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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Turkey Feridun C. Erkin, and C. Robert Moore
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DECLASSIFIED
E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D)
ARCHIVES *NATIONAL RECORDS AND you
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Dept. of State letter, 5-12-26 or (E)
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
to NLT- HC NARS Date 6.30.76 Memorandum of Conversation
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DATE: October 23, 1951
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SUBJECT:
Conversation with Turkish Ambassador
PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary
Mr. Feridun c. Erkin, Ambassador of Turkey
Mr. c. Robert Moore, GTI
COPIES TO:
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Amembassy Ankara
1-1493
On instructions from the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ambassador Erkin
called on me today to express the gratitude and appreciation of the
Turkish Government to this Government and to me and other officials
of the Department for our efforts in working for the decision that
was taken at Ottava to recommend the inclusion of Turkey and Greece
in NATO.
In thanking the Ambassador, I expressed regret that our Senate
had adjourned before action could be taken to approve the Protocol.
We had hoped that the Protocol could be signed at Ottawa at the time
of the Council meeting, but this proved impossible because some of the
countries first wanted to discuss it with their parliaments. Subse-
quently minor changes were proposed in the wording of the Protocol with
the result that it was only on October 17 that it was opened for signa-
ture and signed on behalf of the United States. By that time Congress
was about to adjourn, which it did on the 19th, so that Senate action
before adjournment was precluded. We will work for early action by the
Senate as soon as it reconvenes in January or earlier, if a special
session should be called, and we are not anticipating any difficulty.
The Ambassador then referred to press comment that Turkey and
Greece might be invited to the Rome meeting of the North Atlantic Council
as observers. I replied that I did not know what the Department thinking
was on that possibility. A number of considerations would be involved,
including the desires of the Turkish and Greek Governments.
After brief and general comment on the Egyptian situation, the
Ambassador took his leave.