Study Prepared by the Interdepartmental Group for Near East and South Asia
State / NSC Interdepartmental Group (NEA) FRUS contingency_study Secret
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Verbatim passages
The Greek Government attempts to subvert the GOC and remove Makarios from office or closely control his activities. This development occurs without the knowledge of the Turkish Government whose reaction remains unpredictable.
FRUS 1969-76 v30 D75, State / NSC Interdepartmental Group (NEA), 1974-05-06 · Contingency 5 as listed
A deadlock in the local talks (Contingency 2); a spontaneous outbreak of violence (Contingency 3); an attempted coup by pro-enosis forces (Contingency 4); a mainland Greek putsch against Makarios (Contingency 5); and a joint Greco-Turk attempt to occupy and partition Cyprus (Contingency 6) all provide real possibilities for generating a military clash between Greece and Turkey and a diplomatic clash between the US and the Soviet Union.
FRUS 1969-76 v30 D75, State / NSC Interdepartmental Group (NEA), 1974-05-06 · Contingency 5 — a mainland Greek putsch against Makarios — is exactly what happened ten weeks later
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1969-76 v30 D75 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | State / NSC Interdepartmental Group (NEA) — Thomas Boyatt, Richard Erdman (Cyprus Desk) |
| Date | 1974-05-06 |
| Document type | contingency_study |
| Classification | Secret |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | 27 pages of contingency detail omitted from the printed volume |
Claims this document bears on
The United States had adequate advance warning of the Greek move against Makarios.
Contingency 5 of the May study describes the coup ten weeks in advance.
Assessments recorded from this document
- State / NSC Interdepartmental Group (NEA) — moderate (1974-05-06) · "Contingency 5"
Entities
Archbishop Makarios IIINational Security Council / WSAGTurkeyGreeceCyprusEnosis (union of Cyprus with Greece)