U.S. interest in the growth and development of the European Economic Communities; U.S. role in the establishment of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; European Chiefs of Mission Meetings in Paris May 9–13, 1958, and in London October 6–8, 1958


1. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–858. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland. The source text bears Elbrick’s handwritten initials and the handwritten notation: “Sec saw.”


2. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–1058. Confidential.


3. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Herter and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss) to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series. Confidential.


4. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/1–2458. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Yost, cleared with various offices in the Department of State, and signed for Herter by Timmons. Repeated to Helsinki as telegram 523.


5. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/1–3058. Confidential. Repeated priority to Paris.


6. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/1–3058. Confidential. Repeated to Helsinki.


7. Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Jandrey) to the Minister in the United Kingdom (Barbour)

Source: Department of State, EUR/RPE Files: Lot 70 D 315, UK. Confidential; Official-Informal. Drafted by Schaetzel and cleared with Cleveland and Timmons and with Farley in draft.


8. Circular Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/2–1358. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland and cleared with EUR, EUR/RA, E, W, and EUR/BNA. Sent to Luxembourg and Paris and repeated to London, Brussels, Bonn, Rome, The Hague, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Oslo, Lisbon, Athens, Ankara, Dublin, Stockholm, Bern, Vienna, and Ottawa.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/2–1858. Confidential. Repeated to Luxembourg.


10. Telegram From the Embassy in Finland to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/3–658. Confidential. Repeated to Moscow and Paris.


11. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/3–1558. Confidential. Drafted by George, cleared with Cleveland and with Schaetzel and Vander Weyden in draft, and signed for Herter by Black. Also sent to Brussels, The Hague, Luxembourg, Paris, Rome, London, and Ottawa.


12. Circular Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/3–2058. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland and Myerson on March 14, cleared with Jandrey and nine other officers in the Department of State, and signed by Dillon for Dulles. Sent to Ankara, Athens, Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, The Hague, Lisbon, Luxembourg for Butterworth and the Embassy, Oslo, Ottawa, Reykjavik, Paris for USRO and the Embassy, Rome, Stockholm, and Vienna.


13. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/3–2158. Secret. Repeated to Moscow.


14. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/3–2558. Confidential. Repeated to Paris, Luxembourg, Rome, Brussels, The Hague, Bern, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.


15. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/3–2658. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Luxembourg and London and pouched to the other OEEC capitals.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/2–2858. Confidential. Drafted by Myerson; cleared in EUR/BNA, EUR/RA, EUR/WE, E/OT, E/TAD, and W; and signed for Dulles by Timmons. Sent to Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Oslo, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, and Vienna and pouched to Ankara, Athens, Dublin, Lisbon, Ottawa, and Reykjavik.


17. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Looram.


18. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/4–358. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Belgrade, Geneva, Moscow, and London and pouched to the OEEC capitals.


19. Telegram From the Mission at the European Coal and Steel Community to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/4–458. Confidential; Priority.


20. Letter From Director General of the International Atomic Energy Commission Cole to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files. Personal and Confidential.


21. Paper Prepared in the Office of Western European Affairs

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1451/5–2258. Secret. Drafted by Torbert and transmitted to Secretary Dulles under cover of a brief memorandum of May 22 from Elbrick.


22. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/5–2358. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel. Attached to another letter from Secretary Dulles to Strauss, also dated May 23, in which Dulles wrote: “The attached letter was prepared before I had your letter of May 19 enclosing a copy of Stub Cole’s letter of May 12. That letter does not alter the views in the attached, but I agree we should discuss the matters Stub raises before any reply goes to him.” Neither Cole’s letter to Strauss of May 12 nor Strauss’ letter of May 19 to Dulles has been found.


23. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/6–558. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Luxembourg.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/7–1258. Confidential. Drafted on July 10 by Myerson; cleared in EUR, EUR/RA, EUR/BNA, EUR/GER, EUR/WE, E, E/OT, and W; and signed for Dulles by Dillon. Sent to Bonn, Brussels, The Hague, Luxembourg for the Embassy and USEC, Paris with instructions to pass to USRO, Rome, and London.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/7–1658. Confidential. Drafted by Isaiah Frank (E/OT), cleared with seven other offices in the Department of State, and signed for Dulles by Dillon. Sent priority to Bonn, Brussels, The Hague, Luxembourg for USEC and the Embassy, Paris to pass to USRO, Rome, and London.


28. Telegram From the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/7–1858. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.


29. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/7–1858. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, The Hague, Bonn, Rome, Luxembourg, and Paris.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/7–2158. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Bonn, London, Brussels, The Hague, Rome, and Luxembourg.