Office of the Historian

1959–1960: IRANIAN REQUESTS FOR INCREASED U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE; IRANIAN-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NON-AGGRESSION PACT; PRESIDENT EISENHOWER’S VISIT

260. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, January 16, 1959, 9:23 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.88/1–1659. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mouser and Rountree and approved by Rountree.

262. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree)

Washington, January 29, 1959, 6:28 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau.

263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, January 30, 1959, 7:53 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/1–3059. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Rountree; cleared in draft with the Secretary and Dillon; and cleared by Henderson, Freers, and the President.

264. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, January 30, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/1–3059. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Karachi, London, and Moscow.

265. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, February 3, 1959.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. This 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 special estimate on February 3, except the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

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

Washington, February 9, 1959.

Source: Department of State, NEA/GTI Files: Lot 61 D 407, Office Memoranda 1959. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mouser and Owen Jones.

268. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, February 23, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Iran. Secret. A Department of State copy of this memorandum indicates that Rountree was the drafter. (Department of State, Central Files, 661.88/2–2359) A note on the memorandum indicates that the President approved it and the attachments and the Department of State was notified on February 24.

270. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, March 3, 1959.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. This estimate 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 except the representatives of the FBI and the AEC who abstained on the grounds that the topic was outside their jurisdiction.

272. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones) to Acting Secretary of State Dillon

Washington, July 23, 1959.

Source: Department of State, NEA/GTI Files: Lot 61 D 407, USSR-Iran Propaganda War. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mouser and Marcy; cleared by Wilcox, Kohler, and Director of the Office of Soviet Affairs Richard M. Service; and cleared in draft with Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs Joseph J. Sisco, and Officer-in-Charge of UK and Ireland Affairs James W. Swihart.

273. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Tel Aviv, August 9, 1959, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.84A88/8–959. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tehran and London.

274. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, August 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.88/8–2659. Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Marcy and Mouser.

275. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, September 10, 1959, midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/9–1059. Secret; Limit Distribution.

276. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, September 16, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series, September 1959. Secret. On the Department of State copy of this memorandum Mouser is the drafter and Henderson and Kohler concurred. (Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1471)

278. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones) to Acting Secretary of State Dillon

Washington, September 22, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/9–2259. Secret. Drafted by Mouser with the concurrence of Wilson (for the recommendations only).

280. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 9, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.88/10–959. Secret. Drafted by Department of State translator Charles Sedgwick and Nussbaum and approved by the White House on October 20.

281. Memorandum of Conversation

Tehran, December 14, 1959, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1539. Drafted by Goodpaster on December 18 and approved by Murphy on December 20. The meeting was held in the Marble Palace.

282. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, December 31, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File, Iran. Secret. Drafted by Mouser, cleared by Lewis Jones, cleared in draft with Wilson of U/MSC and Knight of DOD/ISA, and cleared in substance with Murphy.

284. Memorandum of Discussion at the 430th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, January 7, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on January 13.

285. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, February 16, 1960.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. Submitted by the CIA, which along with INR, and the intelligence organizations of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Joint Staff participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred in this estimate except the representatives of the FBI and AEC who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

286. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)

Washington, February 20, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/2–2060. Top Secret.

288. Memorandum of Discussion at the 440th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, April 7, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on April 7.

289. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Washington, April 21, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up, Iran. Secret. Eisenhower’s initials appear on the source text. On the Department of State copy of this memorandum, Mouser is the drafter and Baxter of U/MSC and Admiral Grantham of Defense concurred. (Department of State, Central Files, 788.5–MSP/4–460)