U.S. Recognition of the United Arab Republic
212. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.86B11/7–358. Confidential. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jidda, Khartoum, Tripoli, and London.
213. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/7–2458. Confidential. Repeated to London, Moscow, Rome for McSweeney, Beirut, Ankara, Tehran, Baghdad, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, and Jidda.
214. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Correspondence. Confidential; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles and cleared with Rountree and Berry.
215. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 5, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/8–558. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on August 8 and approved by Rountree. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Cairo in telegram 439, August 6. (Ibid., 880.86B/8–658)
216. Telegram From the Embassy in Ethiopia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/8–958. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Cairo. Murphy arrived in Lebanon on July 17 and remained until early August. On his way back to Washington, he stopped for conversations in Jordan, Israel, Iraq, Cairo, and Addis Ababa. For his own account of the background to and meeting with Nasser, see Diplomat Among Warriers, pp. 498–506.
217. Memorandum of a Conversation, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, August 14, 1958
Source: Department of State, NEA Files: Lot 61 D 59, Egypt—General. Secret. Drafted by Bergus. The source text indicates the conversation took place in the Secretary’s suite. Dulles and Fawzi were in New York for the third emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly.
218. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 4, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/9–458. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on September 8 and approved by Rountree. A briefing memorandum for the conversation is ibid., 601.86B11/9–458; a summary of the conversation was transmitted to Cairo in telegram 736, September 5. (Ibid., 886B.49/9–458)
219. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/9–1158. Secret; Noforn. Repeated to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Jidda, Khartoum, Tripoli, Tunis, Rabat, Tel Aviv, and London.
220. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/9–2958. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on September 26, cleared by Rountree and Wahl, and approved and signed for Dulles by Murphy. Repeated to Khartoum and Tel Aviv.
221. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the United Arab Republic Ambassador (Kamel) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree), Department of State, Washington, October 8, 1958
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/10–858. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on October 10 and approved by Rountree. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Cairo in telegram 989, October 8. (Ibid.)
222. Memorandum From William Y. Elliot of the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886B.2614/10–2458. Confidential.
223. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886B.2614/10–2558. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on October 24, cleared with NEA/P and EE, and approved and signed for Dulles by Rountree. Sent to Cairo, Baghdad, Beirut, Jidda, London, Khartoum, Paris, Moscow, Tel Aviv, and Damascus.
224. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886B.2614/10–2658. Confidential. Repeated to London, Khartoum, Moscow, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Jidda, Tunis, Rabat, Tripoli, and Damascus.
225. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 780.00/10–2858. Secret. Drafted, approved, and signed for Dulles by Rountree. Pouched to Damascus, Algiers, Baghdad, Amman, Beirut, Khartoum, Tunis, Rabat, Jidda, Paris, London, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, and Rome.
226. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/11–758. Secret; Noforn Except as Authorized by Department. Repeated to Beirut, Amman, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, Ankara, Khartoum, Tunis, London, Addis Ababa, Damascus, and Moscow.
227. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/11–2958. Secret. Repeated to Baghdad.
228. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/12–158. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
229. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/12–1558. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
230. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, December 23, 1958, 11:10 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Diary Series. Top Secret. Drafted by John Eisenhower.
231. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 986B.7301/1–2759. Confidential. Repeated to London and Bonn.
232. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/2–759. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on February 4 and initialed by Rountree. Concurred in by ICA, W/MSC, E, EUR, H, and Murphy who wrote on the source text: “This would have more appeal to me if the objective were stated as the promotion of our objectives in the ME rather than to ‘normalize’ US–UAR relations.” Dillon wrote next to this comment: “For public posture here, I agree.”
233. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786B.001/2–1159. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Baghdad and London.
234. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786B.5–MSP/3–1759. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer and Kennedy; cleared with Rountree, Murphy, ICA, E, G, H, W/MSC, BNA, and EUR; and approved and signed for Herter by Dillon. Repeated to Beirut, Baghdad, London, and Paris.
235. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 686B.00/4–159. Secret. Repeated to London, Rome, Paris, Moscow, Ankara, Tel Aviv, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Benghazi, Damascus, Jidda, Khartoum, and Tripoli.
236. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886B.2321/4–259. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Brewer on April 1; cleared by Rountree, Murphy, E, and the Department of the Navy; and approved and signed for Herter by Dillon.
237. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Arab Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886B.2321/4–559. Secret; Limit Distribution.
238. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 986B.7301/4–2959. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on April 27 and initialed by Rountree. Concurred in by E, EUR, W/MSC and the Department of the Treasury.
239. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 30, 1959, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/4–3059. Secret. Drafted by Brewer and approved by Rountree. In a briefing memorandum to Rountree, April 30, Rockwell noted that Amin was a confidant of President Nasser, who had been sent to the United States “to communicate Egyptian dissatisfaction at what is regarded as ineffective US support of the UAR in its current anti-Communist campaign and to seek assurances, including if possible commitments for aid on specific projects, that the US is not seeking to undermine Nasser or to withhold support from the UAR with respect to the Iraq situation.” (Ibid., 986B.62/4–3059)
240. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 986B.7301/7–1559. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Brewer on July 16; cleared with Sisco, Hart, E, EUR, U/MSC, and S/S; and approved and signed by Dillon. Repeated to London and Cairo. Herter was in Geneva for the Four-Power Foreign Ministers Conference.
241. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Arab Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786B.00/7–2759. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brewer, cleared with NEA/P in substance, and approved and signed for Dillon by Jones. Pouched to Paris, Amman, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, Ankara, and USUN.