Office of the Historian

The Acheson Mediation, June–September 1964

138. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State

Geneva, August 21, 1964, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Received at 11:01 a.m. and repeated to Ankara and Athens. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.

139. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State

Nicosia, August 21, 1964, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Received at 11:59 a.m. and repeated to Ankara, Athens, and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.

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

Ankara, August 22, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Received at 9:01 a.m. and repeated to Athens and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.

141. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State

Geneva, August 22, 1964, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Received at 1:23 p.m. and repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, and USUN. Passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA.

142. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece

Washington, August 22, 1964, 3:25 p.m.

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.

143. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 22, 1964, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Received at 4:36 p.m. and repeated to Ankara, London, Nicosia, and Geneva. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.

144. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva

Washington, August 23, 1964, 2:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Nodis-TAG. Drafted and approved by Ball. Repeated to Athens, Ankara, and London.

145. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 24, 1964, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Nodis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House.

146. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 25, 1964, 9:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Geneva for Acheson. Passed to the White House, DOD, CIA, and USUN.

147. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State

Geneva, August 26, 1964, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Nodis-TAG. Received at 9:22 a.m. and repeated to Ankara, Athens, and London. Passed to the White House.

148. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 26, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Nodis-TAG. Received at 11:07 a.m. and repeated to Ankara, London, Geneva for Acheson, and Nicosia. Passed to the White House.

149. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, August 27, 1964, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Flash; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Geneva for Acheson, Ankara, London, and the White House. Passed to DOD and CIA.

150. Summary Notes of the 542d Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, September 1, 1964, 12:45–1:15 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings File, Vol. 3. Top Secret/Sensitive; For the President Only. Drafted by Smith.

151. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, September 2, 1964, 8:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis-TAG. Repeated to Ankara, London, Nicosia, and USUN. Passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA.

152. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece

Washington, September 3, 1964, 8:37 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted and approved by Ball and cleared by Jernegan. Also sent to Ankara, Paris for USRO, Nicosia, and London to deliver to Acheson at breakfast. Acheson left Geneva on September 2, stopped in London September 2–4, and returned to Washington on September 4.

153. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, September 4, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to London and Ankara.

154. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State

Nicosia, September 4, 1964, 7:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USUN, and Paris for USRO. Passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA.

155. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, September 8, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6. Secret. Drafted by Bundy.