Office of the Historian

February 1959–July 1960: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus; Efforts By the United States to Secure Its Interests

312. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Nicosia

Washington, February 25, 1959, 6:35 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.47C2/2–2459. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Blood. Repeated to London, Athens, and Ankara.

313. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Nicosia

Washington, February 25, 1959, 7:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/2–2559. Confidential. Drafted by Blood. Repeated to London, Paris for USRO, Ankara, and Athens.

314. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to Acting Secretary of State Herter

Washington, February 26, 1959.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/2–2659. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]

315. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

London, February 26, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/2–2659. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Nicosia, and Paris for USRO.

317. Memorandum of Conversation

Athens, March 5, 1959, 11:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/3–659. Secret; Limited Distribution; Noforn. Drafted by Berger. Enclosure to despatch 725 from Athens, March 6. The meeting was held in Averoff’s office at the Greek Foreign Ministry.

318. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, March 6, 1959, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/3–659. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Ankara, Athens, and Paris for USRO.

319. Telegram 5347 From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, March 19, 1959, 6:48 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.47C4/3–1759. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]

320. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, March 26, 1959, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/3–2659. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Ankara, Paris for USRO, London, and Nicosia.

321. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, April 14, 1959, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/4–1459. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Athens, and Ankara.

322. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, May 4, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.56/5–459. Secret. Repeated to London, Ankara, Athens, and Paris for USRO.

323. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, May 19, 1959, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/5–1959. Secret. Repeated to London, Ankara, Athens, and Paris for USRO.

324. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Nicosia

Washington, June 6, 1959, 3:43 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747.56/6–459. Secret. Drafted by Blood; cleared with the Department of Defense, International Cooperation Administration, Ellis, Rehm, McClellan, and Swihart; and approved by Rountree. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, London, Paris for USRO, and pouched to Rome for the Liaison Officer.

325. Airgram G–02 From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 1, 1959, 5:39 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/6–1959. Confidential. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

326. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, July 10, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/7–1059. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to Paris for USRO, London, Nicosia, and Ankara.

327. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, July 25, 1959, 7 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/7–2559. Secret. Repeated to London, Ankara, Athens, Paris for USRO, and Rome.

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

Athens, August 13, 1959, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.56/8–1359. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Nicosia, and London.

329. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, September 23, 1959, 11:35 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/9–359. Secret. Drafted by Blood. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Paris for USRO, Rome, and Nicosia.

330. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, October 6, 1959.

Source: Department of State, INR-NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet reads in part:

“Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence. The following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and The Joint Staff.

“Concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on 6 October 1959.” The representatives of the AEC and FBI abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

331. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, October 21, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/10–2159. Secret. Transmitted in two sections. Repeated to London, Ankara, and Athens.

332. Telegram From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, October 22, 1959, 8 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.5–MSP/10–2259. Secret. Repeated to London, Ankara, and Athens.

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

Ankara, October 27, 1959 7 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/10–2759. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Athens, London, Paris for USRO, Rome, and Nicosia.

334. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State

Athens, October 27, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/10–2759. Secret. Repeated to London, Ankara, Nicosia, Paris for USRO, and Rome.

335. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Nicosia

Washington, October 28, 1959, 4:24 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.56/10–2859. Secret. Drafted by Blood and Marcy. Also sent to Nicosia, Athens, Ankara, and London and pouched to Rome.

337. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

London, November 30, 1959, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 747C.00/11–3059. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Paris for USRO, Rome, and Nicosia.

338. Memorandum of Discussion at the 426th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, December 1, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs on January 26, 1960.

340. Telegram 296 From the Consulate General in Nicosia to the Department of State

Nicosia, January 12, 1960, 1 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 947C.40/1–1260. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]

341. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

London, January 13, 1960, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 947C.40/1–1360. Secret. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, and Nicosia.