Eastern Europe Region


1. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Country Series, Hungary. Secret. The source text bears no drafting information.


2. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/4–461. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.


3. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.69/4–1761. Confidential. Drafted by Spear and approved in S on May 3.


4. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/7–2661. Confidential; Limit Distribution.


5. Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/10–1461. Confidential. Drafted by Segall, cleared by Tims and Moot, and approved by Vedeler.


6. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149. Confidential. Approved by the White House on December 20.


7. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.494/1–2962. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Katz, cleared in EE, and approved by Vedeler.


8. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.494/2–262. Confidential.


9. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Hungarian Desk Files: Lot 75 D 45, Refuge for Cardinal Mindszenty. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vedeler.


10. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Confidential. Drafted by Garthoff, cleared by Kohler, and approved in S on March 21. The meeting was held at the U.S. Mission. Rusk and Manescu were in Geneva to attend the 18-nation U.N. disarmament conference.


11. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/3–2362. Confidential. Drafted by Garthoff, cleared by Kohler, and approved in S on March 23. The meeting was held at the Palais des Nations.


12. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.494/3–3162. Confidential.


13. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Hungarian Desk Files: Lot 75 D 45, Refuge for Cardinal Mindszenty. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vedeler.


14. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Official Use Only. Drafted by Andrews and approved in S on September 17.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 764.00/10–2062. Secret; Priority; No Foreign; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McKisson and approved by Davis. Repeated to London.


16. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.69/12–1062. Confidential. Prepared by Anderson on December 10 during a visit to Washington for consultations. A notation on the source text reads: “typed in the Department.”


17. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.49/12–3162. Confidential; Priority.


18. Airgram From the Legation in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Bul–US. Confidential. Drafted by Anderson. Repeated to Belgrade.


19. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 12–1 Bul-US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Davis and approved by the White House on June 4. The meeting was held at the White House.


20. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Rum–US. Confidential. Drafted by Crawford and approved in M on August 10. The meeting was held in Harriman’s office.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17 W Eur-E Eur. Secret. Drafted by Vedeler, cleared by Davis and Thompson, and approved by Harriman. Repeated to London, Sofia, Bucharest, and Budapest.


22. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Bul-US. Confidential. Drafted by Baker on October 1 and approved in S on October 4. The meeting was held at the U.S. Mission. The source text is labeled “Part I of II.” Part II, a separate memorandum of conversation on Greek-Bulgarian relations, is not printed.


23. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Carle and approved in S on October 27. The source text is labeled “Part 2 of 2 parts.” A memorandum of the part of the conversation on East-West relations is ibid.


24. Telegram From the Legation in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Bul-US. Confidential. Repeated to Vienna, Ottawa, and Munich.


25. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17–1 Czech-US. Confidential. Drafted by Dennis and approved by the White House on November 15.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 Rum. Confidential. Drafted by Carle, cleared in S/S, and approved by Harriman.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Hung-US. Limited Official Use.


28. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL Hung-US. Confidential. Drafted by Squire and approved in M on December 20.


29. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 25–3 Bul. Limited Official Use. Drafted by White on December 31.