Office of the Historian

Cyprus

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

Nicosia, March 24, 1969, 1530Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, Ottawa, USUN, and USNATO.

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

Ankara, May 1, 1969, 1047Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Nicosia, Athens, London, Ottawa, USUN, and USNATO. An error on the date-time line of the telegram dates it as April 1 instead of May 1.

342. Letter From the Ambassador to Cyprus (Belcher) to the Ambassador to Turkey (Handley)

Nicosia, June 20, 1969.

Source: Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 72 D 476, Pol Turkey. Confidential; Personal. A copy was sent to Folsom. A notation on the letter reads: “Seen by Frank Cash, NEA/TUR, RSF.”

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

Nicosia, July 1, 1969, 1325Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, Ottawa, USUN, and USNATO.

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

Nicosia, July 22, 1969, 1030Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, Ottawa, USUN, and USNATO.

345. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 23, 1969, 4:45–5:15 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Drafted by Irwin on September 23, and approved by R.L. Brown on September 25. Rogers and Kyprianou were attending the UN General Assembly meeting.

346. Letter From the Ambassador to Cyprus (Popper) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)

Nicosia, October 11, 1969.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Exdis; Official–Informal. A copy was sent to Folsom.

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

Athens, November 18, 1969, 1535Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Repeated to Nicosia.

348. Letter From the Ambassador to Cyprus (Popper) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)

Nicosia, November 20, 1969.

Source: Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 74 D 476, Pol US in Cyprus. Confidential; Official–Informal. Copies were sent to Folsom and Crawford. A notation on the letter reads: “Mr. Cash FYI.”

349. Memorandum of Conversation

Brussels, December 3, 1969, 10:15 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Drafted by Helman and cleared by McGuire and Brandt on December 4. The memorandum is Part III of IV. Parts I, II, and IV are ibid. The meeting took place at the U.S. Mission to NATO.

351. Intelligence Information Cable

Washington, March 9, 1970.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Records of the Directorate of Intelligence, Intelligence Information Cables. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the CIA and sent to members of the Intelligence Community.

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

Nicosia, March 17, 1970, 1200Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Limdis; Noforn. Repeated priority to Ankara and Athens.

353. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, March 18, 1970.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 592, Country Files—Middle East, Cyprus, Vol. I. Jan 1969–June 30, 1974. Secret. A notation by Saunders on the memorandum reads: “Encorporated in daily Brief. HS”

354. Memorandum From the Officer in Charge of Cyprus Affairs (Jones) and the Officer in Charge of United Nations Political Affairs (Jones) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)

Washington, March 19, 1970.

Source: Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 74 D 139, Pol 26. Secret. Drafted by Jones and Torp (NEA/CYP) and sent through Davies.

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

Nicosia, March 28, 1970, 0915Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Moscow, London, USNATO, EUCOM, USDOCOSOUTH, and USUN.

356. Letter From the Ambassador to Cyprus (Popper) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Davies)

Nicosia, March 30, 1970.

[Source: Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 74 D 139, Pol 17 US in Cyprus. Secret. 3 pages not declassified.]

357. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey

Washington, September 24, 1970, 0109Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Drafted by Davis on September 23; cleared by Cash and Vigderman and in substance by Feldman (IO/UNP); and approved by Davies. Repeated to USNATO, EUCOM, USDOCOSOUTH, London, and USUN.

358. Letter From the Ambassador to Cyprus (Popper) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)

Nicosia, October 6, 1970.

Source: Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 74 D 139, Pol 17 US in Cyprus. Secret; Official–Informal. A notation on the letter indicates that Sisco, Davies, and Davis also saw it.

359. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

Washington, undated.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 592, Country Files—Middle East, Cyprus, Vol. I Jan 1969–June 30, 1974. Secret. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

360. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 25, 1970, 10 a.m.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 592, Country Files—Middle East, Cyprus, Vol. I Jan 1969–June 30, 1974. Secret; Nodis. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.

361. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, December 1, 1970.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 592, Country Files—Middle East, Cyprus, Vol. I Jan 1969–June 30, 1974. Top Secret; Sensitive; Contains Codeword. Kissinger initialed the memorandum, indicating that he had seen it.

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

Nicosia, February 6, 1971, 0740Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USNATO, EUCOM, USDOCOSOUTH, and USUN.

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

Nicosia, March 15, 1971, 1155Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USNATO, EUCOM, USDOCOSOUTH, and USUN.

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

Athens, April 13, 1971, 1511Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Limdis; Noforn. Repeated to Ankara and Nicosia.

365. Telegram From Department of State to Embassy in Greece

Washington, April 27, 1971, 2207Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Davis; cleared by Cash, Churchill, and Curran (S/S); and approved by Davies. Repeated to Nicosia and Ankara.

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

Nicosia, May 11, 1971, 1153Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, USNATO, EUCOM, USDOCOSOUTH, and USUN.

367. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) to Secretary of State Rogers

Washington, May 20, 1971.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Confidential. Drafted by Long and Davis and concurred in by Churchill, Cash, and Davies. Sisco did not initial the memorandum and a note on another copy indicates it was not sent to the Secretary. (Department of State, Cyprus Desk Files: Lot 75 D 41, Pol 1–1 Contingency Planning)

368. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) to Secretary of State Rogers

Washington, May 27, 1971.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret. Drafted by Long on May 26 and concurred in by Davis, Cash, Churchill, Floyd (EUR/RPM) and Van Hollen (NEA). A notation on the memorandum indicates that Sisco signed it. Eliot sent a copy to the White House on May 27. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 491, Presidentʼs Trip Files, Dobrynin–Kissinger, 1971, Vol. V)

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

Washington, June 4, 1971, 2104Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Noforn; Exdis. Drafted by Davis and Long; cleared in NEA, INR, EUR, and S/S; and approved by Sisco. Sent to Ankara, Nicosia, Athens, Moscow, USNATO, and USUN. Repeated to London, EUCOM, and USDOCOSOUTH.