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THE MILITARY SITUATION 5X
2. The US embassy in Nicosia reports that Turk ish paratroops are being dropped in the vicinity of Nicosia, including the Turkish sectors of the city, roads leading to the landing areas on the northern coast, and the airport. Evidently the Turks plan to secure an airhead in Nicosia and to link up with forces ad vancing inland from the coast.
3. I I 5X reports that Turkish aircraft are bombing in the vicin ity of Kyrenia and Karavas--the location of a Cypriot national guard unit. The Turks apparently are attempt ing to secure the main road from the landing area to Nicosia. Subsequently the US embassy in Nicosia re ported that Turkish aircraft had bombed what appeared to be a Greek military camp outside the city.
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION
6. Prime Minister Ecevit said the decision to invade was made after Ankara had explored all diplo matic ways to solve the crisis caused by the Greek engineered coup last Monday. Ankara's goal is to restore .the balance of power on the island, stabilize its forces at a certain number of places and then ne gotiate. Ecevit said he would make every effort to avoid injury to civilians. He said that the Turkish forces would not. fire unless fired upon and that if the Cypriot National Guard did not fire they would not be fired upon either. Cyprus foreign minister Dimitriou has informed our embassy that the National Guard commander has told us that the National Guard will not shoot if the Turks do not land or open fire. However, if they attempt to land or open fire, the National Guard will fire back. The Turkish deputy prime minister has announced that Turkish troops tha~ landed on Cyprus encountered no resistance.
7. Military leaders have reportedly not thought beyond the successful accomplishment of an invasion, but both political leaders and the man on the street are in agreement that they would not support the re turn of Archbishop Makarios. Ecevit reportedly does
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CYPRUS
Report Number 13 (As of 0200 EDT) (All times cited are Nicosia time. unless other wise specified)
THE MILITARY SITUATION
2. The US embassy in Nicosia reports that Turk ish paratroops are being dropped in the vicinity of Nicosia, including the Turkish sectors of the city, roads leading to the landing areas on the northern coast, and the airport. Evidently the Turks plan to secure an airhead in Nicosia and to link up with forces ad vancing inland from the coast.
3. I I 5X reports that Turkish aircraft are bombing in the vicin ity of Kyrenia and Karavas--the location of a Cypriot national guard unit. The Turks apparently are attempt ing to secure the main road from the landing area to Nicosia. Subsequently the US embassy in Nicosia re ported that Turkish aircraft had bombed what appeared to be a Greek military camp outside the city.
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION
6. Prime Minister Ecevit said the decision to invade was made after Ankara had explored all diplo matic ways to solve the crisis caused by the Greek engineered coup last Monday. Ankara's goal is to restore .the balance of power on the island, stabilize its forces at a certain number of places and then ne gotiate. Ecevit said he would make every effort to avoid injury to civilians. He said that the Turkish forces would not. fire unless fired upon and that if the Cypriot National Guard did not fire they would not be fired upon either. Cyprus foreign minister Dimitriou has informed our embassy that the National Guard commander has told us that the National Guard will not shoot if the Turks do not land or open fire. However, if they attempt to land or open fire, the National Guard will fire back. The Turkish deputy prime minister has announced that Turkish troops that landed on Cyprus encountered no resistance.
7. Military leaders have reportedly not thought beyond the successful accomplishment of an invasion, but both political leaders and the man on the street are in agreement that they would not support the re turn of Archbishop Makarios. Ecevit reportedly does
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INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
CYPRUS
Situation Report Number 14 (As of 0700 EDT; updat~s NIB)
(Ail times cited are Nicosia time, unless other wise specified)
THE MILITARY SITUATION
1. The T~rkish forces continue to move ahead following their combined sea and airborne landings on Cyprus at dawn. The Turkish. contingents moved out from their landing areas east and west of Kyrenia to secure the beachhead and the Kyrenia pass controlling the main road south to Ni~osia •. The Turks evidently plan to move south· linking. up with the airborne troops dropped into Nicosia at ab~ut the s~me time as the landirig on the coast •. U.S. embassy. in Nicosia estima·tes that a rein- forced brigade is now ashore.· ·
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The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. piA review(s) completed) TOF' SECRET For Release 2004/09/29: NLF-CODEWORD-3-29-3-4 Approvea t-Or Kelease :ilUU4/U~/L~ : NLr-I..,UUt::.VVUKU-.j-4~-~-4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY presidential Library Review of State EquitiesJia R,q!Jie~ 19 7 4 INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM CYPRUS Situation Report Number 14 (As of 0700 EDT; updates NIB) (All times cited are Nicosia time, unless other wise specified) THE MILITARY SITUATION 1. The Turkish forces continue to move ahead following their combined sea and airborne landings on Cyprus at dawn. The Turkish contingents moved out from their landing areas east and west of Kyrenia to secure the beachhead and the Kyrenia pass controlling the main road south to Nicosia. The Turks evidently plan to move south linking up with the airborne troops dropped into Nicosia at about the same time as the landing on the coast. u.s. embassy in Nicosia estimates that a rein forced brigade is now ashore. 2. Two waves of airborne troops have landed in Nicosia apparently to seize positions north of the city to expedite movement along the Nicosia-Kyrenia road. Airborne troops--estimated by the USDAO in Nicosia at about two battalions--also were reported landing in the Turkish Cypriot area of the city as well as the airport. The airport at last report was under heavy Turkish attack. Consolidation of these objectives will secure the Turkish control of a large Turkish Cypriot enclave between Nicosia and Kyrenia. Intercommunal fighting is now reported in all towns. 5X Approved For Release 2004/09/29 : NLF-CODEWORD-3-29-3-4 Approvea t-Or Kelease LUU4/U~/£~: NU--l,UUI::.VVUKU-.j-L~-.j-4-----. 3. Turkish forces also were reported to be aug menting the main landing with smaller landings in other areas. A small seaborne force was reported to have landed at Kokkina in western Cyprus--another Turkish enclave--and along the southern coast of the eastern panhandle. Turkish forces may also land in other areas occupied by Turkish Cypriots. Late fragmentary infor mation also reports that heavy firing was under way near Limassol on the southern coast--apparently with Turkish Cvnriots carrvina the brunt of the fiahtina. 4. Greek Cypriot forces apparently were taken by surprise by the landings and their scattered and disorganized troops were unprepared to meet the inva sion forces. Any immediate resistance was hampered by the initial Turkish air attacks on national guard con centrations delivered concurrently with the landings. Call-up of national guard reserves followed the initial attacks and Greek Cypriot forces were noted by the US embassy to be rallying in the Nicosia area and to be moving toward the Turkish forces. 5. The US Embassy in Nicosia also reported that Turkish forces were following up earlier airstrikes on the military camp occupied by the Greek contingent with ground attacks and at 0945 the Greek cam was ob scured b smoke. p to t an urkish Cypriots had been sporadic, but recent reports indicate that the figh.ting ·between the two nations is on the increase. IN ATHENS 6. A general alert has been called for the Greek armed forces and the US embassy in Athens reports troops~ equipment, and supplies are moving to the north and east out of the city although many units remain in place. 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Ambassador Macomber reportedly was seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Ecevit to discuss the matter. SOVIET MILITARY REACTION 3 Approved For Release 2004/09/29 : NLF-CODEWORD-3-29-3-4 pprovea t-Or Herease 4:!UU4/U~/4:!~ : NLt--l,UUI::VVUHU-.:ho!!l::h5-4 A Soviet destroyer remains in surveillance of the USS Forrestal, which has also been reported moving to the east. No additional Soviet naval units have entered the Mediterranean. SOVIET POLITICAL COMMENTARY 11. Moscow's initial reaction to the Turkish in vasion of Cyprus has been clearly sympathetic. TASS quoted Turkish Premier Ecevit as saying that the in vasion had been launched "in order to reestablish the status quo." The Soviets, since the coup, have re peatedly called for the return of the "lawfully elected government" of Cyprus, and the Soviet Ambassador in Ankara reportedly told the Turkish President earlier this week that Moscow would support any Turkish effort to intervene. on Cyprus. TASS claims that Soviet com ments on Cyprus this week have been welcomed in Ankara as "clear cut." 12. Immediately prior to the invasion. TASS charged the US with procrastination over the past week and characterized the US policy of "wait and see" as sup port for the Greek junta. TASS concludes, therefore, that Turkey's interests are being damaged by its NATO partners--an obvious attempt to woo the Turks away from the NATO alliance. TASS did not mention Ecevit's expression of appreciation to the US and Britain for their efforts to avert the crisis. 4 '~~ 5X (c \ t: ' : " Approved For Release 2004/09/29 : NLF-CODEWORD-3-29-3-4 j pprovea t-Or Kelease LUU4/U~/L~: NLt--L-UUI::VVUKU-.j-LtJ-.j-4 LATE ITEM advisor that "slightly more" men departed on the ship than had arrived. 5 Approved For Release 2004/09/29 : NLF-CODEWORD-3-29-3-4 , ·ME:MORANDUW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL July- 20, 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY SECRETARY INGERSOLL FROM: RICHARD T. KEN:rE DY HAROLD. H. SAUNDERS. SUBJECT: WSAG Meetin.g on Cyprus - .Tuly -20, 1974 Your objectives at the WSAG meeting are twofold: 1. Thr£>ugh briefing: . --to a~ sure a elear unde1•standing on everyone's pa.rt of the situa.tion on Cyprus via. the CIA briefing; ....to review the diplomatic situation including (perhaps you or Ambassador McCloskey could give a rundown): --ef!orta to arrang.e a cea.sefire; --British efforts to· start negotiations in London; --Greek~Turk exchanges and the likelihood that Greece. will declare enosi.a and attack Turkey in Thrace~ .. _UN Security Council debate and call for cease-fire: · --to revhtw status of evacuation planning: --Cyprus: What is the position of our etracuation fore es? How would they proceed? Should we eV'acna.te? --Greece and Turkey: Evacuation VI:IO uld be a rnuch larger problem? What is the status of planning? 2. Through diac,.lssion: --to surface any additional actions that we should consider as part ~f our effort to prevent a widening of the war {see 'I'ask Force paper discussed below); ~· -8EC1\E'f' , · \ -S££RB.J ,,,,'~v·~··j·'~i - SECRET -.Z- .--to identify the slightly longer tern"l. issues which should be studied now .. Actions to Prevent Wider War . . Inunediately attached is a paper initiated last night in the WSAG working group. It was written before the invasion, so out" lead time on some action is now lost:. But it was written to deal with the situation we £ace this n'lorn ing and provides a good checklist of actions that might be considered now. These are the issues you mi.ght raise: · 1 .. Should we be preparing US forces for any posalble military moves beyond evacua.tiott? The po~sibilities identified, though not recommended, in the paper include: --If we wanted to make a show of force with the British to stop fighting on the island. would be need to alert additional forces now? What effect·would s'uch a· show have? What effect would the alert have? The paper suggests that such a show might take the form of moving forces into the UK bases. --!£we· wanted to impose a blockade around Cyprus to pre'V'ent resupply and bring the fighting to an end. what forces would we need? What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a move? . --The '-paper judges f:ha.t moving US and British forces to stop the. fighting and restore order on Cyprus is beyond our capability. The UK estimates it would require 20, 000 men. If both aidt.~s were lncUned.to stop, wouldn't the introduction of an outside force -- or the threat of it -- have the effect of precipitating a ceasefire. 2. Cutting off military aid. We have told the Greeks we wo~ld do this, There are several issues: --Ask the Pentagon exactly what it wou~d do to cut off aid and what would be cut off. (Experience in doing this in So~1th Asia. in 1971 proved that this is pot as neatly done as it seems.} ·-Would we cut off aid only to Greece as the attacke1•? Or to Turkey too? SECR:S'P , - Slii:CRE~ -3- 3. What practical steps can NATO take to e11d Greek-Turkish fighting? Two possibilities a.t·e having Luns or Goodpaster to Athens a11.d Ankara.. Tb.e issue is whether there .are any more stringent measu.res that can be taken. 4. The UN Security Council will presumably call for a cea.sefi.r.e·. 5. We have assured the USSR that we are trying to atop the fighting and see a return to constitutional order. I£ the Soviets see Turkish o"bjectives aa partition of Cyprus rather than the restoration of Maka.rios, their position could change. What preparations should ·we take, if any,. against the possibility of a Soviet threat to Turkey.. · .Longer-tel"rn Issues 1. What do we want Turkey to achieve? Now that they have landed# how strong a.t'e the argmnents for letting them establish the geographic basis for partition o! Cyprus? We do not have th deci-de today whether we favor partition because . such a geographic position could also provide the basis for negotiat ing another kind o£ solution. But we should decide how hard we will pre·a s for an irrunediate ceasefire. Z. yrould partition serve our intere,:sts? . We suggest you ask the WSAG working group to write a study on the a.rgumenta for and. against possible Cyprus aettlen"lenh. •· S.!:!,mmarr --Should the WSAG recommend additional US forces be alerted? --Aak the ·Pentagon to do a quick paper on how the cut-off of military a,id to Greece and Turkey would be accomplished, what would be involved, and how soon the pipeline could be stopped. --Ask that the WSAG working group prepare a paper on the relative merits o£ partition and other Cyprus solutions. SECRETi- NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 034929 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL ~National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL ~Report CREATOR I s NAME . WSAG Working Group DESCRIPTION attachment to #9a re Cyprus CREATION DATE 07/1974 VOLUME . 5 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200173 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER . 7 FOLDER TITLE Cyprus Crisis (8) DATE WITHDRAWN 08/26/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • Approvea t-or r<.etease ;.:::uu4tU~tL~: NLt--vuu~::vvur<.u-.j-.l~~· F 4rc::;-- · 1 ttl- CJLal,lll & - "" ""' I o • . '[p) 111a y I LrJ r~ 1.~ . NNNNVZCZCSCS253 0 . oo \nEt2 DE WTE 4847 2011004 0 ~ 004Z .J.lll,. 7 4 FM THE SITUATIO~ ROOM//TOSCO 161// TO MCFARLANE FOR GEN. SCOWCROFTIS.C./ ZEM . T 9 P 9 E 8 R E T CONTAINS CODEWORD DELIVER AT OPENING OF BUSINESS WH42475 TOSCO 161 CYPRUS TURKISH FORCES LANDED ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF CY PRUS AT DA•IN THIS r~ORNING. TROOPS FROM ABOUT 40 SHIPS AND LANDING CRAFT LANDED ON A BROAD FRONT ABOUT EIGHT MILES EAST OF KYRENIA, SOME 15 MILES NORTH OF NICOSIA, AND ARE IN COTACT WITH A LARGE ENCLAVE OF TURKISH CYP RIOTS. THE US EMBASSY IN NICOSIA REPORTS THAT TURKISH PARA TROOPS ARE BEING DROPPED IN THE VICINITY OF NICOSIA, IN CLUDING THE TURKISH SECTORS OF THE CITY, ROADS LEADING TO THE. LANDING AREAS ON THE NORTHERN COAST, AND THE AIR- CAPITALPORT. EVIDENT'Y4&n tR N I tBxii™E ~~~n~ S~!~ i~ ~~s~~~E EpvN¢ ~N ~REA&S 1~~ ANrr F OM THE 0. • THEY ARE APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO SECURE H U KISH PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT, IN A PUBLIC ANNOUNCE-· MENT THIS MORNING, SAID THE DECISION TO INVADE WAS MADE AFTER ANKARA HAD EXPLORED ALL DIPLOMATIC MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE GREEK-ENGINEERED COUP ON MON DAY. TURKEY•s IMMEDIATE GOALS ARE TO STABILIZE ITS FORCES ON THE ISLAND AND THEN TO NEGOTIATE. ECEVIT SAID TURKISH FORCES ~OULD NOT FIRE UNLESS FIRED UPON. TURKISH LEADERS REPORTEDLY DO NOT CARE WHO IS PRES IDENT OF CYPRUS AS LONG AS HE IS A MODERATE. MOST TURKS .AGREE, HOWEVER, THAT THEY WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE RETURN OF ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS. OF ALL THE PROMINENT GREEK CYP RIOT POLITICIANS, THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS WOULD BE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH GLAFCOS CLERIDES, PRESIDENT F THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES AND MAKARIOS' CONSTITUTIONAL SUCCESSOR. END OF PAGE 01 residential library Review of state/nsc EqUJ --~...... Approvea t-Or Kelease :lUU4/U~/L~: NLt--L..UUI::VVUKU-.5-Ltl-4-.5 ... .• . . ~ ~t~Htt:- . e THE GREEK GOVERNMENT LAST NIGHT ISSUED AN ULTIMATUM WITHIN HOURS OF THE INITIAL TURKISH LANDINGS DECLARING THAT IF THE TURKS DO NOT IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW FROM C~YUP~R~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VI 1 4847 NNNN tOP SEC.RET ~l.C,fOlL\;.\;DUM NATIOZ\AL SECURITY COU~CIL XGDS July 20, 1974 ME}v10RANDG1v1 FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER !.>:' FRO!vf: Jeanne W. Davis St!BJECT: !'-.finutes of the Washington Special Actions Group Held July 20, 1974 Attached are the minutes of the Washington Special Actions Group meeting held July 20, 1974, to discuss Cyprus. Attachment cc: Gen. Scowcroft Mr. -saunders UHClASS~I'il!D UPON ~iil\JIOV 1'!.. 01 Cl4SS!i'!W AUACtiMU.I'li'S 1'0J;.) SECR,Ii;':P/SENSITIVE XGDS ' 4 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 034930 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL ~National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . ~Minute DESCRIPTION WSAG Meeting minutes and attached briefing material CREATION DATE 07/1974 VOLUME . 17 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200173 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER . 7 FOLDER TITLE Cyprus Crisis (8) DATE WITHDRAWN 08/26/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • - NQQHZCZCSCS257 0~ \HE12 DE WTE 4851 2011249 0 ~249Z tlJjl. 74 FM THE SITUATION ROOM 1/TOSCO 164// TO MCFARLAN~ FOR GEN. SCOYCROFT ZEM G 0 N F I 0 E N T I A h WH42476 -rosco L64 ATHENS 4672 E.O. ll.S52: GDS TAGS: MOPS, PFOR, CY, GR, TU SUBJECT: POSSIBLE CUTOFF OF MILITARY AID TO GREECE PLEASE PASS WHITE HOUSE FOR SCOWCROFT ANKARA FOR SISCO 1· I GAVE THE F'OLLO'HNG MESSAGE IN PERSON TO ACUN G FOREIGN MINISTER KYPREOS. r 2. BEGIN TEXT: MR. SISCO HAS LEFT FOR ANKARA WITH PROPOSALS DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. 3. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WISHES THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE TO KN01J/ THAT 11!£ CONSIDER IT OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THESE EFFORTS SUCCEED. IN THIS CONTEXT, IF GREECE WERE TO CHOOSE THE PATH OF WAR, THE UNITED STATES WOULD, IN FACT, AS A MATTER OF PRACTICAL REALITY, HAVE TO CUT OFF MILITARY AID TO GREECE. YOU WOULD BE ALIENATING OUR GOODWILL. WE SAY THIS NOT AS A THREAT BUT AS AN ALLY SPEAKING FRANKLY SECAUSE WE WISH THIS ELEMENT TO BE WEIGHED CAREFULLY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE. SUCCESS OF THE JOINT EFFORTS OF ALL CONCERNED WILL PRECLUDE THIS QUESTION FROM ARISING. 3. YOU HAVE OUR SOLEMN ASSURANCES THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY TO COOPERATE FULLY IN OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO RESTORE PEACE. END TEXT. TASCA 0224 4851 ~NNN 1'3 ·, •. 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AIRBOR~E 'TRQOPS·A.r· ABOUT TWO BAtTALlO~S, A~SQ WSRE REPQRTEO L4NDlNG JN THE TURK!SH cyP~IOT AREA OF THE" CtTY AS.WELL AS THE AI~PORt. tH~ AIRPORT AT lASt REPO~T ~AS_· ·UNDER HEAVY·T~RKlSH ATTACK~ CO~SollDATtON pF THese 1 OBJECTIVES Wt·LL ~ECURE THE TURKJSI·fCONTROl OF· A l.A~9E TU~KlSti CYPRIOT EN(~AVE BET~EEN NiCOSiA.ANn .. KVRE~IA,. INTERCOMHUNA FlGHtlNG IS.NOW REPORTED I~ A~t TO~Ns •. l I 1~-----r-,~~~~~~~~~~~~~----~ . . ·"• .PRI F . I, BY SURPRISE BY 'THE LANDINGS AND THEIR SCATTERED AND 1 OJSORGANIZEO TROOPS WERE UNPREPAReD TO MEET' THE INVA~ l SION· FQRCES. ANY IMMEDIATe RESISTANCE WAS HAMPERED BY 1 THE lNlTlAL T~RKJSA AIR A1TACKS:ON NATIONAL G.UA~O CON•· \ CeNrRATJDNS OELlVEREO CONCURRENTlY WITH THE LANDINGS. 1 CALL-UP 0' NAT10NAL.GUARD RESERVES FOLLOWED THE !NITIA~ ~ ATTACKS ANO GREEK CVPRtDT ~ORCES WERe NOTED sy· TAE US i EM64SSV:TO ~E RAL~VtNG IN t~E ~ttoStA ~REA iND'TQ BE HOVING TOWARD THe TQRK1 SH fORCES • . . . . 5. 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THE:G~EEK GOVERNMSNT HAO INFDRMEO HlM THAT THERE WOULD BE NO GREEK OE(LARATtON OF WAR IF THE TUP.KS WOUlO AGREE TO·A CEASE-FiR~ AT' AN UNSPECIFIED HOUR, iF THE· TURKISH FORCES· THAY.HAVE INVAOEO"WiTHORAW' tMHEOlATELVi AND lF.THE ~~GQTI~TlONS COULD ·ae OPEt:teo·.IN LONDON.· ANKARA .. AS. OF 0950Z T~IS· MORNlN~, WAS WITHHOLOINO CLeARANCE PO~ THE UNOERSE~RETARV•S .. PLA~E. AMBASSADOR MACOMB~R RE~DRTEDLY 1 W~S SEEKING A HEETJNG WITH PRIME M1NISTER ECEVtT TO DISCUSS TijE.~ATTER;. . SQVIET Ml~lTA~V·REACTlON UNIT MAy ATTEMPT' TO ·INTERCEPT AND 8EG1N SURVEILLANCE . OF THE ~S AMPHjBIO~S FORCe REPORTEOLY~MOVtNp EASTWARD. A·SovlET .QESJ~OV~R REM~INS IN SURVEtLLANCE gF T~e USS ~ FORR~~fALP W~JCH ~AS ALSO BEEN RE~ORteo HOVJNG TO THE S~ST. ~0 ADOITIOW~l SOVIET NAVAL UNITS HAVE ENTERED 11. MOSt.OitJIS,. HUII.AL .B..e.A.c;.:U.ON TO THE TURK I$ ~ .. ~· V.AS ioN OF CYPlQS. HAS BEEN CLEARLY. 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