VI. U.S. Relations with Lebanon and Jordan, November 1958–December 1960: The Question of the Level of U.S. Aid to Lebanon; U.S. Relations with the Karame and Salaam Governments in Lebanon; U.S. Military Survey Mission in Jordan; Negotiations Concerning U.S. Military and Economic Aid to Jordan; King Hussein’s Visit to the United States; U.S. Relations with the Rifai, Majali, and Talhouni Governments in Jordan


393. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1223. Secret. Drafted in NEA/NE by Lakeland and Rockwell and cleared with E, W/MSC, H, Defense, and ICA. Sent to Herter through Dillon and Murphy.


394. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 24, 1959

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/3–2459. Secret. Drafted on March 31 by Lakeland and approved as accurate by Herter on April 15.


395. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 24, 1959

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/3–2459. Secret. Drafted by Lakeland and approved as accurate by Herter on April 15.


396. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 24, 1959, 2:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/3–2459. Secret. Drafted by Bennsky.


397. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, March 25, 1959

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Series. Secret. Drafted by Rountree.


398. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 26, 1959

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/3–2659. Drafted by Lakeland on March 30 and approved as accurate by Herter on April 15.


399. Letter From the Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Rockwell) to the Chargé in Jordan (Wright)

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 61 D 43, 1959—Hussein’s Visit. Confidential; Official–Informal. Drafted by Meyer.


400. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.13/5–759. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, Tel Aviv, and Beirut.


401. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.13/5–759. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, Tehran, Tel Aviv, and Beirut.


402. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/5–1459. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jidda, London, and Tel Aviv.


403. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/5–2259. Confidential. Drafted in NEA/E by E. G. Berns and cleared by Lakeland and Rockwell and with ICA. Repeated to London.


404. Despatch From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/9–559. Confidential.


405. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 20, 1959

Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 62 D 25, Memos of Conversations, 1959. Secret. Drafted by Lakeland on October 21. Musa Nasser, who was appointed Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs on September 20, was head of the Jordanian Delegation to the General Assembly. Nasser took advantage of his trip to New York to request a meeting in Washington with Secretary Herter.


406. Airgram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/2–860. Confidential.


407. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 841.0085/7–2360. Confidential. Repeated to Amman and London.


409. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project “Clean Up”, Jordan. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mills and Meyer, cleared in BNA by James D. Moffett, in UN by Stephen Palmer, in NEA by Jones, and by Herter. Repeated to London, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem, and USUN.


410. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project “Clean Up”, Jordan. Secret; Niact; [distribution indicator not declassified]. Received at 4:56 p.m.


411. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project “Clean Up”, Jordan. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem, and USUN.


412. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9—1860. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem, and USUN.


413. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.5–MSP/9–2660. Confidential. Drafted in NEA by E. S. Duncan and cleared by Meyer and with BNA. Also sent to London and repeated to Bonn.


414. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, October 7, 1960

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Hart on October 10. Hussein, who was head of the Jordanian Delegation to the General Assembly, exchanged courtesy visits with Herter in New York on October 3 and October 6 before coming to Washington to meet with Eisenhower. (Memoranda of conversation, October 3 and 6; Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199; both included in the microfiche supplement)


415. Letter From the Ambassador in Jordan (Mills) to the Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Meyer)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 885.2391/12–660. Secret; Official–Informal.