The Ambassadorial talks at Geneva between representatives of the United States and the People’s Republic of China; negotiation of the Agreed Announcement of September 10, 1955, on the repatriation of Chinese and American civilians; discussions at Geneva concerning a possible mutual declaration of renunciation of force; the Republic of China’s concern at the course of the Geneva talks; U.S. policy concerning possible travel by Americans to the People’s Republic of China; the decision to base Matador missiles on Taiwan; the Taipei riot of May 1957; Secretary Dulles’ statement of June 1957 on U.S. policy toward China; the end of the Ambassadorial talks at Geneva
211. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (McConaughy) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/10–156. Secret. Drafted by Clough and McConaughy.
212. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/10–456. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
213. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret.
214. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/10–1856. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
215. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–1556. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
216. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5610 Series. Top Secret. Transmitted to the NSC under a covering memorandum from Gleason, December 5.
217. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–3056. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
219. Letter From President Chiang Kai-shek to President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, Chiang Kai-shek Correspondence.
220. Telegram From the Ambassador in Pakistan (Hildreth) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–1256. Secret; Priority.
221. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–1356. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
223. Memorandum of a Conversation, Taipei, December 17, 1956, 10 p.m.
Source: Department of State, FE Economic Files: Lot 58 D 209, China (Taipei). Secret. Drafted by Pilcher on December 18, approved by Robertson in the Department on January 2, 1957. The conversation took place in the Shihlin residence of President Chiang.
224. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, December 18, 1956, 3 p.m.
Source: Naval Historical Center, Radford Papers, Memos for the Record. Secret. Drafted by Admiral Charles D. Griffin of the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
225. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–1956. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted in S/S and approved for transmission by the Deputy Director of the Executive Secretariat, Joseph N. Greene, Jr. A note on a December 19 memorandum from Dulles to Eisenhower, covering a draft of the message, indicates that the President approved the message on December 19, with the single deletion noted in footnote 3 below. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File)
227. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/12–2656. Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted in S/S, cleared by General Goodpaster in the White House, and approved for transmission in S/S by Greene.
228. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–257. Secret. Drafted in CA by Douglas N. Forman.
229. Memorandum From the Secretary’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9361/1–957. Limited Official Use.
230. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–1957. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
231. Letter From the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (McConaughy) to the Ambassador in Czechoslovakia (Johnson)
Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files: Lot 72 D 415, Geneva, US–PRC Talks, Misc. Docs. 1956–1957. Top Secret; Official–Informal.
232. Memorandum From Robert McClintock of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, China. Secret.
233. Letter From the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (McConaughy) to Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files: Lot 72 D 415, Geneva, US–PRC Talks, Misc. Docs. 1956–1957. Secret; Official–Informal.
234. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State Washington, February 12, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 993.6211/2–1257. Confidential. Drafted by Howe. A note on the source text, in an unknown hand, reads: “For record, no distr.”
235. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington February 13, 1957, 9:30 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Dulles on February 14.
236. Telegram From Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/2–1457. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.
237. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, February 18, 1957
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Official Use Only; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Howe.
239. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, February 27, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/2–2757. Secret. Drafted on March 5 by McConaughy and approved by Robertson.