The Acheson Mediation, June–September 1964
108. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8, CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Talbot and cleared by GTI, Cleveland, and Ball. Also sent to Athens and repeated to Nicosia, London, USUN, and Geneva for Acheson.
109. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and McNamara, August 8, 1964, 8:35 a.m., Tape 64.01, Side A, PNO 1. No classification marking. The President was in Texas; McNamara was in Washington. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
110. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to USUN, Geneva for Acheson, Nicosia, Athens, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
111. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Ball, August 9, 1964, 6:50 a.m., Tape 64.01, Side B, PNO 1. No classification marking. The President was at the LBJ Ranch in Texas; Ball was in Washington. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
112. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Secret; Flash. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Geneva for Acheson, Paris for USRO, London, USUN, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
113. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Embassy in Turkey
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Confidential; Flash. Repeated to the Department of State (where it was received at 9:58 a.m.), USUN, the White House, Geneva for Acheson, Athens, London, Paris for USRO, DOD, CIA, COMSIXTHFLT, Istanbul, Beirut, and USDOCOSouth. The source text is the Department of State copy.
114. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Confidential; Flash; Exdis. Drafted and approved by Ball. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, Paris, USUN, and Geneva for Acheson.
115. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Secret; Flash. Received at 12:33 p.m. and passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.
116. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Confidential; Flash. Received at 5:07 p.m. Also sent to Ankara and Athens and repeated to Geneva for Acheson, London, Paris for USRO, USUN, USDOCOSouth, JCS, OSD, DOD, JCS, and the White House.
117. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Received at 7:31 p.m. and repeated to Nicosia, Ankara, Geneva for Acheson, London, USUN, and Paris.
118. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Flash. Received at 5:53 a.m. and repeated to Athens, Nicosia, USUN, Paris for USRO, London, Geneva for Acheson, and DOD. Passed to the White House and CIA.
119. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6. Top Secret. Drafted by Bundy on August 13.
120. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Exdis-TAG. Received at 10:30 a.m. and repeated to USUN, Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA.
121. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–8 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Received at 12:23 p.m. and repeated to Athens, London, and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.
122. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USUN, CIA, DOD, and the White House.
123. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Athens, Ankara, London, USUN, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
124. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USUN, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
125. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Nodis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Ball.
126. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Nodis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson. The President sent a parallel message to Prime Minister Inonu, transmitted in telegram 270 to Ankara, August 16. (Ibid.)
127. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Ball.
128. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis-TAG. Received at 5:47 p.m. and repeated to Athens, Ankara, London, USUN, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
129. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Nodis-TAG.
130. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to London, Athens, USUN, Geneva for Acheson, and Paris for USRO.
131. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, Paris for USRO, Geneva for Acheson, USUN, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
132. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6. Secret.
133. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Nicosia, Athens, Ankara, London, DOD, CIA, and the White House.
134. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-Tag. Also sent to the Department of State, where it was received at 10:44 a.m., and repeated to London and Ankara. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN. The source text is the Department of State copy.
135. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Ball. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson.
136. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Nodis-TAG. Received at 10:20 p.m. on August 20 and repeated to Geneva for Acheson, Ankara, London, and Nicosia. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.
137. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Ball. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson.