January–October 1958: Continuing Soviet Harassment of Western Access to Berlin


1. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–958. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Berlin and Heidelberg.


2. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–1658. Confidential; Priority. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Heidelberg, London, Paris, Moscow, and the Department of State as telegram 840, which is the source text, and pouched to DCSI USAFE.


3. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–2258. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by McKiernan; cleared with Creel, Elbrick, Lisle, Reinstein, and Eleanor Dulles; and approved by Murphy. Also sent to London and Paris and repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, and Moscow.


4. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–2958. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Lisle and Creel, cleared with Jandrey and Eleanor Dulles, and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, London, Paris, and Moscow.


6. Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/1–958. Secret. Drafted by Reinstein and Creel on February 7; cleared by Lisle, Jandrey, and Eleanor Dulles; and approved by Murphy.


7. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–1058. Confidential Drafted by Eleanor Dulles.


8. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.62A11/2–1358. Confidential. Drafted by Lisle.


9. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/2–2158. Confidential. Drafted by Lisle.


10. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.62A11/2–1758. Limited Official Use. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Creel and Eleanor Dulles, and approved by Lisle. Repeated to Bonn.


12. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, Europe (Hodes) to the Berlin Commandant (Hamlett)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 319, Headquarters Department of the Army, Communications Center Files. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bonn for Bruce and to Paris and Washington.


13. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/6–3058. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Heidelberg and the Department as telegram 1411, which is the source text.


14. Diary Entry by the Ambassador to Germany (Bruce)

Source: Department of State, Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327. Secret.


15. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Mission at Berlin

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–3158. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Heidelberg and the Department as telegram 296, which is the source text.


16. Telegram From the Mission at Berlin to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/8–858. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to the Department as telegram 124, which is the source text.


17. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/8–2858. Secret; Limited Distribution.


18. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/9–358. Confidential Repeated to Berlin, Paris, Moscow, and Heidelberg.


19. Operations Coordinating Board Report

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, NSC 5803 Series. Secret. A parenthetical note on the report indicates that it covered July 17, 1957–September 3, 1958. Reports on the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic of the same date are printed in vol. IX, Documents 246 and 279.


20. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense Quarles

Source: Department of State, JCS Files. Top Secret.


21. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/9–2258. Top Secret. Repeated to Berlin, Heidelberg, Paris, USAREUR and USCINCEUR.


22. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–858. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and initialed by Jandrey.