Memorandum for the President - Birthday Message to Krushchev

This document prepared for President Eisenhower includes a draft of a birthday message for Soviet Premier Krushchev, with the upcoming Paris Summit in mind.

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INCOMING MESSAGE THE WHITE HOUSE JHE WHASA Confiduntial 15 APRIL 1960 DATE FROM: MR MINNICH PRIORITY TO : MAJOR ESSENHOWER INFO : CITE : CAP5190-60 01/102 MEMO: FOLLOWING FROM MERCHANT FOR THE PRESIDENT. ///OFFICIAL USE ONLY/// MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: BURTHDAY MESSAGE TO KHRUSHCHEV KHRUSHCHEV'S SIXTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY OCCURS APRIL 17. YOU WILL RECALL THAT LAST OC TOBER KHRUSHCHEV SENT YOU BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO WHICH YOU REPLIED. WITH THE FORTHCOMING The . SUMMIT MEETING AND YOUR TRIP TO THE SOVIET UNION IN MIND, , : RECOMMEND THAT YOU SEND A BR$EF BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO KHRUSHCHEV. : AM ENCLOSING A DRAFT OF SUCH A MESSAGE WHICH, IF YOU APPROVE, COULD BE TELEGRAPHED TO OUR EMBASSY AT MOSCOW FOR DELIVERY. SGD LIVINGSTON . MERCHANT LIVINGSTON T. MERCHANT ACTING SECRETARY PAGE. 1 OF 10 DECLASSIFIED Authority State Dept. Subject Guidelines 1 I NOV 59 - Confidential By Hb 6/20/97 WHASA FORM NLE Date