Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Background to the Berlin Crisis, 1958-1960 A. Nikita Khrushchev’s Personality and Foreign Policy Objectives B. Harold Macmillan’s Personality and Foreign Policy Objectives C. Background to East-West Relations and the Berlin Problem 2. Soviet Policy on the Berlin Question, November 1958-February 1959 3. British Reaction to the Soviet Initiative on Berlin November 1958-February 1959 4. The Prime Minister’s Visit to the Soviet Union 21 February-3 March 1959 5. Britain Seeks to Convert her Allies to the Macmillan Initiative 6. The Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference 11 May-5 August 1959 7. East-West Negotiations on an Interim Agreement for West Berlin September 1959 until the Paris Summit Conference, May 1960 8. The U-2 Crisis May 1960 A. The Story Unfolds 1-16 May 1960 B. An Analysis of Soviet Reaction C. A Lost Opportunity. Conclusion