22, 1958, 5:54 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed in the Secretary’s office by Phyllis D. Bernau. The source text indicates that Lodge placed the call.
216. Message From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Conveyed to the Department of State on July 22 under cover of a note from Lord Hood which indicated that the message was personal for Dulles from Lloyd. Hood noted that part of the British draft reply to Khrushchev, incorporating the amendments suggested by Dulles was attached. The attachment is included in the microfiche supplement.
219. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.13–MU/7–2258. Secret.