Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Eastern Europe; Finland; Greece; Turkey, Volume X, Part 2

U.S. Policy Toward Turkey

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

Ankara, May 20, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/5–2060. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.

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

Ankara, May 28, 1960, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/5–2860. Secret; Priority; No Distribution Outside Department. Transmitted in three sections.

367. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Gursel

Washington, June 11, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. No classification marking. In a June 10 memorandum attached to the source text, Herter told the President that the Turkish Government had requested the United States to “urgently issue a statement indicating our solidarity with Turkey.” Herter added: “According to the Foreign Minister, such a statement would be useful in dealing with Russian overtures to the new government, in maintaining the morale of the Turkish people, and in strengthening the position of the Foreign Minister himself via-à-vis the provisional Cabinet and the military group. I believe that it is in our interest to express at this time our confidence in the new Turkish Government, and that this could best be accomplished through a personal letter from you to the new Head of State in Turkey, General Gursel.”

Eisenhower’s letter to Gursel was transmitted in telegram 3541 to Ankara, June 11. (Department of State, Central Files, 882.47411/6–1160)

368. Preliminary Notes of a Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board

Washington, June 15, 1960.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, M/OP Informal Notes 1960. Secret. Prepared by Jeremiah J. O’Connor.

369. Memorandum of Discussion at the 449th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, June 30, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only.

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

Ankara, July 13, 1960, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/7–1360. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Istanbul, Izmir, Iskenderun, and Paris.

371. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, July 19, 1960.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet reads in part as follows:

“Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence. The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff. Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 19 July 1960.”

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

Ankara, July 25, 1960, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/7–2560. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to Istanbul, Izmir, Iskenderun, and Paris.

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

Ankara, July 25, 1960, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/7–2560. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Istanbul, Izmir, and Iskenderun.

374. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, August 2, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/8–260. Secret. Drafted by Fesenden and approved in S and U on August 12.

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

Washington, August 4, 1960, 10:23 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records, International Series. Confidential; Priority; Presidential Handling. Drafted by John A. Calhoun in S/S; concurred in by Herter (in draft), G. Lewis Jones, and Goodpaster; and approved by Calhoun.

376. Letter From the Ambassador to Turkey (Warren) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones)

Ankara, August 11, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Confidential; Official–Informal. A copy was sent to Goodpaster by Secretary Herter with the suggestion that Warren’s comments be made known to the President. (Memorandum from Stoessel to Goodpaster, September 7; Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/8–1160)