United States Relations With Turkey: Questions of Economic and Military Assistance1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. VIII, pp. 865 ff.


348. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 10, 1956, 11:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/11–1056. Secret. Drafted by Bennett.


349. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–1456. Top Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.


350. Memorandum for the Record, by the Chief, Joint American Military Mission For Aid To Turkey (Dewey)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/11–2056. Top Secret. Transmitted in despatch 311, November 20.


351. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.82/11–1956. Top Secret. Drafted by Jones, Williams, and Rountree.


352. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–1456. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Williams and Jones. Repeated to Moscow, London, Athens, Paris for USRO and Knight, Rome for McSweeney, and Tehran.


353. Memorandum of Discussion at the 316th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 14, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on March 15.


354. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1580/3–2357. Secret. Repeated to London, Paris, Tehran, Karachi, Kabul, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, Tripoli, Beirut, Athens, Rabat, Tunis, New Delhi, Addis Ababa, Khartoum, Rome, Tel Aviv, and Jidda.


355. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56382/3–2657. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Athens for principal officer only.


358. Memorandum of Discussion at the 328th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington June 26, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason on June 27.


359. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC Memoranda. Top Secret. Transmitted under cover of a note by Lay to the NSC, June 29.


360. Letter From the President to the Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, Europe (Norstad)

Source: Eisenhower Library, White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary Records, 1952–61. Top Secret.


361. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, July 26, 1957, 9 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Top Secret.


362. Memorandum From the Secretary’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Cumming) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.82/8–757. Secret. Drafted by Elaine D. Smith, Division of Research for Near East, South Asia, and Africa.


364. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.54/9–1757. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell, Dulles, and Elbrick.


365. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Turkish Ambassador (Ürgüplü) and the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Henderson), Department of State, Washington, September 19, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.82/9–1957. Secret. Drafted by Brewster.


366. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 783.00/10–1757. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rockwell. Repeated to USUN.


367. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 682.83/10–2057. Secret. Drafted by Rountree and signed by Dulles.


368. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 682.83/10–2357. Secret; Niact.


370. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs (Jones) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/10–2757. Confidential. Drafted by Brewster and Jones.


371. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.13/11–1357. Top Secret; Niact.


372. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador’s Residence, Paris, December 18, 1957, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199, 1956–1959. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rockwell. Eisenhower was in Paris to attend the NATO Heads of Government meeting, December 16–18.


373. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador’s Residence, Paris, December 18, 1957, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149, 1956–1959. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell.


374. Memorandum of a Conversation, Turkish NATO Delegation Headquarters, Paris, December 19, 1957, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.8241/2–3157. Secret. Drafted by Rockwell.