March–May 1959: Preparations for the Conference

March–May 1959: Preparations for the Conference

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

Paris, April 28, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/4–2859. Secret. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin.

277. Telegram From the Delegation to the Western Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, April 28, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/4–2859. Secret. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Bonn, Moscow, and London. A memorandum of this conversation, USDel/MC/1, indicates that the meeting began at 4 p.m. and Ambassador Houghton was also present. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1274)

278. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, April 29, 1959, 9:15 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1275. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Herter. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.

279. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, April 29, 1959, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1275. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lyon and approved by Herter. The meeting was held at the Quai d’Orsay.

280. Telegram From the Delegation to the Western Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, April 29, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–2959. Secret. Transmitted in three sections and repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, and Berlin.

281. Telegram From the Delegation to the Western Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, April 29, 1959, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–2959. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in three sections and repeated to London, Bonn, Moscow, and Berlin.

282. Telegram From the Delegation to the Western Foreign Ministers Meeting to the Department of State

Paris, April 30, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–3059. Secret; Limit Distribution, Repeated to London, Bonn, Moscow, and Berlin.

283. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Paris, May 1, 1959, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–159. Secret; Priority.

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

Washington, May 1, 1959, 8:08 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/5–159. Secret. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Murphy and Vigderman, and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, and London and pouched to Moscow.

285. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, May 6, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/5–659. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, and Bonn.

286. Editorial Note

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

Bonn, May 8, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/5–859. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Geneva.

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

Bonn, May 10, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1343. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Geneva, London, Paris, and Moscow.

289. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, May 10, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant and approved by Max Krebs, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s villa. Secretary Herter arrived in Geneva at 6:40 p.m. on May 9. On May 10 he discussed the Foreign Ministers Conference with Hammarskjöld at 11:15 a.m. and with Italian Foreign Minister Pella at noon. Memoranda of these conversations, US/MC/16–17 and 4–5, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1344.

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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Berlin Crisis, 1958–1959, Volume VIII