General U.S. Policies Toward the Region: Activities of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; Meetings of the SEATO Council; Activities of the ANZUS Powers; SEATO Interest in the Situation in Laos; U.S. Concern With Regional Development in Asia1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. xxi, pp. 1 ff. Related documentation appears in the compilation on Laos in this volume and in the compilation on Thailand in volume XV. A combined microfiche supplement to this volume and to volume XV will be published covering the East Asia-Pacific region, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Malaya.


31. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WE/4–1159. Secret; Seato; Limit Distribution. Dillon and Parsons had flown to Canberra the evening of April 10.


32. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WE/4–1159. Secret; Seato; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Karachi, Paris (also for USRO), Wellington, London, Manila, Djakarta, Saigon, and Phnom Penh. Passed to CINCPAC POLAD.


33. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/4–1059. Secret. Drafted in SEA and approved by Robertson. Repeated to Vientiane, Wellington, Bangkok, Manila, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


34. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/5–1159. Confidential. Repeated to Bangkok, New Delhi, and Rangoon.


35. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5–MSP/5–3059. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.


36. Memorandum of Discussion at the 410th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 18, 1959

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason.


37. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/8–2859. Secret; Niact. Drafted in FE; cleared with Parsons, in IO/UNP, and in substance with OSD/ISA; and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Vientiane and CINCPAC for POLAD.


38. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–259. Secret; Priority; Seato. Also sent priority to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Vientiane, Saigon, Phnom Penh, London, Paris, Manila, Canberra, and Wellington.


39. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–559. Secret; Priority; Seato. Drafted by Arthur B. Emmons on September 4 and approved by Parsons. Also sent priority to Bangkok, Canberra, Karachi, London, Manila, Paris, and Wellington and repeated to Vientiane, CINCPAC for POLAD, Saigon, Phnom Penh, and New Delhi.


40. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 7, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Howard D. Jones, Adviser to the Special Assistant for SEATO Affairs.


41. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–959. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution; Seato. Repeated priority to Canberra, Karachi, London, Manila, Paris, Wellington, and CINCPAC for POLAD.


42. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–1059. Top Secret; SEATO; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.


43. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5913 Series. Secret. Drafted by Alfred leS. Jenkins and Marshall Green and concurred in by Graham Martin, Special Assistant to Dillon.


44. Memorandum of Discussion at the 419th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 17, 1959

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs. The drafting date is uncertain; the source text is dated July 1, 1960.


45. Memorandum of a Conversation, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, September 18, 1959, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted on September 21 by Joseph J. Sisco, Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs. Secretary Herter and Foreign Ministers Lloyd and Couve de Murville were in New York to attend the 14th Session of the U.N. General Assembly.


46. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–2159. Top Secret; Priority; Seato; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Howard D. Jones and Marshall Green in FE and approved by Robert Murphy. Also sent niact to Bangkok and Wellington and repeated to Canberra, Karachi, Manila, Paris, Vientiane, CINCPAC for POLAD, and USUN.


47. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–2359. Top Secret; Priority; SEATO; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Bangkok, Canberra, Karachi, Vientiane, Wellington, CINCPAC for POLAD, and USUN.


48. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5913 Series. Secret. An attached summary tabulation of expenditures, not printed here, is included in the microfiche supplement.


49. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–2759. Top Secret; Priority; SEATO. Repeated priority to CINCPAC for POLAD.


50. Record of the Informal SEATO Council Meeting, Washington, September 28, 1959

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Emmons and approved by G. Frederick Reinhardt on October 14. The full text is included in the microfiche supplement.


51. U.S. Minutes of the ANZUS Meeting, Department of State, Washington, October 26, 1959, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 3–5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Edward P. Prince, Officer in Charge of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs, and John Gorden Mein, Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs. The full text of the minutes is included in the microfiche supplement.


52. Memorandum of a Conversation, British Embassy, Paris, December 14, 1959, 2:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by John W. Tuthill, Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs, on December 15, and approved in S on December 21. Herter, Lloyd, and the other participants were in Paris for the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting held December 15–17 and 22.


53. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 379/1–560. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Bangkok, Paris, Vientiane, and Wellington.


54. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 379/1–660. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Bangkok.


55. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 379/1–860. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Bangkok, Vientiane, and Paris. A memorandum by Ballantyne of the conversation described in this telegram, which took place on January 7, is ibid., 751J.00/1–760; included in the microfiche supplement.


56. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 379/2–1760. Top Secret. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Karachi, London, Paris, Canberra, Wellington, and Manila.


57. Memorandum of Discussion at the 436th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 10, 1960

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on March 14.


58. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/5–1960. Secret. Drafted by Alfred leS. Jenkins, Regional Planning Adviser in FE, and cleared in CA, NA, SEA, and SOV.


59. Position Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1689. Top Secret. Drafted by Lewis E. Gleeck, Jr., Special Assistant for SEATO Affairs in FE. Cleared in the Department of Defense, FE, and C. Prepared for the Sixth Meeting of the SEATO Council, held in Washington May 31–June 3.


60. Memorandum of a Conversation, White House, Washington, June 1, 1960, 9:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 379/6–160. Secret. Drafted by Parsons. A typed note reads: “Approved in White House 6/21/60.”