United States Policy Regarding Antarctica1
1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. I, Part 2, pp. 1733 ff.
296. Letter From the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Raynor) to the Chairman of the Operations Coordinating Board Working Group on Antarctica (Dufek)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 031.1102/1–3155. Secret.
297. Memorandum From the Executive Officer of the Operations Coordinating Board (Staats) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)
Source: Department of State, S/S-OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Antarctica—5424/1. Secret. In a memorandum of February 8, Merchant urged Hoover to concur in this report. (Ibid.)
299. Staff Study Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, S/S-OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Antarctica—5424/1. Secret. The source text is Tab D to a memorandum of April 19 from Barbour to Hoover. That memorandum recommended that in OCB deliberations Hoover support the negotiations with seven Antarctic claimants proposed in this paper. This study also was submitted to the OCB in connection with the Board’s consideration of the location of U.S. Antarctic interests (see infra). An earlier version of this study appears as a paper to OCB Board Assistants by the OCB Working Group on Antarctica on March 10. (Department of State, S/S-OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Antarctica—5424/1) An even earlier version of late January 1955 is alluded to in Document 296.
300. Memorandum From the Acting Executive Officer of the Operations Coordinating Board (Satterthwaite) to the Members of the Board
Source: Department of State, S/S-OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Antarctica—5424/1. Secret.
301. Memorandum for the Files, by the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Raynor)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/5–2555. Secret.
302. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 3, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/6-355. Secret.
303. Memorandum of Discussion at the 258th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 8, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on September 15.
304. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 031.1102/9–1355. Secret. Drafted by Outerbridge Horsey, Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs.
305. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 14, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/9–1455. Secret. Drafted by Horsey.
306. Minutes of a Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board, Executive Office Building, Washington, September 21, 1955
Source: Department of State, S/S–OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, OCB Minutes. Secret. Drafted on September 23.
308. Statement Prepared in the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/10–2155. Confidential.
309. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Robertson) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 031.1102/10–2655. Confidential.
310. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 031.6102/11–1555. Confidential. Sent to Buenos Aires, Canberra, London, Pretoria, Santiago, and Wellington. Drafted by Edwin D. Crowley (EUR/BNA) and cleared by Horsey and appropriate officers in BNA, L/ARA, OSA, and EE.
311. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5424 Series. Secret. Considered by the NSC at its meeting on January 12; see Document 313.
312. 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 5424 Series. Secret.NSC Executive Secretary Lay circulated this memorandum to the members of the NSC under cover of a brief memorandum dated January 10, 1956. (Ibid.)
313. Memorandum of Discussion at the 272d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, January 12, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on January 13.
314. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/2–2456. Secret.
315. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/9–356. Confidential. Drafted by David Bane of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs. Cleared by EUR, ARA, NEA, BNA, and L/UNA. Initialed for Hoover by Samuel De Palma, Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs. Also sent to New Dehli and pouched to Buenos Aires, Canberra, London, Oslo, Paris, Santiago, and Wellington.
316. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs (Adams) to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/11–656. Confidential. Drafted by David Bane.
317. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5424 Series, Memoranda. Secret. Drafted by William G. Bowdler of the Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs. Cleared by EUR, FE, IO, and L.
318. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, UNP Files: Lot 62 D 170, Antarctic General Correspondence, Book I. Drafted by David Bane; copy sent to Bowdler.
319. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5424 Series, Memoranda. Secret. Drafted by Robert E. Wilson who became Officer in Charge of Antarctic Affairs in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs on December 19. Cleared by EUR, FE,IO/UNP, and L.
320. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/3–557. Secret. Drafted by Robert Wilson on March 7. Cleared by ARA, S/P, L, FE, EUR, and IO. Copies were sent to the Embassies at Moscow, Canberra, Wellington, and London.
322. Memorandum for the Files, by the Officer in Charge of River Plate Affairs (Watrous)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 101.2/3–2557. Secret.
323. Memorandum for the Files, by the Officer in Charge of Antarctic Affairs (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 031.1102/4–357. Secret.
324. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/4-2657. Secret.
325. Memorandum for the Files, by the Officer in Charge of River Plate Affairs (Watrous)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/4–2357. Secret.