Office of the Historian

Political Crisis in Greece, June–December 1965

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

Athens, June 18, 1965, 1355Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret. Repeated to Paris for USRO, USDOCOSouth for Burris, Ankara, and Nicosia.

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

Washington, June 19, 1965, 3:19 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Limdis; TOG. Drafted by Neil, cleared by Bracken, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Nicosia.

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

Athens, June 30, 1965, 1649Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Paris for USRO, and USDOCOSouth for Burris.

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

Athens, June 30, 1965, 1929Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 13–8 GREECE. Secret; Limdis.

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

Ankara, July 9, 1965, 1459Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Limdis; TOG. Repeated to Nicosia, Athens, London, and USUN.

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

Athens, July 9, 1965, 1725Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 GREECE. Secret; Limdis.

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

Athens, July 23, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Priority. There is no time of transmission on the source text; the telegram was received at 5:27 p.m. on July 24.

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

Athens, August 10, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Roger Channel. There is no time of transmission on the source text; the telegram was received at 5:23 p.m.

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

Athens, August 20, 1965, 1825Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Paris for James and Burns, and USDOCOSouth for Burris.

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

Athens, September 5, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Limdis; Roger Channel. There is no time of transmission on the source text; the telegram was received at 10:48 a.m.

205. Memorandum From Albert Carter of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)

Washington, September 10, 1965.

[Source: Department of State, INR Files, 303 Committee Records, Greece, 1965–1967. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]

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

Athens, September 17, 1965, 1525Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secert; Limdis.

207. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 24, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Drafted by Churchill and approved in U on October 4. Isik was in the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly meeting. According to telegram 279 to Ankara, September 25, this meeting was “essentially a probing session by Hare” to determine Turkish plans for the post-General Assembly discussions on Cyprus. (Ibid.) Hare left Ankara on August 27 and was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs on September 11.

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

Athens, October 19, 1965, 1530Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 2 GREECE. Secret; Limdis.

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

Washington, October 21, 1965, 7:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority. Drafted by McCaskill and Bracken, cleared by UNP and GTI, and approved by Hare. Also sent to Ankara, Nicosia, London, and USUN.

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

Ankara, October 22, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Athens, Nicosia, London, USUN, The Hague, Paris for USRO, Istanbul, Izmir, and Adana. There is no time of transmission on the source text; the telegram was received at 9:46 a.m.

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

Ankara, November 3, 1965, 1635Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to USUN, London, Paris for USRO, Athens, Nicosia, Istanbul, Izmir, and Adana.

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

Ankara, November 24, 1965, 1444Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to USUN, Athens, Nicosia, London, and Paris for USRO.

214. Airgram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, November 30, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 2 GREECE. Confidential. Drafted by Maury and approved by Vigderman.

215. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 1, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Turkey, Vol. 1. Confidential. Drafted by Churchill and approved in S and U on December 16.

216. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 8, 1965, 12:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Drafted by Barham and approved in S on December 21. The source text is marked “Part II of II.”

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

Ankara, December 20, 1965, 1614Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to USUN, Nicosia, Athens, London, Paris, Istanbul, Izmir, and Adana.