Lebanon and Jordan
Contents
- 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 Crisis (Documents 1–65)
- II. The Decision to Introduce U.S. Forces Into Lebanon, June 10–July 17,
1958: Establishment of the U.N. Observation
Group; Chamoun’s Rejection of Nasser’s Formula for Settlement; Lebanon’s
Request for Military Intervention; The U.S.–U.K. Decision to Intervene;
Introduction of U.S. Forces (Documents 66–154)
- III. Background to the Crisis in Jordan and the Introduction of British
Forces, January 1–July 17, 1958: U.S. Economic and Military Aid to Jordan;
U.S. Support for the Establishment of the Arab Union; The Crisis in Iraq and
the Jordanian Request for U.S. Military Support; U.S. Support of the
Introduction of British Forces Into Jordan (Documents 155–189)
- 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 (Documents 190–287)
- 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 (Documents 288–362)
- 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 (Documents 363–415)