U.S. Military Assistance to Cambodia; South Vietnamese-Cambodian Relations; Lao-Cambodian Relations; Cambodia’s Recognition of the People’s Republic of China and Sihanouk’s Visit to Beijing; Sihanouk’s Visit to the United States 1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. xxi, pp. 403 ff. 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.
129. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files 751H.11/1–660. Secret. Repeated to Paris, Saigon, Bangkok, CINCPAC for POLAD, London, and Vientiane.
130. Memorandum From the Officer in Charge of Cambodian Affairs (Askew) to the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Anderson)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, Thailand–Cambodia Relations, 16.4, 1959–60. Secret. Drafted by Askew, cleared by Swezey, and sent through Usher.
131. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.11/1–1260. Secret. Drafted by Askew, cleared by SEA, and approved by Steeves. Also sent to Phnom Penh and repeated to Saigon.
132. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Usher) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 1–A.2 Briefing Papers. Secret. Drafted by Askew.
133. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cambodia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9351H/4–2460. Secret. Drafted by Askew, cleared by Anderson and Usher, and approved by Parsons. Repeated to Saigon, Bangkok, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
134. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/5–260. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Charles T. Cross, cleared by SEA and FE, and approved by Parsons. Repeated to Saigon, Phnom Penh, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
135. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Anderson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 16.2.1 Chou Visit to Cambodia, May 5–9. Secret. Drafted by Askew, cleared by Cleveland, and sent through Steeves.
136. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Anderson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 1–A.2 Briefing Papers, 1959–60. Confidential. Drafted by Askew and cleared by Usher and Elizabeth Jorzick of EA/P. Tabs A–D were not attached, but see footnote 3 below.
137. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/6–1860. Secret. Drafted by Askew and cleared in draft by Cleveland, Anderson, and Sidney Sober.
138. Memorandum From the Director of Intelligence and Research (Cumming) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 2–E–Bloc Military Aid, 1960. Secret. Drafted by Sober.
139. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/6–2160. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon, Vientiane, London, Paris, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
140. Memorandum From the Officer in Charge of Vietnam Affairs (Wood) to the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Anderson)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 16.8 South Vietnam–Cambodia May–Dec 1960. Secret. Drafted by Wood.
141. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/6–2260. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Askew; cleared by SEA, BNA, WE, and SPA; and approved by Steeves. Also sent priority to Saigon and Vientiane and repeated priority to Phnom Penh and to Paris, London, Canberra, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
142. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 30, 1960
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/6–3060. Secret. Drafted by Anderson. Foreign Minister Thanat visited Washington June 28–July 2, as a member of the party of the King and Queen of Thailand who were visiting the United States.
145. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 16.14 Mid Year Crisis. Secret. Drafted by Askew on August 15 and cleared by SEA, S/P, U/MSC, and FE. None of the tabs was attached.
146. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/9–360. Confidential. Repeated to Saigon, Bangkok, CINCPAC, and Vientiane.
147. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, September 27, 1960, 10:45–11:08 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Drafted by John Eisenhower and initialed by Goodpaster. Sihanouk arrived in New York from Paris on September 25 to attend the U.N. General Assembly as head of Cambodia’s delegation. A briefing memorandum for the meeting with Sihanouk, prepared in SEA for the President, September 25, is in Department of State, Central Files, 751H.11/9–2560. Another report of this conversation between Sihanouk and Eisenhower is in a memorandum of conversation by Steeves, September 27. (Ibid., 751H.11/10–660)
148. Letter From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves) to the Ambassador in Cambodia (Trimble)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 1–C.4, Official–Informal Correspondence. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Askew on October 20 and cleared by Cleveland.
149. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.00/1–2360. Secret. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD and repeated to Saigon, Bangkok, Vientiane, and New Delhi.
150. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751H.5–MSP/11–2060. Secret; Priority.
152. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Southeast Asia 5. Secret. Drafted by Askew and concurred in by SEA and FE.
155. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray) in Washington and the President in Augusta, Georgia, November 11, 1960
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Meetings with the Pres. Secret. Drafted by Gray on November 15.
156. Memorandum for the Record by the Officer in Charge of Cambodian Affairs (Askew)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 2.C. U.S. Military Assistance, General 1960. Secret.
157. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Anderson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 65 D 169, 350 Political Affairs, From January 1960. Confidential. Drafted by Askew and cleared by Cleveland.
158. Telegram From the Embassy in Cambodia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651H.93/12–2360. Confidential. Repeated to Hong Kong, Saigon, Bangkok, Vientiane, New Delhi, and CINCPAC for POLAD.