United States Interest in Developments in Morocco; United States Relations With Morocco1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. xi, Part 1, pp. 599 ff. See also Documents 2537.


182. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.00/8–255. Secret. Repeated to Tangier, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Casablanca.


183. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771A.00/9–2155. Secret. Drafted by George L. West, Jr. and Walworth Barbour of EUR and cleared in substance with Minister Holmes and in final form with John A. Bovey, Jr.


184. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 3, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751.00/10–355. Secret. Drafted by Cyr.


185. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371A/12–1755. Secret. Repeated to Bonn, Tangier, and the Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Force, Europe (CINCU-SAFE).


186. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, AF/AFN Files: Lot 60 D 577, “Morocco” Folder 19. Confidential. Drafted by Bovey and Sweeney.


188. Telegram From the Consulate General at Casablanca to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 71156371A/4–1056. Confidential. Repeated to Paris, Tangier, and Rabat.


189. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371A/4–1256. Secret. Repeated to Tangier, Rabat, and Wiesbaden, Paris for CINCEUR, to Wiesbaden for CINCU-SAFE; and to Rabat for the Seventeenth Air Force. Sent to the Department to be passed to the Department of Defense and to COMNAVACTS at Port Lyautey.


190. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.00/4–1256. Secret. Repeated to Tangier and Rabat.


191. Telegram From the Consulate General at Rabat to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 671.00/5–256. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Tangier and repeated to Paris, London, Casablanca, Algiers, and Tunis.


192. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.71/5–2856. Secret. Repeated to Rabat and Tangier.


193. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/5–3156. Confidential. Attached to Phleger’s memorandum, infra. Drafted by Matthew J. Looram and sent through MacArthur to the Secretary and Murphy.


194. Memorandum From the Legal Adviser of the Department of State (Phleger) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/6–656. Confidential.


195. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/7–1056. Secret; Limit Distribution. Also sent to Rabat. Although an ambassador had not yet been appointed, U.S. representation in Morocco was raised to the level of an embassy on June 11.


196. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/7–1256. Secret. Repeated to Rabat.


197. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Stewart) to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong)

Source: Department of State, AF/AFN Files: Lot 63 D 250, Morocco History. Secret; Noforn; Continued Control. A copy was sent to the Director of Intelligence of the Air Force.


198. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.71/9–2656. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Palmer. Repeated to Paris and by pouch to Tangier, London, Casablanca, Algiers, and Tunis.


199. Note From the Ambassador in Morocco (Cannon) to Minister of Foreign Affairs Balafrej

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 271.116/10–856. Enclosure to despatch 50 from Rabat, October 8.


200. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.00/10–2756. Confidential. Drafted by Bovey.


201. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/11–1356. Secret. Repeated to Rabat and USCINCEUR.


202. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 771.5–MSP/11–356. Secret; Priority. Also sent to Paris and repeated to Tunis.


203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/11–2156. Secret; Niact. Passed by Rabat to COMNAVACTS; also sent to Paris and passed to CINCEUR. Repeated to CINCNELM in London. Drafted by Bovey and cleared with WE and in substance with Gray of the Department of Defense.


204. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/12–156. Secret. Also sent to Paris and repeated to Paris and to London for CINCNELM. Drafted by Palmer and cleared with AF/N, L, RA, WE, and the Department of Defense.


205. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/11–3056. Secret; Noforn. Also sent to Paris. Drafted by Cyr and Palmer and cleared with AF/N, WE, NEA, EUR, L, G, RA, and the Department of Defense.


206. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INRNIE Files. Secret. Files of National Intelligence Estimates, Special Estimates, and Special National Intelligence Estimates, retained by the Directorate for Regional Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems. NIEs were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the CIA to the President, appropriate officers of cabinet level, and the National Security Council. The Department of State provided all political and some economic sections of NIEs.


207. Memorandum of a Conversation, Rabat, March 2, 1957

Source: Department of State, S/PNSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, NSC 5614, 5614/1). Secret. Attached to Document 19.


208. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/3–3157. Secret. Drafted by Bovey and concurred in by L, WE, EUR, G, OSD, and RA.


209. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/3–2657. Secret. Passed to CINCEUR. Also sent to Rabat and repeated to CINCUSAFE in Wiesbaden and CINCNELM. Drafted by Bovey and cleared with G, NEA, WE, EUR, L/EUR, RA, OSD, and the Department of Defense.


210. Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/4–2257. Secret. Repeated to Paris; CINCNELM, London; and CINCUSAFE, Weisbaden; sent to Paris to be passed to CINCEUR. Drafted by Bovey and cleared with L, WE, RA, and the Department of Defense.


211. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56371/4–2757. Secret. Repeated to Rabat.