DISTRIBUTION: TURKISH TROOPS ON CYPRUS, 27 MAY 1977

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 27, 1977
• Content Type: LIST

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Nelson Ledsky (w)
Director, Office of Southern
European Affairs
Room 4513
State Department
Gregory Treverton (w)
NSC Staff
Room 368
Old EOB
Room 2C238
Pentagon
George Harris
Chief, WE/INR
Room 4742
State Department
Thomas J. Hirschfeld
Policy Planning Staff
Room 7316
State Department
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IC Staff
CHB
D/DCI/IC (w)
CHB
Stephen Snow
INR
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DIA
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Pomponio Plaza,
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DISTRIBUTION: Turkish Troops on Cyprus, 27 May 1977
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THE DIRSOOR OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
National Intelligence Officers
27 May 1977
NOTE FOR: Nelson Ledsky
SUBJECT : IIM, Turkish Troops on Cyprus
1. Attached is a short Interagency
Intelligence Memorandum, updating our assess-
ment of Turkish troop strength on Cyprus. We
timed this paper to be of use to those who
will draft the administration's bimonthly
report on Cyprus to Congress. We will provide
a similar wrapup at the end of July.
2. Please note the extent to which doc-
umentary sources confirm the estimates we have
been holding on these forces.
3. A copy of the IIM will be sent to
Greg Treverton at the NSC.
National Intelligence Ulticer
for Western Europe
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27 May 1977
INTERAGENCY INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Turkish Troops on Cyprus*
1. Overall Turkish mainland troop strength on Cyprus
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varied little over the past several months. I _j
i
on e
Turkish troops
island numbered 31,502 on 11 May. Previous documentary
evidence listed Turkish troop levels on Cyprus at slightly
over 31,000 men in January of this year.
2. Although the Turkish Cypriot Security Force has
been increasing in size and effectiveness, recent evidence
indicates that its strength is closer to 4,000 than to the
previously estimated 5,000-6,000 men.
T e Turks are not likely to allow any with-
drawal of mainland troops to result in Turkish Cypriots
IIL numbered b the Greek Cypriots 25X1
f r s in ou
at least a brigade
k
eep
that the Turks intend to
after a peace treaty.
d
even
(.about 5,000 men) on the islan
3. There is no military reason why a sizable draw-
down of Turkish troop strength on Cyprus could not be
implemented. The determining factor for such a decision,
however, will be political and will hinge on the outcome
been indications
of the elections on 5 June.- There have th
t +ho Turkish
a
General Staff has tentative plans to withdraw about 5,000
men from C rus . ~~
* This paper was requested by the Director, office of
Southern European Affairs, Department of State. It was
drafted by CIA/OSR at the request of the NIO/WE~ cc o- level.
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NI IIM 77-013
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