August–December 1959: The status of Berlin following the Foreign Ministers conference August–December 1959; The Western summit December 19–21, 1959


31. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on October 23.


32. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/10–2159. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Drafted in EUR, cleared by Goodpaster and by the President and in draft by Herter, and approved by Calhoun. The time of transmission does not appear on the source text.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–2359. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received at 3:25 p.m. Sent also to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and POLADUSAREUR.


34. Letter From Foreign Minister Brentano to Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret; Eyes Only; Personal and Private. The source text is a translation. Delivered by the German Embassy at noon on November 6.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/10–2659. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, Moscow, Paris, and POLADUSAREUR Heidelberg.


36. Letter From President de Gaulle to President Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. The source text is a Department of State translation. A copy of the French language text is ibid.


37. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762B.04/11–359. Secret; Priority. Received at 9:03 a.m., November 3. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to Moscow, priority to Paris, London, and priority to POLADUSAREUR.


39. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/11–1059. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved in S on November 18. A 2-page briefing paper, drafted by Hillenbrand and initialed by Herter, November 9, is ibid., Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199.


40. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/14–1459. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dubs and McSweeney on November 13, cleared with Fessenden and Vigderman, and approved by Kohler who signed for Herter. Repeated to London, Moscow, Rome, and Bonn.


41. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D199. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Herter.


42. Message From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence, Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Transmitted to Herter under cover of a brief note from Caccia, November 16.


43. Message From Foreign Secretary Lloyd to Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Transmitted to Herter under cover of a brief note from Caccia, November 23.


44. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/11–2759. Secret. Drafted by Byrns and initialed by Kohler.


46. Memorandum From Secretary of State Herter to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles-Herter Series. Secret. Initialed by the President.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.00/12–559. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, and Moscow.


48. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–859. Secret. Drafted by McSweeney and approved by S on December 11.


49. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/12–1159. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant.


50. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–1559. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Paris.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/12–1759. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, priority to Paris, Berlin, and Moscow.


52. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on December 30. The conference took place on the train taking the President from Toulon to Paris for the Heads of Government meeting.


53. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/12–1759. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only. Received December 19 at 2:53 p.m. Repeated priority to Paris, London, and Bonn.


54. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/12–2259. Secret. Received December 22 at 3:11 a.m. Repeated to London, Bonn, and Moscow.


55. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1569. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand, cleared with Reinhardt, and approved in S on December 21. The meeting took place at the Quai d’Orsay.


56. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–2159. Secret. Transmitted in two sections. Received at 10:38 a.m. Repeated to Bonn, London, and Moscow.


57. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–2259. Secret. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Moscow, Bonn, and London.


58. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/12–2159. Secret. Repeated to London, Bonn, and Moscow.


59. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/12–2159. Secret. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to London and Bonn.


60. Telegram From Secretary of State Herter to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–2259. Secret. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Bonn and London.