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213. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State0

London, June 12, 1958, 5 p.m.

7187. For Secretary. Foreign Office called me this morning to ask whether we had heard results of Secretary’s discussion with Macmillan on Cyprus,1 adding Selwyn Lloyd had not yet received report and most anxious for news. We gave Foreign Office information contained Deptel 88382 regarding Secretary’s talk with Macmillan, making clear record not yet approved by Secretary. We also informed Foreign Office of instructions sent to Athens and Ankara (Deptel 8836)3 and to Ambassador Burgess (Deptel 8835).4

Foreign Office has now officially requested US assistance in 2 further steps:

1.
Approach by Embassy Athens to Makarios asking that he not take any irrevocable steps with respect to new British proposals until he [Page 630] has had opportunity to discuss them with Governor Foot or representative of HMG. Such action would be in compliance with recommendation of British Ambassador Roger Allen (paragraph 1 Embtel 7178).5
2.
Approach by Ambassador Burgess to Greek and Turkish NATO representatives prior to discussion in NAC June 13 urging them to take moderate line on Cyprus proposals. UK is anxious to avoid further acrimonious Greek-Turkish exchange such as occurred in NAC June 10.6

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  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/6–1258. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution; Noforn. Received at 2:40 p.m. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Athens, and Paris for USRO.↩
  2. See Document 209.↩
  3. Telegram 8838 to London, June 11, summarized the Dulles-Macmillan talks. (Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/6–1158)↩
  4. Printed as telegram 3634 to Athens, Document 210.↩
  5. Telegram 8835 to London, June 11, relayed Allen’s report of warnings from the Greek Foreign Ministry that news of the British proposals might provoke a coup by the Greek Army. (Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/6–1158)↩
  6. Telegram 7178 from London, June 11, transmitted Allen’s suggestion which followed warnings from the Greek Foreign Ministry that news of the British proposals might provoke a coup by the Greek Army. (Ibid.)↩
  7. See footnote 4, Document 208.↩