Attitude and response of the United States to the Soviet “Peace Offensive”; efforts to strengthen the United States information program, particularly the Voice of America 1

1. Previous documentation on these topics is printed in Foreign Relations, 1949, volume v .


[123] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

740.5 MAP/1–2350: Telegram


[124] Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Under Secretary’s Meetings: Lot 53 D 250: Documents


[125] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

751.56/2–1650: Telegram


[126] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

700.001/2–2450: Telegram


[127] Memorandum by the President to the Secretary of State

511.004/3–150


[129] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

740.5 MAP/3–250: Telegram


[134] The Ambassador in Sweden (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

600.001/3–2250: Telegram


[135] Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State

Under Secretary’s Meetings: Lot 53 D 250: Documents


[136] Record of the Under Secretary’s Meeting, March 24, 1950

Under Secretary’s Meetings: Lot 53 D 250: Minutes


[138] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices

124.05/3–2950: Circular instruction


[140] Note by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)

S/PNSC Files: Lot 61 D 167: NSC 66 Series1


[141] Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State

Under Secretary’s Meetings: Lot 53 D 250: Documents


[144] Record of the Under Secretary’s Meeting, April 17, 1950

Under Secretary’s Meetings: Lot 53 D 250: Minutes


[146] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices

700.00(S)/5–450: Circular airgram

  1. Lot 61 D 167 is a serial file of memoranda relating to National Security Council questions for the years 1950–1961, as maintained by the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State.
  2. The CFM Files are a consolidated master collection of the records of conferences of Heads of State, Council of Foreign Ministers and ancillary bodies, North Atlantic Council, other meetings of the Secretary of State with the Foreign Ministers of European powers, and materials on the Austrian and German peace settlements for the years 1943–1955 prepared by the Department of State Records Service Center.