1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1890- 1969
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1875- 1965
East Asia
1888- 1959
North America
1893- 1969
1905- 1974
August 29, 1956
M. Preston Goodfellow writes that he would like to add Korea to his itinerary during an overseas trip. He also lists the seven nations that have agreements with the United States for power reactors.
July 27, 1953
Eisenhower informs Rhee that US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will be visiting Korea shortly.
October 30, 1957
President Rhee expresses concern about South Korea's admission to the Colombo Plan and America's passive stance on Red China.
June 19, 1953
Recommendations adopted by the National Security Council at the suggestion of the Psychological Strategy Board on covert actions to be undertaken in the Soviet Satellite States. Authorized by the National Security Council, NSC 158 envisaged aggressive psychological warfare to exploit and heighten the unrest behind the Iron Curtain. The policy was endorsed by President Eisenhower on June 26, 1953.
July 14, 1953
In a personal letter to the Field Marshall regarding to his assumptions made in a memoranda, President Eisenhower presents an opposing view that the successful integration of West Germany into Western Europe would increase pressure within East Germany for reunification.
The US National Security Council discusses recent release of prisoners of war in South Korea. The riots and disturbances in East Germany and Czechoslovakia are discussed in the context of the general “softening” of Soviet policy. The Council also discusses the possibility of a four-power meeting, and other alternative courses of action.
March 11, 1953
The US National Security Council discusses the effect that Stalin’s death had on Soviet policy and on Communist Parties outside of the USSR, as well as the opportunity it provided the US to use Stalin’s death in a psychological strategy to influence the Soviets. The Council also discusses the possibility of negotiations for a settlement with the Soviets in Korea.
June 25, 1953
American response to East German protests, plans of action toward the Soviet Union, question of defectors from socialist countries, implementation of passive and active resistance in socialist countries.
March 29, 1955
A note to Zhou Enlai covering the following issues: draft agreement between China and Indonesia regarding dual nationality; the issues of Chinese students kept in the US by US government and the Americans kept by the Chinese government; Zhou’s itinerary to Rangoon.