Report of the U.N. Special Committee on Hungary, June 20, 1957; Discussion of the Hungarian Question at the Reconvenened Eleventh Session of the U.N. General Assembly, september 1957


256. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, June 19, 1957, 11:06 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau.


257. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Walmsley) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/6–2457. Confidential. Drafted by Elizabeth A. Brown (IO/UNP). A marginal note on the source text indicates that the Secretary saw this memorandum. According to notes of the Secretary’s Staff Meeting of June 24, Dulles asked IO to prepare this memorandum because of Congressional pressure to seek reconvening of the General Assembly in special session. The Secretary thought there was “some merit in principle” to a special session. (Notes by Joseph N. Greene; ibid., Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75)


258. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) in New York, June 26, 1957, 9:50 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau.

In a meeting with his staff, June 26, Dulles briefed the group on this conversation with Lodge. “Mr. Walmsley felt that one danger in reconvening lies in the Indian idea that such a session could definitively end UN interest in the subject; the Secretary thought this would be no greater problem in September than in July since the real question is what action can we devise to keep the issue alive and before the UN. The Secretary suggested for study, as one possibility, having the General Assembly recommend to the Security Council suspension of Hungarian membership in the UN. Ambassador Richards noted that there would continue to be pressure from Congress to keep the matter alive. It was left that, at least at the sponsors’ meeting today, Mr. Lodge would play by ear the question of reconvening the Eleventh General Assembly.” (Notes by Greene; Department of State, Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75)


259. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/7–1857. Confidential. Drafted by Sisco; concurred in by EE, EUR, P, and Murphy.


260. Telegram From the Legation in Romania to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.66/7–2257. Official Use Only.


261. Telegram From the Legation in Hungary to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.5764/7–2557. Confidential.


262. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/8–1357. Drafted by C.J. Sobotka (ORM) and cleared in draft in EE.


263. Report of the OCB Committee on the United Nations General Assembly Special Meeting To Consider the Report of the Special Committee on Hungary

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Hungary—Documents. Secret. The OCB discussed this report at its meeting on August 21. (Ibid.: Lot 62 D 340, Preliminary Notes)


264. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1157. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brown (IO/UNP) and cleared by EE, NEA, and FE (in substance). Sent to Accra, Addis Ababa, Amman, Baghdad, Jidda, Phnom Penh, Rabat, Tripoli, and Vientiane; repeated to USUN.


265. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Hungary Desk Files: Lot 75 D 45, Refuge for Cardinal Mindszenty, 1956–57. Secret. Drafted by Sutterlin.


267. Letter From the Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs (Leverich) to the Chargé in Hungary (Ackerson)

Source: Department of State, Budapest Mission Files: Lot 75 D 163, Mindszenty, 1956–57. Secret; Official–Informal.