1959–1960, the Sino-Soviet Rift: U.S. Views on the Situation in Mainland China; Continuing Discussions at Warsaw; Efforts to Encourage Economic Development on Taiwan; President Eisenhower’s Visit to Taiwan in June 1960
281. Telegram From the Consulate General in Naha to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–459. Secret.
282. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Kohler.
283. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/5–1959. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN and Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
284. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/6–1959. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN and Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/7–1359. Secret. Repeated to CINCPAC.
288. Memorandum From the Regional Planning Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs (Green) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 63 D 76, Memoranda. Secret.
289. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/7–2359. Top Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to CINCPAC.
290. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–2759. Top Secret. Filed with a covering letter from Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert H. Knight to Murphy, August 27. Attached is an appendix, headed “Smaller Offshore Islands Occupied by GRC Forces,” which lists the islands, together with their locations and the forces on each. The islands are listed as Ta Tan, Erh Tan, Pei Ting, Tung Ting Hsu, and Hu Tzu Hsu (ranging from 2 to 14 miles from the Kinmens) and Tung Yin Shan (26 miles from the Matsus) and Wu Chiu Hsu (midway between the Kinmens and Matsus). See Supplement.
291. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/7–2859. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN and Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1–3 below are in the Supplement.
292. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet reads in part as follows:
“Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence. The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate. The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.
“Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 28 July 1959.”
293. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/7–2959. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lutkins, cleared with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and approved by Green. Repeated to Taipei, USUN, and to London for Clough.
295. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office Files, Project Clean Up. Top Secret. Filed with a covering memorandum of August 19 from Calhoun to Gray, sent through Goodpaster.
296. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/9–159. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN and Taipei. The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
297. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.02/9–259. Secret. Drafted by Arthur H. Rosen of the Office of Chinese Affairs; cleared by Green and with NEA, AF, SOA, and IO/UNP; and approved by Parsons. Sent to Addis Ababa, Conakry, and Tunis and pouched to Accra, Cairo, Benghazi, Rabat, Khartoum, Jidda, Baghdad, Taiz, Monrovia, Taipei, Lagos, Dakar, Yaounde, Dar es Salaam, and USUN.
299. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.93/9–1859. Secret. Drafted by Bennett.
300. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Cumming) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Intelligence Files: Lot 58 D 776, Intelligence Notes. Secret/Noforn.
301. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1475. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Alexander Akalovsky of the Division of Language Services, who served as U.S. interpreter; cleared by Merchant and Kohler; and approved by the White House on October 12. Chairman Khrushchev visited the United States, September 15–27; documentation concerning his visit, including the full text of this memorandum, is printed in volume X, Part 1.
302. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–2759. Top Secret. Drafted by Kahmann. A September 24 memorandum from Parsons to Murphy which forwarded the draft letter and commented on the views expressed therein is ibid., 794A.5/9–2459; see Supplement.
303. Letter From President Eisenhower to Chairman Khrushchev
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Top Secret; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Herter and revised by the President. Herter sent his draft to Eisenhower with a covering letter of September 28, which reads in part as follows: “All day i have been haunted by the statements made by Mr. Khrushchev at Camp David with regard to Taiwan. They are so completely contrary to the spirit of the things for which you, and ostensibly he, are working, that i have taken the liberty of drafting a suggested message from you to him which, if you found it acceptable, should reach him before he leaves for his official visit to China.”
Eisenhower returned the revised draft to Herter with a covering note of September 29. (Ibid., Central Files, 793.5/9–2959; see Supplement) Telegram 889 to Moscow, September 29, transmitted the text of the letter and instructed that it be delivered immediately. (Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/9–2959)
305. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/10–259. Top Secret; Limit Distribution.
307. Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Presidential Handling. The source text is a copy of the official translation that was sent to the White House along with the original text in Russian. The letter was delivered to the Department of State on October 14 by Soviet Counselor of Embassy Mikhail N. Smirnovsky. (Memorandum of conversation, October 14; ibid., Central Files, 793.00/10–1459)
308. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.93/10–1659. Confidential. Drafted by Culver Gleysteen of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs and sent through Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs Livingston T. Merchant with a copy to Murphy. Memoranda from Parsons and Berding commenting on this memorandum, both dated October 22, are ibid., 661.93/10–2259. A memorandum of October 16 from Green to Parsons on the subject of “The Herter Doctrine” is ibid., 661.93/10–1659; both documents are in the Supplement.
309. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Cumming) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Intelligence Files: Lot 58 D 776, Intelligence Notes. Secret.
310. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1508. Secret. Drafted by Osborn. The conversation was held during a visit to Taiwan by Under Secretary Dillon October 21–23, during which he also met with Vice President Ch’en, Foreign Minister Huang, and Defense Minister Yu. Memoranda of those conversations are ibid.
- The date is handwritten on the source text.↩