U.S.–U.K. Good Offices Mission; Tunisian requests for U.S. arms; U.S. economic assistance to Tunisia; and President Eisenhower’s visit to Tunisia 1
1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Tunisia, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. XVIII, pp. 648 ff.
371. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/1–1558. Secret. Drafted by Palmer and Bovey, cleared by Elbrick and Rountree, and initialed for Dulles by Murphy. Also sent to Tunis and repeated to London, Rabat, and Algiers.
372. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–158. Confidential. Drafted by Looram on January 3, cleared by Elbrick and Palmer, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy. Also sent to Tunis and repeated to Rabat, London, and Algiers.
373. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the President, Washington, February 9, 1958, 12:40 p.m.
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Tunisia. Confidential. Drafted by David E. Boster on February 10. The time is taken from another memorandum of this conversation. (Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations)
375. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–1258. Secret. Drafted by Bovey; cleared by Torbert, Barnes, Dolgin, Belcher, and John H. Ohly, Deputy Director for Program and Planning, International Cooperation Administration and approved and signed for Herter by Palmer. Also sent to Paris and Rabat.
376. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–1358. Secret. Drafted by Porter; cleared by Sisco, Elizabeth A. Brown, and Looram; and approved and signed for Herter by Porter. Repeated to Paris, London, Rabat, and USUN.
377. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Acting Secretary of State, Washington, February 16, 1958, 8:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–1658. Secret. Drafted by Herter.
378. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–1958. Secret. Drafted by Murphy, sent to the Secretary through S/S, and initialed by Murphy and Fisher Howe. Copies were sent to Elbrick and Palmer.
379. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–1958. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Palmer, cleared by Elbrick, and approved and signed for Dulles by Murphy. Also sent to Paris and repeated to London and USUN.
381. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/2–2858. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Porter; cleared by Rountree, Jandrey, and S/S; and approved and signed by Dulles. Also sent to Paris and London.
382. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/3–1258. Confidential. Drafted by Torbert, sent to Herter through S/S, initialed by Elbrick, and concurred in by Palmer.
384. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5–MSP/3–1358. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Dolgin; cleared by Porter, Buckle, Belcher, and Van Dyke; and approved and signed for Herter by Palmer. Repeated to Paris.
386. Memorandum for the Record of a Meeting, Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1958, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/4–258. Secret. Drafted by Herman T. Skofield.
388. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/4–2158. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Porter, cleared by Torbert and Palmer, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy. Repeated to Paris.
389. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.5–MSP/5–1358. Confidential. Drafted by Buckle; initialed by Bovey, Rountree, and Dolgin; and concurred in by Palmer, Barnes, and Van Dyke. The source text bears the handwritten notations by Barnes and Dillon: “This will formalize your earlier oral agreement to this action. RGB”; and “Approved CDD”.
390. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/5–3058. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Rountree and Porter, cleared by Wilcox and Elbrick, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy. Repeated to Paris and USUN.
391. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/6–1158. Confidential. Drafted by Palmer and William T. Nunley, U.N. Adviser, Bureau of European Affairs; cleared by Sisco, Elbrick, and Torbert; initialed by Cargo; and signed for Dulles by Murphy. Also sent to Tunis and repeated to London and USUN.
392. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.72/6–2758. Secret. Drafted by Porter, cleared by Jova and McAuliffe, and approved and signed for Dulles by Porter. Repeated to Paris and Rabat.
394. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/8–558. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Palmer on August 4; cleared by Dolgin, Barnes, Rountree, Jandrey, FitzGerald, and the Department of Defense; and approved and signed for Herter by Palmer. Also sent priority to Paris.
395. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 672.00/7–2658. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Dolgin and Buckle on August 1; cleared by Palmer, Jova, Bovey, Barnes, FitzGerald, and Van Dyke; and approved and signed for Herter by Dillon. Repeated priority to Paris and Rabat.
396. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Berry) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/8–1558. Secret. Drafted by Stokes on August 14 and concurred in by Jandrey, Palmer, Barnes, Van Dyke, and OSD/ISA. Sent to Murphy through S/S, initialed by Palmer for Berry, and initialed by Murphy. A note attached to the source text reads:
“ICA (Van Dyke) clearance granted if following note brought to Acting Secretary’s attention:
“‘ICA feels that if Tunisia is to acquire arms in the U.S., it should be in the form of military assistance rather than purchase, in view of Tunisia’s weak economic position. Any purchase of arms would add to Tunisia’s budget deficit, which is already acute, and thus increase Tunisian requests for economic assistance from the U.S.’”
399. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 772.56/9–2958. Secret. Drafted by L. Dean Brown, cleared by Bovey, and approved and signed for Dulles by McBride. Repeated to Tunis, Rabat, and London.
400. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.72/10–458. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Porter, cleared by Satterthwaite and S/S, and approved and signed for Herter by Murphy.