Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, European Security and the German Question, Volume III, Part 1

Editorial Note

On September 20 the North Atlantic Council at the close of its Seventh Session at Ottawa recommended to the member governments that Greece and Turkey be invited to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This recommendation climaxed 4 days of debate and discussion on the issue both within and beyond the Council. Both the Norwegian and Danish Council representatives expressed strong initial reservations concerning the wisdom of extending the NATO commitment to Greece and Turkey, but these reservations were ultimately withdrawn. The Council also agreed to a protocol which all Deputies would have to shortly sign outlining the steps required to bring about Greek and Turkish accession. For further documentation, see pages 616 ff.