Office of the Historian

United States Relations With Turkey: Questions of Economic and Military Assistance1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. VIII, pp. 865 ff.

317. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Scott) to the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Washington, January 5, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/1–555. Secret. A note on the source text in an unidentified hand indicates that the Secretary saw the memorandum.

318. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Jernegan) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Washington, February 21, 1955.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5510 Memoranda. Top Secret. Drafted by Lincoln and transmitted through the Executive Secretariat.

319. Memorandum of Discussion at the 238th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 24, 1955

Washington, February 24, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 15.

320. National Security Council Report

Washington, February 28, 1955.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5510 Series. Top Secret.

321. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford)

Washington, March 15, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/3–155. Secret. Drafted by Snyder on March 11. An identical memorandum was sent to Robert B. Anderson, Secretary of Defense. None of the tabs was found attached to the source text and none is printed.

322. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, April 1, 1955—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 682.87/4–155. Secret; Priority.

323. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, April 21, 1955—4 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/4–2155. Secret. Repeated to Paris Topol.

324. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 18, 1955

Washington, May 18, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/5–1855. Confidential. Drafted by Brewster on May 23.

325. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, May 21, 1955—2:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.10/5–2155. Confidential. Drafted by Brewster, Baxter, and Snyder and signed by Allen for the Secretary of State.

326. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 21, 1955

Washington, May 21, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/5–2155. Confidential. Drafted by Baxter on May 24.

328. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, June 7, 1955—noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/6–755. Secret.

329. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 8, 1955

Washington, June 8, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/6–855. Confidential. Drafted by Baxter on June 13.

330. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, July 2, 1955—5:13 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.10/7–255. Confidential. Drafted by Allen, who also signed for the Secretary.

331. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ankara, September 14, 1955

Ankara, September 14, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.10/9–2455. Secret. Humphrey and Hollister were in Turkey to attend the 10th annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of the IBRD and IMF held in Istanbul. According to a note to Hoover of September 24 attached to the source text, Hollister indicated that the memorandum had been dictated on a return flight from Ankara. The language, particularly the use of pronouns, suggests that Humphrey and Hollister may have dictated the memorandum to Riley or another official who then transcribed it.

332. Memorandum of Discussion at the 264th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 3, 1955

Washington, November 3, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on November 4.

333. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, November 17, 1955—4:58 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/11–1555. Confidential. Drafted by Young, who also signed for the Acting Secretary. Repeated to Istanbul.

334. Memorandum of a Conversation, American Embassy, Ankara, January 13, 1956, 10 a.m.

Ankara, January 13, 1956, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/1–2456. Secret. On January 24 this memorandum of conversation and the record of a previous briefing on January 12 were sent to Baxter by Kohler. According to Kohler, the minutes of the meetings were not cleared with McGuire, but seemed to reflect the “flavor” of the conversations. (Ibid.)

335. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, January 17, 1956—noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.00/1–1756. Secret. Repeated to Rome, Paris, and London.

336. Letter From the President’s Special Consultant (Randall) to the Secretary of the Treasury (Humphrey) and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Washington, March 6, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.00/3–656. Confidential.

337. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, March 8, 1956—8:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.8241/3–856. Confidential. Drafted by Baxter.

338. Letter From the President’s Special Consultant (Randall) to the Secretary of the Treasury (Humphrey) and the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Washington, April 17, 1956.

Source: Department of State, NEA/GTI Files: Lot 58 D 610, The Randall Mission 1956—January. Confidential.

339. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, April 17, 1956—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.54/4–1756. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

340. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, April 28, 1956—3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 882.10/4–2856. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris.

341. Memorandum of Discussion at the 285th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 17, 1956

Washington, May 17, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on May 18.

342. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, June 20, 1956—8:19 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/6–2056. Secret. Drafted and signed by Baxter. Repeated to Paris for USRO and CINCEUR.

343. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey

Washington, July 10, 1956—7:02 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/7–756. Secret. Drafted by Baxter and signed by Allen for the Secretary.

344. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State

Ankara, July 16, 1956—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/7–1656. Secret.

345. Letter From the Ambassador in Turkey (Warren) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Ankara, July 28, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 782.5–MSP/7–2856. Secret; Personal.

  1. A notation on the source text indicates that the memorandum was dated May 5. Baxter’s own notation indicates that the memorandum was written on “Wednesday morning”. Other indications in the source text, however, particularly Baxter’s reference to Dulles’ meeting with outgoing Turkish Ambassador Feridun Erkin, suggest that the memorandum was written on Wednesday, May 25.↩