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The original documents are located in Box 42, folder "Turkey - Military Aid Embargo (5)"
of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 42 of The John Marsh Files
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Washington Post
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FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 1975
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TO:
RICHARD CHENEY
FROM: JACK MARSH
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: FINAL
1. SENATE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTION, EXCEPT ON DEFENSE CONFERENCE
REPORT - PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
LONG "WINDFALL TAX" BILL DEFERRED TO SEPTEMBER.
2. HOUSE - NO FURTHER ACTION ON TURKEY.
FINAL CONSIDERATION OF HR 7014 DINGELL ENERGY BILL
DEFERRED TO 3 SEP. COMMITTEE ROSE BEFORE COMPLETING
BILL.
NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTION.
NOTES
1. WAYNE HAYS ADVISES HE CAN NOT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION
ON TURKEY IF PRESIDENT CALLS CONGRESS BACK. HE WANTED
US TO BE AWARE OF THIS.
2. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FEARS "POCKET VETO" OF S1849,
PETROLEUM ALLOCATION EXTENSION ACT, AND MAY DELAY SEND-
ING BILL TO WHITE HOUSE UNTIL LAST NINE (9) DAYS OF
RECESS. THIS IS INFORMATION MAX PICKED UP ON HILL,
AND WE ARE TRYING TO CHECK OUT.
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ROLL CALL VOTES TO ADJOURN HOUSE THURSDAY NIGHT:
YEA
NAY
1.
184
196
2,
156
194
3.
151
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4.
140
200
5.
137
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6.
142
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REFLECTED A SHOW OF STRENGTH ON TURKEY ISSUE.
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FORD i LIBRARY 938839
August 4, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LES JANKA
THRU:
JACK MARSH
BILL KENDALL
FROM:
CHARLES LEPPERT, JR.
SUBJECT:
Scoville and Ikle 1 etter on the Utility
of U.S. bases la Turkey
Max Friedersdorf asked that I obtain a copy of the Scoville letter on the
marginal utility of our bases in Turkey and to have you prepare a rebuttal
for circulation on the Hill.
Please note that also attached is the response of Mr. Fred C. Ikle.
FORD i LIBRARY 9ERALD
JOHN F. BERLING
WASHINGTON OFFICE
14TH DISTRICT OHIO
1234 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
TELEPHONE (202) 225-5231
COMMITTEES:
JUDICIARY
INTERIOR AND
Congress of the United States
DISTRICT OFFICE:
411 WOLF LEOGES PARKWAY
INSULAR AFFAIRS
AKRON, OHIO 44311
House of Representatives
TELEPHONE (216) 762-9323
Mashington, D.C. 20515
July 31, 1975
Dear Colleague:
Last week I circulated a letter from Dr. Herbert Scoville
stating that the Turkish bases have only marginal utility in
verifying past and future strategic arms limitation agreements.
It seemed to me that Dr. Scoville's views had an important bearing
on the claims by the Administration that the Turkish bases were
essential for this purpose. Dr. Scoville is one of the foremost
U.S. experts in the fields of strategic weaponry, arms control
and scientific intelligence gathering, with more than twenty years
of service in important posts in the Department of Defense, Central
Intelligence Agency and Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
In connection with the Administration's efforts to obtain
consideration of a revised compromise resolution on a partial
lifting of the ban on arms shipments to Turkey, I received a phone
call yesterday from Dr. Fred C. Ikle, Director of. the U.S. Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency. Dr. Ikle called to say that he
considered the bases very important for monitoring both present
and future arms control agreements. I suggested to Dr. Ikle that
he review Dr. Scoville's letter and give me his comments, and I
offered to give his comments the same distribution that I had given
to Dr. Scoville's letter. Both letters are attached, in order
that Members may draw their own conclusions as to the adequacy of
Dr. Ikle's response to the points made by Dr. Scoville.
Sincerely,
John SEIBERLING,
JFS:jmb
GERALD FORD LIBRANT
July 31, 1975
Dear Congressman Seiberling:
I wish to follow up on your questions as to the importance of U.S.
bases in Turkey for the verification of arms control agreements. In
particular, you were interested in my reactions to the letter by Doctor
Herbert Scoville, Jr. which you inserted in the Congressional Record of
July 22, 1975.
In his letter, Dr. Scoville states that the bases in Turkev are not
well located to monitor the SALT Interim Agreement and the ABC1 Treaty.
While the sites in Turkey have made some contribution to monitoring the
AB1 Treaty, it would be shortsighted to consider the verifiability of only
those limitations which were agreed to in the past. The Interim Agree-
ment will expire in two years and the SALT II agreement now under negotia-
tion will have additional limitations more difficult to monitor. Moreover,
we must ensure that our verification capabilities will be adequate for
further limitations and reductions to be negotiated after SALT II. If
we permit our verification capabilities to contract, how can we expand the
scone of future arms control limitations?
Many members of Congress expressed an interest in limiting cruise
missiles. As far as we can anticipate, the verification of such limits
will have to be based primarily on the observation of tests. For this
purpose, bases in Turkey would play a crucial role; without them, any
actual or likely potential test locations could not be monitored. It
would take many years and considerable investment to develop alternate
means of verification, if the gap could be closed at all.
We must also keep in mind that the Soviets may change the location
of their test sites or the way in which they use them. This possibility
lends added importance to the U.S. monitoring facilities in Turkey.
The suggestion has been made that the facilities in Turkey could be
moved to another country. But this would forfeit Turkey's unique geo-
graphic location. Moreover, such a relocation would almost certainly en-
tail new political vulnerabilities.
Classified data necessarily omitted from this letter would lend
greater clarity and force to these conclusions. However, the importance
of the Turkish bases for the monitoring of arms limitations agreements
can be sufficiently appreciated, I think, from the considerations sketched
here.
Please let me know if I can provide you with additional information.
Sincerely,
FRED C. IKLE, Director
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency
July 20, 1975
Dear Congressman Seiberling:
This is in answer to your request for my views on the usefulness of our
Turkish bases for verifying the SALT agreements. i understand that it has been
argued that these bases are essential for ensuring that the Russians are not
violating the SALT I ABi1 Treaty and Interim Agreement on Offensive Weapons and
that they are also necessary if we are to verify any future agreements deriving
from the Vladivostok Accords.
While there is no doubt that the Turkish bases provide useful information
on certain aspects of the Soviet military complex, to say that they are essen-
tial for verifying past or future SALT agreements would appear to be such an
exaggeration as to raise questions as to the sincerity of those making the
statements.
First, with respect to the ABM Treaty, the bases would appear of marginal
if any value. A glance at the globe will show their unsuitability for observa-
tions of the Soviet ABil Test Site at Sary Shagun, which is on Lake Balkash
about 2,000 miles east of Turkey. That country is far less satisfactory for
observing activities at the Test Site than would be bases in countries directly
to the south. Turkey is not a good location for observing whether their radars
are being tested in the ABH mode or their SAM missiles are being tested against
incoming ballistic missiles. It has no value at all for verifying deployment
of ABils. While the Turkish bases are closer to the Russian ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM
test launch areas, which are north of the Caspian Sea, information on such
firings that might come from the Turkish bases is not of any great value in
verifying the ABN Treaty.
The Turkish bases provide no information relative to the Interim Agree-
ment on Offensive Weapons, since this agreement only freezes deployment of
offensive missiles, not their development or testing. Information on
deployment comes from observation satellites, not from surface observation
posts. Thus, the Turkish bases have little if any value in verifying either of
the SALT I Hoscow Agreements.
It is harder to be so categorical relative to future agreements, since
details on these are still unknown. However, looking at the Vladivostok
Accords, it is doubtful whether the bases can be very important. As with the
Interim Agreement, these bases have no relation to the ceiling on deployment of
delivery vehicles.
They could be of some value relative to the ceiling on HIRVd missiles,
since a factor here is what types of missiles have been tested with MIRVs.
However, the key observation [point] to determine this is not at the launch end
of the test range, but at the re-entry point which occurs on the Kamchatka
Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean. Both of those areas are subject to observation
from U.S. ships or land areas. It is these locations, not the Turkish bases,
which have provided the information that the Secretary of Defense has used to
announce Soviet MIRV tests. If observation of the launch areas were essential,
then verification would be impossible, regardless of whether we had the Turkish
bases, since there is nothing to prevent the Russians launching from one of
their operational sites far from the Turkish bases. Finally, there are other
land areas closer than Turkey for observing the current Soviet missile test
launch area to the north of the Caspian Sea.
In sum, the Turkish bases have only marginal utility in verifying past or
possible future SALT agreements. Other observation sites and satellites would
appear much more useful. SALT cannot be reasonably used as a justification for
making a decision on our Turkish aid program.
/s Herbert Scoville, Jr.
Former Assistant Director of CIA for
Scientific Intelligence and Deputy
is
Director for Research
FORD
GERALD
LIGHT
AUG 6 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 5, 1975
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
JIM CONNOR for
SUBJECT:
Turkey Vote
The attached material was returned in the President's outbox
with the request that they be returned to you.
cc: Don Rumsfeld
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July 29, 1975
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DICK CHENEY
FROM:
SUBJECT:
JACK MARSH July
Turkey Vote
The House leaders are pushing for reconsideration of the Turkey
vote by coming up with a proposal to go for the same bill plus the
so-called Nelson Amendment as an added section to the bill. (A
copy of the Nelson Amendment is at the end of the cable.) We
have pointed out to them the Administration's objection to this
type proposal but they insisted it is necessary to show some change
in the bill in order to justify Members changing their vote. It is
their view that we have to have this provision if we want a recon-
sideration. This proposed addition is the same as the provision
which related to the Jordan arms sale.
Vice President met with Bipartisan Senate leaders this morning
to urge reconsideration action and they are agreed. The present
plan is to attach the Turkey bill as amended to the Board of Inter-
national Broadcasters bill, currently contained in the State Depart-
ment Authorization legislation now in the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. The Broadcasters bill has been reported out separately
with the Turkey Amendment and is slated for Senate Floor considera-
tion Wednesday. Max advises that Bob Griffin is making a Whip
check.
Assuming favorable Senate action, efforts have been made for speedy
consideration in the House Rules Committee with the hope for action
in the Rules Committee late Wednesday and House Floor action
Thursday.
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We have made some progress today on turning around House votes
but are troubled by the front page story in the New York Times
today which indicates that Turkey may not relent on all base closures
even if the legislation passes. A copy of the New York Times story
is attached. A similar story was carried with a full page headline
in the Washington Star today.
Leadership sponsors in the House are at work to either firm up or
switch votes there. We are trying to concentrate here on both
House and Senate votes but primary effort in the morning directed
to the Senate.
Max reports the following Congressional action:
--
The veto on the Health-Nurses Training Bill was over-
ridden in the House by 384 to 43.
--
The Elk Hills Bill passed the Senate by the vote of
93-2.
The House Rules Committee today granted a rule on the
Resolution of Disapproval for the President's Decontrol plan and
this vote will probably occur Wednesday, July 30.
- -
The Rules Committee also granted a rule making the
Krueger Amendment in order as an amendment to the Dingell
energy bill, also under consideration on the House floor. The
Krueger Amendment closely parallels the President's Decontrol
Plan, but would be subject to amendment on the House Floor.
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Tuesday, July 29, 1975
Turks Assert Some Bases
Will Stay Closed for Good
Senior Officials Say Domestic Politics
Would Rule Out Reopening Even If
Congress Ultimately Lifts Embargo
By STEVEN V. ROBERTS
Special to TheNew York Times
SECRET
On page 5, after line 17, add the following new section:
(e) In the case of any letter of offer to sell any defense article
or defense service pursuant to the Foreign Military Sales Act or to
furnish grant military accistance the authority of the Foreign
Act of 1961 for $25,000,000 or more, the President shall
submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a statement
containing (1) a brief description of the defense article or defense
service to be offered, (2) the dollar amount of the proposed sale or
grant, (3) the United States armed force which is making the sale or
grant, and (4) the date on which any letter of offer to sell is to be
issued or grant is to be made. The letter of offer shall\ not be issued
nor the grant made if the Congress, within twenty calendar days after
receiving any such statement, adopts a concurrent resolution stating
in effect that it objects to such proposed sale or grant.
Determined to
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We have been successful
in separating the Byrd
proposal from the Senate
Turkey bill so he will not
be amending our bill.
Present plan is for Senate
consideration at 2:00 p/m
Thursday.
Head count last made
tonite is 46 yea 36 NAY
14 Ques.
We are encountering
difficulties in getting House
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consideration by Rules because
of delay that developed in
Senste. This is first item of
business for MAX and me
Thursday. Some Senate supporter
are relectant to proceed unless
the House will consider.
Broomfield has inquired of
Max if there was a desire by
the administration to go forward, or
pull down the bill. We are advising
our last advice is to proceed
Other matters of interest
in event you are unaware
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include following:
1, N.H. Senate sent back
by Senate to N.H. for
special election
2, Pay adjustment amend-
ment carried in House
214- 213.
We will be working Turkey
matter closely both Houses and
will advise any developments,
Regards to all,
Jaik
Turkey Head count follows
separate meono. Prepared by
Kentall in cooperstion Senafe Rep. LdRs.
GERALO
CONFIDÊNTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Beall * I.N.
Bayh
>
Nunn
Bellmon
Bentson
*
\
Pastore *
*
Brock
Biden
Pell
Brooke
Bumpers
Proximire*
1
*
Buckley
Burdick *
Randolph
Case
Byrd (Va) *
Ribicoff
A
Curtis
Byrd (WVa) *:
Sparkman
Dole ?
Cannon *
Stennis *
Domenici
Chiles *
Stevenson
Fannin *
Church
Stone
1
*
Fong
Clark
?
Symington
*
Garn
Cranston
Talmadge
)
Goldwater
Culver
X
Tunney *
A
Griffin
Eagleton
1
Williams
*
Hansen
Eastland. AB
A
Hatfield
Ford
Republicans (39)
Helms
Glenn
*
Hruska
Gravel
YEAS 27
Javits ?
Hart (Colo)
NAYS 6
Laxalt
Hart (Mich) #
7 4
Mathias
Hartke
*
Absent /
McClure
Haskell
?
(R) Total 38
Packwood
Hathaway 7
Pearson
Hollings
Percy IN
Huddleston
Democrats (61)
Roth *
Humphrey */.N.
Schweiker
Inouye
YEAS 19
Scott (Pa)
*
Jackson *
NAYS 30
Scott (Va)
Johnston
7
10
Stafford
*
Kennedy
*
K
Absent 2
Stevens
Leahy
(D) Total 61
Taft
*
Long
Thurmond
Magnuson
A
Tower
Mansfield *
*
GRAND TOTAL (100)
Weicker
McClellan
Wyman(?)-
McGee
*
YEAS 46
Young
McGovern
NAYS 36
McIntyre
N
R 14
Metcalf
n
Absent
Mondale ?
Montoya
V
Total 99
*
Morgan
*
Up for Election
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DICK CHENEY
FROM:
JACK MARSH Jul
SUBJECT:
Turkey Vote
We have suddenly encountered unexpected difficulties in consideration of the
Turkey measure today in the Senate. At least three Senators object to its
consideration today and they indicate if Mansfield brings it up, they will
filibuster.
One of these is Senator Eagleton. who will agree to its consideration tomorrow,
Thursday, but will not agree to consideration today. At present those support-
ting him in his objection are expected to be Senators Jackson, Stevenson and
possibly Humphrey.
Max and I have personally talked with Mike Mansfield and he plans to go for-
ward, but is anticipating difficulties if he does. I have advised him that we wish
he would proceed rather than not bring the bill up.
To delay until tomorrow poses other serious problems in both the Senate and
the House. Other legislation is already scheduled for Thursday in the Senate
and Mike expects some problems in trying to reconsider tomorrow. On the
House side, there is a problem with the Rules Committee in getting favorable
Rules Committee action in time for consideration on the Floor Friday.
Our vote count in the Senate looks favorable, but Leadership on both sides
are very concerned about the problems I have mentioned.
We have talked personally with a number of the objectors, but so far with-
out success. We will be sending you another communication to keep you
advised of the situation here.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DICK CHENEY
FROM:
JACK MARSH
SUBJECT:
TURKEY VOTE
SENATOR MANSFIELD CALLED UP THE TURKEY MATTER BUT BECAUSE OF THE
PARLIMENTARY SITUATION, HAD TO MOVE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER THE MEASURE AT 2:00 THURSDAY IN
THE SENATE. HOWEVER, SENATOR HARRY BYRD AT THE LAST MOMENT MADE A
RESERVATION WHICH PRECLUDES CONSIDERATION UNLESS HE CAN OFFER AN
AMENDMENT ON THE PANAMA CANAL.
I CALLED HARRY AND URGED HIM TO WITHDRAW HIS RESERVATION AND HE
TOLD ME HE WOULD CONSIDER MY REQUEST BUT WANTED TO THINK IT OVER. I
HAVE ALSO ASKED SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO SPEAK WITH HIM
PERSONALLY.
IN LIGHT OF THIS, AS OF THIS TIME, WE STILL HAVE NO ASSURANCE THIS
WILL COME UP IN THE SENATE THURSDAY.
NOTE: SUBSEQUENT TO THE PREPARATION OF THIS MEMORANDUM, I RECEIVED A
CALL FROM SENATOR HUMPHREY AND THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT FROM HARRY BYRD
THAT HE WILL NOT OFFER HIS PANAMA AMENDMENT TO THE BROADCASTERS BILL
TO WHICH WE HAVE ATTACHED TURKEY UNLESS OUR TURKEY AMENDMENT IS
DEFEATED.
IT APPEARS WE NOW HAVE A TENTATIVE GO-AHEAD FOR TOMORROW IN THE
SENATE.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DICK CHENEY
FROM:
JACK MARSH
SUBJECT:
TURKEY VOTE -- HOUSE SITUATION
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY FLUID DAY ON THE HILL ON TURKISH AID. THE
HOUSE SITUATION IS VERY UNSETTLED INSOFAR AS A VOTE COUNT ON THE
ISSUE. DICK BOLLING AND CARL ALBERT SPOKE TO MAX AND INDICATE GREAT
CONCERN ABOUT THE CHANCES OF REVERSING THE VOTE. BOLLING ADVISES
THERE HAS BEEN EROSION ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE OF OUR SUPPORT. JOHN
RHODES ALSO INDICATES THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE. HE SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF POSSIBLY ONLY
7 VOTES. WE HAD AN INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING BY SCHLESINGER OF
REPUBLICANS WHO WERE AGAINST US. MICHEL THINKS TWO OR THREE MAY
HAVE CHANGED.
ZABLOCKI AND BROOMFIELD ARE FIRM IN THEIR DESIRE TO GO FORWARD. WE
ARE HAVING A PROBLEM IN GETTING RAY MADDEN TO HOLD A RULES COM-
MITTEE MEETING.
CARL ALBERT ASKED THAT I CONVEY TO YOU PERSONALLY THE FOLLOWING
COMMENT FROM HIM. APPARENTLY DICK BOLLING SHARES THIS VIEW.
CARL SAID TO TELL YOU THAT IF THE RISK OF FAILURE WOULD
DO YOU GREATER DAMAGE IN YOUR PRESENT SITUATION THAN
DELAY, THEN HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DELAY. ON THE
OTHER HAND, HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU WANT THE
MATTER BROUGHT TO A VOTE, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, THEN
HE WILL DO WHATEVER HE CAN TO BE HELPFUL.
I MIGHT ALSO ADD THAT CARL INDICATED IF YOU DESIRE THAT HE WOULD
BE GLAD TO SEND YOU A MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR LETTER ON
MONDAY TO HIM ADVISING THAT BECAUSE OF THE PRESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SCHEDULE THAT THE HOUSE COULD NOT BE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR REQUEST
BUT THAT HE WOULD URGE IT BE A MATTER OF FIRST CONSIDERATION
WHEN THE HOUSE CONVENES AFTER ITS RECESS.
BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE SENATE, IT MAKES IT DIFFUCULT
TO ASSESS THE HOUSE SITUATION. MY VIEW IS THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE
IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROCEED. HOWEVER, I THINK WE CAN GET A MUCH
BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION TOMORROW MORNING. MAX AND I WILL
BE TALKING WITH HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERS ON THE SEQUOIA TONIGHT
DECLASSIFIED
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Turbey aid
August 6, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: BRENT SCOWCROFT
FROM:
JACK MARSH
The President is very interested in the attached and wanted you
to review it, particularly from the standpoint of developing a
position when this matter again comes before the House for
debate. I would be very grateful for your guidance.
JOM/dl
memo from Charlie Leppert to Les Janka re: Scoville and Ikle
Letter on the Utility of U.S. Bases in Turkey, encloses a "Dear
Colleague" Ltr from M/C John Seiberling and Ltr from Dr. Ikle
to M/C Seiberling
LIBRARY GERALD ? FORD
Washington Post
Wednesday, August 6, 1975
How to Break the Turkish Impasse
Washington Post
Wednesday, August 6, 1975
Congress and the Turkish Arms Embargo: Two Views
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WASHINGTON
August 27, 1975
TURKISH ARMS EMBARGO
On May 19, 1975, the Senate passed S. 846, legislation to fully
lift the arms embargo against Turkey by a vote of 41 to 40. Con-
sideration was then delayed in the House until mid-July. At that
time, compromise language was worked up which would have pro-
vided for only a partial lifting of the embargo -- i.e., it would have
released non-grant items in pipeline and permitted future commercial
sales. This measure, reported by the House International Relations
Committee on July 16, was rejected by the House on July 24 by a
vote of 223 to 206.
Subsequently, the Senate introduced a bill containing the
identical language of the House-rejected compromise bill, and
passed it on July 31 by a vote of 47 to 46. The legislation was then
sent to the House and referred to the House Rules Committee.
However, Chairman Madden refused to convene his committee in
time for the bill to come to a vote on the House floor before the
August recess. Nevertheless, Madden has indicated that the House
Rules Committee will consider the bill when the Congress reconvenes --
probably during the second week of September. There are indications
from the Hill that there are sufficient votes in the Rules Committee
to clear the measure for a House vote, and that efforts to have the
bill sent back to the International Relations Committee for
additional hearings will fail.
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
Cong Relation
August 30, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MAX FRIEDERSDORF
FROM:
JACK MARSH
You have a copy of the Wall Street Journal item of August 29th
in which a distribution has been requested. This is something
we should discuss as to just how that should be done. My
suggestion would be to have Broomfield do this.
JOM/dl
FORD is LIBRARY ACRALD
AUG 29 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 29, 1975
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
JIM CONNOR
The attached article was received in the President's outbox with
the following notation:
"Distribute to Lead ers and House"
Please follow-up with appropriate action.
cc: Don Rumsfeld
Max Friedersdorf
HE WALL-STREET JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1975
How Liberals Aided Israel's Foes
By EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN
eastern flank of NATO, and that ultimately to "protect" the sizable Turkish minority
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