325. Editorial Note
On January 15, 1959, the National Security Council heard a presentation on the situation in Turkey by Karl G. Harr. Harr’s briefing was based on the OCB Report on Turkey of November 12, 1958 (Document 321). The memorandum of discussion reads:
“Upon conclusion of Mr. Harr’s briefing, Secretary Anderson cited a number of illustrations of how Turkey and other countries in similar economic difficulties were wasting their resources by putting their scarce money into elaborate and superficial projects such as vast avenues leading nowhere instead of putting their resources into worthwhile development projects. This was obviously one cause of the severe inflation in Turkey. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records)