May–July 1960: The U–2 Airplane Incident


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.5411/5–760. Top Secret; Niact.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.5411/5–960. Confidential; Niact; Limit Distribution.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.5411/5–960. Confidential; Niact.


152. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up. Secret. Prepared by Goodpaster.


153. Memorandum of Discussion at the 445th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Pepared by Boggs on May 25.


154. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. No classification marking. Prepared by Hagerty.


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

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Bohlen and initialed by Bohlen; Max V. Krebs, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State; and Secretary Herter.