APRIL 1959–DECEMBER 1960: U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE QASSIM GOVERNMENT; CONTINUED U.S. NON-INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQI AFFAIRS
202. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Iraq. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that this special estimate, submitted by the CIA, was prepared by CIA, INR, and the intelligence organizations of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the USIB concurred in this estimate on September 24 except the representatives of the AEC and FBI, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, who abstained on the grounds that the topic was outside their jurisdiction.
203. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/9–2859. Top Secret. Drafted by Meyer.
204. Memorandum of Discussion at the 420th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Boggs on October 2.
206. Memorandum From the Central Intelligence Agency’s Member on the Inter-Agency Committee on Iraq [name not declassified] to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones)
[Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 62 D 435, Inter-Agency Group on Iraq. Secret. 5 pages of source text not declassified.]
207. Memorandum of Discussion at the 423d Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Boggs on November 5.
209. Memorandum of Discussion at the 428th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Boggs on December 10.
210. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Iraq. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that this special estimate, submitted by the CIA, was prepared by CIA, INR, the intelligence organizations of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the USIB concurred in this estimate on December 15 except the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
212. Memorandum for the Record
[Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up. Top Secret. 4–½ pages of source text not declassified.]
213. Memorandum of Discussion at the 432d Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on March 31.
214. Telegram 1945 From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/2–2560. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]
215. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/2–2660. Secret. Transmitted in three sections and repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Dhahran, Ankara, Jidda, Khartoum, London, Moscow, Paris, Rabat, Rome, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Tunis, and Basra.
216. Memorandum From Evan M. Wilson of the Policy Planning Staff to the Director (Smith)
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Iraq, The Situation, NSC Action No. 2068. Secret.
217. Memorandum of Discussion at the 438th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on March 24.
219. Memorandum of Discussion at a Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, OCB Luncheon Notes. Confidential.
220. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1767. Confidential. Drafted by Jones. The meeting was held in the U.N. delegates dining room.
221. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Approved by S on October 12. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf Towers.
222. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that this estimate, submitted by the CIA, was prepared by CIA, INR, the intelligence organizations of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the USIB concurred in this estimate except the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
223. Paper Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Iraq. Secret. According to a covering memorandum by Bromley Smith, the OCB revised and concurred in this paper at its meeting on December 7. In addition, the Board noted that the Departments of State and Defense “would take the steps necessary to assure that their respective principal representatives in the field would receive guidance in connection with contingent policies applicable to Iraq which are not set forth in the Operations Plan.” Also attached was a statement of the “Purpose and Use of the Operations Plan,” which was applicable to all operations plans.