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.


211. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kindom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/5–3057. Secret; Priority.


212. Memorandum From the Delegation to the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission to the Secretary of State

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Disarmament—Basic Papers. Top Secret. No drafting information is given on the source text.


214. Informal Memorandum From the Chairman of the Delegation to the Subcommittee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (Stassen) to the Chairman of the Soviet Delegation (Zorin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–557. Regarding the origin of this memorandum, see Supra.


215. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–157. Secret.


216. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–257. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only.


217. Telegram From the Office of the Permanent Representative at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–257. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.


218. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 3, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6–357. Secret. Drafted by Beam.


220. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–457. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris, Ottawa, Bonn, Moscow, and Tokyo.


221. Informal Record of a Meeting, Secretary Dulles’ Office, Department of State, Washington, June 4, 1957, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6–457. Secret. Drafted by Greene.


222. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–457. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles.


223. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–457. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by the President.


225. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–457. Top Secret; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Dulles.


226. Memorandum for the Record, by the Deputy Director of the Executive Secretariat (Greene)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6–557. Secret.


227. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Quarles) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6–557. Top Secret.


228. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/6–557. Secret; Niact.


229. Telegram From the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/6–557. Secret; Niact.


230. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/6–557. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Dulles and repeated to Paris.


231. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–757. Secret; Niact.


232. Letter From the President’s Special Assistant (Stassen) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/6–957. Secret.


233. Letter From the President’s Special Assistant (Stassen) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–957. Secret. A covering memorandum from Howe to Dulles, June 11, indicates that this letter was also distributed to Dulles, Murphy, Elbrick, Bowie, Wilcox, Reinhardt, and Smith. Another memorandum by Donald R. Toussaint of the Executive Secretariat, June 11, indicates that it was also distributed to officials in G, EUR, S/P, IO, and C.


234. Letter From the President to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Whitney)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series, Whitney. Secret. Eisenhower sent a draft of this letter to Dulles with an attached covering note, both dated June 11, requesting Dulles’ suggestions for changes. (Ibid., Dulles Papers, White House Memoranda) Dulles made only minor changes on the draft which were incorporated in this letter.


235. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, June 11, 1957, 5:37 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Bernau.


236. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–1157. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Dulles, approved by Stassen, and repeated to Paris.


237. Department of State Position Paper

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series, Cutler. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. On June 8, however, Stelle sent Howe a draft paper, dated June 7, entitled “US Position on Disarmament.” His covering memorandum, June 8, stated the paper had been written in S/P in response to a request from Cutler; incorporated the substance of a previous draft and AEC and Defense comments; had been coordinated with Murphy, IO, EUR, and S/AE; and would be discussed at an interagency meeting that afternoon. (Department of State, Central Files, 600.0012/6–757) Cutler had informed Dulles on June 7 that Eisenhower wanted “a complete, clarified revision of the policy guidance on Disarmament, agreed to by the interested agencies to reflect the work done in Washington earlier this week,” and that the President had suggested its title be “Tentative List of Proposals for Discussion with Western Allies.” (Memorandum from Cutler to Dulles, June 7; ibid.) No record of the interagency meeting mentioned in Stelle’s memorandum has been found in the Eisenhower Library or Department of State files. Cutler sent the revised guidance to the President on June 8, adding a list of unresolved questions which related to the addition of a subtitle and subparagraphs 11–b and 11-d. (Memorandum from Cutler to Eisenhower, June 8; Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cutler) Eisenhower discussed the paper with Cutler on June 11; see infra. The text printed here reflects changes made in the paper during this conversation.


238. Memorandum of a Discussion Between the President and His Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Cutler), White House, Washington, June 12, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up, Disarmament—Basic Papers. Top Secret.


239. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.62A/6–1257. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Dulles and read to and approved by the President.


240. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330.13/6–1657. Secret; Eyes Only.