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CYPRUS
Situation Report Number 10 (As of 0700 EDT) .
. (All times cited are Nicosia time. unless other~ WLf~ specified.)
MILITARY SITUATION
1. Despite the cea~e-fire agreement. sporadic fishting continued in the western en~irons of Nicosia this morning in what UN aourc6a described as a renewed Turkish .attempt to ~eize control of the airport. Ac cording to the sourc6s. UN peace-keeping forces at the airport are under orders to fight if attacked, but they hav• not yet come·under fire.
2. The de1ense attache reports t~at in the west Turkish forces continue to advance on Kokkina. Once thac city is raached, the Turks ean be expected to stop and consolidate t:heir conQuests. I 1 I GREECE
3. Ministe~ to the Prime Minister George Rallis told a US embassy official yesterday that the Greek cabinet is badly split over tfhat ·measures to take to appease anti-US and anti-NATO sentiments arising from the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The cabinet is also Pl.A review(s) completed)
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I . divided over how fat Greece could or sho~ld go in .~triking back militarily at Turkey~ He said that Prime Minister Karamanlie· and Defense Miniater Averoff ,.·~ra the only moderates left in the cabinet • ..,..··· ... • . ·. ·._" •. _of-;·::.. . . • . ~ 4. According to Rallis, Karamanlis is seeking a formula which would pres~rve the credibility of hie government without doing irreparable damage to Greece's position in the Western Alliance. Rallis said tho question of removal of US and NATO bases is not an issue f~r the time bein~, but some hotheads in th~ ~·-~ ~overnment are pushing the Prime Minister to take action against them~ Rallis fears that Turkish obstinancy : could lead to a revival of the issue in the absence of . 'evidence that the US is exerting effective pressure iga~nst Turkey in behalf of an equitable settlement ot the Cyprus issue. Rallis believes that Karamanlis has bought two or three weeks of respite by h~s rhetorical withdrawal from NATO and that the left• particularly Andreas Papandreou, will pressure Karamanlis to dis engage further from NATO and the US.
S. Based on Rallis' remarks, the US eiUb4issy concludes that:
--the Greek government will not agree to a re sumption of direct talks with the Turkish government in the near future;
--the question of Greek military moves on Cyprus is still under consideration with the odds favoring ~Greek attempt to land reinforcements on the island;
·-Karamanlis and Averoff, with the backing of senior ministers, want to avoid a further loosening of ties with NATO and the US b~t are under popular pressure to do so;
-•the Kara~anlis governmenc is less apprehensive of a threac from the right than it is of a chreat from the left.
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6. 'Life i! ~eturni~g to normal in Ankara followtns the cease-fire announcement yesterday. Civil air opera tiona hive been resumed and the Turkish radio returned to its regular program schedule. Military officials lifted restrictions on .ir operationa and sbippins in the Cyprus area but have kept them in force on the Med1terranean·an4 Aegean coasts. .. UNITED NATIONS 7. The Security Council late yesterday passed a l'e·'solution calling for the resumption of peace talks ·in· Geneva and withdrawal of all foreign troops from ~y~rus not there under international agreements. Tha Council also formally expressed ite disapproval of "unilateral military actionan in Cyprus but it di4 not refer to Turkey by name because several members, including the US and Britain, threatened to vote against such .a measure. The Fr(!nch draft on whieh the final resolution was based had called for formai disapproval of Turkey's military operations. LATE ITEMS Athena radio announced that Greek-Yugoslav talks were taking ~lace this morning at the foreign affairs ministry between Greek Foreign Minister Mavros and Yugoslav Vice ?resident Minie. M1n1c is scheduled to call on President Gizikis and Prime Minister Karamanlia later today. Minic. 1 who arri.ved on a special Yugoslav
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CONTROL: 4 7 33Q Z 17i055Z AUG 74 RECD: 17 AUG 12 12Z fM AMEMBASSY ATHENS TO SECSTATE WASHOC fLASH 4966 BT 8 E C R E + ATHENS 5783 NOD IS E. o. 11652 = GOS lAGS: Pf'OR, GR, CY, TU SUBJECT: CYRPUS REF: STATE 180549 FOR THE SECRETARY FROM THE AMBASSADOR 1. I DELl 'IEREO YOUR MESSAG:E TO T·HE PR l ME Mt N I ST·ER THIS MORNING UNDERLINING THE FACT YOU WERE GiVING THE MOST CAREfUL CONStOERATION TO HIS REPLIES TO YOUR MESSAGE OF AUGUST 14 AND CALL AUGUST 15. ,_;; '; 2. PM TOLD ME THAT HE WISHED YOU AND THE PRESIDENT TO KNOW THAT NOTWITHSTANDI~G THE GR(AT OIFFfCULTfES HE tS FACI~G, HE IS PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE ANO FORTHCOMING ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE. SU8ST.~NCE tS fAR LESS A·C()NSIOERATION AT THIS STAGE THAN HONOR AND GREEK PHILJTEM04 BUT \.'.. ' ., : ~ ~. -.. HE COULD NOT POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD UNLESS THE PRESENT ATMOSPHERE SO DEEPLY OFrENSJVE TO GREEK PHILOTEMO WAS CHANG£0. 'THIS 1NVOLVE.D, HE CONTINUEO~> T'_WKISH MILITARY fWITHOHAWAL TO CEASE-fiRE DEMARKATION LINE ON WHICH THEY \AGREED WITH UNt UK,AND GREEK-CYPRIOT REPRESENTATIVES. t T 1 S 0 N T H I S QUEST t 0 N T HAT THE V. S. COULD 6 E M0 S T HELPfUL. T URXEY NEEU£0 TO BE ~ERSUAUED AND HIE U.S. COULO . :.1 ·~ ' '· . DO IT IF IT IV! SHEO. · 3. CARAMALIS THEN EXPATIATED UPON THE THEME THAT HE WOULD NfVEH LEf GI ~Ecqr..,.c...... , Vt -'-""' . . NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUTTHE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ... - Dep~rtnzertt of State SECREI -2---S E C R i .'1: ATHENS 5783, NODIS, AUG 17 COMMUNIST HANDS. EITHER HE SAVED THE SITUATtON OR A COMMUNtST-OOMiNATEO GREECE WAS THE ALTERNATIVE. 4. C~MAMANLfS SAID THAT THE GREEK PEOPLE FELT BETRAYED BY THE lT WAS A SAO DAY fOR.HOM TO SEE THESE u.s. . . ?E:OPLE --ONCE THE MOST PRO.-AMERlCAN· tN THE WORLD-- NOW SO HOSTILE TO US BECAUSE Of US FAILURE TO STOP THE ~~~~~~~~N~~~~~f~YS~C~~~~R~~:CH EVERYBODY BELSEVEO US COU~O 5 .. IN 1.1Y COMMENT. t SAtO THESE WERE ALSO VERY SAO DAYS FOR US BECAUSE WE REALLY DlO ATTACH THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE iO fREfENOSHlP WITH THE GREEK GOVERNMENT AND THE GREEK PEOPLE. PRESIDENT FORO AND SECRETARY KISSINGER, I . CONTINUED, WERE GREAT ADMIRERS OF HIS~ AS WITNESSED BY ORU READINESS TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE HELPFUL. WE fULLY REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT HIS ROLE WAS NOT ONLY TO GREECE, BUT IN THE MEDtTERREAN AND THE WEST GENERALLY. IT WAS VITAL TO ALL OF US THAT WE SUCCEED IN REACHING SOLUTIONS HERE WHf.CH WOULD STRENGTHEN OUR FRIENDSHIP AND SECURITY. I ADDED THAT HE WAS FACING AN HISTORIC TASK IN AN HISTORIC MOMENT WHEN THE VITAL INTERESTS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION WERE AT STAKE. TOGETHER IF WE VORKCO CLOSELY AND WITH DEDICATION OF PURPOSE I K~EW WE COULD SUCCEED. WE WANTED HIM TO SUCCEED BECAUSE WE KNEW HE SHARED OUR APPRAfSJ.. L OF THE HIGH STAKES INVOLVED. I CONCLU0£0 BY SAYING THAT HE AND THE GREEK PfOPLE SHOULD REALIZE THEY HAD NO 8£TTER FRtCNO IN THE WORLD THAN THE U.S. AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND NO OTHER COUNTRY, OR COUNTRIES, ·u.z MY VIEW, COULD TAKE OUR PLACE. 6... I B E l I E V E I MA 0 E S 0 ME . t MP RE S S I 0 N UP 0 N H I M. T HE: RE . I S NO DOUBT WHATEVER IN MY MIND THAT HE SHARtS THE SENTIMENTS I EXPRESSED. CARA:.iANLI S WAS COLLE CTEO AND APPEARED CONFIDENT REGARDING HIS POST I lON IN T~E COUNTRY. CARAMANLfS CLEARLY WfSHES TO REACH SOME SETTLEMENT WlTH TURKEY, BUT A FORMULA WILL HAVE TO BE FOUND !NVOLVING THE TURKfSH MILITARY POSITION ON THE ISLAND WHICH GlVES VISinLE AND TANGIBLE EVIDENCE THAT GREEK . PHfLOTEMO AND HONOR ARE IN FACT BEING RESPECTED. UNLESS T H l S I S 0 0 NE • I 0 0 t~ 0 T 0 E l I EVE T 1i ERE I S ANY CH A NC E 0 f BR I Nl IJG THE GREEl , ...... -" Departnze1z! of State ·I ~ -~beRe ...·· v-.~ . .;.~· -3- -s-E-e-~ ATHENS 5783, NOD IS, AUG 17 OF THIS AND OTHER OUTSTANOtNG ISSUES WfTH TURKEY IN Or . :j 'i ! '·· SECREl NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ------~------~ ,.. l T • I • 1 .. * • - I , 1 1 ~ I t T • ...... • .. DAlE: l1- Ausust 1974 YIN£: JJSO ED'l' .SU~J£CT: Cypruf? Situation as ·of 1200 EDT~ .. < See end or Situat~on· Report , .. ~ .- ""'-.;; ...... the area under 'f;fieir control to normal. ·. '.riJRKEY-: Restrl ctions 1() Li to air and sea travel have been eliminated. ·GREECE: US Air. ··Jm ~ Force !'ac111 ty on Iraklion remains serious after an anti-US . ·o co demonstration yesterday caused. property damage but no 1njU'i"1es m >~ · ;; S Further demonstrations are e:>..'"_Pected. · . ···-- ~< ~~ . - ~• -,. l . :I:. 0l'l1 ' ;; . I "f-: ot ~ E' ;;; .--~ . ~ )~ ~ ~~ . ::;:r:t:: (f) l(..:l 1- . . 'I ~ ~? ~~ a , · 1).; F.i 1g t residential Librar)t"Review of DOS l;quities is ·I• !.. t~ ~ .IL. r-) 0 I '-- 1;: U) .li I -g ~s m·l~·a-. }j~ ·-~·g§ P25P1UD BY: . · . d!fmo n, . . . ;:; ~ ~ M.AJ Miller CyprustTask Force ?.!b~~A.SZYMCZ"-Y-K-.~J----. l• ~ x7680l/Gray ~2 . ' ~~~~oneJ, . · USA. :. ~~ -+ ' Chief, \Vestem Area Division ·· I• t ~fSTRI3UtiOt!: P~rectorate for lnteUlgence · '=· · · j!T Q Sec D-af - . - JRC (Nf.!CC Rep) !w t1 Dep Sec De£ CSA Sec Army CNO - ..~~ ~. Sec Navy CSAF1 CVJ CVA (3 Cys) f 1..-:t,_ (j)s: See Air Force CHC l,_, -· Chairman, JCS (4 Cys) ACSI '(ISO) Asst Sec D.::f, ISA CNC> (l'lOP-009,IP) j~; Asst Sec Def, PA A?IN (A~ert Officer,· via Tube) Q '::J 0 CJ Dir 1 Joint Staff • _ f."hi te House Sit Room (via LOJt) Dir, J-l ..... State (via LDX} . ~, "' (JI Dir, J-3 (2 Cys via NMCC Rep) .... C.IA (NMCC Rep} , . '( < <~ Dir 1 J-4 .NSA (N~1CC Rep) : ; ·· ·· Dir, J-S . DDO NMCC (!~f·!CC Rep) . . Dir_,. J-6 DNA (via s<: f l I 1 l f ~/NFD) In Turkish controlled areas, lire is reported i ! to be returning to normal at least £or Turkish Cypriots. j Essential supplies are arrivi~g through Kyrenia, and postal and . ___ telephone service is bei"ng ree'stablished. The 'J.lurks continue work on extending the runway at the Agh1rda airfield north of Nicosia. Additional Turkish ·cypriot police are being recruited to aid in control or newly occupied areas. Turkisn Cypriot ·leader Rauf Denktash ·rep·ortedly said that the only subjects that could be discussed at a news conference would be relations ... between the two Cypriot administrations and the powers or the £ederal government. 2. !-8'/NFD) Greek Internal Situation: The situation at the US A1P Force racil~ty at Iraklion~ Crete remains serious with renewal of the demonstrations expected during the a£ternoon of 17 August. An unconfirmed report 1ndica~es that the march on the base resterday,wh1~h resulted 1n"over $io,ooo damage t~ us government property, was instigated by two visiting university students !'rom Athens. Further unconfirmed reports indicate that during the demonstration~ Greek police opened roadblocks when threatened •· by the marchers. US officials have requested assistance o!' both. local authol... i ties and o!' the government 1n Athens.. Both the Greek Ii j foreign office and the Ministry of Defense have assured US Embassy J officials . that all necessary precautions \'Till be taken to protect I US property throughout Greece. Tne local police in Iraklion have been strengthened but the local US base commander feels that Greek .security f'oroes will not be adequate to contain any concerted l effort of demonstraters to attack the base. A 6tn Fleet Task Group has been ordered from Nest of' Crete to 30 m.iles north or the island for evacuation if' req~1red. · Anti-US and anti-NATO I demonstrations can be e•~ected to continue and success or de~~nstrat1ons at Iraklion could stimulate further violent protests l at other US facilities in Greece. · 3. (U) Turkish Internal Situation: Tne Turkish General Starr, stating tfiat the s~tua~ion has re~urned to normalcy~ has announced that all flying and sea movement restrictions imposed on q August I 1974 were lifted effective 0500 EDT today. · · 2 I &!AI FOREIGN msS~oko < · ftr II . X \C 41, 22iA I • - ':~ ' Approved For Release 2005/09/21 : NLF-CODEWORD-4-21-3-1 !---;...... :..-....• Approvea t-Or KeJease LUUO/U~/L"I : NLt--L,UUt::VVUKU-4-L'h.FI -~~:.:__·_ ··- ) : 7 :?3_··=~ fP:.e.__ _P.t··_)· c.-.rr.··-1 I' . @EjJ ~t::5~~~ !! L...------....J roP.ElGtl OiSSEM i ! ) ll... .ftt1 · §__oViet· Ac·t'i'v.tty:: . The're has been no add1.tional Soviet. . ground tox•ce~ naval~· or ·a1.r act:1vi.:t;y. :related to the· Cyprus .. s:ituat1.on •. · :SQ1JRCES a. USDAO NICOSIA CYPRUS IR; .6 823 0137 74 (UNCLAS E F 'l' 0) 17 Aug 74 · '·-. b. PRESS (U), 17 Aug 71f ~ ~5X~) 5 .. ~: I::::::: ::::: :::: ::: J::: ;: ;: t. USDAO ~~K~~A-.. ~~~J;' ?_Ct~?_.niNCLAS E ~ .T 0) ~7_.Aug 1~ • • I ( ., .; .· ( ·; . I 1 t ! 1 . .,.. 3 I I __.....;,.... __-_·-_MO..., FOREIGN DISSEivi i _ I I · Approved For Release 2005/09/21 : NLF-CODEWORD-4-21-3-1 Approved For Release 2005/09/21 : NLF-CODEWORD-4-21-3-1 ~ . I ;'~~:::."!JS'.r.:::~l.':L::!'Z.::::1!'li::'!..'1::!~;:x:.-::.. r~~·~·x~:~=:n:::-...::::~;.:".\:..""::~,:t:tr.:h!:~~:!!1.~:.r!!ll.'!=~~~··:v~r:.1.WJ!!'.!~..Js.-:L-l~ar;4"'4;.i;..:r:~t~'h:.:'r-=r-r-.;r.:J~:.tt:~fo~t.::_cr::!k~!~'i!::.!.~l.!Ji!C'.:l.!~'!!!Ji , .. I t'l"l·~' l~... ., ,,.\J, .,,...... ,, '1 1 MBDITERRA NEAN S E.A ' . .. ··.")~'·-----+------!!-. ------·-. .. ---·· --~--·-·-"'---.-·;-··-· I r Reported extent or Turkish control .. CYPRUS -- Ol&trl(l bo\ll'ldt'J LIMAS~SOL e tlaliOflll capital • Dittrlc:t •clmlnl*''lliW~ &till -Roed I MF.DIT£RRANRAN S'I·;A 0 10 tOMIItt SAY ! 1 ' :.-=-.!:.=-·~~f=::tt::L"tl'l!~~==:;e~.. ~:..,.,tr.::"'W"'esr:r;,"":: .,. l!· ·if~· e.~ 60:164 tl-65 . t .. "------Annrmn~rl Fnr RP.IP.::!~P. ?00!1/0~/?1 · Nl F-COf)FWORn-4-?1-~-1 ______. • - 1 T ,. I I T 4 i "' A TI T .. T ·'.. T • .. • * • .. 1 1 T 1 I T I ?1 ., .. • * L I * • y • ·:""":;. ...,., ·.;.. 1 .. F3IS Z4 ATHENS RADIO REPORTS KISSINGER REMARK ON U.S. INTERESTS IN TURK£Y AT162229 ATHENS DOMESTIC SERVICE IN GREEK 2220 GMT 16 AUG 74 AT . CTEXT) ATHENS NEWS AGENCY REPORTS FROM NEW YORK THAT U.S. SECRETARY OF STATt. MR KISSINGER SAID THAT HE CAN EXERT PRESSURE ON TURKEY ONLY UP TO A CERTAIN DEGREE BECAUSE THE U.S. ~ILITARY INTERESTS IN TURKEY ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT A~D SHOULD NOT 9£ ',THitEAT£N.C:D. 17 AUG 0137Z BG/MA ·. .. . Approvea t-Or Ketease ~UU!:>/U~/[1 : NLt--L,UUt::VVUKU-4-.•n-4-U I I 'Presidential Ubrary Review of DOS Equities is Require~ . 5X CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY August 17. 1974 INTELLIGENCE MEMORAtiDUM CYPRUS Situation Report Number 11 (As of 1530 El>'I') (All times cited are Nicosia time, unless other wise a pecified.) ~ GENERAL SITUATION QSAF review( s) completed] . 1. No major· fighting o~c:un:ed on Cyprus today, ialthougb cease-fire violations were wide6pread as Turkish units attempted.tQ secure areas beyond what they held yesterday. In Greece, there were continu ing signs o! growing anti-US sentiment but no sarioue incidents. Meanwhile, the Turks seem quite satisfied with their present position although there arG no prospects for an early resumption of the peace talk&« THE MILITARY SITUATION 2. Localized fighting continued on Cyprus today 4eapite the eease-fire. Fighting around the interna tional airport appears to havs ended by mid-afternoon, '·ut 12 miles southeast of Nicosia Turkiah forces· CGptured ;ne village of Pyroi after a fi~rce battle. A UN ob i server believes that the Turks will now move. toward ' Louroujina. some seven miles south of Pyroi, to link up vith Turkish Cypriots vho have been holdins out against Greek National Guard attacks. Cont'd ~------~ .J{'QP S:ECR:E'F p,_r_e_SI-.d-en_t_ia_I_U_b_ra_ry_R-ev_i_ew_,o_f_D_o'"""s_E,_q-LR--t-ie_s..,..is_R,_eq-u-ir---,e~ ..______... I. I • . ::,-.;?> ·Approved For Release 2005/09/21 : NLF-CODEWORD-4-21-4-0 l. -- . . .. ~provea ror Ke1ease >!UUOIU~IL"I : NLr-c.uu~:vvuKu-'1-..n-4-u I I ' I .- ' 3. The Turkish adv$nce constitutes the most serious violation of the cease-fire eo far. and places Turkish forcen far south of the nAttila Line" which supposedly delimits the oouthe~n boundary of Turkish territorial claims on the island. 4. El~ewheret sporadic fiahtins was reported at Limnitts and Kokkins in the west of the iolond• and the turkiah commander in Famagusta reported that hi& forces had moved south of the city to cut Greek lines of communication. GREECE-US S. Ambassador Tasca has been given assurancea . by the minis try of fora 1gn affairs e.s well as by Hin ister of Defense Averoff that the appropriate security officials have been instructed to provide protection to US personnel and installations 4nd to take extra precautions in the present tenee circumstances. Th6 .• ambassador received similar assurances from the Athens police chief and the commanding general of the gendar- U~erie. · 6. The American air station at Irakl!on, Crete 1 reports .that ~ large anti-American demonstration was held in the city this afternoon but that the demon strators did not march on the' baee as had bean feared. Greek. police and army leaders on the island have promised full support in protecting the base. In • addition, a US carrier group is now about 30 mile~ from traklion and !s standing by to evacuate personnel should that become necassary. 7. El&Qwbere in Greece, relations between Gre~k and US military personnel have moved from friendly to formal. Moreover, there are some caeca in which US airmen and ohip~ ~ere prevented from reaching suppliea and equipment, or were required to make long detours to do so. There have been some report& that US vehicles and servicemen in unifot'm have been stoned and verbally abused outside US bases. -2- SX ..______=--=--=---:--:-:----r----....,.---_.,._~":.i:::.JJzR~ f"%P SECREI'F .__I__ __. • · ~ Appro~ed For Release 2005/09/21 : NLF-CODEWORD-4-21-4-0 ·'~ Approvea t-Or Ketease LUU::>/Utf/[1 : NLt--LULJI::VVUKLJ-4-.L:'I-4-U DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY 8. Yugoslav Vice-President and Foreign Min ist•r Milos Minic met today with Greek Prime Minis ter Karamanlis and Foreign Minister Mavros. Quoting diplomatic sources in Athens, UPI reports that Minic brought a message from Tito urging the Greeks and Turks to begin talking again. UPI also reports that Minie is scheduled to travel on to Ankara tomorrow to deliver Tito 1 o message to Turkish leadars, indi cating that the Yugoslavs may be seeking a mediating ·role. 9. An early resumption of the peace talks eeema unlikely, however, a& the Grooks continue to refuse to negotiate in t~o face of a "faie accompli." Greek political sources report that the current Oreek position is that the Turkish troops must pull back to positions held on August 9--prior to the second round of fi&hting--before talke can resume • •.. CYPRIOT V!El~S 10. Political consultations in Nicosia 1nten a1fied today. Lu~.@. We~~~an11 '·.a pec:isl repr_eaent at ive of the UN Secretary General, and Vrem Chand, commander of the UN forcee on the island, met with Cypriot Pieai dent Cler:f.des .in tJnat was dea cribed as a l.e.ngthy .dio cuaaion of the overall situation. No official state ment WOG issued after the meeting but press reports state that Weckmann raised the possibility of resuming the Geneva peace talks. Weckmann and Chand will mGet this evening with TurkiGh Cypriot leader Ec4evit Unell, who is acting vice-president in the absence of aauf Denkt aeh. c 11. Press accounts etate that Cleridca bopGs to postpone the opening of formal peace talks to sive himself more tice to mob1l1~e international public opinion in support of the. Greek.Cypriot cause--hope fully to bring pressure on the Turka to withdraw. their -3- 'FOP 9!30RET . . Appro~ed For Release 2005/09/21 ~ NLF-CODEW_C?RD-4-21-4-0. . . . . forcea. I 5X "" 'l'UR'KS RELAXING 13. In Ankara today Tqrkiah leaders congratu lated the a~med forcee on their victories in Cyprua. Prime Minister Ecevit, playing the Cyprus operation for all the political mileage he can get, led au of• ficial delegation to ge~eral staff headquarters to congratulate personally General Sancar, armed force: chief of staff, on the performance of his forces. Av tensions eased, the restrictions on public movecout through m.ilita:ry areae along the coast were lifted. -4- TOP Bi:CRB'Ta :' .... .,.... Approved For R~lease 2005/09/21 : NLF-C?~EW,?RD-~-21-4-0: .. . . . ,, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 035105 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL GNational security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL GTelegram DESCRIPTION re Cyprus CREATION DATE 08/17/1974 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200206 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER . 9 FOLDER TITLE . Cyprus Crisis (40) DATE WITHDRAWN 09/06/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • .. , ..... ··--·---~-- .. Department of State ·.s.s Cyprus Task Force (3) '-I Situation Reoort No. S :-o (4) Situation in Cyprus as of 1600 EDT, August l7, 1974 :-s Military Situation on Cyprus. The ceasefire may be ~/RPH det:erio::at:.i.r:g so:P.ewhat. Both t.he Embassy in Nicosia and t/SE the UNF!CYP Com.'!\lander have reported that the Turks apparentiy are moving south of the so-called "Attila t Line." Reuters reoorts that Turkish armored units have cut the main road bet\veen Nicosia and the southeastern I. Eort of Larnaca. the Turks also captured the village of 'HO Pyroi, a main Greek National Guard strongpoint, which .... straddles ~he road. Clerides called ruubassador Davies ~.:"\. to register his concern at this major violation and to !. (LDX) express his hope that the· OS can make the Tur~ish military ~ (LDX) comply with the assurances given both publicly and ~ (LDX) privately by the GOT. - (LOX) lRep S/S-0 US Embassy officers reconnoitered the Nicosia area during the afternoon and noted that UNFICYP flags and armor ware "most clearly in evidence~ at the Nicosia airport. 'I'heir major first impression t-tas that relatively little damage had been done to buildings and roads. Although some reports have said that Greek Cypriots are moving back into Nicosia, the Embassy officers were unable to verify this. Greece. The wave of anti-~~ericanism which has swept Greece continues to threaten US and NATO installations in the country. A number of individual reports have been filed detailing specific incidents of threats and acts against &~ericans and their property. The OS base at Iraklion, Crete, faced \·:ith the possibility of a major anti-US de~cnstration, called on the Greek military for protection. The Greek Foreign and Defense Ministers have assured the us Ar..bassacor that GOG will protect us citizens and property and take necessary precautions to ... avoid incidents. In any event, a US ship is standing off Crete to evacuate 1800 US citizens from the base if necessary. The former King of Greece, Constantine, sent a message to Prime Minister Karamanlis in which he denounced the • r .. ' ... ~ .. , .. . '---~-- --~··--· ----·-~-·------~- :?RIBUT!O!i. • 2) Department of State ?RS Cyprus ~ask Force i (3) ;-I Situation Recort No. S ;-o (4) Situation in Cyprus as of 1600 EDT, August 17, 1974 ;-s ::> ~ l-!ili tarv Si tuatio!'l on Cvprus. The ceasefire may be ~/RPH c.eter.1.orat:.1.ng son;e·.·rhat. Both the Embassy in Nicosia and ~/SE the UNFICYP Commander have reported that the Turks apparently are moving south of the so-called "Attila Line." Reuters reoorts that Turkish armored units have cut the main road between Nicosia and the southeastern Port of Larnaca. the Tu.::ks also captured the village of /HO Pyroi, a main Greek National Guard strongpoint, •,thich straddles the road. Clerides called hubassador Davies to register his concern at this major violation and to ~ (LDX) express his hopa that the· US can make the Tur~ish military Z:.. (LDX) comply with the assurances given both 'publicly and A. (LD!<) privately by the GOT. - (LOX) lRep S/S-0 US Enbassy officers reconnoitered the Nicosia area during the afternoon and noted that UNFICYP flags and armor were "most clearly in evidence!• at the Nicosia airport. Their majo.:: first impression vtas that relatively little damage had been dane to buildings and roads. Although some reports have said that Greek Cypriots are moving back into Nicosia, the Embassy officers were unable to verify this. t !, f Greece. The wave of anti-~~ericanism which has swept ·1 Greece continues to threaten US and NATO installations in the country. A nur.:tber of individual reports have been filed detailinq specific incidents of threats and acts against ~~ericans and their property. The US base at Iraklion, Crete, faced "t·:ith the possibility of a major anti-US de~onstrationr called on the Greek military for proteccion. The Greek Foreign and Defense Ministers have assured the US ~.bassador that GOG will protect us citizens and property and take necessary precautions to avoid incidents. In any event, a US ship is standing off Crete to evacuate 1800 US citizens from the base if necessary. The former King of Greece, Constantine, sent a message to Prime Minister Karamanlis in which he denounced the ' r SEG~W-/EXDIS '' -2- "barbarian and shameful attack by Turkey against Cyprus, 11 and in which he expressed deep sadness and bitterness because "neither the feelings of justice nor the alliance was able to prevent the unjust attack." In a state:-nent made upon his return to Greece yesterday, independent leftist politician Andreas Papandreou blamed the 11 cynicisn of 'ilashington" and ''Greece • s attac~~ent to the NATO alliance" for the division of Cyprus and Greece's troubles. He called for an end to Greece's deoendence on "the US Pentagon and NATO," saying that Greece must tbreak the chains forged ••• by ~erican imperialism within the framework of the Atlantic alliance." Turkev. The Turks continue to bask in the euphoria of their m~l~tary victories on Cyprus. Turkish leaders headed by Prime Minister Ecevit paid a visit on the Armed Forces General staff Headquarters to offer formal congratulations to the Turkish Chief of Staff, General Sancar, on the performance of his forces. In another development, Ecevit stated in a newspaper interview that he was opposed to partitioning Cyprus because this would "threaten detente in the Eastern Mediterranean.." Ecevit also said Turkey remained ready to resu..-ne the Geneva talks \'lith the UK and Greece "at any time" a~though neither of those countries had indicated any willingness to do so. Cyprus. According to UPI reports, cyprus Vice President Denktash warned that unless the Geneva peace conference resumes quickly, he and his fellow Turkish Cypriots will go ahead and set up their own administration on the northeastern third of Cyprus just captured by Turkey • .. ~ .. ' , NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 035106 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL ~National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL ~Telegram DESCRIPTION re Cyprus CREATION DATE 08/17/1974 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200206 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER .. 9 FOLDER TITLE . Cyprus Crisis (40) DATE WITHDRAWN 09/06/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 035107 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL ~ational security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL <;Telegram DESCRIPTION . re Cyprus CREATION DATE 08/17/1974 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200206 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER . 9 FOLDER TITLE . Cyprus Crisis (40) DATE WITHDRAWN 09/06/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 035108 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL ~ational security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL <;Report DESCRIPTION re Cyprus Situation CREATION DATE 08/17/1974 VOLUME . 4 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 033200206 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES BOX NUMBER 9 FOLDER TITLE . Cyprus Crisis (40) DATE WITHDRAWN . 09/06/2011 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST HJR • \lP • 7 • ., ; ·-· -, ' .! COPY ff"oF 18 COPIES f.'\; • -,~ ....__. :. ,,..,. Departr/1e1zt O)c State 8ESRET Z l7ZZ22Z AUG 74 ZFF4 CON1'i~OL : /~ 7 6 YC~ F~CSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY ANKARA FLASH 805~ BT SEeR E T STATE 161115 EXDlS - DISTRIBUTE AS NOOIS E.O. 11652:GDS TAGS: CY, GR, TU, PFOR SUBJECT: CYPRUS FOR THE AMBASSADOR FROM THE SECRETARY 1. YOU SHOULD SEE ECEVIT AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME AND GIVE HIM THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM ME GUT DO NOT LEAVE ANY PAPER WITH HIM>: . 2. WE HAVE RECEIVED DISTURBING REPORTS THAT DESPl TE YOUR ' ~ ASSURANCES tll8lHSH FOSCFS ARF CQWri tlt!P.jG TQ OCC!!PY MORE ' TERR TORY AN GRESS.. I CANNOT . z:., l EMPHASIZE STRONGLY ENOUGH MY EARLIER WARNING l AT THE DOMfSTTC SITYAIION IN THE !IN TIED STAI:'S H(&.::: ~1014 RFAC:HEIJ A : .·~·'1 POINT WHERE fURTHER TI!RKISH !'l!LIIABY OEERt\TIONS WILL put i l THE usa I b1 AN H1POSS IBLE POSI ILON. 1 F THEY CONTINUE: t VE I 1 ' f WILL BE OBLIGED TO TAXE PUBLIC STEPS WHICH .~0ULD, THREATEN OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A JUST SOLUTION ON lj"'.,;"·jj CYPRUS AND RESULT IN A FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE WESTERN h 'i> SECURITY POSITION IN THE AREA. I THEREFORE ASK THAT THE =IJ,~ GOT TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO SEE THAT THE CEASEFIRE IS ! r:-"' ~ STRICTLY OBSERVED. :.·! J·~~1 ,' ~- _, ....~. 3. AS TO THE LONGE~ RANGE PR08LEM OF BRINGING ABOUT A ., n; SITUATION IN WHICH THE CYPRUS CRISIS CAN BS BROUGHT TO A . . l f} ·CONCl..USlOtJ ACCEPTABLE TO ALL SIDES. I. SEE LITTLE CHANCE Of" i ";:::/} .-, l • ! t . ' : 1 : _/--:-:-·.1 f >~'\1 '·~·1 "· t AM f:QUALL'i CONVINCED THAT, O~JCE THF. NEGOTIATIONS It HAVE RESUMED, It WlL~ BE NECESSARY FOR THE GOT TO SHOW · nton~+ f NOT 10 BE REPRODUCED WITHOlia:tHt::AUTHORIZATlON OF THE EXECUTIVE SECREiAR1 ~c:_,-:-:;o,£.&:.l·~--~------=~------':'\:', ... "":-· ... ~ ., ...... ~ Depart1nent of State SECRET· 181115 ~ 1' 1 ' ' FURTHER FLEXIBILITY ·- PROBABLY IN TERMS Or TERRITORIAL CONCESSIOtJS -- IF THERE IS TO BE A REASONABLE FINAL OUT COME. 5. 1 HASTEN TO ADD THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS ONLY THE GOT WHICH MUST DEMONSTRATE FLEXIBILITY AND A SPIRIT F COMPROMISE; SO MUST THE GOG. INDEED. I RECOGNIZE HAT IT WAS IN PART GREEK UNWILLINGNESS TO COME FORWARD ITH CONCRETE PROPOSALS THAT LED TO THE BREAKDOWN IN THE ~ENEVA TALY.S. 6. THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD KNOW THAT THE SOVIEts coNTHJU!:: to p~s:ss us EOa snMF FORM oE .JOINT. i\cnor&. THEY HAVE NOW TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE NO VIEWS ON WHAT THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE CYPRUS DISPUTE SHOULD BE, SO LONG AS THAT OUTCOME ·- WHATEVER IT IS ~- IS GUARANTEED BY THE SOVIET UNION AND THE UNITED STATES. I ASSURE THE PRIME MINISTER THAT THIS PROPOSAL, TOO, WE SHALL REJECT. ~ THE AS ntE CYPRUS?RI~lE OISP M~W~S~~~ T I ~~~;} !;sr~ u~~t"~~~N'~ ;;;:i);Dl :H2~ SB ~aNGWO APPARENT f..ROGRfSS TOWARD RESOI t!TION T~J SlGHI, THE USSR Wlt..L CO·NIIN!!E TO AG!T.A-"fE -- AND 1 EXPECT WITH GROWING IN SISTENCE -- FOR A ROLE IN THE SETTLEMENT. THAT IS SOME• THING THAT CANNOT BE IN THE INTERESTS OF EITHER OF OUR GOVER NC"'E NTS • • 7. I WANT THE PRIME MINISTER TO KNOW THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT CHANGED ITS POSITION WITH REGARD TO CYPRUS NOR ITS SYMPATHY FOR AN ACCEPTABLE AND LASTING RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS HAVE so· LONG FACED. WHAT 1 HAVE SAID TODAY HAS BEEN SAID IN THE SPIRIT OF FRANKNESS AND FRIENDSHIP THAT HAS MARKED OUR RELATIONSHIP THROUGHOUT THESE DIFFICULT DAYS. IT IS BECAUSE I WANT THAT RELATIONSHIP TO CONTINUE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM OF OUR DOMESTIC LIMITATIONS AND THE NEED FOR A GENEROUS GESTURE FROM THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO BR!Nl THE DISPUTING PARTIES BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TADLE. .. 1 WOULD WELCOME THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS.. KISSINGER S 11.!\f:AGt.r:GUl~G ER: ML 1 r:-tJ,?/7 • rxr. i10tJh8 S ... Till: SE:Cf~E:TARY SIS : SRGAttMON SEOHET NUT lO lH. REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION Or THE EXECUTIVE SECRET?!< .. I'D 7 1 • .. I I I 1 • • ' .. \.lVI' t I I,·,.. DepartnzerJt of State SESRET CA0252 ...•. ' { ' 106836 -r,; --J z 1J_2._3 P oz ;J..!iL 1" zF r 4 ' }.1 ~1 F M S r (; ~ T ,\1' f: ~~ASH Cl C . ·~·.}j T 0 AM t:: t-l ti .A S S Y At 11 f. N S P\.. ASH : :-:,! . ·uuf; ~ t;; i + ~l'A.TE HH1?.i' ' ~ , .. Tr.~\~ EXIJXS CU!STR!8UTE AS NOOIS) ( r! fi :-=-' l F. .. a • 11 5 52 : GDS ;- ITAqiJ: CYi GR, TU, PFOR 1 • RURJFCT: 1 ,t i• ' ,, CYP!-C!JS : ,_: j R t: Ff.R f.t-1C r.:s: ATHENS 5767 ANO 5763 . ,.·-· i ~ (\::".] . ~;)'yj rRnr1 THt:: SEC~t.TARV FO~ THE AMBASSADOR -._ ~, I j It. JT IS CL~Aq FRnM YOU~ TALK W!TH KARAMANLIS ANO THE i OCH 1$ TALK riYTH RAt.l..!S THAT THF.: TIM!~ HAS Cr')HF." 1='0~ SOME JLE55 FORMAl.. AND MORE FRANK A~D O!R~CT EXCHANGE~ WITH ; !KAqAMAN~IS~ YOU SHOUl..n THER~FnR~ SEEK A MEETING WITH lf'H H ! M T 0 "1 0!:? R 0 \~ AN 0 R f! A r.'l THE F 0 L l.. 0 W! N G P 0 IN 1 S Cq V T l.. E AVE N0 l "\ if P I r: CE' () f ? AP ~ r() 11 V0 U 5 H0 UI.. 0 I Nf 0 R M iC AR AM .V' I.. 1 S T H AT 1' HE - ~iMAlN LJNES OF THIS M!SSAGE ~AVE BEEN GONE OVEH 8Y THe n lp~!S!UfNTa . t! q -~ -i 2. ! HAVE S~EN ASKEO TO DISCUSS THE CUR~f."'T STArE OF OUR • . ~;·~·R~LATIONS •Nn TO S~ARE WITW YOU THE SECRETARYI~ ASSESSMENT . . ; J ~ OF THC: Ph'ESEt--!T SlTUAiiON. OUR PIJR?O$E IS TO O.Flf.RM!NC. ti!JW -:'! QUB Muru"'l INTEREsts CAN a~ str?rb!GTH,::~>:zo, ·PKIMG accouNT , i: j O..f Uti;( COMMQN DESIRE TO S!;E ta. $iTTI.£M5'NT OF tHF CYPRUS 1 ; {_' _ PH n t1 :. t.t t. Cli I F. V f 0 wH I CH I Fi ,1 $ N • . • T F. S ,---., 1 AN ' "" A~ . n ;.- •TI Y ATEO, , -~~ t§ tUSfU iiQ0~ 1 WAYS ANO MEANS THAT ANQ .. P~ESERVE ~~~4'\ ·-.. ..._,. '::' '<.',... Jill .... ' ..:-:li... ~ ; 1 WJJ. 1:ttitS'::-'' , SiGRiT I ._ Wfl:; •. ·•• -#'f/" - -.. ·~::. 1 NOT TO S.E REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF .THE EXECUTIVE SECRET A; j ., ,;: ~ n Departme-nt of State - j ~ ~. -··.; ! . ->i : ' ;~ _.; -i ; PAGE itj2 SiA'iE. 161127 \ r;REt:k' ~QNQP • WE CAN ~lFLL llNi1EPSTANO THAT AN lMMF.'O'tATE ~IRfTU~~ to TH~ CONFERENCE TABLE UNO~R PREAENT C"NDIT!"N5 :;C}i IN CyPRUS ~OU~O Ra UNACCEPTABLE TO THE GRfEK GnV~RNMENT, ; ' . \~ . ~~ } •..:t. ALSO A S~UME THAT T HF: PRT f-IF. ~HI IS iER S HA~ ES t"UR CONCERN ! T ti AT T HE t; r.? f: AT F. S T n MJ Gr~ R l ~~ T H!=: P R ~ 5 ~ N"!' ':'; ! i U,\ T 't 0 ~ ut 0 Ill, 0 6 E J THE' $UCCESS Of l.EF'T WING ANO COM~1UNIST ?Rt:qSliR~S Olll THE 1P~~5~NT G~~EK GOV~RNMENT TO TURN AWAY FR"M A poo~WEST ANO : . -, ,-,I A LLl AN C ~-DR I F. Nit:: D P 0 L I C {,. THE P R I t-fE M1 NT S 7 E Q r.: AN A E . .1 :1 /1 t) S IJ ~ C: n T H 1\ i 1-: F- A ~ A · f H ,. ~ '. D 4 N r; E ~ S At-.1 0 T H AT t.z € AR E :;~~J ~ · E Ht: TURK I ~H Gi'W F.:RNM~NT T AT · : ./··, ~ 'tli f." L ! M I Is o E T H 1: P R F; S ~NT G8 E:: E K G0 V E: R N MP•' j 1 S MH L I L / fl r! M0 V E. l 0 I'< a k 0 · A N ~ G 0 I I AT E (> SOl U I I 0 N HAVE 5 Fe b1 6' E ACHE 0 . J '! 1 J~._l3. WE C.AN UNOt!RSTANt'l iHE OISAPP\llNii"E~JT Al\10 FRUSTRATION -!;~;nTrliT TH~ GNE~K GnV~R~M~NT ANn PEOPLE F~EL AT THE PRESUMED \l,::..'l !N.t\d!L!TY Of iHE U~s., DESPITE ITS INTf.N5!VE E~FORTS OVaJ:t : · l THE CDURSa OF TH:tS CRISIS, TO PRF.VENT TURKT.5H •.iiliiARY , ·, 1 ACTLoi~~ oN The orHa:R. ~AND, xr rs ToTALLY uN.wsr+t'xso .. i F"' ua r 11 e- s L sM r; r o s E L A;c p oN I HF u , s • ' No a on wE e t:, x E ¥ E !r:>l tT l$ IN THr: INTERFSI OE GREECE TO 00 so. AS CLOSE ANO -l';::;~ j F ~ ! t: N D 1.. Y A l. I.. I f. S , Wf- BEL ! F. V e ! T I S ! MP 0 ~ T ANT ~ 0 It f.~ 0 1' H 0 F w-·~Il US To r~E:HE~>-1E~~R THAT THT.S CRISIS. ~AS !'-lOT OF On~ MhKINfj 9R !! i C\ r i H £ K AfO. t1 d NL ! 5 r; 0 V E R N MEN T • =· ~ R E ~ C F- A ~>I D THE lJ , S • I' JI·~ERt PUT IN '!'H~ SITUAT!ON :CN WHICH Wtr NOW F H ' S ,f ~ ' ~JWTSF. A T ''i:l !">; ... K j \ l I ; i .tUN IA ~~ 'Je\l::rrtNG THE aAJ ANCF tlE epsc:Es ON cveaus, :1f~l4• THE PRHIF. MINISTER i'tUST .RE. AWARE OF ouq CO~STANT :~~JiANO !NTENS!VE EfFORTS TO MODPRaT~ TH~ TU~KISH ~OSITION ,--\! F fHHI T H C. ~ F G! N N HJ G 0 F T HE CR ! S ! S T 0 i HF. PR i: SI: NT T I r; E \H TH .i ;! S E. V E ~ t. I. D A I L. Y 0 E t'. A R CHE s· I N A ~J XA R A • CJUST TUn A V I HAVe: 1MAQE A MOST VIGO~OUS PROTEST TO THE TU~KJSH ~OVERNMENT AS i ;~;""~ 1 A R 1::. S U l.. T tl F R C: P 0 q T S T H A T THE V AR F. C 0 NT I N U ! MG T 0 ·oCCUPY Li';)l~MCRE. T~RRITOr:'Y.) ~H~ Oil') SUCCEEn !N DEt..AY!NG TUP.lO:SH :'...':'.~ iACTlON ~OR SFVF.R"t.. DAYS LAST WEE~!: ,\NI1 MIGHT iiAVE ACHIFVEO .r~ 1~VEN M~~E IF SOME OEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY HA~ nEV~LOPEO \ ~: jHtON!'; ThF. PARTIE$ IN GF>:NF.VA WHICI-i '..SOIH,.n HAVE ENAfH.EO US TO t ~~IPO!NT TO SOM~ ~OVEME~T IN THE NE~OTIAT!ON$~ WR ARE CO~~ ,; ( zd v ~c E'i Ha r aN! v t w;; us i g • v Q Iii~;;;; a v r HE mt z r t; 0 s r AxEs F,:~ .. \J~L.O HAVf P~EVENTEO TURt NOT 10 llf: REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF.THE EXECUTIVE SECRETAR Departrnent of State -~l·;~l seeREf '~D~A~r;~;~9•3--~S•TAA~T•E--~1~6~1~1~2~7------ HAVt:. i.ir:t:.N OIR!£CIEQ AGAINST A NATO t"ia \•IHTL..f l"c CAlli UNDF.R~T/.NO THF- OIF'FlCilt..T!F.S OF THE r.UPI~F.i'iT GHf.i:J< not·lt:·:~T!C S!T!IATIDN. ~>IE A5Sl.IMF. THl\T GREECE: !S I~: THF ~ATO AL~!ANC~ IN fUHTH~HANCE OF IT~ OWN S~CUR!TY !NTtP~STSt TH~ U,S. HAS 4~ TNTEHtST IN A $TRQNG NATO. HlTH GkfbCt 65 AN &ciTY~ AND FEFfCIIYE PARTNER, AND l A~ SURE TH! ?HtME HI~ISTER WnULO A~RrE THAT GRE~~E'S N~EO !N THIS Rt.GARD Is ;'j •l..f:*'AST AS GRE:AT AS THAT OF THE !J~S~ we BtLl~Ve TH~REfORE THAT IT IS IN OUR MUTUA~ INTFREST NOT TO nwF.:LL !"'N THE O!SAPPOINTt1ENTS OF THF.: PRESENT, BIIT TO FOCUS PHnMPTLY ON ~OW A~ST lN TH~ FUTURE TO FOqG~ TOG~THER A Cl..t\SF: Al~O COOPF.RATIV!! RELA.TICH~SH!P THAT SE~VF.S OUR t1UTUAI.. INTt:Pt:STS 1 e. wE RECOGNIZE THAT TH! PRIM~ ~INXSTER IS A ~ETTER JUDGE n f T Hl:. tJ 0 ~I r. S 'f' I C: S IT U AT t 0 N ! N GR E EC F. THAN WP. AR~ fi UT F R0 M A F u111:". ! 1.; N P 0 L I C Y P 0 l NT UF Vl f. W TH f. C. 11 NI HI U E' !l GR 0 WI H 0 F .\NT l• AM 1:. R! CAN X S M CAN Q NI V MAI<£; Ut P nS $l FlU! T rl F' l:"i T!! AL, t.,. Y fl:t-fOLlflrt!Yc REI ATTt.aUrMXP I.Ji W:ISH TO fSIAfjt I&~~ FURTHER .. MUR~ T~lS ANtl~AMgRlCAN!SM WILL !N THE LON~ TE~M HElP ONbJ THE fXIf(EME lEFT ANO UNDF.HMINE EVEN KARAMA"H .. l'S' PO~I!ION. w~ WANT TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN VOUR GOVE~NMeNT WHtCH tS THE ~tST GOV~RNMENT GREE~E' HAS HAD IN PAST 1~ YEARS. WE AL50 RECOGNIZE THlT VOU VOURS~Lf HAVE REEM RESTHAIN~~ BUT WU AR~ DISTURtiEO BY THE TRENDS OF ANTl•AMERitANISM, THE TDTA~ IMPACT OF ~HJCH !S TO HLAME THE UNIT~D STATES FOR .~l.f... THF. ILLS OF TnE PRF.SF.t~T SITUAT:tON. i.>/E MtfST TELL YOU !N ALL FRIENDSHIP THAT CONTINUATION OF TMI~ TREND PLUS CONT!NUI~lG PlJei.IC !NC~OENTS ANO ATTACKS WII..I. U"JOERMINE OU~ ~bi~ITY TO PLAY ~ POSITIVE ROLf.. 7. WE ARE PREPA~ED TO SEARCH TOGETHER FnR ELH~ENT~ OF AN EVENTUAL. SETTLEM~NT WHJCH FNABLE THE GRE~K A~O TURKISH ~0MMVNJTr~8 TO OETE~MINE THEIR OW~ FUTUNF, P~ESERV~ GREEK HOWC~ AN~ CONVINCE TH! TUHKlSH GOVERNM~NT THAT !T CAN FINO A $0LUTlON TO THE CYPRUS PRO~LEM WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF COMPQO~lSE AND aF.TTER ~ELATIONS WITH GREECE. YOU CAN BE ~ .... 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