Breakdown of Constitutional Government in Greece, November 1966–April 1967
243. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Greek Desk Files: Lot 69 D 15, Briefing Book Greece, 1966. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Talbot. The meeting was held at the Palace at Tatoi.
244. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, and London.
245. Field Information Report
Source: Department of State, Athens Post Files: Lot 71 A 2420, POL 15 GOVT. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/Controlled Dissem.
246. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
247. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
248. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Drafted by Owens, cleared in NEA, and approved by Handley. Repeated to Athens, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
249. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Priority; Noforn. Drafted by Draper; cleared in IO, NEA and S/S; and approved by Rockwell. Repeated to USUN, Athens, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
250. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Nicosia, Ankara, Paris, London, and USUN.
251. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Greek Desk Files: Lot 69 D 553, Andreas Papandreou. Confidential. Drafted by Maury on February 1.
252. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cyprus
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Wood, cleared by UNP and NEA, and approved by Rockwell. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, USUN, London, and Paris.
253. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Athens, London, Nicosia, Paris, Prague, USUN, Adana, Izmir, and Istanbul.
254. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Ankara, London, Nicosia, Paris, USUN, and Naples for USDOCO South.
255. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
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 10:41 a.m. For additional information on U.S. views on the Greek political situation in early 1967, see Alexis Papakhelas, The Rape of Greek Democracy: The American Factor, 1947–1967 [O Viasmos Tis Ellenikis Demokratias: O Amerikanos Paragon, 1947–1967], pp. 276–281.
256. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
257. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, London, and Paris.
258. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Noforn; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Smith; cleared by NEA, EUR/RPM, OSD, JCS, and L; and approved by Rockwell. Also sent to Ankara, Nicosia, London, Paris, USCINCEUR, and Naples for USDOCO South and repeated to Rome and USUN.
259. Minutes of Meeting of the 303 Committee
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Greek Coup, 1967. Secret; Eyes Only.
260. Intelligence Information Cable
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDI Files, Intelligence Information Cables. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/Controlled Dissem/No Dissem Abroad.
261. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, Greek Coup, 1967. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Jessup on March 16. Copies were sent to Kohler, Vance, and Helms.
262. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 12–6 GREECE. Confidential. Drafted by Day and approved by Bracken. Transmitted as enclosure 1 to airgram A–491 from Athens, March 22.
263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Drafted by Wood and McCaskill, cleared by NEA and UNP, and approved by Rockwell. Also sent to Ankara and Nicosia and repeated to London, Paris, and USUN.
264. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Paris, Thessaloniki, USDOCO South for Freshman, and USCINCEUR for POLAD.
265. Letter From the Ambassador to Greece (Talbot) to the Country Director for Greece (Brewster)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84, Athens Post Files: Lot 75 A 02, Greek Desk-Bracken-Brewster. Secret; Exdis.
266. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Turkey, Memoranda, Vol. 1. Secret. Drafted by Howison. The meeting was held at the White House.
267. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Brewster and Owens and approved by Rockwell.
268. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Athens Post Files: Lot 72 A 5030, POL 15. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Talbot and Day. The date-time-group was obtained from the copy in Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE.
269. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Priority; Exdis.
270. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, Brussels for POLAD SHAPE, Paris, USDOCO South for Freshman, USCINCEUR for POLAD, and Thessaloniki. Passed to the White House and USIA.
271. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Priority.
272. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Greece
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 GREECE. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Owens and Brewster, cleared by Rockwell and Katzenbach, and approved by Battle.