January–August 1958, Background of the Taiwan Strait Crisis: Possible Renewal of the Ambassadorial Talks; Secretary of State Dulles’ Visit to Taiwan in March 1958; U.S. Concern With Growing Tension in the Taiwan Area


31. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Prepared by Goodpaster on August 14. The time of the conference is taken from the President’s appointment diary. (Ibid.) A memorandum of the conversation by Dulles is ibid., Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President.


33. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by James S. Lay, Jr. Attached to the memorandum of discussion at the August 14 NSC meeting. An abbreviated version headed “Summary of the Principal Points Made in the Discussion of the Taiwan Straits Situation at the Meeting in the President’s Office Following the NSC Meeting on August 14, 1958,” was sent by Lay with a covering memorandum dated August 15 to Gerard C. Smith. (Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–1558) Goodpaster’s record of the meeting is in the Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries; see Supplement.


34. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–1558. Top Secret. A notation on the source text reads: “Sec saw 8/16.” Secretary Dulles was away from Washington August 12–22. During most of that time he was in New York for an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly.


35. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–1558. Top Secret. A notation on the source text reads “I showed this to Gov. Herter. GCSmith.”


36. Memorandum From the Regional Planning Adviser in the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (Green) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/8–1858. Top Secret. Drafted by Green.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/8–1858. Confidential. Drafted by Lutkins, cleared with EE, and approved by Robertson. Repeated to Bern and Geneva.


38. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–2058. Top Secret. A notation on the source text reads: “Sec saw,” but there is no indication of Dulles’ approval or disapproval of the recommendations.


40. Memorandum of Meeting

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–2258. Secret. Drafted by Howe.