CONVERSATION BETWEEN ADMIRAL FECHTELER, DCI,ROBERT, AMORY;& GENERAL CABELL

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• Publication Date: March 10, 1956
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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Conversation Between Admiral
andeGeneral,C bellMessrs. the
latter part o e discussion).
1. At the outset DCI asked Admiral Fechteler if he was
satisfied with the intelligence support he was receiving.
Admiral said he could not tell because he did not H know sowed the
much information we had that he was not getting.
uestion of lack of forewarning of the Istanbul-Izmir riots.
and convinced e 7r
that the most we had was knowledge o apparently minor student
demonstrations which were intended to be carefully controlled by
the police and inhich, to the chagrin of the government, got
completely and unexpectedly out of hand.
2. There was some general discussion of the Cyprus develop-
ments including the deportation of Archbishop Makarios.
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8. Admiral Fechteler expressed alarm at reports he had
that Russians were drilling for oil in Libya at a point near
'Wheeler's Field where there was no legitimate prospect for oil.
Mr. Amory gave a brief resume of the current status of negotia-
tions between the Libyan Government and the US and the dickerings
between the former and the USSR which to our knowledge had not
taken definite form.
9. Admiral Fechteler expressed concern at the delay in
giving financial aid to Turkey and hoped that the US Government
would reach a decision on this at an early date.
10. It was agreed that the DD/I would review the material
being sent to Naples for the Admiral to be sure it was comprehensive
and sufficiently detailed and at an early opportunity a DD/I
officer would check over their take against the
background of a was available in Washington and elsewhere
that bore on the problems of CINCSOUTH.
Dep
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uty Director/Intelligent
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- D 2 - GREECE & CYPRUS
Mar. 5, 1956
Ttfl 0TOKIS REJECTS KOPRULU'S ~ARGUtMENT
Athens, Greek Home Service, Mar.`2, 1956, 2015 GMT--M
(Text)
Foreign Minister Theotokis..declared.that he-received only today the
full text of Turkish Foreign Minister'Koprulu`s'statement in the
National Assembly last Saturday. After conferring with the Premier,
Theotokis issued a statement which says in part:
The recent statement of the Turk ish, 'Foreign Minister at the National Assembly
in regard to the Cyprus issue, Greek--Turkish relations, and_the Balkan
alliance have caused us strong surprise and a painful 'impression. Even
though.I consider that? public discussions far from advance international
problems, I am obliged to make certain observations on the main points
of the sincerity and stability characteristic of Greek policy.
The Turkish Foreign Minister alleges that the Greek Government has pursued
a demagogic policy. It. is regretful that a Minister, of a democratic Government
considers as demagogy an effort through lawful means to apply in favor of
the Cypriots the dogma of self-determination which has become law for
international society. A characteristic of the Turkish mentality on this
subject is that some years ago, in the same geographical region, and in
an area quite close to Cyprus, the so-called Sanjak of Alexandretta,
Turky sought and saw applied in her favor. this principle of self-determination
which now, when it concerns Greek Cyprus, she considers inapplicable,
The Turkish Government, after having opposed the immediate application
of the principle of.se'lf-determination, today opposes the grant of even
constitutional self-government to Cyprus... It thus seeks the prolongation
of an unacceptable anomaly which has a serious bearing upon the moral
and political interests of the free peoples. The strong unjustified
reaction of Turkey in the realization of even a plan for the self-
government of Cyprus constitutes a hostile action, and violation of the
general principles of international law. Interfering with the affairs
of others, the Turkish Foreign Minister appears to support the strange
theory that not even Great Britain, which now occupies Cyprus, has the
right to alter the existing. status. Absolutely.no.legal or contractual
hindrance maybe raised as:an obstacle to the grant of a constitution
after an agreement between the sovereign power and the interested. party,
the Cypriot people.
As a professor'of history, Mr. Koprulu surely.knows numberless examples
of changes of legal and territorial status- through peaceful means,
follow_ng direct negotiations between the interested parties.
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G R E E C E & C Y P R U S
Mar. 5, 195 6
MAXAR103 SAYS BRITISH. HAVE SHUT DOOR
Athens, Greek Ikme Service, Mar. 3, 1956, 2015 GNP--M
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According to the A E D'ATHENES correspondent in Nicosia, Ethnarch
Makarios has declared the following in connection with reports in
certain papers claimin \tthat new negotiations are likely:
"British intransige;tee closed the door to negotiations. The Cypriot
side will make no efforeopen this door."
1~emierls Statement
Athens, in Greek to Cyprus, Mar" 3, 1956, 1875 GNZ--M % (Supplementary broadcast: "Our Crus,")
xcerpts)
Replying today to questions regarding 4 test developments in the Cyprus
issue, Premier Karamanlis stated:
"From reports received yesterday and the dy before, I have been fully
acquainted with the latest stage of negotiat~ons between Archbishop
Ma'= ios and the British Colonial Secretary. In expectation of the
statement to be made by Lennox Boyd in the Howe of Commons on Monday
afternoon, I wish to state that I can only regretfully declare that
British officials have demonstrated unexpected intransigence during the
latest phase of negotiations."
In answer to another question the Premier replied: .
"If the statement to be made by the Colonial Secretary shows that the
British Governmt is not prepared to satisfy the basic claims of the
Ethnarch, and that as a consequence the negotiations must be considered
essentially at an end, then the Greek Government will again resort
to the United Nations and take every other course of action for the further
advancement of the national cause of our brother Cypriots."
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D 3 - GREECE & CYPRUS
Mar. 5, 1956
In this case the interested parties are primarily Great Britain and the
Cypriot people. The Turkish Foreign Minister strangely maintains that
the issue of Cyprus constitutes a case exclusively concerning Britain
and Turkey, as if no Cypriot people exist, nor an equally interested
Greek Government. This is a legal paradox, and from the political
aspect this is exactly what constitutes a case of demagogy, about
which the Turkish Foreign Minister has spoken.
I am not going to explain our well-known views on the Cyprus issue here,
nor to refute all points of the unfounded Turkish argumentation. I
confine myself to stressing that international agreements were never
destined to crystallize forever a certain status which has become
absolutely incompatible with the principles of contemporary international
reality. This would be a contrast to life-and the law of development.
Peaceful revision after a joint agreement aims exactly at pre
forceful c _ut c~ris` incases where the requirements of freedom and gi
justice make the change of status imperative.
As to what IV L-. Koprulu h s said about the Lausanne Treaty, far from
being intimidate. by it, we would like 'o draw to the attention of the
Turkish Government that the clauses of this treaty constitute a
whole structure. The more general consequences of its demolition
would perhaps be more painful to Turkey than to anyone else.
The Turkish Minister unfairly accuses the Greek Government to the effect
that through its allegedly hostile
propaganda relations, but it is opaganda it aims at disturbing
known to all who is the only one
responsible for the situation which has been created. Those responsible
for tl-,.e present deterioration of Greek-Turj-ish relations cannot be
allowed to accuse and admonish us.
We could at least expect that those who have disturbed these relations,
since they still believe that their maintenance serves common interests,
may wish to exert a sincere effort to reinstate these relations instead
of continuing provocative manifestations which can have unpleasant
consequences. We always consider that the cooperation of the two
countries serves their cormnon interests as much as the more general
interests, and we hope that we will not find ourselves in need to
reexamine the entire subject of our relations with Turkey. The Greek
Government with great calm and the necessary firmness faced the situation
after the tragic events of last September. Our actions a at
satisfaction of our equitable claims and, in continuation,mat the creation
of prerequisites which could salvage the shape of tripartite Balkan
cooperation which, had, been shaken due.to= the culpability of Turkey.
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D 4 _ GREECE & CYPRUS
Mar. 5, 1956
This is why I consider extremely harmful the new Turkish attacks
which cause a pointless deterioration of the situation. Our side
has made every effort not only to save the relations between the two
countries from deteriorating, but to bring about the desirable
abatement. I fear very much that Turkish irreconcilability may
adversely influence the creative work of the three states, and
slacken the joint defense effort. Responsibility will rest entirely
upon the Turkish Government.
The Turkish Foreign Minister's statement that the Greek Government does
not attribute proper importance to the Balkan alliance is entirely
contrary to reality. We have always demonstrated a special interest
for the organization of security in the Balkans. We are not the ones who
lack allied spirit. What is imperative is that the Turkish side must
also prove allied cooperation through deeds, and avoid actions and
manifestations which threaten the defense interests of the free world.
Facts speak for themselves, and the allied peoples are sufficiently
enlightened. We invoke the judgment of international democratic public
opinion which watches the contribution of each one in the work of peace
and collective security, and which had the chance even recently to
express its opinion regarding the international responsibilities
created by those who shake allied cooperation.
LIMASSOL TARGET FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS
Nicosia, Cyprus Home Service, in English, Mar. 4, 1956, 2100 GMT--M
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There have been a series of terrorist incidents in Limassol tonight,
A bomb was thrown at a security vehicle near the Palace cinema, and the
alleged attacker, a Cypriot, was shot and fatally wounded by one of its
passengers. Another Cypriot was injured by the bomb.
Three more explosions have been traced in the town although no
casualties and only slight damage is reported. The targets were a
house in the Army's Berengaria village, the main post office, and the
home of the Assistant Commissioner.
Two police stations have also been attacked tonight by bomb throwers
in Ayios Amvrosilos in the Kyrenia district and in Yerolakkos just
outside Nicosia. The explosions caused slight damage but no casualties.
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