July 13–August 5, 1959: Second Part of the Conference


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1459. Official Use Only; Priority. Drafted by Lewis. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/19 (Corrected), and the summary of the verbatim record, US/VRS/19, July 13, are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1386.


436. Memorandum of Meeting With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Staff Memos. Top Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1459. Secret; Limit Distribution.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1459. Secret; Niact.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1559. Official Use Only. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/20 (Corrected), is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1388.


441. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Delegation to the Foreign Ministers Meeting

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1559. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to the Department as telegram 129, which is the source text.


442. Delegation Record of Meeting

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1389. Secret. The meeting was held in Conference Room 209 of the Consulate General Annex.


443. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1389. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and concurred in by Reinhardt.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–1659. Official Use Only. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, and USUN. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/21 (Corrected), July 16, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1389.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–1659. Secret; Niact.


446. Memorandum of Discussion at the 413th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs.


447. Delegation Record of Meeting

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 350, CF 1390. Secret. The meeting was held in Conference Room 209 of the Consulate General Annex.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1759. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Moscow.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1759. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow.


450. Memorandum of Conversation Between the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) and the German Ambassador (Grewe)

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1759. Secret; Niact.


452. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter at Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/7–1759. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dillon and cleared by Murphy, Kohler, Calhoun, and Robert H. Knight, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1859. Secret; Limited Distribution.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1859. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Moscow, Paris, London, Bonn, and Berlin.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1859. Secret; Limit Distribution.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2059. Secret; Limit Distribution. A detailed six-page memorandum of this conversation, US/MC/136, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2059. Official Use Only. Repeated to Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, and USUN. The U.S. Delegation verbatim record of this session, US/VR/22 (Corrected), is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1397.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–1859. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Murphy and Kohler, cleared with Calhoun, and approved by Dillon.


460. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1341. Secret. Drafted by Stoessel and approved by Stimpson on July 23. In addition to the Summit meeting the Foreign Ministers also discussed Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt. Memoranda of conversation for these topics, US/MC/138, 139, and 142, are ibid.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2159. Secret; Niact.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/7–2159. Secret; Limit Distribution. According to a nine-page detailed memorandum of the conversation, US/MC/144, this meeting followed a 1 p.m. luncheon. Secretary Herter joined the meeting at 2:30 p.m., after a separate luncheon engagement, but participated in all substantive discussion. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1341)


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

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF1329. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Bonn eyes only Ambassador.


464. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter at Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/7–2159. Secret; No Distribution. Drafted by the President and approved by Calhoun.