Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XVI, Cyprus; Greece; Turkey

26. National Security Action Memorandum No. 286¹

Washington, March 12, 1964.

TO

• The Secretary of State
• The Secretary of Defense
• The Director, Bureau of the Budget

SUBJECT

• United Nations Cyprus Force

The President has decided that the U.S. will provide troop airlift free of cost to the United Nations where countries contributing forces to the United Nations Cyprus Force are unable to furnish their own transportation. The President expects that this particular airlift will be absorbed within the airlift capability of the Department of Defense and that no additional funds will be required by the Department.

McGeorge Bundy ²

1. Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Robert W. Komer, Cyprus. Confidential. A copy was sent to Komer.
2. Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.