Office of the Historian

U.S. Policy Toward Greece

260. Memorandum From President Eisenhower to Secretary of Defense McElroy

Washington, June 3, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5612/6–359. Secret. A copy was sent to Dillon with a notation that reads: “Acting Secretary of State: Please note especially final paragraph. D.E.”

261. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to Secretary of State Herter, at Geneva

Athens, June 12, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660.0012/3–1259. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to the Department of State as telegram 2480 and to Paris. The source text is the Department of State copy. Herter was in Geneva to attend the Foreign Ministers Meeting May 11–August 5.

262. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter, at Geneva

Washington, June 17, 1959, 7:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–HE/6–1759. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Dillon.

263. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, June 19, 1959, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/6–1959. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Bonn, Belgrade, and Paris.

265. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, June 26, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 660.0012/6–2959. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Belgrade, Moscow, Ankara, Rome, and Paris for USRO.

266. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece

Washington, July 16, 1959, 9:33 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.4097/6–1859. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Owen T. Jones, cleared in EUR and NEA and in the Department of Defense, and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Paris as Topol 131.

267. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, July 21, 1959, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56381/7–2159. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Paris.

268. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, July 30, 1959, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/7–3059. Secret. Repeated to Paris and Rome.

269. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 9, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/8–959. Confidential; Limited Distribution.

270. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, September 4, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Greece. Secret. Drafted by Witman and approved in S on September 20. The meeting was held at the Embassy Residence.

271. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, September 16, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/9–1659. Secret. Repeated to Paris.

272. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, October 15, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/10–1559. Confidential; Limit Distribution.

273. Message From Prime Minister Karamanlis to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Athens, October 15, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/10–1659. No classification marking. Transmitted as an enclosure to a note from the Greek Embassy to the Department of State, October 16. The message and note were delivered by Ambassador Liatis during an October 16 meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Jones. Their discussions were reported to the Embassy in Athens in telegram 1103, October 20. (Ibid., 881.10/10–1559)

274. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, November 21, 1959, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.00/11–2159. Secret; Limited Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.

277. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Athens, December 15, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International Meetings. Secret. Drafted by John Eisenhower on December 24.

278. Telegram From the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State

Paris, December 22, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/12–2259. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Athens.

280. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, January 7, 1960, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/1–760. Confidential.

282. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, February 10, 1960, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/2–1060. Confidential; Limit Distribution.

283. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece

Washington, February 23, 1960, 9:04 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/2–1960. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Owen Jones and approved by Dillon.

284. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, February 26, 1960, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.00/2–660. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.

286. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, March 12, 1960, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.00/3–1260. Secret.

287. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, March 12, 1960, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 881.10/3–1260. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.

288. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, March 12, 1960, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.00/3–1260. Secret; Limited Distribution.

289. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 21, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 781.5–MSP/3–2160. Confidential; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Laingen.