Inventory of the Stephen Green collection
Finding aid prepared by Supriya Wronkiewicz
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Stanford University
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Title: Stephen Green collection
Date (inclusive): 1946-1988
Collection Number: 86048
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 5 microfilm reels
(13.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: This collection includes reports, memoranda, dispatches, microfilm, and printed matter, relating to relations between the
United States and Israel since 1948, and information regarding Israeli relations with other nations. Among these documents
include materials directly related to the Israeli naval and air attack on the U.S.S. Liberty on 8 June 1967 and other military
incidents with direct or indirect ties to the Israeli military and defensive forces. These materials were used as research
material for the books by Stephen Green,
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel (1984) and
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East (1988).
Creator:
Green, Stephen, collector
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials related to
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986. An increment of materials related to
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East was acquired in 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stephen Green collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Prior to writing his first book on American-Israeli relations, Stephen Green (born May 22, 1940) had been working a field
director in Somalia for Oxfam Inc., an international famine relief organization. In his own words, his work there as a relief
coordinator led him to decide to write about the United States' and Israel's relationship. His first book on the topic,
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel was published in 1984 and the second book,
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East was published in 1988. Alongside these works, Green has also written other articles regarding the complex relations between
the United States and Israel. As a freelance journalist, he continues to write and speak on affairs and policies regarding
Israel and the Middle East.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Stephen Green Collection includes reports, memoranda, dispatches, microfilm, and printed matter relating to relations
between the United States and Israel since 1948, American military assistance to Israel, and information regarding Israeli
relations with other nations. Among these documents include materials directly related to the Israeli naval and air attack
on the U.S.S. Liberty on 8 June 1967 and other military incidents with direct or indirect ties to the Israeli military and
defensive forces. These materials were used as research material for the books by Stephen Green,
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel (1984) and
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East (1988). The collection also many photocopies of U.S. Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and
related correspondence. The collection also includes drafts of chapters from Living by the Sword and some correspondence of
Stephen Green relating to accumulation of the research material.
For all of the documents with multiple dates present, such as date of origination, date of declassification and/or sanitation,
the date of the origination of the document is used. The original order of the materials as they were when initially acquired
was retained as much as possible. The arrangement for the papers is as follows:
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel Research Documents
,
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East Research Documents
and
Oversize File.
The series
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel Research Documents
(Boxes 1-9 and Oversize Boxes 23 and 24) includes research materials used for the book
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel. These research materials include reports, memoranda, dispatches, and printed matter relating to relations between the United
States and Israel since 1948. Many of these materials specifically relate to the Israeli naval and air attacks, such as the
Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty on 8 June 1967. The series also includes some correspondence related to accumulation
of the research material and photocopies of U.S. Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
The series
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East Research Documents
(Boxes 10-22 and Oversize Boxes 23-25) includes research materials used for
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East. These materials include reports, memoranda, dispatches, and printed matter relating to the complex relations between the
United States and Israel from 1948 to the publication of the book in 1988 and correspondence related to accumulation of the
research. The series also includes photocopies of U.S. Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act
and document.
The series
Oversize File (Boxes 23-25) contains research materials from both
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel and
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East. The bulk of the series includes duplication of newspaper articles, majority coming from
The New York Times and
The Washington Post. This series is arranged first by specific book and physical placement is arranged by size.
Citations:
Green, Stephen.
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel, New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984
Green Stephen.
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East, Brattleboro, VT, Amana Books, 1988
Related Materials
James M. Ennes Papers, 1961-1991, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Ronald G. Kukal Papers, 1967-2000, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Donald Wayne Pageler Papers, 1967-1987, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
U.S.S. Liberty Veterans Association Collection, 1967-1996, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations
United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea
United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel
Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States
Jewish-Arab relations
Military assistance, American -- Israel
Liberty (Ship)
United States. Navy
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel Research Documents
1946-1983
Scope and Contents note
This series includes documents used as research materials specifically for this book. These materials consist of reports,
memoranda, dispatches, printed matter, microfilm, and some correspondence related to accumulation of the research material.
The series also includes photocopies of U.S. Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The bulk
of the series is arranged according to specific chapter or range of chapters. The arrangement for the subseries of collected
items is by subject. Materials related to this series can also be found in the
Oversize File series.
box 1, folder 1
Chapter 2
1947-1949, 1954, 1964-1967, 1982, undated
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 1, folder 2
Chapter 2
1948-1949, 1971
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 1, folder 3
Chapter 2
1948, 1954, 1964-1967
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. Includes correspondence between collector and John R. Burke from the Classification/Declassification Center,
U.S. Department of State. See also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 1.
box 1, folder 4
Chapter 2
1947-1948
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used.
box 1, folder 5-6
Chapters 2 and 3
1948-1950, 1974
Scope and Contents note
Documents referred to for research purposes. These documents may not have been footnoted in the final version of the book
box 1, folder 7
Chapters 2 and 3
1948 January-October
Scope and Contents note
Contains documents which may or may not have been used in the final versions of Chapters 2 and 3. Includes correspondence
between collector and John R. Burke from the Classification/Declassification Center, U.S. Department of State
box 1, folder 8
Chapters 2 and 3
1948, 1954, 1956-1957, 1967, 1975, 1983
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents, contains documents which may or may not have been used in the final versions of Chapters 2 and 3.
box 1, folder 9
Chapters 2 and 3
1948-1950
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents, contains documents which may or may not have been used in the final versions of Chapters 2 and 3.
box 2, folder 1-2
Chapters 2 and 3
1948-1949, 1954, 1965-1967, 1976
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents, contains documents which may or may not have been used in the final versions of Chapters 2 and 3. See
Also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 1.
box 2, folder 3
Chapter 3
1946, 1948-1949
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 2, folder 4
Chapter 3
1948-1949
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used pertaining to section
Arms Traffic
box 2, folder 5
Chapter 3
1948-1949, 1951, 1953
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used pertaining to section
Diplomacy in a War Zone
box 2, folder 6
Chapter 3
1949
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used pertaining to section
Military Attache
box 2, folder 7
Chapter 3
1946-1949
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used pertaining to section
A Strategic View
box 2, folder 8-10
Chapter 3
1946-1951, 1953, 1962
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 3, folder 1-3
Chapter 3
1946-1956, 1974
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 3, folder 4-7
Chapter 3
1947-1949
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents
box 3, folder 8
Chapter 4
1953-1954, 1968
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 3, folder 9-10
Chapter 5
1953-1956, 1972, 1976, 1980
Scope and Contents note
Documents used and other notes. Includes primary and secondary source research. See Also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 2.
box 4, folder 1
Chapter 5
1977-1978
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 4, folder 2
Chapter 5
1954
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 4, folder 3
Chapter 5
1953-1954, 1982
Scope and Contents note
documents not used. Also includes correspondence generating from the Department of the Air Force regarding releasing information
to Stephen Green, 1982 April 13
box 4, folder 4
Chapter 5
1955-1958, 1960, 1977
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used and other notes. See Also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 3.
box 4, folder 5
Chapter 6
1954-1956
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted. See Also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 4.
box 4, folder 6-10
Chapter 6
1951, 1954-1959, 1964
Scope and Contents note
Includes unsorted documents, contains documents and notes which may or may not have been used for the final version of Chapter
6
box 5, folder 1-3
Chapter 6
1953, 1956-1960, 1964
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents, contains documents and notes which may or may not have been used for the final version of Chapter 6. See
Also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 5.
box 5, folder 4-6
Chapter 7
1954-1968, 1971, 1974-1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted. Also includes notes used and correspondence. See Also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 6.
box 5, folder 7-8
Chapter 7
1961, 1966, 1970, 1973-1978
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. See Also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 2.
box 6, folder 1-2
Chapter 7
1953-1958, 1966, 1968, 1974, 1978-1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 6, folder 3
Chapter 7
1953-1956, 1966-1968, 1974-1978, 1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. Also includes correspondence between Stephen Green and John Leavitt 1982 November 10
box 6, folder 4
Chapter 7
1966 December 14
Scope and Contents note
Document not used
box 6, folder 5
Chapter 8
1963, 1965-1967, undated
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted, also includes correspondence
box 6, folder 6
Chapter 8
1963, 1967-1968
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted
box 6, folder 7-8
Chapters 8 and 10
1965-1968
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 7, folder 1
Chapters 8 and 10
1964-1967, 1976
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 7, folder 2
Chapter 9
1967, 1981
Scope and Contents note
Notes and unsorted documents. See also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 7
box 7, folder 3
Chapter 9
1967-1969, 1981-1983
Scope and Contents note
Notes and unsorted documents. Also includes correspondence related to Stephen Green?s requests to the Department of Defense
made under the Freedom of Information Act, 1981-1982 and correspondence with James M. Ennes, 1983 May - July
box 7, folder 4
Chapter 9
1967, 1982-1983
Scope and Contents note
Notes and unsorted documents. Also includes correspondence with James M. Ennes, 1982 December ? 1983 February. Also includes
the report The
Attack on the
Liberty Incident
created by the Israeli Defense Forces History Department Research and Instruction Branch, 1981 June
box 7, folder 5
Chapter 9
1967, 1969, 1982
Scope and Contents note
Notes and unsorted documents.Also includes correspondence with James M. Ennes and Stan E. White, 1982 April-June. Also includes
correspondence with pertaining to a request to the Department of Defense under the Freedom of Information Act, 1982
box 7, folder 6
Chapter 9
1967-1968, 1980, 1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 7, folder 7
Chapter 9
1958-1960, 1967, 1980-1981, 1983
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. Also includes materials related correspondence, 1981 and 1983 and materials obtained from James M. Ennes
box 7, folder 8
Chapter 9
1967, 1962, undated
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. Also includes correspondence between Stephen Green and the Department of the Navy regarding his requests
for documents under the Freedom of Information Act, 1982 November 24
box 8, folder 1-3
Chapter 9
1966-1968, 1982-1983
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. See also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 8.
box 8, folder 4
Chapter 9
1967-1968, 1980, 1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used. Also includes correspondence between James M. Ennes and the Department of State pertaining to his request
for documents under the Freedom of Information Act, 1980 and other correspondence, 1982
box 8, folder 5
Chapter 10
1980, 1983
Scope and Contents note
Documents used. See also Oversize File Box 24, Folder 4
box 8, folder 6
Central Intelligence Agency
1977, 1983, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes documents, correspondence, and other collected materials
box 9, folder 1-3
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Scope and Contents note
Memoranda and telegrams
box 9, folder 4
Israeli Terrorism Project and Sheersburg
1979, circa 1980-1981
box 9, folder 5
Report on the Israeli attack on the
U.S.S. Liberty
1975
box 9, folder 6-8
U.S. Department of State
1967-1969, 1981-1982, undated
box 9, folder 9
U.S. Department of State
1975 October
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials pertaining to the Eliat Attack, October 1967
box 9, folder 10
Miscellany
1965-1967, 1969, 1981
microfilm Cabinet
5 microfilm reels with research materials used in chapters 3 and 8
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East Research Documents
1946-1988
Scope and Contents note
This series includes documents used as research materials specifically for this book. These materials include reports, memoranda,
dispatches, and printed matter relating to the complex relations between the United States and Israel from 1948 to the publication
of the book in 1988. This series also includes correspondence related to accumulation of the research. Also included are photocopies
of U.S. Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and related correspondence. This series has been
arranged into three subseries: Chapter Drafts, Documents Used and Notes, and General Research Materials. Chapter Drafts and
Documents Used and Notes have been arranged by specific chapter or range of chapters. General Research Materials have been
arranged according the original order as acquired when the donation of the collection was made. Materials related to this
series can also be found in the
Oversize File series.
box 10, folder 5
Chapter 5
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes final draft
box 10, folder 9
Chapter 9
undated
Scope and Contents note
some drafts say "Chapter 10" but the final result is Chapter 9 of the book
box 10, folder 10
Chapter 10
undated
Scope and Contents note
see also Oversize File Box 25 Folder 2 for an additional draft
box 11, folder 1
Chapter 11
undated
Scope and Contents note
see also Oversize File Box 25 Folder 3 for an additional draft
box 11, folder 3
Chapter 13
undated
Scope and Contents note
see also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 6 for an additional draft
Documents used and notes
1941-1988
Scope and Contents note
Arranged by chapter
box 11, folder 4-10
Chapter 1
1941, 1947-1948, 1953-1957, 1964-1969, 1979-1985, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports, notes, memoranda, related correspondence, press clippings, and other printed materials
box 12, folder 1-3
Chapter 1
1948, 1953, 1957, 1965-1968, 1983-1984, undated
Scope and Contents note
Also includes related correspondence
box 12, folder 4-6
Chapter 2
1967-1969, 1974, 1982-1985
Scope and Contents note
See also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 9
box 12, folder 7
Chapters 2, 3 and 4
1967-1968, 1983-1984
box 12, folder 8-10
Chapter 3
1969-1972, 1982, 1984, 1987, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes related correspondence and documents pertaining to Freedom of Information Act requests by Stephen Green and related
litigation. See also Oversize File Box 23 Folder 10
box 13, folder 1-5
Chapter 4
1967-1969, 1974, 1978-1979, 1981, undated
Scope and Contents note
See also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 5
box 13, folder 6
Chapters 4 and 5
1967, 1978, 1983
box 13, folder 7-9
Chapter 5
1972-1973, 1979, 1984-1985
Scope and Contents note
Includes related correspondence and documents pertaining to Freedom of Information Act requests by Stephen Green and related
litigation
box 13, folder 10-11
Chapter 6
1975, 1981, 1984-1986, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes related correspondence and documents pertaining to Freedom of Information Act requests by Stephen Green and related
litigation, see also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 6 and Oversize File Box 24 Folder 11.
box 14, folder 2-9
Chapters 6 and 7
1968-1986, circa 1970s, undated
box 15, folder 1
Chapters 6 and 7
1972-1973, 1984
Scope and Contents note
See also Oversize Box 25 Folder 1
box 15, folder 3
Chapter 8
1987 March 3, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes interview notes and correspondence
box 15, folder 4
Chapter 8
1982 March 30
Enforcement of the United States Arms Embargo Against South Africa
box 15, folder 5-9
Chapter 8
1949, 1974, 1976-1980, 1984-1986
Scope and Contents note
Israeli-South African relations and the Vela Incident
box 16, folder 1-2
Chapter 8
1976-1986
Scope and Contents note
Israeli-South African relations and the Vela Incident
box 16, folder 3
Chapter 8
1981, undated
Scope and Contents note
Names and numbers
box 16, folder 4
Chapter 8
1984
Scope and Contents note
Nuclear arms verification information
box 16, folder 5
Chapter 8
1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987
Scope and Contents note
Other documents used and notes including information pertaining to U.S. foreign policy and the National Security Council
box 16, folder 6
Chapter 8
1975-1976, 1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 16, folder 7-9
Chapters 8, 9, and 10
1974, 1982-1983, 1985
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials related to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act and associated litigation
box 17, folder 1-2
Chapters 8, 9, and 10
circa 1970s, 1973-1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985
box 17, folder 3
Chapter 9
circa 1980s, 1983, 1987
box 17, folder 4
Chapters 9 and 10
1981, 1986
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials related to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act and associated litigation
box 17, folder 5-7
Chapters 9 and 10
1978, 1981, 1983-1984, 1987, undated
Scope and Contents note
See also Oversize File Box 24 Folder 13 and Box 25 Folder 3.
box 18, folder 1
Chapters 9 and 10
1977-1979, 1986-1987
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials related to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act and associated litigation
box 18, folder 2
Chapters 9 and 10
1981
Scope and Contents note
Includes documents and notes pertaining to Beirut, Lebanon
box 18, folder 3-9
Chapter 11
1982-1985, undated
box 19, folder 1-5
Chapters 11, 12, and 13
1952, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1980-1987
box 19, folder 6-7
Chapter 12 and 13
1980-1981, 1984, 1986-1987
box 20, folder 1-7
Chapter 12 and 13
1949, 1977, 1979, 1981-1987, undated
box 21, folder 1-2
Chapter 13
1987 May 26-28
Scope and Contents note
R&D Cooperation Conference
box 21, folder 4
General Research Materials and Miscellaneous Notes
1985 August 20
Scope and Contents note
Includes document
A Judicial Examination of the Israeli Attack on the 'USS Liberty'
box 21, folder 5-9
General Research Materials and Miscellaneous Notes
1973-1975, 1981, undated
box 22, folder 1-6
General Research Materials and Miscellaneous Notes
1973-1977, 1979, 1981-1987, undated
Scope and Contents note
see also Oversize File Box 25 Folders 7, 8, and 9
Oversize File
1948-1983
Scope and Contents note
Includes oversize materials from
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel and
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East. The bulk of the series includes duplication of newspaper articles, the majority coming from
The New York Times and
The Washington Post. This series is arranged first by specific book and physical placement is arranged by size.
Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel Collection
1948-1963
Scope and Contents note
Includes news articles and other documents used in the research process for
Taking Sides.
box 23, folder 1
Chapter 2
1948, 1961, 1967
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 24, folder 1
Chapters 2 and 3
1956, 1965, undated
Scope and Contents note
Documents referred to
box 23, folder 2
Chapter 5
1948, 1953-1954, 1961, 1965
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 23, folder 3
Chapter 5
1952, 1962, 1964
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 23, folder 4
Chapter 6
1956, circa 1967
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted
box 23, folder 5
Chapter 6
1948, undated
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents, contains documents and notes which may or may not have been used for the final version of Chapter 6
box 23, folder 6
Chapter 7
1954, 1956, 1960-1962, 1965, 1971, 1974
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted
box 24, folder 2
Chapter 7
1960-1963, 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978, circa 1980
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 24, folder 3
Chapter 8
1963-1964
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted
box 23, folder 7
Chapter 9
1967
Scope and Contents note
Unsorted documents
box 23, folder 8
Chapters 9 and 10
1961-1962, 1966-1967
Scope and Contents note
Documents not used
box 24, folder 4
Chapter 10
1953-1954, 1967, 1978, 1982
Scope and Contents note
Documents footnoted
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East Collection
1946-1983
Scope and Contents note
Includes news articles and other documents used in the research process for
Living by the Sword. Also includes handwritten drafts for chapters 10, 11 and 13.
box 23, folder 9
Chapter 2
1968
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 23, folder 10
Chapter 3
1968-1969
Scope and Contents note
Documents used, East Ghor articles
box 24, folder 5
Chapter 4
1967-1970, 1983
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 24, folder 6
Chapter 6
1973, 1976-1977
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 24, folder 11
Chapter 6
1973, 1979
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 25, folder 1
Chapters 6 and 7
1973
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 24, folder 12
Chapter 8
1979-1980
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 24, folder 13
Chapters 9 and 10
1981
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 25, folder 2
Chapter 10
undated
Scope and Contents note
Draft
box 25, folder 3
Chapter 10
1981
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 25, folder 4
Chapter 11
undated
Scope and Contents note
Draft
box 25, folder 5
Chapter 11
1982-1983
Scope and Contents note
Documents used
box 25, folder 6
Chapter 13
undated
Scope and Contents note
Draft
box 23, folder 14
General Research Materials
1973, undated
box 25, folder 7-9
General Research Materials
1973, 1975-1976, 1981, 1983, 1986-1987
box 26
Material not yet described