207. Memorandum of Conversation Between Acting Secretary of State Herter and the Representative to the United Nations (Lodge)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers. Secret.

208. Memorandum of Discussion at the First Meeting of the Berlin Contingency Planning Group

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–959. Top Secret. Drafted by Smith.

209. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–959. Confidential. Repeated to Paris and the Department as telegram 778, which is the source text.

210. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1059. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted on March 9 by Sisco, Nunley, and Elizabeth Brown; cleared by Murphy, Merchant, Becker, Calhoun, and Gerard Smith; and approved by Herter. Repeated to London, Paris, Bonn, and Moscow.

211. Testimony by the Chief of Staff of the Army (Taylor) Before the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Armed Services

Source: Eisenhower Library, Harlow Records. Top Secret. General Taylor testified at morning and afternoon sessions on March 11.

212. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 63 A 1574, 381 Germany. Top Secret.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4151/3–1259. Secret. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Paris, Bonn, Berlin, and Moscow. For another account of Macmillan’s visit to Paris, March 9–10, see Macmillan, Riding the Storm, pp. 636–638.

214. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1259. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.

215. Letter From President de Gaulle to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. Delivered to the Department of State under cover of a transmittal note from the French Embassy requesting that it be forwarded to the President.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/3–1059. Secret. Drafted by Freers and McSweeney, cleared by Vigderman and Kohler, and approved by Merchant. Also sent to London, Bonn, Berlin, and Moscow.

217. Letter From the British Ambassador (Caccia) to Acting Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret.

218. Memorandum of Discussion at the Second Meeting of the Berlin Contingency Planning Group

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records. Top Secret. Another record of this meeting, drafted by Smith, is in Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Germany.

219. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Bruce) to Director for Central Intelligence Dulles

Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1459. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin.

221. Letter from Acting Secretary of State Herter to the British Ambassador (Caccia)

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Drafter by Kohler and cleared with President Eisenhower at a meeting with Herter during the morning of March 14. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries)

222. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/3–1459. Secret. Drafted by Greene. The conversation was held at Walter Reed Hospital.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/3–1459. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Merchant and cleared in draft by Eisenhower and Herter.

224. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1659. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.

225. Editorial Note

226. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Miscellaneous Material. Top Secret. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Daily Appointment Book. (Ibid.)

227. Telegram From the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Norstad) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Twining)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1759. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Noforn. Repeated to the Department of State, which is the source text.

228. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Another memorandum of the meeting, drafted by Smith and the same in substance, is in Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1759. A brief summary prepared by Gray noting the time of the meeting is in Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Meetings with the President.

229. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McElroy and Acting Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Top Secret.

230. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/3–1859. Secret; Limited Distribution.

231. Memorandum of Meeting Between President Eisenhower and His Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Meetings with the President. No classification marking. Drafted on March 20. Also published in Declassified Documents, 1984, 2751.

232. Memorandum of a Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Memoranda of Conversation with the President. Secret; Personal and Private. The conversation was held at Walter Reed Hospital.

233. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to Acting Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Germany. Confidential. Initialed by Herter. Copies were sent to Greene, Murphy, Reinhardt, Merchant, and Becker.

234. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1214. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dulles and Greene. The conversation was held at Walter Reed Hospital. For two other accounts of this conversation, see Eisenhower, Waging Peace, pp. 352–353 and Macmillan, Riding the Storm, pp. 643–644. Additional documentation on Macmillan’s visit to Washington is presented in volume VII, Part 2.

235. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1214. Secret. Drafted by Merchant. The meeting was held at Aspen Lodge. The beginning of the conversation is recorded in MVW USDEL MC/9, during which Macmillan reported on his visit to Moscow. (Ibid.) For the President’s account of this conversation, see Waging Peace, pp. 353–354; for Macmillan’s account of the sessions at Camp David, see Riding the Storm, p. 645.

236. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1214. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Merchant. The meeting was held at Aspen Lodge. See the source note, Document 235, for other accounts of this meeting.