Review of Basic Disarmament Policy; Negotiations in the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission; Proposals for Inspection and Verification; Nuclear Weapons Tests; Effects of Fall-Out From Nuclear Explosions; Exchange of Atomic Information; Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; Creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. II, Part 2, pp. 845 ff. Much of the documentation appearing in the Foreign Relations series for 1955–1957 concerns subjects relating to regulation of armaments and atomic energy.
1. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 4, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/1–455. Top Secret. Drafted by Meyers on January 7. Another memorandum of the same meeting prepared for the file by Gerard C. Smith, January 5, is ibid., Disarmament Files: Lot 58 5 133, Chronological File—Disarmament—General.
2. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, January 14, 1955, 2 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series, AEC. Top Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.
3. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wainhouse) and the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Atomic Energy Affairs (Smith) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy: General. Confidential. Drafted by Meyers. Concurred in by William L. S. Williams.
4. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Country File: United Kingdom. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text.
5. Memorandum of Discussion at the 235th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 3, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 4.
6. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, February 9, 1955
Source: Department of State, Disarmament Files: Lot 58 D 133, Chronological File—Disarmament—General. Top Secret. Drafted by Meyers.
7. Memorandum of Discussion at the 236th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 10, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 11.
9. Letter From the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series: Lodge. Secret.
11. Letter From the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss) to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series: AEC. Secret.
12. Memorandum of Discussion at the 239th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 3, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on March 4.
13. Memorandum of Discussion at the 240th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 10, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on March 11.
14. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5507 Series. Secret.
15. Letter From the Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission (Murray) to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Top Secret.
17. Report of a Conference Between the President and His Special Assistant (Stassen), White House, Washington, March 22, 1955, 12:10–12:25 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, ACW Diary. Top Secret. Drafted by Minnicn.
18. Memorandum From the Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Gleason) to the Executive Secretary of the Council (Lay)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean-Up, AEC—Nuclear Testing. Top Secret.
19. Memorandum of Discussion at the 244th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, April 7, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason.
20. Aide-Mémoire From the Department of State to the Soviet Embassy
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, IAEA—Exchange of Notes. Top Secret. Drafted by Gerard Smith on April 12. Previous drafts of the aide-mémoire, including one dated March 15 which was circulated to the British and Canadian Governments for concurrence and one dated April 12 which was sent to Secretary Dulles for approval, are ibid. Merchant handed the aide-mémoire to Zarubin at 10:30 a.m., April 14. (Memorandum of conversation, April 14, 1955; ibid., Central Files, 600.0012/4–1455)
21. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President’s Special Assistant (Rockefeller)
Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File. Confidential.
22. Letter From the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Radiation and Fallout. Secret. A copy was sent to Key.
23. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/4–2755. Secret. Drafted by Spiers and approved by Wainhouse. Repeated to USUN.
25. Letter From the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Secretary of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers. Confidential; Personal.
26. Letter From the Deputy Representative on the United Nations Disarmament Commission (Wadsworth) to the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge)
Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 60 D 113, Ambassador Lodge. Personal and Confidential. A copy sent to Key was received May 16.
27. Memorandum of a Conversation, New York, May 11, 1955
Source: Department of State, USUN Files, Atomic Energy, 1955. Confidential. Drafted by Stein.
28. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/5–1155. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Wainhouse and approved by Scott. Repeated to USUN and London for Wadsworth.
29. Memorandum for the Files, by William O. Hall of the United States Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, USUN Files, Atomic Energy, 1955. Confidential.