Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Western Europe, Volume VII, Part II

SCANDINAVIA: Document List

Document 292: Preliminary Notes of the Operations Coordinating Board Meeting

May 7, 1958.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Iceland. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.

Document 293: Report by the Operations Coordinating Board

June 25, 1958.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Iceland. Secret. This report comprised a cover sheet, an undated action memorandum by the Executive Officer of the OCB, a report on Iceland, and three annexes. Only the report is printed here. The report was reviewed by the OCB at its meeting on June 25, and after some discussion, the language on troop withdrawal was agreed to by officials of the Departments of State and Defense. (Preliminary notes of the OCB meeting, June 25; ibid.)

Document 294: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) to Secretary of State Dulles

September 3, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740B.022/9–358. Confidential. Drafted by Beyer and cleared by Mayer and Willoughby. The source text bears the handwritten notation: “Sec saw 9/4”.

Document 295: Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations

September 24, 1958, 4:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740B.022/9–1258. Secret. Repeated to London, Reykjavik, and USUN.

Document 296: Memorandum of Conversation

November 12, 1959.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files, Country Files, Iceland. Secret. Drafted by Stoddart. The meeting was held at the Department of State.

Document 297: Telegram From the Embassy in Iceland to the Department of State

Reykjavik, December 8, 1959, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740B.022/12–859. Secret. Repeated to London and Paris.

Document 298: Report by the NSC Planning Board

December 29, 1960.

Document 299: Letter From the Ambassador to Sweden (Bonbright) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)

Stockholm, October 13, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files. 711.11–EI/10–1359. Confidential; Official–Informal. Attached to a letter of transmittal, also dated October 13, from Bonbright to Kohler.

Document 300: National Security Council Report

April 6, 1960.

Document 301: Despatch From the Embassy in Norway to the Department of State

Oslo, July 29, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.00/7–2960. Confidential.

Document 302: Memorandum of Conversation

October 12, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Project Clean Up. Confidential. Drafted by Peterson. A separate memorandum covering the personal conversation between the King and the President that took place before they were joined by Foreign Minister Krag and Ambassador Knuth-Winterfeldt is ibid.