1958: U.S. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS; IRANIAN REACTION TO THE IRAQI COUP; INCREASED U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE; U.S. INTEREST IN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL REFORM; THE SOVIET MILITARY THREAT
224. Memorandum of Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President. Originally classified Top Secret, but that classification was crossed out and “Personal and Private” was substituted. Drafted by Dulles. The meeting was held at the White House.
225. Telegram From Secretary of State Dulles to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/1–2558. Secret; Eyes Only.
226. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.311/2–558. Confidential. Drafted on February 3 by Lodge and Franklin L. Mewshaw, a political officer at USUN, who accompanied Lodge on his trip. This memorandum of conversation was sent to the Department of State as an enclosure to Despatch No. 701, February 5.
227. Despatch From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.00/2–1058. Top Secret.
229. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.00/2–2858. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rountree and cleared by Henderson in draft.
230. Memorandum From the President of the Export-Import Bank (Waugh) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.10/4–458. Confidential. Sent also to James H. Smith, Jr., Director, ICA.
231. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to the Director of Intelligence and Research (Cumming)
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.11/4–958. Secret. 1–½ pages of source text not declassified.]
232. Letter From the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.11/4–1658. Secret.
233. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.11/5–658. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara and Karachi. A brief summary of this telegram was included in the supplement to Staff Notes for the President, No. 367, May 14, which was seen and initialed by the President. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries)
234. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Secret. Harr used this report to brief the NSC at its 365th Meeting on May 8. The memorandum of that discussion, prepared by Gleason on May 9, noted this report and Harr’s briefing as NSC Action No. 1906, approved by the President on May 9. (Department of State, S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95, Records of Action by the National Security Council)
235. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.11/5–2958. Secret. Transmitted in two sections and pouched to London, Ankara, Karachi, Baghdad, Cairo, Beirut, and Paris.
236. Letter From the Ambassador to Iran (Chapin) to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1028. Secret. a note on the source text indicates that the Secretary saw this letter.
237. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Iran. Top Secret.
238. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Near East. Secret.
239. Memorandum From Secretary of State Dulles to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Iran. Top Secret.
240. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Iran. Top Secret. Prepared by Aurand. The meeting was held at the White House. The concluding time of the meeting is from Eisenhower’s Appointment Book. (Ibid., President’s Daily Appointments)
241. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. The time of this call is taken from another account of this telephone conversation prepared in Dulles’ office. (Ibid., Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations)
242. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783A.00/7–158. Secret. Drafted by Rountree on July 3. The meeting was held at the White House. The concluding time of the meeting is from Eisenhower’s Appointment Book. (Eisenhower Library, President’s Daily Appointments)
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/7–1958. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Rountree and Jones, cleared in draft with Defense and ICA, cleared by Eisenhower, and approved by Dulles.
244. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/7–2058. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling.
245. Memorandum From the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Coordination (Barnes) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/7–2458. Secret. Barnes sent copies of this memorandum to Reinhardt and Rountree and received concurrences from DOD/ISA, the Joint Staff, NEA/GTI, NEA/SOA, and ICA.
246. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.00/8–158. Top Secret; Limit Distribution.
247. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.00/8–1458. Secret. Repeated to London, Baghdad, Karachi, Isfahan, Khorramshahr, Meshed, and Tabriz.
249. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that it was prepared by the CIA, the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the LAC concurred in this estimate on August 26 except representatives of the FBI and AEC, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
250. Memorandum From the Department of State Representative on the National Security Council Planning Board (Smith) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up, Iran. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. The Department of State copy of this memorandum indicates that Mouser was the drafter. (Department of State, Central Files, 788.00/8–2958)
251. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree) to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D1, Iran, US Policy Toward—NSC 5703/1. Secret. Drafted by Williams and Ashford.
252. Memorandum of Discussion at the 379th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on September 18.
253. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788,00/10–1158. Secret.