Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE E.O. 12065, WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 NLT, Date 9-9-85 March 10, 1952 By DEB SECRET SECURITY INFORMA TION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS TURKEY During a recent call on Turkish Foreign Minister Koprulu Ambassador McGhee requested Koprulu to give his principal impressions of the NATO meeting in Lisbon. Koprulu said he had been dis- - tressed by the slowness of western rearmament, but that, all things con- sidered, he felt that progress had been satisfactory. He felt that the solution of the German problem, which he considered vital to the defense of Europe, had been only an indirect one, but that it was probably adequate for the time being. He said Turkey placed great emphasis on rearming Western Germany and he was critical of the French attitude and had expressed him- self frankly in this regard to the French themselves. Koprulu said he felt that the spirit of resistance in Western Europe was not strong enough and that some sort of moral mass awakening should be launched. Koprulu took the occasion of this meeting with our Ambassador to express a strong conviction that Spain should be associated in the defense of Europe, and he added that Turkey wished to establish close relations with Spain. Koprulu said he had been invited to visit Spain after the Lisbon meeting but he had declined because he felt such a visit so soon after Turkish admission to the NATO would be an affront to certain European countries. He said that for some months Spain had desired to conclude a treaty of friend- ship with Turkey and that the Turks in general were favorably disposed. The substance of the treaty had not been discussed, but it has been conceived simply as an act symbolizing close ties between the two countries. He said that Spain felt isolated and was trying to find friends, and he noted that the Spanish Foreign Minister was planning a visit to the Arab states in the near future. Koprulu concluded by raising the question whether Turkish support might not ultimately help to effect the integration of Spain in European defense. McGhee has promised to discuss these matters further with Koprulu as soon as he has consulted with the Department. EGYPT British Ambassador Stevenson in Cairo has shown Ambassador Caffery the text of a telegram which he has sent to the Foreign Office in London in which Stevenson appeals for the authorization to issue a joint British-Egyptian statement which would make the following points: 1) the British would recognize the Sudan title subject to the necessary safeguards SECRET SECURITY INFIORMATION