1959 Press Photo U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles before surgery

Washington--Before White House VIsit--Secretary of State John foster Dulles poses today at the State Department before his announcement that he is taking "a few weeks" off to undergo a hernie operation at Army's Walter Reed Medical Center. He is shown as he conferred with Dr. Bruno Pitterman, Austrian vice chancellor, less than two hours before he visited President Eisenhower and disclosed his hospital plans.

Photo is dated 1959.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.