July 21, 1955
213. Memorandum for the Record, by the President’s Staff Secretary (Goodpaster)
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office, Geneva—Notes and Observations.
214. Memorandum of a Conversation, Palais des Nations, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 10:45 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen.
215. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Top Secret; No Distribution. Drafted by Dulles on July 20.
216. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles.
217. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Bonn. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record, USDEL/Verb/M–3, July 21, and the record of decisions, CF/DOC/RD/7, July 22, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 509.
218. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File. Secret.
219. Memorandum of the Conversation at the Soviet Luncheon, Soviet Villa, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 1 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Top Secret. Drafted by Bohlen. For another brief account, see Merchant, Recollections, pp. 39–40.
220. Memorandum of a Conversation, Palais des Nations, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office, Geneva—Notes and Observations. Drafted by Walters.
221. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 524. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Bonn. Copies of the U.S. Delegation verbatim record, USDEL/Verb/5, July 21, and the record of decisions, CF/DOC/RD/8, July 22, for this session are ibid., CF 510.
222. Memorandum of the Conversation at the Buffet, Palais des Nations, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 6 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2255. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen. For President Eisenhower’s account of this conversation, essentially along these lines, see Mandate for Change, p. 521.
223. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 524. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Saigon, London, Paris, New Delhi, and Ottawa. Drafted by Kenneth Young, Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs. According to an entry in the U.S. Delegation Chronology of Events, the meeting took place at 6 p.m. (ibid.), while Merchant in Recollections, pp. 41–42, shows that it was held in Macmillan’s office at the Palais des Nations immediately after the Fifth Plenary.
224. Telegram From the Delegation at the Geneva Conference to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution.
226. Memorandum of the Conversation at Dinner, Cafe du Nord, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 8 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2355. Confidential. Drafted by Beam on July 22. For Merchant’s account of the dinner, which includes a detailed description of the multicourse meal, see Recollections, pp. 42–43.
227. Memorandum of the Conversation at the Swiss Government Dinner, Palais Eynard, Geneva, July 21, 1955, 8:30–11:05 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Secret. In his brief description of the dinner, John Eisenhower notes that in addition to the President and the Secretary of State, Ambassador Willis, Anderson, Hagerty, Walters, and Bill Draper attended for the United States. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, John Eisenhower Diary)
228. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2155. Top Secret; Priority.
229. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Chancellor Adenauer
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 515. Secret.