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

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

Bonn, October 1, 1960, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–160. Secret. Received at 9:46 a.m. Repeated to Berlin, London, Paris, and Moscow.

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

Bonn, October 3, 1960, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–360. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin.

228. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 5, 1960, 3:30 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 462A.62B41/10–560. Confidential. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]

229. Memorandum of Discussion at the 462d Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, October 6, 1960.

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

230. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Douglas)

Washington, October 7, 1960.

Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 64 A 2170, 381 Germany. Secret.

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

London, October 8, 1960, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.4111/10–860. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Bonn and Paris.

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

Washington, October 10, 1960, 7:43 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 862.181/10–760. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cash; cleared by Hillenbrand, Davis, SOV, BNA, and RA; and approved by Kohler. Also sent priority to Paris, repeated priority to Berlin and London, and pouched to Moscow and the other NATO capitals.

233. Memorandum of Conversation

Vienna, October 15, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/10–1960. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bennett and transmitted as an enclosure to despatch 391 from Vienna, October 19. The conversation took place at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence.

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

Washington, October 29, 1960, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 662A.62B41/10–2160. Confidential. Drafted by Cash on October 28; cleared by Hillenbrand, Davis, SOV, L/EUR, and E; and approved by Kohler. Also sent to Berlin, repeated to London and Paris, and pouched to Moscow.

235. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Kohler)

Washington, November 2, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/11–260. Secret. Drafted by Merchant and initialed by both Kohler and Merchant. Copies were also sent to Bohlen and Smith.