Office of the Historian

Turkey

449. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon

Washington, June 28, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret.

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

Ankara, June 30, 1971, 1215Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret; Priority; Exdis.

451. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, December 2, 1971.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R1012A, NIEs and SNIEs. Secret. The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense and the National Security Agency participated in the preparation of this estimate. The Director of Central Intelligence submitted it with the concurrence of all members of the USIB, except the representatives of FBI and AEC who abstained on the grounds it was outside their jurisdiction. A note on the cover sheet indicates that this estimate superseded NIE 29.2–70, Document 428.

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

Washington, January 4, 1972, 2335Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files, Middle East, Turkey, Vol. III. Secret; Exdis; Noforn. Drafted by Dillon; cleared in NEA, PM/MAS, EUR/RPM, and S; and approved by Sisco. Repeated to Athens, London, Nicosia, Sofia, USUN, USNATO, Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, SecDef, JCS, USCINCEUR, and USDOCOSOUTH.

453. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to Secretary of Defense Laird

Washington, March 1, 1972.

Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Subject Files: FRC 330 75–0009, T–87 F–4 Greece/F–5 Turkey. Secret.

454. Memorandum for the Presidentʼs File

Washington, March 21, 1972, 11 a.m.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 938, VIP Visits, Turkey, Turkey Prime Minister Erim, March 21, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Haig. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. Erim made an official visit to the United States March 21–22. Briefing papers for the President concerning the visit are ibid.

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

Washington, July 10, 1972, 2145Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. III Jan 72–Dec 73. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Dillon and approved by Davies and Miller (S/S). Repeated to Istanbul.

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

Washington, July 13, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. III Jan 72–Dec 73. Secret; Exdis. Sent for information.

457. Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to the Department of State

New York, October 6, 1972, 1841Z.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL TUR–US. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Ankara. Secretary Rogers was in New York attending the UN General Assembly session.

458. Memorandum of Conversation

Ankara, December 2, 1972.

Source: Department of State, Turkish Desk Files: Lot 75 D 137, POL 2. Secret; Limdis;Noforn. Drafted by Handley on December 11. The conversation took place at Demirelʼs home.