V. Reestablishment of Political Stability in Lebanon and Jordan and the Withdrawal of U.S. and U.K. Forces, August 22–October 31, 1958: The “Arab Resolution”; Hammarskjöld’s Trip to the Middle East; U.S.–U.K. Coordination on Planning for Withdrawal; Negotiations with Lebanon Concerning U.S. Withdrawal; Negotiations Concerning Jordanian Security; Establishment of the Chehab Government; Withdrawal of U.S. Forces From Lebanon; Withdrawal of U.K. Forces From Jordan
288. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–2258. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Cairo, Beirut, and USUN.
289. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2258. Top Secret; Niact.
290. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2358. Top Secret; Niact.
291. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in New York and the Under Secretary of State (Herter) in Washington, August 23, 1958, 11 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed in New York by Phyllis D. Bernau.
292. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–2358. Top Secret; No Distribution Outside Department.
293. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2358. Top Secret. Drafted and approved by William C. Lakeland.
294. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–2458. Top Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Damascus, and USUN.
295. Letter From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. The text of this message was conveyed to the Department on August 25 under cover of a note from Hood to Herter, who was Acting Secretary while Dulles was on holiday. Hood noted that Lloyd’s message was in response to a request for London’s views on the recent telegrams from Amman to Washington which Berry and Rockwell had discussed with him on August 23; see Document 293.
296. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–2258. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rockwell and D.L. Gamon in IO/UNP and approved in IO by Hanes. Repeated to Beirut, Cairo, and USUN.
297. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2658. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.
298. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the British Embassy (Lord Hood) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree), Department of State, Washington, August 27, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/8–2758. Secret. Drafted by Dorman.
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783C.00/8–2758. Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and USUN.
300. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 27, 1958, 5:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.0085/8–2758. Secret. Drafted by J. F. Shaw.
301. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2358. Secret. Drafted by Rountree and cleared by Dillon, Herter, and FitzGerald in ICA.
302. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2858. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
303. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2858. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
304. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/8–2858. Secret; Priority; Noforn; Limited Distribution.
305. Airgram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–2958. Confidential. Also sent to Ankara, Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, Jidda, London, Paris, Tel Aviv, USUN, CINCSPECOMME, and COMLANFOR.
306. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 315/8–3058. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to USUN.
307. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/8–3058. Secret. Repeated to Damascus, Cairo, London, and USUN.
308. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/8–3058. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London.
309. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 315/9–458. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, and USUN.
310. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the British Embassy (Lord Hood) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree), Department of State, Washington, September 5, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.5411/9–558. Secret. Drafted on September 9 by William L. Hamilton.
311. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/9–558. Secret. Repeated to Amman, Cairo, Damascus, London, Paris, and USUN.
312. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/9–658. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
313. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.5411/9–958. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London.
314. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/9–958. Top Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
315. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/8–3058. Secret. Drafted by Lakeland and Rockwell and cleared by Rountree. Also sent to London.
316. Telegram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5783A/9–1158. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, Tel Aviv, and USUN.
317. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at the Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, September 12, 1958
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. A typewritten note at the top of the source text reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with Department of Defense.”