Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Berlin Crisis, 1959–1960; Germany; Austria, Volume IX

May–December 1960: Status of Berlin following the summit conference

196. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, May 23, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/5–2360. Secret. Drafted by McFarland and approved in M on June 2. The source text bears Merchant’s initials.

197. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 9, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/6–960. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved in S on June 15.

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

Washington, June 28, 1960, 9:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/6–2360. Confidential. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Paris, London, Berlin, and Moscow.

199. Editorial Note

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

Washington, July 8, 1960, 9:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.0221/7–160. Confidential. Drafted by McKiernan; cleared with Hillenbrand, McSweeney, and Wehmeyer; and approved by Kohler. Repeated to Berlin, Paris, London, and Moscow.

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

Washington, July 13, 1960, 9:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.21/7–1360. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by McBride and cleared in S/S. Repeated to Bonn and London.

202. Circular Airgram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, July 15, 1960, 9:47 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/7–1560. Confidential. Drafted by McKiernan; cleared with Kohler, Merchant, Hillenbrand, Kearney, Vigderman, Armitage, and S/S; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, and Moscow.

203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Austria

Washington, July 23, 1960, 7:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/7–2060. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Cash in GPA on July 22; cleared with Davis, McBride, Stabler, Hillenbrand, Merchant, and S/S; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Berlin, Bonn, London, Moscow, and Paris.

204. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (White) to Secretary of State Herter

Washington, August 2, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762A.00/8–260. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand; concurred in by Davis, Armitage, McKiernan, and Boster; and sent through Calhoun and Merchant who initialed.

205. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Bohlen) to Secretary of State Herter

Washington, August 2, 1960.

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Germany. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen and sent through S/S. attached to a memorandum from Calhoun to Merchant, dated August 4, which stated that the Secretary of State had approved the proposals put forth under numbered paragraphs 1 and 2 and had charged Merchant with establishing the committee to re-examine contingency plans. Calhoun suggested that the interdepartmental committee might be the appropriate vehicle for the re-examination

206. Letter From the Assistant Chief of the Mission at Berlin (Lightner) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler)

Berlin, August 8, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/8–860. Secret; Official–Informal. Copies were also sent to Dowling, Tyler, Freers, Lyon, Barbour, Merchant, Bohlen, Berding, and Hillenbrand. Attached to the source text was a reply from Merchant, August 15, which stated that he knew “of no one in the State Department or across the river who subscribes to the philosophy you fear of trying to avoid provoking the Soviets.”

207. Intelligence Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Washington, August 25, 1960.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, OSS–INR Intelligence Reports. Secret; Noforn. No drafting information appears on the source text.

208. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 1, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–160. Secret. Drafted by Merchant.

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

Bonn, September 2, 1960, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–260. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, and Berlin.

210. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 9, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–960. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand, initialed by Kohler, and approved in S on September 15. A 3–page briefing memorandum for this meeting, dated September 8 and drafted by Kohler, is ibid., 611.62A/9–860.

211. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)

Washington, September 14, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–1460. Secret. Drafted by Frank Cash of GPA, concurred in by Hillenbrand, and initialed by Kohler.

212. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bonn

Washington, September 15, 1960, 8:39 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–1560. Secret; Priority. Drafted by McKiernan, cleared by Davis and Hillenbrand, and approved by Kohler. Repeated priority to Paris, London, Moscow, Berlin, and USUN.

213. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 18, 1960, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–1860. Secret. Drafted by Hillenbrand and approved in S on September 30. The conversation took place at the Secretary’s residence. A summary of the conversation was transmitted in telegram 524 to Bonn, September 19. (Ibid., 762.00/9–1960)

214. Memorandum of Discussion at the 460th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, September 21, 1960.

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

215. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 21, 1960, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1766. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Long and approved in M on September 23. This meeting took place at the Waldorf Towers.

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

Bonn, September 21, 1960, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.00/9–2160. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Paris, Rome, and Moscow.

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

Berlin, September 22, 1960, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/9–2260. Confidential; Priority. Repeated priority to Bonn.

218. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 23, 1960, 9:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1767. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Long and approved in M on September 29 and in S on October 10. The Foreign Ministers were in New York for the 15th session of the U.N. General Assembly.