United States Interest in the Scientific Exploration of Outer Space


340. National Security Council Report

Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Secret. Notations on the source text indicate that this report is “Copy 1” for “The President.” No copy of NSC 5520 was found in Department of State files. Copies were sent to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Directors of the Bureau of the Budget and of Central Intelligence, and to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A one-page table of contents is not printed.


341. Memorandum of Discussion at the 250th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 26, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on May 27.


343. Memorandum of Discussion at the 283d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 3, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on May 4.


344. Memorandum of Discussion at the 310th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, January 24, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on January 24.


345. Memorandum of Discussion at the 322d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 10, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on May 11.


347. Memorandum of a Conference, President’s Office, White House, Washington, October 8, 1957, 8:30 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean-Up, Satellites. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text.


348. Memorandum of Discussion at the 339th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 10, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on October 11.


349. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Cutler) to the Secretary of Defense (McElroy)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean-Up, Satellites. Secret.


350. Memorandum From the Secretary of the Navy (Gates) to the Secretary of Defense (McElroy)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Records, Additional Records 1957–61 (A76–16), Box 15, Space (October 1957). Official Use Only.


351. Memorandum From the Secretary of Defense (McElroy) to the Secretary of the Navy (Gates)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Records, Additional Records 1957–61 (A76–16), Box 15, Space (October 1957).


352. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of Intelligence and Research (Arneson) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State,P/PG Files: Lot 60 D 661, Earth Satellite. Secret. Drafted by George W. Jaeger of the Office of Intelligence Research. Copies were sent to the Deputy Under Secretary of State, the Counselor of the Department of State, S/ P, EUR, NEA, and PA.


353. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 701.022/11–2557. Official Use Only; Priority. Drafted and initialed for the Secretary by H. Alberta Colclaser, Assistant Chief of the Aviation Division, Office of Transport and Communications, Bureau of Economic Affairs. Sent to 21 posts.


354. Memorandum of Discussion at the 347th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, December 5, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Series. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on December 6.


355. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Berding) to the Secretary’s Special Assistant for Disarmament and Atomic Energy (Farley)

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Earth Satellite. Secret. Drafted by Arthur L. Richards, Operations Coordinator in the Office of the Under Secretary of State, whose typed signature appears at the end of the source text. Copies were sent to Elbrick, Rubottom, Robertson, Rountree, and Wilcox.


356. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of Defense (Quarles) to the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Records, Additional Records 1957–61 (A76–16), Box 15, Space (December 1957).


357. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for Science and Technology (Killian) to the President

Source: Department of State, P/PG Files: Lot 60 D 661, Earth Satellites, etc. Confidential. Attached to a covering memorandum from Richard Hirsch, OCB Staff Representative to the OCB Working Group on Certain Aspects of the Earth Satellite Program, that indicates that this memorandum was circulated in connection with expected item discussion at the OCB meeting on December 11. It is not possible to determine whether this memorandum was in direct response to the unsuccessful Vanguard firing the same day as discussed in Quarles’ memorandum, supra.


358. Memorandum From the Operations Coordinator in the Office of the Under Secretary of State (Richards) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Berding)

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Earth Satellite. Secret. Copies were sent to Philip Farley; Elbrick; Edward L. Freers, Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs; Walter M. Rudolph, Science Adviser in the Department of State; and Harold Stassen.


359. Circular Airgram From the United States Information Agency to All Principal United States Information Service Posts

Source: Department of State, P/PG Files: Lot 60 D 661, Earth Satellites, etc. Confidential. The source text is a USIA document cleared in the Department of State by J. Burke Wilkinson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. The source text indicates that copies were sent to the Secretaries of the Navy and Air Force.