Η ιστορία του χθές, οδηγός του μέλλοντος; (Ένα τυχαίο απόσπασμα):
foto: N.Y TimesMinutes of Meeting of the Washington Special Actions
Group1
Washington, July 17, 1974, 10:10–10:48 a.m.
SUBJECT
Cyprus
PARTICIPANTS
Chairman—Henry A. Kissinger
State
Robert Ingersoll
Joseph Sisco
Robert McCloskey
Wells Stabler
Thomas D. Boyatt
Defense
William Clements
Robert Ellsworth
Harry Bergold
JCS
Gen. George S. Brown
Lt. Gen. John Pauly
CIA
William Colby
George Lauder
NSC
Richard Kennedy
Harold Saunders
Ms. Rosemary Niehuss
James G. Barnum
304 Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, Volume XXX
1 Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files
(H–Files), Box H–096, Meeting Files, WSAG Meetings. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting
took place in the Situation Room of the White House.
Secretary Kissinger: Bill (Mr. Colby), would you like to brief?
Mr. Colby briefed the attached text.2
Secretary Kissinger: What do you think they want to achieve by
doing that? (referring to information that Ankara is moving troops into
positions in southern Turkey)
Mr. Colby: They probably want to move into this area (pointing
to North Central Cyprus on the map). They probably want to establish
an enclave in that area.
Mr. Colby continued to brief.
Secretary Kissinger: (To Mr. Stabler) Have we told the Turks that
we know of their concern?
Mr. Stabler: Not yet, but a telegram is being prepared. . . .
Secretary Kissinger: That takes too long. Call the (Turkish) Ambassador.
They should know right away what our position is.
Mr. Sisco: I’ll give him a call right now. (Mr. Sisco left the room.)
Mr. Clements: What’s this you’re doing?
Secretary Kissinger: Informing the Turks that the Greeks are not
increasing the number of their forces in the island.
Mr. Colby finished his briefing.
Secretary Kissinger: Bill (Mr. Clements), do you have anything?
Mr. Clements: Well, Henry, I agree with Bill’s assessment. But I
don’t really know why. I don’t think the Turks will move in (on Cyprus).
They may make some noise, but I don’t think they’ll move.
Mr. Colby: Oh, I think they’ll try to avoid having to move. I didn’t
mean to say that we think they’ll move. I think they’ll try the diplomatic
route first, but may feel in the end that they have to move in.
Secretary Kissinger: To what end? Why should they do this?
Mr. Colby: To maintain the status quo ante.
Secretary Kissinger: I still do not understand why Turkey wants
Makarios back.
Mr. Colby: Well, look at it this way. It’s either Makarios or Sampson
at this point. Makarios is certainly better than Sampson from a
Turkish point of view.
Secretary Kissinger is handed a cable.3
Secretary Kissinger: This just talks about the influx of forces; we
already knew that. (Pointing to the map) If the Turks intervene, if they
take that quadrant (Southwest), what is the proportion of Turks to
Greeks in that area?
Cyprus 305
2 Not attached and not found.
3 Not further identified.
Πηγή: U.S Department of State.
