AUGUST 1958–APRIL 1959: U.S. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS; FACTIONAL STRUGGLES IN IRAQ; THE COMMUNIST THREAT; CREATION OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP ON IRAQ
162. Paper Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 60 D 661, OCB—U.S. Policy Toward the Near East (NSC 5820/1). Secret. According to a covering note by Bromley Smith, Executive Officer of the OCB, the Board revised and concurred in this paper at its meeting on February 18. Smith noted that the paper contained only operating guidance and no courses of action, due to the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East, which precluded detailed operational planning.
163. Telegram 2537 From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/3–759. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. 1 page of source text not declassified.]
165. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to Acting Secretary of State Herter
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/3–1959. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]
166. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/3–2659. Secret. Transmitted in three sections and repeated to Amman, Ankara, Beirut, Benghazi, Cairo, Moscow, Paris, Rabat, Rome, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tunis, Damascus, Basra, Dhahran, and Kuwait.
167. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/3–2659. Top Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Rockwell and approved by Herter.
168. Letter From the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke) to Acting Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/3–2859. Secret; Personal.
169. Paper by the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up, Iraq. Top Secret. In his covering memorandum to members of the NSC Planning Board, Gray wrote that he was not certain he would raise the question of Iraq at the April 2 NSC meeting, but if he did, he “would plan to speak from the attached note.”
170. Memorandum of Discussion at the 401st Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on April 2.
171. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/4–359. Top Secret; Limited Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Transmitted in three sections.