Office of the Historian

Turkey

358. Letter From the charge in Turkey (Cowles) to the Deputy Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (Thurston)

Ankara, January 10, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/1–1061. Top Secret; Official–Informal. Cowles was serving as charge after the departure of Ambassador Fletcher Warren on November 15, 1960.

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

Ankara, February 5, 1961, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.06270/2–561. Secret. Also sent to Moscow and repeated to Athens, Bonn, London, Tehran, Rome, and Paris Topol.

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

Ankara, April 4, 1961, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/4–461. Confidential. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, Istanbul, Izmir, and Iskenderun.

361. National Security Action Memorandum No. 35

Washington, April 6, 1961.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 35. Top Secret.

362. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, April 20, 1961, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5612/4–2061. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Owen and McGhee; cleared by S/S, EUR, and NEA; and approved by Ball. Also sent to Rome and repeated to Ankara, Moscow, and Paris.

363. Telegram From the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Norstad) to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Paris, April 25, 1961, 5:50 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.6512/4–2561. Top Secret; Niact; Noforn. Also sent to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and repeated to the Department of State and U.S. Element CENTO. The source text is the Department of State copy.

364. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, May 14, 1961, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375/6–1461. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Geneva and Ankara.

365. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 13, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56311/6–1361. Top Secret. Drafted by Magill and approved in S on June 26.

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

Ankara, August 7, 1961, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/8–761. Secret.

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

Ankara, September 2, 1961, 11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/9–261. Secret; [distribution indicator not declassified].

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

Ankara, September 15, 1961, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/9–1561. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling.

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

Ankara, October 24, 1961, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/10–2461. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Istanbul.

372. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Embassy in France

Ankara, October 26, 1961, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/10–2661. Secret. Repeated to the Department of State as telegram 540, which is the source text.

373. Memorandum for Record

Washington, November 14, 1961.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/11–1461. Top Secret (Secret When Separated From Enclosure). Prepared in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The enclosure, General Sunay’s prepared statement, is not printed.

374. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, December 15, 1961, 7:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 366, CF 2004. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Fessenden and approved in S on December 30. The meeting was held in the office of the Turkish NATO Delegation.

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

Ankara, January 3, 1962, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5/1–362. Secret. Repeated to Paris and Izmir.

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

Ankara, January 19, 1962, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56340/1–1962. Secret. Repeated to Paris and Wiesbaden Air Force Base.

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

Ankara, January 29, 1962, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/1–2962. Secret; Limit Distribution.

378. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State

Paris, April 3, 1962, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 375/4–362. Secret. Repeated to Ankara.

379. Telegram From the Consulate in Istanbul to the Department of State

Istanbul, August 30, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–JO/8–3062. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Baghdad, London, Nicosia, and Rome. There is no time of transmission on the source text.

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

Paris, October 25, 1962, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56311/10–2562. Secret; Priority.

381. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 29, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56311/10–2962. Secret. Drafted by Helseth.

382. Memorandum by the Policy Planning Council

Washington, October 30, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, NATO Weapons. Secret. Transmitted to the White House under cover of a memorandum from Rostow to Bundy, October 30.

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

Ankara, November 13, 1962, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56311/11–1362. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Athens, Rome, and Paris Topol.

384. Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, December 18, 1962, 8:17 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 7821.56311/12–1862. Top Secret. Drafted by Weiss and Johnson; cleared by Talbot, Davis, Kitchen, Kent, and the Department of Defense (ISA); and approved by Johnson. Also sent to Rome.

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

Ankara, December 22, 1962, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.56311/12–2662. Top Secret; Eyes Only.

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

Washington, January 5, 1963, 7:31 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5611/1–563. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Cleared by Meloy, Hare, the Department of Defense, and Bundy; and approved by Kitchen and Ball.

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

Washington, January 8, 1963, 7:22 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5611/1–863. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bowling; cleared by Meloy, Lubkeman, Hare, Talbot, S/S, EUR, RPM, the Department of Defense, and the White House; and approved by Kitchen. Repeated to Rome and Paris.