350. Editorial Note
President Eisenhower visited Turkey December 6–7, during his 11-nation good will tour (December 3–23). The President and his party arrived at Ankara from Italy at 3 p.m. on December 6. After an airport greeting from President Bayar and ceremonial functions, including a wreath-laying at the tomb of Ataturk, the President met with Bayar, Prime Minister Menderes, and Foreign Minister Zorlu at the Presidential Palace. (See Document 351) After this meeting, the President attended a formal dinner given by Bayar at 8:30 p.m. He returned to his residence at 11 p.m. At 7:30 a.m. on December 7, the President, accompanied by President Bayar, left by helicopter for Esenboga Airport. He left Ankara for Karachi at 8:10 a.m., following brief airport ceremonies. For text of the joint communiqué issued after Eisenhower’s talks with Turkish leaders, see Department of State Bulletin, December 28, 1959, pages 932–933. Eisenhower’s recollections of the meeting are in Waging Peace, pages 492–493.