Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXIX, Eastern Europe; Eastern Mediterranean, 1969–1972
Turkey: Document List
Document 419: Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon
Washington, February 11, 1969.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL TUR–US. Confidential. Drafted by Cash and cleared by Rockwell and Sisco.
Document 420: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, April 1, 1969, 4:40–5:10 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 632, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. I through May 70. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Cash on April 2. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.
Document 421: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, April 9, 1969, 5:35–6:45 p.m.
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Subject Files: FRC 330 72 A 6309, Turkey 333–, 1969. Confidential. Drafted on April 11 by Krebs and approved by Nutter. The meeting took place in Secretary Laird's office.
Document 422: Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Ankara, May 7, 1969, 1546Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 632, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. I through May 70. Secret; Limdis.
Document 423: Intelligence Information Cable
Washington, May 19, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 632, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. I through May 70. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the CIA and sent to members of the Intelligence Community.
Document 424: National Security Study Memorandum 75
Washington, September 23, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–218, NSSM 75. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Document 425: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, December 12, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1244, Saunders Subject Files, Turkey 1969. Secret. A copy was sent to all members of the Narcotics Task Force.
Document 426: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, undated.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1244, Saunders Subject Files, Turkey 1969. Confidential. Sent for action. Sonnenfeldt sent this memorandum to Kissinger on December 22 under cover of a memorandum recommending that he sign it and send it to the President. Kissinger wrote on Sonnenfeldt's covering memorandum: “1. Calling on Amb is tactical issue. 2. Getting Pres to support heroin game plan is [illegible—policy?]. Do to-day–Dec. 26.” Haig wrote the following on the top of the page: “Retype memo to Johnson but move memo to Pres.” There was a note indicating that it was “done.”
Document 427: Memorandum From Egil Krogh, Jr. to Frank Cash
Washington, December 22, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1244, Saunders Subject Files, Turkey 1969. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Erlichman, Patrick Moynihan, and Arthur Downey of the White House staff and Harry Schwartz (S/NM).
Document 428: National Intelligence Estimate
Washington, February 3, 1970.
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.
Document 429: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, April 1, 1970, 3 p.m.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, INCO–DRUGS 17 US TUR. Confidential. Drafted by Cash and approved in S on April 7. The meeting took place in Secretary Rogers's office.
Document 430: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, undated.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Confidential. Bergsten sent this memorandum to Kissinger under a June 1 covering memorandum recommending it be sent to the President.
Document 431: Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Turkish Affairs (Cash) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)
Washington, June 18, 1970.
Source: Department of State, Turkish Desk Files: Lot 74 D 29, Soc 11–5. Confidential. Drafted by Cash and sent through Davies (NEA). A copy was sent to Saunders.
Document 432: Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy
Washington, June 29, 1970.
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Subject Files: FRC 330 73 A 1975, 000.1–333 Turkey, 1970. Confidential. A copy of the letter was sent to Packard. In an attached July 21 letter to Johnson, Laird noted that “I fully share the views and concerns you expressed in your letter [to Kennedy]” and offered his support.
Document 433: Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Ankara, July 18, 1970, 1110Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Confidential; Priority; Exdis.
Document 434: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, undated.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret. Sent for action. An attached August 7 memorandum from Bergsten to Kissinger recommended that if Kissinger wanted to raise the issue with the President, he send this memorandum. Kissinger wrote on Bergsten's memorandum: “File, don't forward. HAK.”
Document 435: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, August 17, 1970, 1:15 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President's Office Files, Memoranda for the President. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.
Document 436: Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Ankara, October 5, 1970, 1200Z.
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.
Document 437: Editorial Note
Document 438: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, December 22, 1970.
Source: Department of State, Turkish Desk Files: Lot 75 D 65, DEF 19 MAP. Confidential. Drafted by Pugh on January 4, 1971. Esenbel read his comments from a prepared aide-mémoire. A copy is attached but not printed.
Document 439: Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Washington, undated.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret. The paper was sent to Kissinger on December 23 by Eliot who indicated it was “prompted by recent developments.”
Document 440: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, March 6, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. The memorandum was not initialed by Kissinger, but Haig initialed the first page.
Document 441: Intelligence Information Cable
Washington, March 10, 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; Priority; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the CIA and sent to members of the Intelligence Community.
Document 442: Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs (Krogh)
Washington, March 25, 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; Noforn. Sent for information. Concurred in by Downey and sent through Haig.
Document 443: Telegram From the Department of Stateto the Embassy in Turkey
Washington, April 13, 1971, 1945Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Ogden; cleared by Sisco, Cash, H.R. Wellman (S/NM), Davies, Johnson, and Eliot; cleared for information by Ingersoll, Eugene Rossides (Treasury), MacDonald, F.A. Bartimo (OSD/COUNS), and CIA; approved by Rogers.
Document 444: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, April 26, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Confidential. Sent for action. A notation on the memorandum indicates Nixon saw it.
Document 445: Memorandum From President Nixon to his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, April 27, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 341, HAK/President Memos 1971–. No classification marking.
Document 446: Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State
Ankara, May 18, 1971, 1145Z.
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. Repeated to Adana, Izmir, and Istanbul.
Document 447: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, June 14, 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; Nodis. Sent for information. Kissinger did not initial the memorandum, and there is no indication that the President saw it.
Document 448: Memorandum for the President's File
Washington, June 14, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President's Office Files, Memoranda for the President. No classification marking. Drafted by Krogh.
Document 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.
Document 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.
Document 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.
Document 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.
Document 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.
Document 454: Memorandum for the President's 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.
Document 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.
Document 456: Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President's 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.
Document 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.
Document 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 Demirel's home.