123. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WA/4–1360. Secret. Drafted by McKiernan, initialed by Merchant, and approved in M on April 18 and S on April 20. The conversation took place in the Conference Suite at 1776 Pennsylvania Avenue. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Bonn in telegram 2214, April 13 at 9:46 p.m. (Ibid., 762.00/4–360)

124. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WA/4–1360. Confidential. Drafted by Spiers, initialed by Merchant, and approved in M on April 16 and S on April 21. The conversation took place in the Conference Suite at 1776 Pennsylvania Avenue.

125. Memorandum of Discussion at the 441st Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs. The Vice President presided at the meeting.

126. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–WA/4–1460. Confidential. Drafted by Heyward Isham of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and approved in M on April 20, U on April 21, and S on April 22. The meeting was held at the Department of State.

127. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–1560. Secret. Drafted and initialed by Kohler and approved in S on April 20. A memorandum of the conversation on atomic cooperation is printed in vol. VII, Part 2, Document 164.

128. Letter From Secretary of Defense Gates to Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/4–1560. Secret. Attached to the source text were a note to EUR dated April 19, asking that it draft a reply, and the reply dated April 25, which stated the views expressed by Gates would be taken into account during the forthcoming discussions on Berlin.

129. Message From the British Ambassador (Caccia) to Secretary of State Herter

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Personal and Secret. The source text bears Herter’s initials. On a memorandum to Goodpaster from Calhoun, April 19, which transmitted another copy of the message, President Eisenhower wrote: “To Sec State, This is in general what I believe should be done. DE”.

130. Editorial Note

131. Telegram 689 From the Embassy in Canada to the Department of State

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–2160. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

132. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.00121/4–2160. Secret; Official–Informal.

133. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–2260. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. On April 21, Smith sent a copy of this paper to Herter for transmission to the President. On the following day, Herter transmitted copies of the paper to Couve de Murville, Lloyd, Brentano, and General De Gaulle under cover of a brief note explaining that it was the paper he had mentioned at the meeting on April 14 (see Document 126) and that it had been read by the President.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/4–2260. Confidential. Also sent to Bonn and repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and POLADUSAREUR.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/4–2360. Secret.

136. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1631. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters.

137. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1631. Top Secret. Drafted by Walters. The conversation took place at the White House.

138. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Walters on April 27. The conference took place in the Red Room at the White House when De Gaulle called to say goodbye.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/4–2860. Confidential. Repeated to London, Bonn, and Paris. Secretary of State Herter was an observer at the CENTO Ministerial Meeting at Tehran April 28–30.

140. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1650. Secret. Drafted by Merchant and approved in S on May 2. A summary of this conversation was transmitted in Secto 47 from Istanbul, May 1 at 11 p.m. (Ibid., Central Files, 396.1–IS/5–160) The conversation took place at the German Consulate General.

141. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1650. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand on May 3 and approved by M on May 10 and S on May 11. A summary of the conversation was transmitted in Secto 46 from Istanbul, May 1 at 8 p.m. (Ibid., Central Files, 396.1–IS/5–160) The conversation took place at the German Consulate General immediately after the one reported in Document 140.

142. Telegram From the Delegation to the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1652. Secret. Drafted by Farley. Repeated to Paris.

143. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1650. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand on May 3 and approved in M and Son May 10. The conversation took place in Herter’s suite at the Istanbul Hilton Hotel. A summary of this memorandum was transmitted in Secto 51 from Istanbul, May 2 at 6 p.m. (Ibid., 396.1–IS/5–260)

144. Air gram From the Department of State to the Mission at Berlin

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1160. Official Use Only. Drafted and approved by Hillenbrand and cleared by Calhoun. Also sent to Bonn. On May 2 the Mission reported that the Berlin Senat Protocol Chief had also delivered a copy of the letter to it on April 29. (Air gram G–352; ibid., 396.1-PA/5–260) On April 27, Brandt wrote a similar letter to McCloy, who forwarded a copy of it to Dillon on May 2. (Ibid.)

145. Telegram From the Delegation to the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396. 1–IS/5–260. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Merchant. Repeated to Paris.

146. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D199. Confidential. Drafted by Vigderman and approved in U on May 11.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 600.00121/5–660. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn, London, and Geneva.

148. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–960. Secret. Drafted by Vigderman and initialed by Kohler.

149. Memorandum of Discussion at the 444th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs on May 13.

150. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

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

151. Memorandum for the President’s Personal Secretary (Whitman)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. No classification marking. No drafting information appears on the source text.

152. Current Intelligence Memorandum

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1669. Secret; Noforn. The source text bears Herter’s initials.